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Al-Attiyah and Carrera confirm FIA Middle East Rally Championship titles with victory in Petrolina Cyprus Rally

Sport news The Qatari guided his Autotek Motorsport Škoda Fabia RS to six wins on the 11 gravel special stages (SS7 was cancelled) but was pushed hard for outright victory until the final metres of the Power Stage by Simos Galatariotis and Antonios Ioannou in their Škoda Fabia RS

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October 25, 2026
Al-Attiyah and Carrera confirm FIA Middle East Rally Championship titles with victory in Petrolina Cyprus Rally

Sport news The Qatari guided his Autotek Motorsport Škoda Fabia RS to six wins on the 11 gravel special stages (SS7 was cancelled) but was pushed hard for outright victory until the final metres of the Power Stage by Simos Galatariotis and Antonios Ioannou in their Škoda Fabia RS. Al-Attiyah’s winning margin was just 4.63 seconds after just short of three hours of racing on the three-day finale to the MERC. The win earned Al-Attiyah a record-breaking 21st regional rally title since 2003 and a 93rd success on a round of the MERC. The Qatari also added to his unrivalled historic success in Cypru

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