Adel Abdulla completed a clean sweep winning 22 stages, including seven in the final qualifying round on Thursday, to storm into the next round of the Qatar Online Racing Championship (QORC) for rally cars.
The former FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies T2 champion topped Group A with maximum 120 points. In the third qualifying round, set at the simulated gravel track in Argentina, Abdulla continued to display his skills in the PlayStation console.
Misfer al-Hajri finished runner-up in the Group A with 100 points, followed by Patrick Roux with 97 points. Al-Hajri and Roux joined Abdulla in the next stage, with the top three from the group qualifying.
Mansour Dbeissy also continued to impress as he claimed the Group B honours. On Thursday, he won all the stages and finished with 116 points. QORC cars champion Ahmed al-Kholy came second in the group with 109 points, while Nasser al-Kuwari was third with 95 points. 
In Group C, Zakariya Alofi of Oman too won all the stages and finish on top with 116 points. Hamad al-Sulaiti was second (109), followed by Ahmed al-Kuwari (99).
Group D too was topped by an Omani racer, with Ammar Balushi tallying 120 points. Khalid al-Maraghi (108) and Mishari al-Thefiri of Kuwait (97) joined Balushi into the next week’s races.
The final week of races will begin tomorrow at the simulated Gravel Terrain set in Chile. Tuesday’s race will be held in Spain’s Asphalt and Gravel Terrain, while Germany’s Asphalt Terrain will be the virtual venue for Thursday’s race. Three leading drivers from each group will then qualify for final race, which is scheduled for either Friday or Saturday.  The winners will receive QR15,000 in prize money. The runner-up will take home QR13,000, while third-placed competitor will get QR10,000.


Third round RESULTS
GROUP A: 1. Adel Abdulla; 2. Mohamed al-Thefiri (Kuwait); 3. Patrick Roux
GROUP B: 1. Mansour Dbeissy; 
2. Mohamed al-Atiyah; 3. Ahmed al-Kholy
GROUP C: 1. Zakariya al-Ofi (Oman); 2. Ahmed al-Kuwari; 3. Hamad al-Sulaiti
GROUP D: 1. Ammar Balush (Oman); 2. Khalid al-Maraghi; 3. Mishari al-Thefiri (Kuwait)
 STANDINGS
GROUP A: 1. Adel Abdulla 120 points; 2. Misfer al-Hajri 100; 3. Patrick Roux 97
GROUP B: 1. Mansour Dbeissy 116 points; 2. Ahmed al-Kholy 109; 3. Nasser al-Kuwari 95
GROUP C: 1. Zakariya al-Ofi (Oman) 116 points; 2. Hamad al-Sulaiti 109; 3. Ahmed al-Kuwari 99
GROUP D: 1. Ammar Balush (Oman) 120 points; 2. Khalid al-Maraghi 108; 3. Mishari al-Thefiri (Kuwait) 97
Second week race’s Groups 
Group A: 1. Zakaria al-Ofi, 2 Mansour Dbeissy, 3. Misfer al-Hajri, 4. Khalid al-Maraghi, 5. Ahmed al-Kuwari, 6. Patrick Roux
Group B: 1. Adel Abdulla, 2 Ammar al-Bulushi, 3 Ahmed al-Kholy, 4 Hamad al-Sulaiti, 5 Mishari al-Thefairi, 6. Nasser al-Kuwari