Inspired by the success of the great lakes rally, uganda. This season the african rally championship arc comprises seven events. Saudi arabian rally driver abdullah bakhashab left and mohammed ben sulayem, president of the. There is a strong saudi influence in the upper reaches of the top 10 with the likes of essa aldossari, ahmed alshegawi and mutair alshammeri, but there is an international flavour to the entry as well, with several drivers keen to test before the dakar rally crosses the country for the first time in january 2020. Hours after sensational rally driver mohammed essa had won the 2012 pumaenergy zambia international motor rally on sunday, his joy turned into a. May 28, 20 get onboard and ride with arc defending champion mohammed essa in the zambia international rally. The remainder of the massive car entry is made up largely of saudi drivers in a variety of nissan and toyota derivatives. The season began march 14 in cote divoire, and ended november 9 in madagascar, after eight events. In a statement issued by the mclaren group earlier. Jan 14, 2020 having more than thirty years of experience in rally racing, he has won 14 fia middle east rally championships. Kenyan driver jassi chatthe yesterday took an overnight lead of the ongoing automotive equipment zambia international rally. Get onboard and ride with arc defending champion mohammed essa in the zambia international rally. Essa aldossari and french codriver sebastien delaunay reached the buraidah finish in fourth overall on the new offroad event being organized by.
Mohammed essa won the 2012, 20 and 2014 editions of the zambia motor rally with a subaru impreza wrx sti. Zambias essa during a pearl of africa uganda rally event while in busiika. Alulaneom crosscountry rally gears up for exciting 3rd. The zambian driver and his zimbabwe codriver are still optimistic of catching up in the remaining six legs. Driver zakriya al oufi and his codriver ammar al balushi will be in mitsubishi evo 9, while jarah al toqi and his codriver essa al wardi will drive mitsubishi evo 6. Essa aldossari and french co driver sebastien delaunay reached the buraidah finish in fourth overall on the new offroad event being organized by the saudi automobile and motorcycle federation.
Hours after sensational rally driver mohammed essa had won the 2012 pumaenergy zambia international motor rally on sunday, his joy turned into a nightmare as he was involved in a road traffic. Baldev chager, who is the lead driver at kabras sugar racing, has also signed up and will be leading his other teammates onkar and tejveer rai in. The first edition of the pearl of africa rally was held in 1997 as an african rally championship candidate event. Apr 26, 20 harare despite being without a single point after the first two rounds of the fia african rally championship arc, defending champions mohammed essa and greg stead are not throwing in the towel just yet.
Saudi drifting supreme saeed almouri teamed up with lebanese codriver joseph matar, but the nissan driver was sidelined with overheating issues. This championship was the fia regional zone rally championship for the african continent. The upcoming zambia international rally gomes zambia international rally 2019 gzir 2019 makes round three of the season and also coincides with. His sole rival, gary chaynes of ivory coast, dropped. Shell vpower pearl of africa uganda rally 2018, nrc5 day 1. His younger brother, zubair essa, is also a rally driver and has taken part in several competitions. Umospoc challenge rally 2009mmc rally 2011 champ 20112012 super lady susan muwonge is the most consistent female lady driver the country has ever had having started her rallying in 2005 during the rakai development rally in southern uganda. Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements. Tundo, manvir and chager lead kenyas charge at arc.
Chiwone explained that there was no monetary incentive for the motor sport competition apart from trophies but the winning teams got free accommodation curtesy of chaminuka lodge. Farook ticklay and codriver jasmine ticklay took the second position and the third place was scooped by mohammed essa and codriver greg stead. Chitepo returns for toyota rally the new times rwanda. Nicholai georgiou lbn fia african rally championship. African rally champion, mohammed essa is among the 16 drivers that have confirmed participation in this weekends fringilla rally, which is the fourth round of. View the profiles of professionals named mohammed essa on linkedin. Mar 12, 2012 also in for the 2012 toyota zimbabwe challenge rally will be kenyas don smith and his navigator sony smith, rwandas giancarlo davite and his tried and trusted female copilot sylvia vindevogel, and zambias mohammed essa who will be having greg stead as his navigator. Ahmed alshegawi and former hail rally winner essa aldossari lead the nissan t1 challenge, while experienced czech crosscountry driver miroslav zapletal will. Also in for the 2012 toyota zimbabwe challenge rally will be kenyas don smith and his navigator sony smith, rwandas giancarlo davite and his tried and trusted female copilot sylvia vindevogel, and zambias mohammed essa who will be having greg stead as his navigator. Join facebook to connect with mohammed essa and others you may know. Harare zambian driver mohammed essa and zimbabwean navigator greg stead were officially crowned fia african rally champions at the endofseason fia prize giving ceremony in istanbul, turkey last friday. Yazeed alrajhi claims narrow victory in saudi arabias.
Jun 02, 2018 farook ticklay and co driver jasmine ticklay took the second position and the third place was scooped by mohammed essa and co driver greg stead. Besides being an excellent rally driver, mohammed ben sulayem is also known to own hundreds of luxury cars and has a keen interest in modifying luxury and sports vehicles with improved and more powerful powertrains. Rally facts of 2019 zambia international rally zambia. Zambias mohammed essa this afternoon scooped the dramapacked puma energy zambia international rally to open up a 27point lead in the eightlegged fia african rally championship arc. Nov 04, 2019 ahmed alshegawi and former hail rally winner essa aldossari lead the nissan t1 challenge and the experienced czech crosscountry driver miroslav zapletal is entered in his selfdesigned ford f150 evo. The rally became part of the african championship in 2005, becoming the opening round of the season. Watsons lose african rally leadership newsday zimbabwe. Motor rally is the highest class of continental rallying recognized by the fia. May 10, 2019 baldev chager, who is the lead driver at kabras sugar racing, has also signed up and will be leading his other teammates onkar and tejveer rai in the zambian round of the fia african rally. Puma international motor rally champion mohamed essa and his navigator stead pop champagne at the prize giving ceremony in lusaka. Determined to gain points on the fia africa rally championship arc, defending champion mohammed essa and his codriver greg stead today take their dare devil driving to lusaka motor club during the super special stage of the puma energy zambia international rally. Mohammed essa born january 12, 1990 in lusaka is a zambian rally driver he started car racing at the age of 16, mainly on 4wheeldrive rally land in his country.
Ahmed alshegawi and former hail rally winner essa aldossari lead the nissan t1 challenge and the experienced czech crosscountry driver miroslav zapletal is entered in his selfdesigned ford f150 evo. The annual prize giving gala sees the champions from all of the fia s series honoured with. Mohammed ahmed bin sulayem or mohammed ben sulayem born 1961 is an emirati former rally driver. Pos carentrant driver co driver cl p sub total pen total diff to prev comp diff to 1st car 1 101 mohammed essa racing mohammed essa gareth dawe rc 2 n subaru impreza 14 2. Rally driver admits he has no idea what codriver is.
Dec, 2012 harare zambian driver mohammed essa and zimbabwean navigator greg stead were officially crowned fia african rally champions at the endofseason fia prize giving ceremony in istanbul, turkey last friday. Please consider supporting us by disabling adblock. He is one of the arab worlds leading motor sport figures and an influential official within the sports world governing body, the fia. The defending champion and current championship drivers leader is manvir baryan of kenya, the defending and leading codriver is drew sturrock and the reigning manufacturers champion is skoda. Driver zakriya al oufi and his co driver ammar al balushi will be in mitsubishi evo 9, while jarah al toqi and his co driver essa al wardi will drive mitsubishi evo 6. View the profiles of professionals named essa mohammed on linkedin. The top seed in the bikes category is another experienced uae contender, mohammed al balooshi, who finished third last year and has set his sights on a first world cup rally victory to add to his haul of arab motor cross titles after a major effort to. Sheikh hamdan bin mohammed bin rashid al maktoum, the crown prince of dubai, the third edition of the event is the second round of the 2019 fia world cup for cross country bajas for cars and buggies and the opening round of this years fim bajas world cup for bikes and quads. The event is a round of the african rally championship and the tanzanian national rally championship the event was first run in. He placed third in the alliance motor rally on may, which is the second leg of the zambia rally. Competitor hamed al qasmi and his codriver mazij al nadabi will be at mitsubishi evo 8. Having more than thirty years of experience in rally racing, he has won 14 fia middle east rally championships. Mohammed ahmed bin sulayem or mohammed ben sulayem arabic. This followed the successful organisation of burundis great lakes rally in uganda in 1996.
The stunt only came to light when onboard footage taken during the race revealed that rather than reading the pace notes, the finnish codriver was in fact screaming the words oh e36 m3. Toyota corolla s2000 bah 3598 chassis cfm 2234 open 4wd. Rally champion mohammed essas cheers turns into tears. He is now the youngest continental champion, ahead of conrad rautenbach. Neuroprotective effects of berry fruits on neurodegenerative diseases. Zambias mohammed essa this afternoon scooped the dramapacked puma energy zambia international rally to open up a 27point lead in the eight. The great lakes rally was moved to uganda due to political instability in burundi. Experience the thrill of rally car racing in zambia. Mohammed essa puma energy zambia international rally youtube. Saudi desert rally championship al ulaneom rally racedezert. Essa, stead crowned champions at fia gala dailynews. Rally facts of 2019 zambia international rally zambia rally. A successful organiser and recordbreaking former international rally driver, he is a role model to young people.
Rallye cote divoire bandama, rally of south africa, zambia international rally, kenya safari rally, pearl of africa uganda, rally of tanzania and rwanda mountain gorilla rally. Yazeed alrajhi claims victory in inaugural rally qassim. Uganda pearl rally 20 giancarlo davite, sylvia v, mohamed essa, jas mangat, isiganwa ryamamodoka duration. Regional federations unite to launch gulf challenge offroad rally series. An indian driver called samir and his nagging copilot made for one of the most amusing videos of 20. Regional federations unite to launch gulf challenge off. Zimbabwean driver james whyte is the only driver to have scored more than one victory after winning backtoback in 2009 and 2010. Pos carentrant driver codriver cl p sub total pen total diff to prev comp diff to 1st car 1 101 mohammed essa racing mohammed essa gareth dawe rc 2 n subaru impreza 14 2. May 20, 2018 the mclaren group has announced it has received a fresh investment of. African rally champion, mohammed essa is among the 16 drivers that have confirmed participation in this weekends fringilla rally, which is the fourth round of the national rally championships.
The zimbabwean motor rally husbandandwife duo of jess and sasha watson have lost their lead on the fia african rally championship standings to zambias mohammed essa and his zimbabwean co. Welcome to the official website of mohamed al mutawa, who is acknowledged as one of the most promising young racing drivers in the uae, where he lives and has been based since he began his career in motorsport. Competitor hamed al qasmi and his co driver mazij al nadabi will be at mitsubishi evo 8. Kenyan driver manvir baryan has added his name to zimbabwe born conrad rautenbach 2007 and mohammed essa from zambia 2012, all of whom who. As many as nine drivers will participate in the first round of the rally. Saudi arabias yazeed alrajhi overcame an overnight fiveminute time penalty that had pushed him down to second place to recover, set the second fastest time and confirm victory in. The 2014 african rally championship was the 34th season of the african rally championship arc. Jan 08, 2015 an indian driver called samir and his nagging copilot made for one of the most amusing videos of 20. The rally of tanzania is an international rally racing event organised by the automobile association of tanzania. He was a guest at the rally and was therefore not in competition with any of the other drivers.
Puma energy zambia international rally final official results 1. Giovanni bernacchini ita fia middle east rally cup for group n drivers. Inspired by the success of the great lakes rally, uganda decided to apply for its own. Singh and codriver shine at alliance motor rally competition. Mohammed essa yesterday revived his slim hopes of winning the africa rally championship arc when he climbed from seventh position to second at the madagascar international rally in antananarivo.
The super special stage will mark the start of the threeday zambia. Mohamed is currently competing in the 2016 junior world rally championship. Harare despite being without a single point after the first two rounds of the fia african rally championship arc, defending champions mohammed essa and greg stead are not throwing in the towel just yet. Determined to gain points on the fia africa rally championship arc, defending champion mohammed essa and his co driver greg stead today take their dare devil driving to lusaka motor club during the super special stage of the puma energy zambia international rally. The rally is based in the port city of dar es salaam and travels southwest to pugu hills for its competition stages. Uae rider mohammed albalooshi sealed victory in the motorcycle category with the second fastest time. Moments after young rally driver mohammed essa had won the 2012. Mohammed essa puma energy zambia international rally.