JEZZINE, LEBANON – The Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL) has released the list of drivers, co-drivers and cars for the 11th Jezzine Rally, which it organises in cooperation with the Lebanese Motorsport Committee on Sunday, June 18, 2023 in South Lebanon, under the patronage of Dr Amal Abou Zeid. The event is round two of the 2023 Lebanese Rally Championship, after the Spring Rally.
- Total distance: 237.27km
- Special stages: 7, totalling 96.69km
- Entries: 24 cars
Last year Roger Feghali won the Jezzine Rally, with Tamer Ghandour – absent this year – second and Oman’s Abdullah Al Rawahi third. Alex Feghali won Group N and Elias Dehni the front-wheel-drive class.
Entry list
- Roger Feghali / Joseph Matar – Volkswagen Polo
- Bassel Abu Hamdan / Firas Elias – Skoda Fabia
- Alex Feghali / Marc Haddad – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10
- Chadi Fakieh / Samer Sfeir – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10
- Rodrigue Rahi / Rony Bou Abdo – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
- Carl Rizk / Karim Abou Elias – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
- Rabih Ayoub / Georges Nader – Skoda Fabia
- Joseph Hindi / Vicken Kanledjian – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10
- Paul Ksaifi / Rawad Issa – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
- Nadim Bou Mansour / Ziad Bardawil – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10
- Jad El-Aawar / Omar Mazkour – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10
- Mshari Al-Thefiri (Kuwait) / Joseph Kmeid – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10
- (No. 13 not used)
- Elias Dehni / Amine Akl – Citroën DS3
- David Mezher / Georges Deaibess – Citroën DS3
- Albert Hayek / Louay Sakr – Renault Clio RS
- Charbel Chebli / Dolyne Chlink – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8
- Jason Wehbe / Andre Mhanna – Skoda Fabia
- Joseph Salem / Sami Awad – Peugeot 208 VTi
- Elias Aoun / Gary Koundakjian – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8
- Yousef Al-Dhafeeri (Kuwait) / Carlos Hanna – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10
- Walid Schlink / Andre Achkouty – Renault Clio RS
- Joanna Hassoun / France Souhaid – Renault Clio RS
- Sami Daou / Wissam Daou – Peugeot 206
- Moussa Chebli / Elie Mhanna – Suzuki Swift
Route
The asphalt rally starts from Jezzine square at 8am on Sunday.
- SS1, SS3 and SS5 – Bisri to Wadi Jezzine (15.03km): from Bisri up via Haref, Midane, Jall Nachi and Benwati, through Bkassine and down to Jdeidet el-Wadi, finishing at Wadi Jezzine. Road closed 6:58am–9:28am, 9:56am–12:26pm and 12:54pm–3:24pm.
- SS2, SS4 and SS6 – Berti to Qaitouli (16.80km): from Berti up to Rimat, Saydoun, Hidab el-Qatin and Maknounieh, finishing at Qaitouli on the Haitoura road. Road closed 7:56am–10:26am, 10:54am–1:24pm and 1:52pm–4:22pm.
- SS7 – Jezzine town super special (1.20km): road closed 2pm–5pm.
The first car is due to finish in Jezzine square at 5pm, followed by the podium ceremony. The regroup and service area will be in Jezzine square from 5pm on Saturday, June 17 until 6pm on Sunday, with rally HQ at Jezzine municipality.
Accredited journalists and photographers are asked to follow the organisers’ instructions closely on the special stages, at the start and at the podium ceremony.