JEDDAH: Qatar’s Nasser Al-Attiyah won the opening stage of the 2026 Jeddah Toyota Baja Rally on Friday, with Saudi Arabia’s Yazeed Al-Rajhi finishing second.
Al-Attiyah clocked 1 hour, 33 minutes and 47.1 seconds over the 217-kilometer special stage, finishing 1 minute and 7.8 seconds ahead of Al-Rajhi. Saudi driver Saleh Alsaif was third, 11 minutes and 25.8 seconds behind the leader.
In the Ultimate category, Khalf Alshammari took first place in 2:01:03.7, followed by Ayyadah Alshammari and Ahmed Alshammari.
Abdulaziz Alyaeesh led the Stock category in 2:32:25.1, ahead of Salem Alquraini and Mohammed Asiri.
Alsaif topped the Challenger category in 1:45:12.9, with Dania Akeel in second place.
Maha Alhamali won the Side-by-Side category in 2:06:32.3, ahead of Hamad Alharbi and Mashael Alhowaish.
In the motorcycles competition, Emirati rider Mohammad Ahmad Alblooshi recorded the fastest time of 2:20:18.3, followed by compatriot Sultan Ali Alblooshi and Dominic Wells.
Haitham Sulaiman Altuwayjiri led the Quads category in 2:42:23.9, ahead of Badr Mohammed Alhamdan and Abdulrahman Abdullah Alabdullatif.
The rally, the second round of the Saudi Toyota Championship Baja, concludes on Saturday with a 104-kilometer final special stage. Provisional results are due to be announced before the closing press conference at 4:30 p.m., with final standings subject to technical checks and approval by the stewards.
