FIA Middle East Rally Champioinship

Saudi Arabia's Yazeed Al-Rajhi and French co-driver Matthieu Baumel secured their first win in the FIA Middle East Rally Championship in the Syrian International Rally, which finished in Sednaya on Saturday.

The pair had already won the Ha'il Saudi Baja earlier this season and the Sharqia candidate event ...

Saudi Arabia's Yazeed Al-Rajhi and French co-driver Matthieu Baumel romped into a comfortable 1m 20.9s lead after the opening seven special stages of the 2009 Syrian International Rally, round three of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship, on Friday.

Qatar's Misfer Al-Marri and Ulster co-driver Chris Patterson ...

Qatar's Misfer Al-Marri and Ulster co-driver Chris Patterson lead a 19-strong international field into the Syrian International Rally, round three of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship, on Friday morning.

In the absence of Qatar's Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and the UAE's Sheikh Khalid Al-Qassimi - who are both ...

The Syrian International Rally gets underway with the ceremonial start at Abou Rummaneh in downtown Damascus from 6pm on Thursday evening (tomorrow). Over 20 international teams will then tackle 13 timed special stages in the deserts north of the capital on Friday and Saturday.

Competitors and rally officials are based ...

The name of a brand new driver may well grace the FIA Middle East Rally Championship's hall of fame for previous event winners after the Syrian International Rally – the 151st event in the history of the regional series – this weekend (June 12th-13th).

In the absence of Qatar's Nasser ...

Lebanese driver Nick Georgiou will be hoping to earn maximum points in the Pirelli ‘Star Driver' category of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship during next week's Syrian International Rally.

Georgiou lost out on victory in last year's prestigious competition on a technicality to Cypriot Nicos Thomas, but ...