ATCL Releases the Provisional 2022 Lebanese Motorsport Calendar

The ATCL's provisional 2022 calendar runs from March to November with rallies, hill climbs, speed tests, drift, Rotax karting, cross car, 4x4 and rock crawling, headed by the Rally of Lebanon on September 2–4.

Winners and officials on the 2021 Rally of Lebanon finish podium
The 2021 Rally of Lebanon podium

The 2022 Lebanese motorsport season, organised as usual by the Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL) – the sole representative of the FIA in Lebanon – gets under way on Saturday, March 12 and runs until November.

Events by discipline

  • Rallies: 3
  • Hill climbs: 3
  • Speed tests: 5
  • Drift: 3
  • Karting (Rotax Max Challenge): 7
  • Cross car: 3
  • 4×4 speed races: 3
  • 4×4 rock crawling: 3

The highlight is the Rally of Lebanon, a round of the Middle East Rally Championship, which has earned a wide reputation and has been described by critics as the “star of the region’s rallies”.

Provisional 2022 calendar

The ATCL notes that those concerned will be informed of any changes.

March

  • 12 – Karting round 1
  • 27 – Speed Test 1

April

  • 3 – 4×4 speed race 1
  • 9 – Karting round 2
  • 30 – Karting round 3

May

  • 15 – 4×4 rock crawling round 1
  • 22 – Cross car round 1
  • 28 – Karting round 4

June

  • 4 – Speed Test 2
  • 12 – Spring Rally
  • 19 – Drift round 1
  • 25 – Karting round 5
  • 26 – Hill climb 1

July

  • 10 – Speed Test 3
  • 17 – Jezzine Rally
  • 23 – Cross car round 2
  • 24 – Drift round 2
  • 31 – 4×4 speed race 2

August

  • 7 – Speed Test 4
  • 14 – Hill climb 2
  • 28 – Middle East and North Africa Cross Car Championship

September

  • 2, 3 and 4 – Rally of Lebanon
  • 10 – Karting round 6
  • 11 – Drift round (also listed as round 2 on the provisional calendar)
  • 18 – Hill climb 3
  • 25 – 4×4 rock crawling round 2

October

  • 1 – Karting round 7
  • 2 – Speed Test 5
  • 9 – Cross car round 3
  • 16 – 4×4 speed race 3

November

  • 6 – 4×4 rock crawling round 3