20:10 PM – It’s a wrap here at ATCL HQ.
20:04 PM – Abdul Aziz Alkuwari: “Lebanese drivers are very quick, even in the front-wheel drive category.”
20:01 PM – After being asked why he chose a Mini, Abdo answered: “It has air conditioning and three airbags (giggles).”
19:51 PM – Ghassan Khoury: “It has been a great Rally for us, sixth overall, first in the front-wheel drive category. It’s a great result.”
19:49 PM – Chafic Boulos: “Big thanks to whoever supported me throughout this event. This is the first season we compete for wins. Our main competitor today was Nick Georgiou.”
19:44 PM – Roger: “Nasser’s presence would’ve been great, I wish he was here with us today.”
19:42 PM – Roger Feghali: “I never thought that I would win Rally of Lebanon ten times. It’s a great feeling.”
19:38 PM – The press conference is has just started. Roger Feghali, Abdo Feghali, Abdul Aziz Alkuwari, Chafic Boulos and Ghassan Khoury are all seated.
19:30 PM – Drivers are currently entering the conference room at the ATCL HQ in Kaslik.
19:17 PM – A post-race press conference will take place soon, stay tuned!
19:00 PM – Roger celebrating his 10th Rally of Lebanon victory prior to the ceremony.
18:35 PM – And in case you missed it, the SS12 results >> http://bit.ly/Nj4GNl
18:30 PM – The ceremony has just started! Check out the unofficial overall results here.
18:00 PM – Nick Georgiou retired from the Rally after an accident on SS12. Luckily, him and his co-driver escaped with no injuries.
17:53 PM – Year after year, Roger Feghali is proving himself unbeatable. The Ford driver is unofficially the Rally of Lebanon 2012 champion. Abdo is second. All official results will be posted soon!
17:23 PM – Roger storms to SS12 lead, Abdo seems to be facing some problems after posting a rather slow time compared to his competitors.
17:00 PM – Full SS11 results in the following link.
16:43 PM – The final stage will be contested in Bteghrine with Roger looking set for another dominant victory.
16:39 PM – Abdul Aziz Alkuwari was third in SS11, great result for the Qatari so far. The last stage “SS12” has just started.
15:50 PM – Roger Feghali goes quickest in SS11 with a 17:17.0, Abdo is second 14.4 seconds behind. Nick Georgiou is in third position, a massive 1 minute 11 seconds further adrift.
15:20 PM – SS11 started almost 10 minutes ago, the full SS10 results in the following link.
15:10 PM – Here’s a highlights video from yesterday’s Day 2.
14:37 PM – Check out some great shots from Day 3 in this link.
14:35 PM – Roger Feghali leads the way in SS10, Abdo is second, around 7 seconds behind.
14:30 PM – SS9 Results here.
13:24 PM – It has been decided that the remaining drivers will inherit Chafic Boulos’ time of 11:46.0
13:06 PM – SS9 has been delayed a bit due to the numerous accidents, still 11 drivers with no time.
12:28 PM – The two accidents of Gilbert Bannout (Up) and Sleiman Jalekh (Bottom) in SS9.
12:20 PM – Fadi Hammadeh is out of the Rally due to a gearbox problem.
12:10 PM – Interview with Gilbert Bannout yesterday after SS6
12:00 AM – Sleiman Jalekh and his co-pilot Mathieu Reboisson just go out of an accident in SS9.
11:39 AM – Gilbert Bannout crashed out from SS9! Him and his co-pilot seem to be okay, the organizers are now trying to get the car back on track.
11:37 AM – Abdul Aziz Alkuwari is setting some impressive times, he went 4th quickest in SS9.
11:23 AM – Roger Feghali quickest on SS9, Rodrigue Rahi is second ahead of Nick Georgiou. Abdo Feghali dropped to fifth place, something must have happened to him.
11:10 AM – Drivers participating in the Super Rally Stage: Bassel Abou Hamdan, Eddy Bou Karam, Hicham Al-Abiad, Jawad Slim, Joe Azzi, Ala’a Rashid, Chadi Fakieh.
11:06 AM – Roger was a massive 53 seconds faster than Abdo in SS8. SS9 got under way almost 10 minutes ago.
10:58 AM –SS8 Results are in, Follow the link.
10:11 AM – Nicolas Amiouni is reportedly out due to an engine failure. What a huge blow for the young Evo X driver!
10:01 AM – Awesome picture from this morning!!
10:00 AM –As usual, Roger goes quickest of all in SS8, 13 seconds faster than his second-placed brother Abdo.
09:26 AM –SS8 is a go! SS7 final results are here.
09:16 AM – 10 minutes to go before the start of SS8 at Kefraya.
09:13 AM – Eddy Bou Karam, Bassel Abou Hamdan and Ala’a Rashid are all participating in the Super Rally Stage.
08:45 AM – Gilbert Bannout seems to have suffered a minor accident, damaging his front bumper.
08:42 AM – Ghassan Khoury is currently leading the Front-wheel drive category, he goes fastest in SS7.
08:36 AM – Watch our Day 2 interview with Roger here, and with Abdo here.
08:32 AM – Good morning everybody! SS7 started around 20 minutes ago. Roger Feghali is quickest so far with a 10:18.40, while Abdo remains second, 13.2 seconds behind. Abdul Aziz Alkuwari took a surprise third place ahead of Nick Georgiou!
Day 3 – Sunday, September 09, 2012
02:00 PM – SS6 Results finally in >> http://bit.ly/Ssvu0H
01:52 PM – Check out our second album, this time under daylight >> http://bit.ly/Tui3wx
01:48 PM – Alkuwari and Al Marri ended Day 2 in tenth and fourteenth positions.
01:45 PM – Roger Feghali is in a class of his own, he won SS6 and is now 36.7 seconds ahead of Abdo in the overall results. Nicolas Amiouni and Nick Georgiou maintained their third and fourth positions.
01:30 PM – Cars are now arriving to the service area.
01:04 PM – Check out some highlights from yesterday night in this video!
12:58 PM – SS5 final results are out! Follow the link.
12:43 PM – SS6 started almost 20 minutes ago, results remain unknown.
12:40 PM – Edith Weiss is having communication problems with her co-pilot Antoine Salem, she still managed to post a time 16:14.09.
11:50 AM – Roger Feghali leads in SS5, with Abdo in second place as usual, around 6 seconds behind. Nicolas Amiouni came back from tire puncture to go third quickest ahead of Gilbert Bannout and Nick Georgiou who currently are fourth and fifth respectively.
11:25 AM – Ziad Karanouh is also out due to yet unconfirmed mechanical problems.
11:21 AM – You can check the SS4 unofficial final results here.
11:01 AM – Ala’a Rashid is out for unknown reasons! We’ll try to find out soon.
10:52 AM – Misfer Al Marri has been pushed to fourteenth place! Fadi Hammadeh is now tenth followed by Rabih Ayoub, Robert Aaraj and Bassel Abou Hamdan.
10:48 AM – SS5 will inaugurate at 11:21, almost half an hour from now, in Ain Aaya.
10:35 AM – Nicolas Amiouni punctured his left front tire, he ended up eighth with Ghassan Khoury right behind in ninth.
10:35 AM – Qatari drivers Misfer Al Marri and Abdul Aziz Alkuwari are currently seventh and tenth respectively.
10:25 AM –Roger is the quickest in SS4, with Abdo almost 4 seconds behind in second place, Nicholai Georgiou is a further 46 seconds behind in third ahead of Chafic Boulos in fourth.
09:58 AM – It’s go time in Blat! Roger Feghali will be the first driver to go out.
09:45 AM – Check out this beautiful shot of all the cars bunched up at the Stadium this morning.
09:25 AM – SS4 will be starting at 09:58.
09:24 AM – Visit yesterday’s photo gallery here.
09:08 AM – Drivers are currently leaving the Service Area and heading towards today’s first stage or SS4 which is taking place in Blat.
09:00 AM – Roger Feghali holds the Rally lead into Day 2. Abdo Feghali is second and Nicolas Amiouni third.
08:50 AM – Part 2 of Leg 1 will kick off in 10 minutes.
08:47 AM – Check out this awesome shot of Abdo yesterday night
08:45 AM – Good morning everyone! We’re back to the Fouad Chehab Stadium for Saturday’s Rally Of Lebanon 2012 action.
Day 2 – Saturday, September 08, 2012
00:30 AM – All drivers safely returned to the Service Area at the Fouad Chehab Stadium. SS3 final results in the following link.
00:02 AM – Drivers complained of an extremely slippery second stage.
00:01 AM – Nadim Al Halabi had to retire after an unfortunate accident.
00:00 PM – SS2 unofficial final results in the following link.
23:57 PM – SS3 results are finally in, Roger went quickest for the second time, with Abdo 9 seconds behind in second place. Nicolas Amiouni maintained his impressive performance after going 3rd quickest on Friday’s last stage.
23:34 PM – Check out the SS1 Final unofficial results here.
22:47 PM – SS3 kicked off 10 minutes ago, still no results.
22:40 PM – Roger Feghali goes fastest in SS2, 8 seconds ahead of brother Abdo.
22:21 PM – Emile Abou Karam also suffered a minor spin in SS2.
22:15 PM – Eddy Abou Karam slid on water in SS1 and currently lies at the bottom of the timesheets.
21:55 PM – Rodrigue Rahi had a minor spin in SS2, he continues the stage with no damage.
21:36 PM – SS2 just started, can Abdo keep his lead?
21:15 PM – Less than 20 drivers remain for SS1. SS2 to start in 20 minutes.
21:00 PM – Nicolas Amiouni lies in third ahead of Alkuwari and Georgiou who are now fourth and fifth respectively
20:50 PM – Abdo Feghali currently leads SS1 with a time of b 10:25.07, Roger is in second place, almost 3 seconds behind.
20:25 PM – Here’s a picture of Nadim leaving the Service Area and heading to SS1.
20:23 PM – Misfer Almarri was the first driver to go out 10 minutes ago. SS1 is currently being contested in Blat.
20:15 PM – Nadim Halabi onboard his SEAT Ibiza GTI will be the last driver to leave the Stadium.
20:00 PM – Almost 9 cars are yet to leave the Service Area.
19:30 PM – Roger Feghali’s car being prepped before the launch.
19:30 PM – It’s go time!! The launch has just started here at the Fouad Chhab Stadium!
18:20 PM – The start ceremony has ended and the Rally cars will launch at 7:30 PM from Fouad Chhab Stadium.
15:50 PM – Here’s a trailer video for prior to the Rally.
13:40 PM – Abdo Feghali’s car during scrutineering.
13:18 PM – Driver Imad Mrad onboard his Suzuki Swift.
12:55 PM – The press conference is officially over. Drivers are now preparing for the Rally which is set to kick off at 17:30 from the Jounieh Municipality.
