DEAD SEA, JORDAN – Omani star Abdullah Al-Rawahi and Jordanian co-driver Ata Al-Hmoud were untouchable in Round 5 of the 2026 Jordan National Rally, leading all six stages in their Škoda Fabia RS to win by six minutes and keep hold of the round they also won last year.
Organised by the Jordan Motorsport Federation with Zain Jordan as sponsor, the rally covered 266.98km, including 86.74km of gravel stages over Panorama, Suweima and Shuna, each run twice in intense Dead Sea heat. Nineteen crews from Jordan, Oman, Palestine and Lebanon took the start.
Top seven
- Abdullah Al-Rawahi (OMA) / Ata Al-Hmoud (JOR), Škoda Fabia RS – 1:01:19.5
- Shaker Jweihan / Mustafa Juma, Mitsubishi Evo X – 1:07:22.5
- Sheikh Bader Al-Fayez / Joseph Matar (LBN), Škoda Fabia RS – 1:07:57.3
- Mohammad Al-Shorafa / Samer Sfeir (LBN), Mitsubishi Evo IX – 1:10:09.3
- Saqr Abu Jammous / Fayez Al-Qammaz, Mitsubishi Evo IX – 1:14:09.9
- Issa Abu Jammous / Daoud Abu Jammous, Mitsubishi Evo X – 1:14:33.8
- Farah Zakaria / Doline Chlink (LBN), Can-Am Maverick – 1:20:53.1
Lebanon had plenty to celebrate too: Joseph Matar and Samer Sfeir both finished in the top four as co-drivers, and Farah Zakaria and Doline Chlink took the Women’s Cup.
Al-Rawahi said his focus was on developing the car and cutting out the errors from his international outings, and that he hoped to line up at the Cyprus Rally the following month.
Photo: Oman Observer
Source: Oman Observer