The sixth round of the Qatar Off-Road Championship concluded on a high note on Saturday.
In the Class 1 Motorcycles category, Mishal al-Ghuneim from Saudi Arabia, riding a Husqvarna Rally Replica, secured the top position with a time of 2:04:33. Hanno Geyser from South Africa, came in second on a KTM bike with a time of 2:12:49, just 8:16 behind al-Ghuneim. Philip Horlemann of Germany was third.
In the Quad (Class 2) category, Mansoor al-Suwaidi from the UAE, riding a Yamaha YFZ450R, clinched the top spot with a time of 2:23:45.
His compatriot Abdulaziz Ahli followed in second place, while another Emirati rider, Abdullah al-Falasi, came third. Rafic Eid from Lebanon finished first in the Veteran Class 1.
In the Cars category, Ahmed al-Kuwari and his co-driver Nasser al-Kuwari of Qatar, driving a Yamaha YXZ 1000 R, clinched the top spot in Class 1 with a total time of 2:04:12. Salman Aman from Kuwait and Aleksei Kuzmich of the UAE, finished second, while Abdulla al-Khelaifi and Abdulaziz al-Jabri of Qatar completed the podium.
In Class 2, Alexander Whyatt and Baptiste Cerrato, driving a BRP Can-Am Maverick, won first place at 2:38:35. Nawaf al-Sowaidi and Ata al-Hmoud finished second. Ahmad al-Muhannadi and Tamer al-Hijazeen rounded out the top three.
In Class 3, Omar Allahim and Fahad al-Amr from Saudi Arabia, driving a Nissan Patrol, secured first place with a time of 3:12:48.
Motab al-Qnon and Mohammed Abu Hassan, also driving a Nissan Patrol, finished second. Action returns in the seventh round of the Championship, organised by the Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation, on November 22-23.
Podium winners of the Cars categories of the Qatar Off-Road Championship pose with the officials.