The Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL) is pressing on with preparations for the 44th Coral Rally of Lebanon, to be held on September 2, 3 and 4, 2022 under the patronage of President of the Republic General Michel Aoun.
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 with a record 15 wins since 2000, the UAE’s Mohammed Ben Sulayem with four and Lebanon’s Jean-Pierre Nasrallah with three. The last edition, in 2021, was won by Roger Feghali. In the co-driver’s seat, Joseph Matar leads with eight wins, followed by Nabil Njeim with five.
For the full story of the event – from the 1951 Tour du Liban to the modern era – see our feature on the history of the Rally of Lebanon.
Mountain Rally (Rallye du Mont)
- 1968 – Jean Bassili / Antoine Salim – Renault 10
- 1970 – Gérard Asfar / Amin Hammoud – Renault 16 Gordini
- 1973 – Georges Matta / Georges Moughanni – Golf
- 1974 – Tony Georgiou / Jean-Lou Eddé – Renault 12
- 1979 – Georges Doumit / Samir Chikhani – Audi 80 GT
- 1980 – Albert Bassoul / Gérard Sounal – Renault 17 Gordini
- 1981 – Isaac Kassardjian / Tony Karam – BMW 2002
- 1984 – Michel Arman / Samir Habet – Renault 5 Turbo
- 1985 – Naji Hanineh / Georges Assaf – Renault 5 Turbo
- 1986 – Nabil Karam / Joe Saghbini – Porsche 911
- 1987 – Mohammed Ben Sulayem (UAE) / John Spiller (UK) – Opel Manta 400
- 1988 – Samir Ghanem / Joseph Gebrayel – Nissan 240 RS
- 1991 – Mohammed Ben Sulayem (UAE) / Ronan Morgan (Ireland) – Toyota Celica GT-Four
- 1992 – Maurice Sehnaoui (“Bagheera”) / Naji Estephan – Ford Sierra Cosworth
- 1993 – Alain Oreille / Jean-Marc Andrié (France) – Renault Clio Williams
Rally of Lebanon
- 1994 – Alessandro Fiorio / Vittorio Brambilla (Italy) – Lancia Delta HF Integrale
- 1995 – Jean-Pierre Nasrallah / Pierre Asmar – Lancia Delta HF Integrale
- 1996 – Abdullah Bakhashab (Saudi Arabia) / Bobby Willis (Ireland) – Toyota Celica GT-Four
- 1997 – Jean-Pierre Nasrallah / Joseph Matar – Lancia Delta HF Integrale
- 1998 – Mohammed Ben Sulayem (UAE) / Ronan Morgan (Ireland) – Ford Escort
- 1999 – Mohammed Ben Sulayem (UAE) / Ronan Morgan (Ireland) – Ford Escort
- 2000 – Roger Feghali / Ziad Chehab – Lancia Delta HF Integrale
- 2001 – Piero Liatti / Carlo Cassina (Italy) – 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 – Subaru Impreza
- 2005 – Not held because of the events in Lebanon
- 2006 – Roger Feghali / Nabil Njeim – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
- 2007 – Roger Feghali / Nabil Njeim – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
- 2008 – Roger Feghali / Giovanni Bernacchini (Italy) – Subaru Impreza
- 2009 – Roger Feghali / Nabil Njeim – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
- 2010 – Roger Feghali / Nabil Njeim – Skoda Fabia S2000
- 2011 – Roger Feghali / Joseph Matar – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 R4
- 2012 – Roger Feghali / Joseph Matar – Ford Fiesta S2000
- 2013 – Roger Feghali / Joseph Matar – Ford Fiesta S2000
- 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 because of the coronavirus pandemic and general lockdown
- 2021 – Roger Feghali / Joseph Matar – Skoda Fabia R5