Sports / Rally

Al Attiyah grabs lead on day one 07 Feb 2015 - 01:13 am

Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah in action at the QMMF Qatar International Rally in Doha, yesterday. DOHA: Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah remained firmly on course...

Ashkanani claims first race of Round 4 at Porsche GT3 Cup 07 Feb 2015 - 01:05 am

Top three finishers in Race 1 of Round 4 at the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge pose for a group picture on the podium...

Nedobity takes pole for Qatar Challenge at Losail 07 Feb 2015 - 12:58 am

Doha: Pavel Nedobity took the pole position today at Losail International Circuit in the fourth round of Qatar Challenge, yesterday in Doha. The...

Al Attiyah says smart navigation key to victory in MERC opener 06 Feb 2015 - 03:58 am

Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah carries out a pre-event test in the Qatar desert. BY RIZWAN REHMAT DOHA: Dakar Rally champion Nasser Saleh Al...

Qatar Rally kicks off in Doha 06 Feb 2015 - 02:43 am

Riders taking part in the 2015 QMMF Qatar International Rally pose for a picture at the QMMF headquarters in Doha yesterday. Dakar Rally...

Nasser the man to beat at Qatar Rally 04 Feb 2015 - 09:56 pm

Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah has closer look at his car ahead of the Qatar International Rally in Doha yesterday. DOHA: An unprecedented...

Qatar gears up for MERC opener 03 Feb 2015 - 11:37 pm

Dakar Rally winner Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah raring to go in Qatar. DOHA: Rally teams spent most of yesterday in the desert taking...

Star Al Attiyah honoured by Alfardan Automobiles 03 Feb 2015 - 12:50 am

Star Qatari rally driver Nasser Al Attiyah (left), Omar Alfardan, President and CEO of Alfardan Group and Mohammad Kandeel, Chief Operating Officer, Alfardan...

Lucco team impresses at Middle East Cup 26 Jan 2015 - 11:29 pm

The French pair of Ludovic Loffreda (centre) and Lutter pose after the presentation ceremony following the Radical Middle East Cup 2014/15 held at...

Ogier wins Monte Carlo Rally 25 Jan 2015 - 03:16 pm

MONACO--Two-time world champion Sebastien Ogier won the Monte Carlo Rally on Sunday, the Volkswagen driver holding off his Finnish teammate Jari-Matti Latvala for...

Dominant Schmid shines at Losail 25 Jan 2015 - 01:23 am

Al Nabooda Racing’s Clemens Schmid poses with the trophy after winning Race 2 of Round 3 of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle...

Holroyd extends lead at Qatar Challenge 25 Jan 2015 - 01:20 am

Mark Holroyd in action at the Qatar Challenge at the Losail International Circuit on Friday. DOHA: Mark Holroyd extended lead in the Qatar...

Porsche GT3 Cup: Schmid claims Race 1, Mehairi runner-up at Losail 24 Jan 2015 - 01:34 am

Al Nabooda Racing’s Clemens Schmid in action during Race 1 of Round 3 of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East, yesterday at...

Smart strategy behind Nasser’s triumph: QMMF chief 20 Jan 2015 - 10:49 pm

DOHA: Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah’s ‘smart strategy’ helped the Qatari win the Dakar Rally for the second time in his career, QMMF President...

‘Prince of Dakar’ returns home 20 Jan 2015 - 10:47 pm

ABOVE: The 2015 Dakar Rally champion Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah is joined by Minister of Youth and Sports H E Salah bin Ghanem...

Al Attiyah regains Dakar Rally title 18 Jan 2015 - 04:15 am

Nasser Al Attiyah of Qatar, winner of the 2015 Dakar Rally auto category, holds the country’s flag while celebrating on the podium in...

Al Attiyah extends lead, inches closer to triumph 14 Jan 2015 - 11:34 pm

Qatari driver Nasser Al Attiyah cleans his vehicle before the start of the eighth stage of Dakar Rally 2015 between Uyuni, Bolivia and...

Dakar Rally: Barreda’s title hopes dented 14 Jan 2015 - 07:21 am

Iquique, Chile: Pablo Quintanilla won Monday’s attritional eighth motorbike stage in the Dakar Rally as overnight leader Joan Barreda’s title bid evaporated in...