Hilal, Jaber, Zouki, Soufia and Sweid Win Round 1 of the 2022 Lebanese Drift Championship

Kifah Hilal edged Georges Fares and Oliver Kik in the Pro class at round one of the 2022 Lebanese Drift Championship at Mdeyar, where 72 cars took part. Full results.

Khaled Karam · 1 min read
A BMW drift car surrounded by tyre smoke in front of the crowd at Mdeyar, Debbiyeh
Drift action at Mdeyar – Photo: BISER3A

DEBBIYEH, LEBANON – In an atmosphere of excitement, fierce competition and pure motorsport fun, the Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL) held round one of the 2022 Lebanese Drift Championship at Mdeyar in the Debbiyeh area of the Chouf. A huge entry of 72 cars took part in front of a large crowd.

The Pro class saw a fierce battle between Kifah Hilal, Georges Fares and Oliver Kik, which Hilal settled by 3 points over Fares and 8 over Kik. The Hybrid class also produced a tough duel between Karim Jaber and Fadi Jawhari, with Jaber taking first place by 5 points.

Pro class

  1. Kifah Hilal – BMW 328: 299 points
  2. Georges Fares – BMW 318: 296 points
  3. Oliver Kik – Nissan 350Z: 291 points

Hybrid class

  1. Karim Jaber – Nissan 350Z: 258 points
  2. Fadi Jawhari – BMW 318: 253 points
  3. Haytham El Zahran – BMW 335: 232 points

Street (amateur) class

  1. Abboud Soufia – Nissan 350Z: 285 points
  2. Jean Kazan – Nissan 350Z: 220 points
  3. Jouan Saleh – Nissan 350Z: 170 points

Street Modified class

  1. Mike Zouki – Nissan 350Z: 200 points
  2. Mohammad Jaafar – Nissan 350Z: 175 points

Elena Sweid (Nissan 350Z) won the Ladies’ Cup in the amateur class.

Judges and prize-giving

The judging panel was made up of Michel Zgheib, Nicolas Hindi and Youssef Bassil. At the end of the event, the trophies and prizes were presented by Nadim Kozma, representing Mdeyar, ATCL rally office director Gaby Kraiker, clerk of the course Marc Hayek and the event officials.

Photos: BISER3A.