August 5, 2016 – With the third and final round of the 2016 Lebanese Hill Climb Championship occurring in Baabdat this coming Sunday, let’s take a look at the championship standings after the two rounds in Arsoun and Bkassine.
Roger Feghali leads after two victories in two rounds, with Jawad Slim not very far off behind as the pair are separated by 6 points. Roger can secure the title by finishing anywhere in the top 3, regardless of where Jawad finishes.
In Group N, things are a lot tighter, with Rodolphe Asmar and Eddy Abou Karam tied on points. Naturally, whoever finishes ahead of the other clinches the title.
Baabdat Hill Climb will also decide the rear-wheel drive title battle between Garo Haroutiounian and Paul Kossaifi, with the former going into the event holding a 5-point advantage, whilst a similar scrap appears in the front-wheel drive class between Bassel Abou Hamdan and Patrick Njeim; Bassel has just 1 point more than Patrick.
Mathematically, numerous other drivers (Michel Slaiby or Michel Zgheib for example) are still competing for the title in their categories, but they’re gonna need Lady Luck on their sides to be able to pull it off.
Below are the standings in full:
| Rank | Driver | Vehicle | Class | Points |
| 1 | Roger Feghali | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VI | SM5-4 | 60 |
| 2 | Jawad Slim | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X | SM5-4 | 54 |
| 3 | Michel Slaiby | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII | SM5-4 | 48 |
| 4 | Tamer Ghandour | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X | RC2-N4 | 46 |
| 5 | Garo Haroutiounian | BMW 330 CI | SM5-2 | 42 |
| 6 | Paul Kossaifi | BMW 330 CI | SM5-2 | 37 |
| 7 | Rodolphe Asmar | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X | RC2-N4 | 36 |
| 7 | Eddy Abou Karam | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X | RC2-N4 | 36 |
| 9 | Michel Zgheib | BMW 316 | SM5-2 | 30 |
| 10 | Chadi Fakieh | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VII | SM5-4 | 29 |
| 11 | Nadim Halabi | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX | RC2-N4 | 25 |
| 12 | Bassel Abu Hamdan | Citroen DS3 | RC3-R3 | 17 |
| 13 | Patrick Njeim | Peugeot 208 | RC4-R2 | 16 |
| 13 | Rony El Asmar | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VII | SM5-4 | 16 |
| 13 | Rodrigue Rahi | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX | RC2-N4 | 16 |
| 16 | Elie Hage | BMW M3 | SM4 | 13 |
| 17 | Rony Kanaan | Citroen DS3 | RC3-R3 | 12 |
| 18 | Richard Ibrahim | Renault Clio Williams | SM3 | 19 |
| 19 | Hani Raad | BMW M3 Coupe | SM6 | 19 |
| 20 | Robert Aaraj | Citroen DS3 | RC3-R3 | 19 |
| 21 | Georges Dargham | BMW 325 I | SM4 | 22 |
| 22 | Elie Atallah | Subaru Impreza | SM5-4 | 22 |
| 23 | Majed Khoury | Skoda Fabia R2 | RC4-R2 | 24 |
| 24 | Lara Helou | BMW 316 | SM4 | 25 |
| 25 | Elie Charbel | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII | SM5-4 | 26 |
| 26 | Matthias Njeim | Suzuki Swift 1.6 | RC5-N2 | 27 |
| 27 | Elias Haddad | Renault Clio RS | SM3 | 28 |
| 28 | Roudy Eid | VW Golf GL | SM3 | 28 |
| 29 | Henry Massaad | Renault Clio 4 | RC3-R3 | 30 |
| 30 | Carlos Chamoun | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX | RC2-N4 | 31 |
| 31 | Osmat Al Saifi | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX | RC2-N4 | XX |
| 32 | Tony Helou | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII | SM5-4 | XX |
| 33 | Ahmad Khaled | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VII | SM5-4 | XX |
