The Automobile et Touring Club du Liban (ATCL) organises the 33rd Spring Rally on Sunday, sponsored by Banque Misr Liban (BML). The rally, round one of the 2017 Lebanese Rally Championship, runs on asphalt roads in the Keserwan and Jbeil districts over a total of 347.57km, including 98.55km across eight special stages.
Rally headquarters is at Casino du Liban, which hosts the start and finish, while the regroup and service area is in the LBCI International car park in Kfaryassine. Clerk of the course Gaby Hayek called on everyone to follow the organisers’ instructions.
Stages
- SS1, SS4 and SS7: Blat – Tourzaya, 17.36km, via Bechlli Zebdine, Bir El Hit, Hosson and Farhat Saqi. Closed 06:02–08:32, 09:33–12:03 and 13:04–15:34
- SS2, SS5 and SS8: Monsef – Sebail, 14.63km, via Chikhan, Ghazrouz, Bekhaaz, Maad, Ghalboun and Bejjeh. Closed 06:59–09:29, 10:30–13:00 and 14:01–16:31
- SS3 and SS6: Casino du Liban super special, 1.29km, from opposite Atlal Plaza up to the casino entrance. Closed 08:55–11:25 and 12:26–14:56
Competitors start at 07:00 on Sunday from Casino du Liban, and the first car is due back at 16:30 for the podium ceremony.
Entry list
Following scrutineering at the Impex workshop in Jisr El Wati, the entry is led by Tamer Ghandour/Salim Jalilati, Nicolas Amiouni/Elie Mousallem and Roger Feghali/Joseph Matar, all in Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Xs, Eddy Abou Karam/Joseph Kmeid (Hyundai i20), Rodrigue Rahi/Georges Nader (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9), Abdo Feghali/Marc Haddad (Skoda Fabia) and Henry Massaad/Rami Moneim (Citroën DS3).
Also entered are Michel Saliby/Rony Maroun, Ziad Feghali/Jihad Hachem, Joseph Hindi/Viken Kendeljian, Raafat Al Mohtar/Carlos Hanna, Rony Kanaan/Sami Awad (Renault Clio R3), Patrick Njeim/Charbel Kanaan (Peugeot 208), Nabil Abdel Hak/Samer Sfeir, Nadim Bou Mansour/Chadi Beyrouthy, Nadim Halabi/Amin Akl, Ismat Seifi/Omar Mazkour, Nassib Nassar/Alain Al Jarr, Tony Abi Gebrayel/Georges Daibes, Walid and Doline Chlink (Renault Clio R3), Mathias Njeim/Boudi Abi Nader (Suzuki Swift 1.6 Sport), Qatar’s Meshari Al-Thefiri with Chadi Nasr, Chadi Fakih/Nader Hamzeh, Ahmad Khaled with Turkey’s Idris Atay, and Tarek Younes/Rony Abou Abdo.