2019 Middle East Rally Championship
The 2019 Middle East Rally Championship was an international rally championship sanctioned by the FIA. The championship was to be contested over five events held in five Middle East countries from March to November. One event, the Cyprus Rally, is shared with the 2019 European Rally Championship. The season-ending Kuwait International Rally was cancelled.
Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah won his fifteenth MERC championship and his ninth consecutively. Al-Attiyah won all four rallies contested. Fellow Qatari driver Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari was second in the championship but scored less than half the points Al-Attiyah scored. Al-Kuwari was second in Qatar and Jordan but would score only four points for the rest of the season. Kuwaiti driver Meshari Al-Thefiri was again third in the championship.
Event calendar and results
The 2019 MERC was as follows:[1]
Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Statistics | ||||||||
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Rank | Driver | Car | Time | Stages | Length | Starters | Finishers | ||||
1 | ![]() (14–16 March)[2] | 1 | ![]() | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 1:56:18.8 | 11 | 203.72 km | 22 | 14 | ||
2 | ![]() | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:59:48.4 | ||||||||
3 | ![]() | Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:07:22.4 | ||||||||
2 | ![]() (25–27 April)[3] | 1 | ![]() | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 3:00:48.5 | 21 | 244.09 km | 22 | 11 | ||
2 | ![]() | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:04:56.7 | ||||||||
3 | ![]() | Ford Fiesta R5 | 3:08:27.6 | ||||||||
3 | ![]() (30 August–1 September)[4] | 1 | ![]() | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 2:06:19.3 | 11 | 215.94 km | 24 | 15 | ||
2 | ![]() | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 2:13:28.6 | ||||||||
3 | ![]() | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 2:14:55.6 | ||||||||
4 | ![]() (27–29 September)[5] | 1 | ![]() | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 3:02:51.3 | 12 | 199.76 km | 53 | 34 | ||
2 | ![]() | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:06:42.2 | ||||||||
3 | ![]() | Ford Fiesta R5 | 3:07:25.3 | ||||||||
5 | ![]() (31 October–2 November) | Cancelled |
Championship standings
The 2019 MERC for Drivers points was as follows:[6]
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References
- ^ "Events Calendar Season 2019". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "44. Manateq Qatar International Rally 2019". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Jordan Rally 2019". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "42. Rally of Lebanon 2019". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "48. Cyprus Rally 2019". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Classifications: FIA Middle East Rally Championship". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
External links
- Official website