MERC – Previous winners
1984 Saeed Al-Hajri (QAT) Porsche 911 SC RS
1985 Saeed Al-Hajri (QAT) Porsche 911 SC RS
1986 Mohammed Bin Sulayem (UAE) Toyota Celica Turbo
1987 Mohammed Bin Sulayem (UAE) Toyota Celica Turbo
1988 Mohammed Bin Sulayem (UAE) Toyota Celica Turbo
*1989 Mohammed Bin Sulayem (UAE) Toyota Celica GT-Four
1990 Mohammed Bin Sulayem (UAE) Toyota Celica GT-Four
1991 Mohammed Bin Sulayem (UAE) Toyota Celica GT-Four
1992 Mamdouh Khayat (KSA) Lancia Delta HF Integrale/Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
1993 Hamed bin Eid Al-Thani (QAT) Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1994 Mohammed Bin Sulayem (UAE) Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1995 Abdullah Bakhashab (KSA) Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1996 Mohammed Bin Sulayem (UAE) Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1997 Mohammed Bin Sulayem (UAE) Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1998 Mohammed Bin Sulayem (UAE) Ford Escort WRC
1999 Mohammed Bin Sulayem (UAE) Ford Focus WRC
2000 Mohammed Bin Sulayem (UAE) Ford Focus WRC
2001 Mohammed Bin Sulayem (UAE) Ford Focus WRC
2002 Mohammed Bin Sulayem (UAE) Ford Focus WRC
2003 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT) Subaru Impreza WRC
2004 Khalid Al-Qassimi (UAE) Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2005 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT) Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2006 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT) Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2007 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT) Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2008 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT) Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2009 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT) Subaru Impreza WRX STI N15/Mitsubishi Evo 10
2010 Misfer Al-Marri (QAT) Subaru Impreza N16
2011 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT) Ford Fiesta S2000
2012 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT) Ford Fiesta S2000 RRC
2013 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT) Ford Fiesta RRC
2014 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT) Ford Fiesta RRC
2015 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT) Ford Fiesta RRC
2016 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT) Škoda Fabia R5
2017 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT) Škoda Fabia R5/Ford Fiesta R5
2018 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT) Ford Fiesta R5
2019 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT) Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
2020 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT) Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
2021 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT) Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
2022 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT) Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
2023 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT) Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 and Abdullah Al-Rawahi (OMN) Škoda Fabia R5
*cancelled because only three rallies took place.
Because of a dead heat, the 2023 title was jointly shared by two drivers.