Roger Feghali Wins the 47th Rally of Lebanon for a Record 18th Time, 9.2 Seconds Ahead of Al-Attiyah

Roger Feghali and Joseph Matar (Toyota GR Yaris) won the 47th Rally of Lebanon, Feghali's 18th title, after a duel with Nasser Al-Attiyah settled on the final stage; Elias Dehni completed the podium.

Khaled Karam · 3 min read
Roger Feghali, Nasser Al-Attiyah and Elias Dehni on the 47th Rally of Lebanon podium in Kaslik
The top three of the 47th Rally of Lebanon on the podium at the ATCL (Photo: Biser3a.com)

Roger Feghali and co-driver Joseph Matar (Toyota GR Yaris) won the 47th Rally of Lebanon, organised by the Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL) under the patronage of President General Joseph Aoun. Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and Spanish co-driver Candido Carrera (Skoda Fabia RS) finished second, 9.2 seconds behind, while Elias Dehni and Nicola Arena (Skoda Fabia) took third, three and a half minutes off the lead.

The event, the fifth and penultimate round of the 2025 Middle East Rally Championship, covered 624.41km, including 192.44km over 11 special stages.

With this victory, Feghali added an 18th candle to his record, winning his home rally once again after a thrilling battle with Al-Attiyah that was only decided on the 11th and final stage.

A battle of nerves, decided in tenths

Feghali won Friday’s opening super special stage at the ATCL in Kaslik by half a second from Al-Attiyah, but the Qatari ended Saturday in front by around seven seconds after an electrical problem cost Feghali some time. That set up a fierce “war of tenths” on Sunday’s four special stages in North Metn and Baabda.

Feghali took back the lead and was about one and a half seconds ahead at the end of stage 10, setting up a “title stage” showdown on the final Zabbougha stage. Feghali won it to seal the rally in a dramatic finish.

Elias Dehni also stood out with a strong drive that earned him a well-deserved place on the podium.

Provisional final classification

  1. Roger Feghali / Joseph Matar – Toyota GR Yaris – 1:49:36
  2. Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (Qatar) / Candido Carrera (Spain) – Skoda Fabia RS – 1:49:45
  3. Elias Dehni / Nicola Arena – Skoda Fabia – 1:53:05
  4. Bassel Abu Hamdan (Saudi Arabia) / Firas Elias – VW Polo – 1:53:33
  5. Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari (Qatar) / Giovanni Bernacchini (Italy) – Skoda Fabia RS – 1:56:19
  6. Rabih Ayoub / Georges Nader – Skoda Fabia RS – 1:56:43
  7. Joseph Hindi / Vicken Kanledjian – Renault Clio – 1:57:32
  8. Tarek Younis / Salim Jleilaty – Skoda Fabia – 2:00:48
  9. Rodrigue Rahi / Gary Koundakjian – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 – 2:01:44
  10. Ahmad Khaled / Omar Mazkour – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 – 2:02:56
  11. Henry Kahy / Ramy Menhem – Citroën DS3 – 2:06:54
  12. Jad El-Aawar / Musa Djiyerian (Jordan) – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 – 2:08:06
  13. Ria Dagher / Nadim Abou Elias – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 – 2:08:32
  14. Charbel Chebli / Dolyne Chlink – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 – 2:09:22
  15. Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah (Qatar) / Ziad Chehab – Ford Fiesta – 2:12:44
  16. Abdullah Al Zubair / Taha Al Zadjali (Oman) – Subaru N14 – 2:13:21
  17. Tony Germanos / Joseph Kmeid – Renault Clio – 2:19:54
  18. Zakariya Al Amri / Mohamed Al Mazrui (Oman) – Subaru Impreza N14 – 2:21:49
  19. Mohammed Al-Marri (Qatar) / Pierre Delrome (France) – Peugeot 208 – 2:23:01
  20. Rayan Khneisser / Christopher Bechara – Peugeot 208 VTi – 2:29:31
  21. Alex Feghali / Marc Haddad (France) – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo – 2:33:42
  22. Saneem Payyakkal / Musa Sherif (India) – Ford Fiesta – 2:39:43
  23. Carl Rizk / Karim Abou Elias – Citroën DS3 – 3:04:57
  24. Nadi Yazbek / Elie Mhanna – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo – 3:22:26

National rally

  1. Walid Schlink / Andre Achkouty – Renault Clio RS – 2:24:15
  2. Jason Wehbe / Andre Mhanna – Citroën DS3 R1 – 2:30:36
  3. Camille Moucharrafieh / Firas El Helou – Honda R – 2:38:47
  4. Joey El Hajj / Naji Sfeir – Hyundai – 2:50:30

Class results and cups

  • Classification Cup: Joseph Hindi / Vicken Kanledjian
  • NS3: 1st Rodrigue Rahi / Gary Koundakjian; 2nd Charbel Chebli / Dolyne Chlink; 3rd Nadi Yazbek / Elie Mhanna
  • RC2N R4: 1st Ahmad Khaled / Omar Mazkour; 2nd Jad El-Aawar / Musa Djiyerian; 3rd Ria Dagher / Nadim Abou Elias
  • RC2: 1st Alex Feghali / Marc Haddad
  • RC4 R3T: Henry Kahy / Ramy Menhem
  • RC4: 1st Mohammed Al-Marri / Pierre Delrome; 2nd Carl Rizk / Karim Abou Elias; 3rd Saneem Payyakkal / Musa Sherif
  • RC4 Rally4: 2nd Rayan Khneisser / Christopher Bechara
  • RC5: Tony Germanos / Joseph Kmeid
  • NS2: 1st Walid Schlink / Andre Achkouty; 2nd Camille Moucharrafieh / Firas El Helou
  • NS1: 1st Jason Wehbe / Andre Mhanna; 2nd Joey El Hajj / Naji Sfeir
  • Ladies’ Cup: Ria Dagher
  • Co-drivers’ Cup: Dolyne Chlink

Prize-giving in Kaslik

On Sunday evening, the prize-giving ceremony was held at the ATCL headquarters in Kaslik in the presence of Minister of Youth and Sports Dr Nora Bayrakdarian, representing the event’s patron President General Joseph Aoun; Brigadier General Nadim Moawad, representing Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal; First Lieutenant Youssef Nakouzi, representing State Security Director General Major General Edgar Lawandos; Lebanese Olympic Committee president Jihad Salameh and committee member Roland Saade; and Jounieh deputy mayor Sheikh Rachid El Khazen, representing mayor Faysal Efram.

Also present were ATCL president Nabil (Billy) Karam, vice-president Eliane Hobeiche, secretary Camille Eddé, treasurer Gilbert Massihi, several board members, motor sport committee chairman Imad Lahoud, FIA officials, rally officials led by organising committee chairman Gaby Kraiker, clerk of the course Ziad Jammous and his deputy Dr Guy Hakim, sponsors led by Coral, motor sport fans and members of the media.

Read more: day 2 report, the 47th Rally of Lebanon press conference and entry list and the Rally of Lebanon roll of honour.