The Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL) is continuing its preparations for the 47th Rally of Lebanon, to be held from 4 to 7 September 2025 as the fifth and penultimate round of the 2025 Middle East Rally Championship (MERC). 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, since it started as the Mountain Rally (Rallye du Mont) in 1968.
A quick look at the roll of honour shows Lebanon’s Roger Feghali holding the record with 17 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 10 wins.
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
- 2024 – Roger Feghali / Joseph Matar – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10
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.