JEDDAH BAJA TOYOTA RALLY 2026

Saudi Toyota Rally Championship, round 2 – November 11th-14th, 2026

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Friday, November 13th, 2026

AL-ATTIYAH EDGES AHEAD OF AL-RAJHI AFTER OPENING DESERT STAGE AT THE JEDDAH BAJA TOYOTA RALLY

  • Al-Balooshi and Al-Tuwaijri extend their motorcycle and quad advantages

JEDDAH (SAUDI ARABIA): Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and his French navigator Max Delfino snatched the lead at the Jeddah Baja Toyota Rally after the opening desert stage on Friday morning.

The rear-wheel drive Optimus MD crew finished the demanding morning’s action 1min 07.8sec in front of local rival Yazeed Al-Rajhi and his German navigator Dennis Zenz in their Overdrive Toyota Hilux.

Emirati rider Mohammed Al-Balooshi and quad entrant Haitham Al-Tuwaijri extended their advantages in the motorcycle and quad categories on a day where Ahmed Olfat retired his KTM from the two-wheel category on this second round of the 2026 Saudi Toyota Rally Championship.

The Baja is running under the supervision of SAMF Chairman H.R.H. Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al-Abdullah Al-Faisal. It is being organised by the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (SAMF) in conjunction with the Ministry of Sport and official partner Jameel Motorsport. Additional support comes from Toyota, Lexonz and Brandship.

Second-placed Al-Rajhi said: “Today was not easy. After the start we lost some time. The road was not clear. We lost a few seconds in this area and then gained some time back in the second part. I think the first 5km was difficult navigation and not easy to find the correct road.”

Saleh Al-Saif and Albert Veliamovič continued to get the better of Challenger class rivals, Dania Akeel and Sébastien Delaunay, and strengthened their grip on third place to 2min 16.9sec in a G Rally Team OT3. Khalaf Joan Al-Shammeri and Mashal Saleh Al-Shammeri rounded off the top five in a Nissan Patrol.

Maha Al-Hamali was locked in a battle with Hamad Al-Harbi for honours in the SSV class and the Saudi was able to fend off her fellow Can-Am driver to hold sixth place, 3min 03.6sec ahead of Harbi and his navigator Faisal Al-Suwayh.

Abdulaziz Al-Yaeesh and Omar Al-Lahim had missed Thursday’s Prologue in their Isuzu D-Max but leapt into top spot in the Stock category with the 11th quickest time on the opening stage. Mohammed Al-Asiri failed to finish the stage and was handed a notional penalty time.

Emirati Mohammed Al-Balooshi added stage one success to his win on the Prologue to extend his lead over brother Sultan to 6min 13.3sec in the motorcycle category.

Dominic Wells came home in a distant third on his Yamaha, with Ibrahim Al-Jaralla and Abdullah Al-Jahdali rounding off the motorcycle top five. Al-Jaralla was handed a 15-minute time penalty before the restart for a time card offence on Thursday but climbed to fourth in the two-wheel class after a strong stage performance.

Yamaha’s Haitham Al-Tuwaijri increased his advantage over CF Moto C Force 1000 rider Badr Al-Hamdan to over 14 minutes in the quad category as he chases a fourth win in five years in Jeddah. Abdulrahman Alabdullatif and Yassin Mahmoud Al-Hamad maintained third and fourth positions.

Tomorrow, (Saturday), the event concludes with a single selective section of 82.57km before the return to the Jeddah Corniche Circuit for the ceremonial finish.

Jeddah Baja Toyota Rally 2026 – Positions after leg 1 (unofficial):

Cars

  1. Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Max Delfino (FRA) Optimus MD Rallye 1hr 33min 47.1sec
  2. Yazeed Al-Rajhi (KSA)/Dennis Zenz (GER) Toyota Hilux GR 1hr 34min 34.9sec
  3. Saleh Al-Saif (KSA)/Albert Veliamovič (LTU) G Rally Team OT3 1hr 45min 12.9sec
  4. Dania Akeel (KSA)/Sébastien Delaunay (FRA) Taurus T3 Max 1hr 47min 29.8sec
  5. Khalaf Joan Al-Shammeri (KSA)/Mashal Saleh Al-Shammeri (KSA) Nissan Patrol 2hr 01min 03.7sec
  6. Maha Al-Hamali (KSA)/Aleksei Kuzmich (UAE) Can-Am Maverick R 2hr 06min 32.3sec
  7. Hamad Al-Harbi (KSA)/Faisal Al-Suwayh (KSA) Can-Am Maverick R 2hr 09min 35.9sec
  8. Ayyadah Al-Shammeri (KSA)/Abdulrahman Al-Shammeri (KSA) Nissan Patrol 2hr 12min 12.8sec
  9. Meshaal Al-Howaish (KSA)/Taye Perry (GER) Can-Am Maverick X3 2hr 15min 15.2sec
  10. Ahmed Al-Shammeri (KSA)/Abdulaziz Al-Manea (KSA) Nissan Patrol 2hr 16min 33.1sec
  11. Abdulaziz Al-Yaeesh (KSA)/Omar Al-Lahim (KSA) Isuzu D-Max 2hr 32min 25.1sec
  12. Abdullah Al-Zahrani (KSA)/Faisal Fatih (KSA) Can-Am Maverick X3 2hr 39min 52.7sec
  13. Faris Khalaf Al-Moshna (KSA)/Saud Al-Tamimi (KSA) Nissan Patrol 2hr 46min 48.4sec
  14. Thamer Radhi Al-Shammeri (KSA)/Sami Al-Shammeri (KSA) Nissan Patrol 2hr 54min 59.4sec
  15. Salem Al-Quraini (KSA)/Suleiman Al-Oraini (KSA) Nissan Patrol 3hr 21min 35.3sec
  16. Mohammed Al-Asiri (KSA)/Hussan Al-Zahrani (KSA) Nissan Patrol                    6hr 45min 00.0sec
  17. Hussein Al-Lapid (KSA)/Saeed Al-Ghamdi (KSA) Nissan Patrol 6hr 45min 20.0sec

Bikes

  1. Mohammed Al-Balooshi (UAE) Husqvarna 350 2hr 30min 38.5sec
  2. Sultan Al-Balooshi (UAE) Kove 450 2hr 36min 51.8sec
  3. Dominic Wells (KSA) Yamaha WR450 F 2hr 57min 30.0sec
  4. Ibrahim Al-Jaralla (KSA) Kove 450 Rally EX 3hr 10min 46.2sec
  5. Abdullah Al-Jahdali (KSA) Yamaha WR450 F 5hr 02min 10.7sec

Ahmed Olfat (KSA) KTM EXC 450 F                                                                    RETIRED

Quads

  1. Haitham Al-Tuwaijri (KSA) Yamaha Raptor 700                    2hr 53min 18.4sec
  2. Badr Al-Hamdan (KSA) CF Moto C Force 1000 3hr 07min 38.0sec
  3. Abdulrahman Alabdullatif (KSA) CF Moto C Force 1000 3hr 13min 01.3sec
  4. Yassin Mahmoud Al-Hamad (KSA) CF Moto C Force 1000 6hr 14min 51.1sec

Ends

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Published On: 13 November 2026