BURAYDAH, SAUDI ARABIA – The Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (SAMF), with the Ministry of Sport, official partner Jameel Motorsports and strategic partner Saudi Investment Bank, has confirmed Qassim Rally Toyota as round three of the Saudi Toyota Championship on October 23–26.
Led by HRH Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al-Abdullah Al-Faisal, SAMF President and Organising Committee Chairman, the three-day event covers about 367 competitive kilometres in a 611km route through the open deserts around Buraydah.
Format
For the second year, the rally is based at the Mövenpick Qassim in Buraydah, with a ceremonial start in the nearby National Park from 14:00 on Thursday, October 24. A Prologue of about 9km follows from 15:00 but does not count toward the general classification.
Friday’s first desert stage, about 238km, runs east of Buraydah, and Saturday’s final stage of about 120km to the northeast concludes the action on October 26, followed by prize-giving in the National Park.
Background
The 2024 championship has four rounds: the Hail Toyota International Rally in February, which also counted for the FIA World Baja Cup and FIM Bajas World Cup, and the Tabuk Toyota Rally in early May. Rally Qassim was first held in 2019, paused in 2020 and 2021, and returned in 2022.
Last year, Yazeed Al-Rajhi took his third car win with a third different co-driver on his way to retaining the title. Abdullah Al-Sanad won T2, and Saleh Al-Saif and Maha Al-Hameli won T3 and T4 in Can-Ams. Emirati Mohammed Al-Balooshi won the bikes for a second time and Haitham Al-Tuwaijri took his first Buraydah quad win on his Yamaha.