Qatar’s Adel Abdulla has renewed his contract with Nissan Qatar and will drive a Nissan Patrol Y62 at this weekend’s Baja Aragón Teruel, round seven of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, and the following four rounds.
The Doha-based driver is second in the T2 category for series-production cross-country vehicles and cut the gap to leader Ahmed Al-Shegawi to 23 points at the recent Italian Baja.
The QX Rally Team driver confirmed that personal commitments mean Nasser Al-Kuwari will not navigate for the rest of the season. He hopes French navigator Jean-Michel Polato, who partnered him in Italy and in Spain, can continue for the remainder of the T2 campaign.
I am delighted to announce that I have renewed my contract with Nissan for a third year as a sporting ambassador and as the official driver for Nissan Qatar. I will continue the rest of the season, the remaining five rounds, with my Nissan Patrol Y62.
Adel Abdulla
I am also running with a new team from Spain. I hope that we can do a good job as a team and we can be successful for the rest of the year. Last year, I won the FIA Trophy here in the T2 and the year before I won the T2 category. This race is very important for me. It is one of the famous races in Europe. It is long and tough.
Adel Abdulla
This year I had many mechanical problems with the cars I drove. I lost valuable points as a result. We are 23 points behind the leader and it will not be difficult to take these points.
Adel Abdulla
I would like to thank Hisham Saleh Al-Mana, the owner of Nissan Qatar, for his support. This is a big national company. I also thank the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) and Ooredoo Qatar for their ongoing support.
Adel Abdulla
Baja Aragón
The action starts with a timed 13.46km super special on Friday evening. Most of the 521.42 competitive kilometres run on revised stages on Saturday (July 21) and Sunday (July 22): two selective sections of 227.51km and 154.85km on Saturday and one of 125.60km on Sunday, before the podium ceremony in Teruel that afternoon.