Mosaad, Salha, Zouki and Sarhal Win Round 1 of the 2021 Lebanese Drift Championship

Xavier Mosaad (Pro), Rani Salha (Hybrid), Mike Zouki (Street) and Mohammad Sarhal (Street Modified) win round one of the 2021 Lebanese Drift Championship, with 48 cars.

Khaled Karam · 1 min read
Xavier Mosaad drifting his green Nissan 350Z at Mzaar Motor Park
Xavier Mosaad on his way to the Pro class win at drift round one of 2021. Photo: BISER3A

KFARDEBIAN, LEBANON – The Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL) held round one of the 2021 Lebanese Drift Championship, sponsored by Linglong tyres, at Mzaar Motor Park (Kfardebian), with 48 cars taking part under strict coronavirus measures.

Xavier Mosaad won the Pro class, Rani Salha the Hybrid class for heavily modified cars, Mike Zouki the Street class and Mohammad Sarhal the Street Modified class. The battles were fierce in the Pro, Hybrid and Street classes, and Karine Kaii won the Ladies’ Cup.

Pro class

  1. Xavier Mosaad – Nissan 350Z: 270 points
  2. Oliver Kik – BMW E46: 257 points
  3. Michaal Kawkab – BMW 325i: 248 points

Hybrid class

  1. Rani Salha – BMW E36: 210 points
  2. Fadil Jawhari – BMW 318i: 205 points
  3. Mohammad Salim – BMW M3: 195 points

Street class

  1. Mike Zouki – Nissan 350Z: 185 points
  2. Emile Zahra – Nissan 350Z: 170 points
  3. Fadi Hassoun – Nissan 350Z: 135 points

Street Modified class

  1. Mohammad Sarhal – Chevrolet Camaro: 235 points
  2. Georges Tannoury – Nissan 350Z: 140 points
  3. Mohammad Jaafar – Nissan 350Z: 20 points

Ladies’ Cup

  1. Karine Kaii – Nissan 350Z

Judges and prize-giving

The judging panel was made up of Jean-Pierre Nasrallah, Michel Zgheib and Youssef Bassil.

The prizes were presented by Imad Lahoud, FIA representative for the Middle East and North Africa and coordinator of the organising club’s motorsport committee, Gaby Kraiker, head of the club’s motorsport department, clerk of the course Marc Hayek and the event officials.