The Automobile et Touring Club du Liban (ATCL) held the first Speed Test of 2018 at the RPM circuit in Mtein with a huge entry of 61 cars. The event, round one of the Lebanese Speed Test Championship, was watched by about 2,000 spectators in changeable weather.
Competitors in four categories (professionals, amateurs, Super Series and classic cars) had three official runs, with the best time counting. Roger Feghali (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6) set the fastest time on every run and was the only driver under two minutes, topping the overall classification in 1:54.42. Rodolphe Asmar (Skoda Fabia R5) was second overall in 2:00.87 and Xavier Massaad (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7) third in 2:01.81.
Professionals
- 1. Roger Feghali (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6) 1:54.42
- 2. Rodolphe Asmar (Skoda Fabia R5) 2:00.87
- 3. Paul Koussaify (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) 2:02.51
Super Series
- 1. Xavier Massaad (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7) 2:01.81
- 2. Pierre Rizk (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) 2:05.51
- 3. Rawad Hachem (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) 2:06.11
Amateurs
- 1. Chadi Abou Assi (Peugeot 205 GTi) 2:14.50
- 2. Charbel Makhlouf (Golf GTI) 2:16.15
- 3. Mazen Habr (Golf GTI) 2:17.26
Classic cars and Renault Sport Cup
- Classic: 1. Johnny Khederlian (Fiat Ritmo 130 Abarth) 2:42.75
- Renault Sport Cup: 1. Daniel Terzian (Renault Mégane RS) 2:13.22
- 2. Marwan Saad (Renault Mégane RS) 2:13.89
- 3. Elie Matar (Renault Clio RS) 2:20.97
Andrée Maaraoui (BMW M2) won the Super Series ladies’ cup and Kelian Derzi (Renault Clio RS) the amateur ladies’ cup. FIA MENA official and ATCL motorsport committee coordinator Imad Lahoud attended, and event officials Gaby Kreiker, Nabil Kambaz, Raffi Khederlian, Nicolas Hindi, Ramez Haddad, Said Zakka, Lian Toutah and Bassam Charafan, together with circuit representatives Raffi and Chant Etimezian, presented the trophies.