August 31, 2016 – Before the 39th Rally of Lebanon action kicks off from RPM Karting Circuit on Friday, a pre-race drivers’ press conference will be taking place tomorrow, Thursday, at ATCL’s headquarters in Kaslik at 12:00, followed by the rally’s ceremonial start from in front of Jounieh Municipality’s building at 19:30.
The golden record
On the other hand, here’s the list of all the winners since the rally’s inauguration back in 1968. Note that the rally was called “Mountain Rally” before becoming Rally of Lebanon in 1994.
| Year | Driver | Co-driver | Vehicle | |
| 1968 | Jean Bassil | Antoine Slim | Renault 10 | |
| 1970 | Gerard Asfar | Amine Hammoud | Renault 16 | |
| 1973 | Georges Matta | Georges Moughanni | Volkswagen 1303 S | |
| 1974 | Tony Georgiou | Jean-Loup Edde | Renault 16 | |
| 1979 | Georges Doumit | Samir Chikhani | Audi 80 GT | |
| 1980 | Albert Bassoul | Gerard Saunal | Renault 17 Gordini | |
| 1981 | Sahag Kasardjian | Tony Karam | BMW 2002 | |
| 1984 | Michel Araman | Samir Habet | Renault 5 Turbo | |
| 1985 | Naji Heneine | Georges Assaf | Renault 5 Turbo | |
| 1986 | Nabil Karam | Joe Saghbini | Porsche 911 | |
| 1987 | Mohammad Ben Sulayem | John Spiller | Opel Manta 400 | |
| 1988 | Samir Ghanem | Joseph Goubril | Nissan 240RS | |
| 1991 | Mohammad Ben Sulayem | Ronan Morgan | Toyota Celica GT4 | |
| 1992 | Maurice Sehnawi | Naji Stephan | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth | |
| 1993 | Alain Oreille | Jean-Marc Andrie | Renault Clio Williams | |
| 1994 | Alex Fiorio | Vittorio Brambilla | Lancia Delta HF Integrale | |
| 1995 | Jean-Pierre Nasrallah | Pierre Asmar | Lancia Delta HF Integrale | |
| 1996 | Abdullah Baskhashab | Bobby Willis | Toyota Celica GT4 | |
| 1997 | Jean-Pierre Nasrallah | Joseph Matar | Lancia Delta HF Integrale | |
| 1998 | Mohammad Ben Sulayem | Ronan Morgan | Ford Escort WRC | |
| 1999 | Mohammad Ben Sulayem | Ronan Morgan | Ford Escort WRC | |
| 2000 | Roger Feghali | Ziad Chehab | Lancia Delta HF Integrale | |
| 2001 | Pierro Liatti | Carlo Cassina | Subaru Impreza WRC | |
| 2002 | Jean-Pierre Nasrallah | Youssef Bassil | Subaru Impreza WRC | |
| 2003 | Roger Feghali | Ziad Chehab | Subaru Impreza WRC | |
| 2004 | Roger Feghali | Nabil Njeim | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | |
| 2006 | Roger Feghali | Nabil Njeim | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | |
| 2007 | Roger Feghali | Nabil Njeim | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | |
| 2008 | Roger Feghali | Giovanni Bernacchini | Subaru Impreza WRX N14 | |
| 2009 | Roger Feghali | Nabil Njeim | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | |
| 2010 | Roger Feghali | Nabil Njeim | Skoda Fabia S2000 | |
| 2011 | Roger Feghali | Joseph Matar | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | |
| 2012 | Roger Feghali | Joseph Matar | Ford Fiesta RRC | |
| 2013 | Roger Feghali | Joseph Matar | Ford Fiesta RRC | |
| 2014 | Nicolas Amiouni | Chadi Beyrouthy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | |
| 2015 | Roger Feghali | Joseph Matar | Ford Fiesta R5 | |
