September 25, 2016 – With the fifth and final round of the 2016 Lebanese Drift Championship coming to an end yesterday, Fadi Boustany successfully managed to defend his championship title.
Boustany became the 2016 Lebanese Drift Champion by winning the first three rounds of the season. Despite finishing 6th in the 4th round and 18th in yesterday’s round, he still had enough points to seal his second consecutive title.
Kifah Hilal stole 2nd place in the standings from Fouad Mexacy who dropped to 3rd, while Bahaa Abdel Hadi jumped to 4th after securing his first ever victory in Round 5.
Mario Klayaany enjoyed a dominant season in the Amateur category, winning in 4 out of 5 rounds to comfortably seal the Amateur class title.
On a different note, the top 16 drivers in the championship standings will qualify to the Red Bull Car Park Drift Lebanon that is happening on Sunday, October 2 in Beirut Port.
Provisional 2016 Lebanese Drift Championship final standings:
| Rank | Driver | Points | |
| 1 | Fadi Boustany | 108 | |
| 2 | Kifah Hilal | 99 | |
| 3 | Fouad Mexacy | 93 | |
| 4 | Bahaa Abdel Hadi | 89 | |
| 5 | Mohammad Baalbaki | 86 | |
| 6 | Mashaal Kawkab | 76 | |
| 7 | Abed Kahwaji | 56 | |
| 8 | Ahmad Karaki | 55 | |
| 9 | Elias Fakih | 41 | |
| 10 | Oliver Kik | 40 | |
| 11 | Bilal Dabboussi | 39 | |
| 12 | Bassam Zahalan | 38 | |
| 13 | Paul Khawand | 36 | |
| 14 | Mohammad Hammoud | 34 | |
| 15 | Carlos Awad | 32 | |
| 16 | Rony Al Asmar | 29 | |
| 17 | Imad Merheb | 28 | |
| 18 | Bilal Chamsseddine | 26 | |
| 18 | Fadi Bou Chahine | 26 | |
| 20 | Jalal Deaibess | 25 | |
| 21 | David Abou Jaoude | 24 | |
| 22 | Mohammad Hraibeh | 23 | |
| 23 | Xavier Massaad | 22 | |
| 24 | Nicolas Abdo | 15 | |
| 25 | Sari Zahalan | 13 | |
| 26 | Moustafa Kamal | 12 | |
| 27 | Mike Daghfal | 11 | |
| 28 | Ahmad Krezan | 10 | |
| 29 | Elie Hchaime | 5 | |
| 30 | Malek Chaabou | 4 | |
| 31 | Mohammad Serhal | 3 | |
| 32 | Bassel Al Sabeh | 2 | |
| Amateur | |||
| 1 | Mario Klayaany | 147 | |
| 2 | Souheib Al Ayoubi | 126 | |
| 3 | Maher Abdel Samad | 120 | |
| 4 | Joseph Salame | 105 | |
| 5 | David Matar | 66 | |
