Qatar International Rally

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The Qatar International Rally (known previously as Qatar Rally, also known as International Rally of Qatar) is an international rallying event held near the Qatari capital Doha. The rally, a gravel and sand event, dates back into the 1970s and has long been one of the cornerstone events of the Middle East Rally Championship and is one of two events (along with Dubai International Rally) to have been held in every year of the MERC.

The rally has had a group of multiple winners with local Nasser Al-Attiyah taking thirteen victories in a fourteen-year period. Emirati driver Mohammed Ben Sulayem has claimed nine victories and Qatari Saeed Al-Hajri has had five wins.

List of previous winners

List of winners sourced in part from:{{Cite web|url=http://motorsportwinners.com/2011/10/middle-east-rally-championship/|title = Motorsport Winners}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ewrc-results.com/events.php?id=108&nation=60|title=eWRC-results.com - rally database|website=eWRC-results.com|accessdate=22 May 2023}}

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YearWinnerCar
1983

| {{Flagicon|QAT}} Saeed Al-Hajri

| Porsche 911 SC

1984

| {{Flagicon|QAT}} Saeed Al-Hajri

| Porsche 911 SC

1985

| {{Flagicon|QAT}} Saeed Al-Hajri

| Porsche 911 SC

1986

| {{Flagicon|SWE}} Björn Waldegård

| Toyota Celica TCT

1987

| {{Flagicon|QAT}} Saeed Al-Hajri

| Porsche 911 SC

1988

| {{Flagicon|UAE}} Mohammed Ben Sulayem

| Toyota Celica TCT

1989

| {{Flagicon|QAT}} Saeed Al-Hajri

| Ford Sierra RS Cosworth

1990

| {{Flagicon|UAE}} Mohammed Ben Sulayem

| Toyota Celica GT-Four

1991

| {{Flagicon|UAE}} Mohammed Ben Sulayem

| Toyota Celica GT-Four

1992

| {{Flagicon|QAT}} Saeed Al-Hajri

| Toyota Celica GT-Four

1993

| {{Flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah

| Toyota Celica GT-Four

1994

| {{Flagicon|UAE}} Suhail Al-Maktoum

| Toyota Celica GT-Four

1995

| {{Flagicon|UAE}} Khalifa Al-Motawi

| Toyota Celica GT-Four

1996

| {{Flagicon|UAE}} Mohammed Ben Sulayem

| Ford Escort RS Cosworth

1997

| {{Flagicon|UAE}} Mohammed Ben Sulayem

| Ford Escort WRC

1998

| {{Flagicon|UAE}} Mohammed Ben Sulayem

| Ford Escort WRC

1999

| {{Flagicon|OMA}} Nizar Al-Shanfari

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V

2000

| {{Flagicon|UAE}} Mohammed Ben Sulayem

| Ford Focus WRC

2001

| {{Flagicon|UAE}} Mohammed Ben Sulayem

| Ford Focus WRC

2002

| {{Flagicon|UAE}} Mohammed Ben Sulayem

| Ford Focus WRC

2003

| {{Flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah

| Subaru Impreza WRC

2004

| {{Flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah

| Subaru Impreza WRX STi

2005

| {{Flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah

| Subaru Impreza WRX STi

2006

| {{Flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah

| Subaru Impreza WRX STi

2007

| {{Flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah

| Subaru Impreza WRX STi

2008

| {{Flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah

| Subaru Impreza WRX STi

2009

| {{Flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X

2010

| {{Flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah

| Ford Fiesta S2000

2011

| {{Flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah

| Ford Fiesta S2000

2012

| {{Flagicon|QAT}} Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari

| Mini Cooper S2000

2013

| {{Flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah

| Ford Fiesta RRC

2014

| {{Flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah

| Ford Fiesta RRC

2015

| {{Flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah

| Ford Fiesta RRC

2016

| {{flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah

| Škoda Fabia R5

2017

| {{flagicon|QAT}} Rashid Al-Naimi

| Subaru WRX Sti

2018

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Vojtěch Štajf

| Škoda Fabia R5

2019

| {{flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah

| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

2021

| {{flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah

| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

2022

| {{flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah

| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

2023

|{{flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah

|Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

2024

|{{Flagicon|FRA}} Pierre-Louis Loubet

|Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

References

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