Twenty-three crews and competitors from 17 nations will be flagged away from the ceremonial start of the Qatar International Rally at Lusail Boulevard from 7 pm on 1 February 2024.
The 2024 FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) will see the region’s finest drivers then heading to Jordan in May, Lebanon in September, Cyprus in October, and on to the finale in the Sultanate of Oman at the end of November. But the season’s opener across the demanding deserts of northern Qatar has attracted two of the hottest prospects in the sport and one of the long-established front-runners in the FIA World Rally Championship.
On 1 February 2024, following the official pre-event press conference on the start podium (18.30hrs), the rally gets underway from a new location on Lusail Boulevard at 7 pm.
Competitors will then tackle an exciting opening super special stage at the LCSC Karting Academy from 9 pm. Two cars will start out on the 1.09km asphalt course at the same time and complete two passes and two laps against each other for a total stage distance of 4.36km.
Source and cover image credit: Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation
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