The Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL) is continuing its preparations for the 46th Coral Rally of Lebanon, to be held on August 30 and 31 and September 1, 2024. Foreign, Arab and Lebanese drivers have taken turns winning the event, which has become one of the best known in the Middle East and Asia.
A quick look at the roll of honour shows Lebanon’s Roger Feghali holding the record with 16 wins since 2000, ahead of the UAE’s Mohammed Ben Sulayem with four and Lebanon’s Jean-Pierre Nasrallah with three. In the co-driver’s seat, Joseph Matar leads with nine wins, followed by Nabil Njeim with five.
The ATCL decided to hold the 2024 Coral Rally of Lebanon as round three of the Lebanese Rally Championship despite the security situation in Lebanon and the Middle East.
Recent winners
- 2014 – Nicolas Amiouni / Chadi Beyrouthy – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10
- 2015 – Roger Feghali / Joseph Matar – Ford Fiesta R5
- 2016 – Tamer Ghandour / Salim Jleilaty – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 R4
- 2017 – Roger Feghali / Joseph Matar – Skoda Fabia R5
- 2018 – Roger Feghali / Joseph Matar – Skoda Fabia R5
- 2019 – Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (Qatar) / Matthieu Baumel (France) – Volkswagen Polo GTI
- 2020 – Not held (coronavirus pandemic and general lockdown)
- 2021 – Roger Feghali / Joseph Matar – Skoda Fabia R5
- 2022 – Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (Qatar) / Matthieu Baumel (France) – Volkswagen Polo GTI
- 2023 – Roger Feghali / Joseph Matar – Volkswagen Polo GTI
For every winner since the 1968 Mountain Rally, see the full Rally of Lebanon roll of honour, and for the story of the event, our history of the Rally of Lebanon.