Australia’s Martin Chalmers clinched the final round of the Qatar Off Road Championship season at Sealine yesterday with Emirati Mohamed al-Balooshi securing the overall title for the third time in a row. MX Ride Dubai team’s al-Balooshi was dominating the proceedings until he received a two-minute penalty during the sixth and final round of the Qatar Motor and Motorcycles Federation-organised series yesterday. The BOAC Racing rider Chalmers took advantage of the situation and completed the race in 2:32:05 in his Beta 430 RR, while Rossada Team’s Arkadiy Bochinin finished at +1:59 in his KTM 450. Al-Balooshi eventually finished sixth to secure eight points to his championship points tally to 169 as he completed another dominant season in Qatar. Belgian Emiel Stuckens was third overall in his Yamaha Raptor 700R, 3:13 secs behind the race leader. He was also the first in his class. Abdulla Lanjawi of the UAE came fourth overall. UAE’s Mansour al-Suwaidi finished fifth overall, and second in his class as he clinched the Class 2 Championship title after extending his lead over his closest rival Abdulaziz Ahli.