Omans's Abdullah Al-Rawahi loses out on second place in gruelling fifth stage of Jordan Rally 20.05.2022: JORDAN RALLY 2022 FIA Middle East Rally Championship, round 4 Friday, May 20th, 2022 Oman’s Abdullah Al-Rawahi held second overall after four stages of the 2022 Jordan Rally before an accident put paid to his determined challenge for ho

JORDAN RALLY   
2022 FIA Middle East Rally Championship, round 4  
Friday, May 20th, 2022





Oman’s Abdullah Al-Rawahi held second overall after four stages of the 2022 Jordan Rally before an accident put paid to his determined challenge for honours on Friday.
 


The Omani and his Jordanian co-driver Ata Al-Hmoud had overcome the punishing heat, abrasive rock and dusty conditions to guide their Oman Rally Team Škoda Fabia R2 evo into a strong position at the halfway point of the fourth round of the 2022 FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC).
 


Al-Rawahi was second fastest on each of the opening three stages and shadowed leader Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah. He reached the service stop at the Dead Sea, trailing the Qatari by 43.8 seconds. But the duo had pulled away from the rest of their rivals and continued to do so through the re-run of the Yakrut stage.
 


However, the Omani’s brave drive came to an end in the second pass through the marathon Jordan River special. He left the road in the gruelling Jordan River stage, one of the most difficult in the Middle East rallying calendar and was not able to continue for the remainder of the day.
 


The first of two passes through the Bahath stage (12.69km) gets the action underway on Saturday morning. Competitors then tackle an 11.08km stage at Suwayma and the 17.00km of Ma’in 1, before returning to the service park before midday.
 


The three specials will then be repeated in the afternoon, while the podium finish is scheduled for 16.30hrs adjacent to the Dead Sea.
 


2022 Jordan Rally – positions after SS6 (unofficial @ 16.40hrs):


1. Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Mathieu Baumel (AND) Volkswagen Polo GTI     1hr 21min 13.0sec
2. Alex Feghali (LEB)/Joseph Matar (LEB) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX  1hr 27min 25.1sec
3. Meshari Al-Thefiri (KWT)/Nasser Al-Kuwari (QAT) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X        1hr 28min 24.5sec
4. Khalid Juma (JOR)/Tareq Al-Taher (JOR) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X   1hr 34min 21.2sec
5. Hamada Odeh (PSE)/Yazan Juma (JOR) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X                        1hr 36min 13.7sec
 

- Neil Perkins, photo Jordan MOtorsport