The Saudi Arabian Automobile and Motorcycle Federation has announced the list of names of participants in the nineteenth Hail Toyota International Rally, which is the first round of the 2023 season of the FIA Baja Cross Country Rally World Rally Championship and the first round of the Federation Championship. FIA Baja Middle East Cup, the opening round of the Saudi Arabian Toyota Desert Rally Championship, and the first round of the FIA Baja Cross Country Motor Rally World Cup.(30) the Kingdom Toyota Desert Rally Championship, and (28) competitors compete in the motorcycle category, including (five) in the ATV category and (four) motorcycles compete in the local category.
The highlights are Yazid Al Raji, rally title holder, Kingdom Toyota Desert Rally Championship holder, Baja Cross Country Rally World Cup Champion, and Nasser Al Attiyah, Qatari Dakar Rally Champion.
The rally is attended by European champion and former world football champion Christoph Holovich, and the participation of Saudi Arabian champion Yasser bin Saedan gives strength to the rally.
The standard T2 category will feature Ibrahim Al Muhanna, winner of the 2014 Hail Rally title, and Ahmed Al Shaqawi, winner of the T2 World Cup title in 2018, as well as rally stars in the Kingdom. , Khaled Al-Farihi and Muhammad Al-Tuwaijri, will be included in the list of participants.
The T3 light desert car category will also feature Argentine World Football Champion Fernando Alvarez, Hail Rally star and Baja Jordan Champion Saleh Al Saif, World Champion Dania Akil and Mashael Al Obaidan, in addition to Kuwaiti Mashary Al Dhafiri.
Brazil’s Cristiano Batista and Said Al Mowry also compete in the T4 category. Maha Al Hamli is returning to the Hail Rally after finishing first in the T4 category at the Jeddah Rally last year.
With the participation of motorcycles (11) of different nationalities, primarily Emirati Mohammed al-Balushi, Jordanian Mohammed Abu Aisha, Kuwaiti Abdullah al-Shatti, Saudi Mishal al-Gunaim, Anas al-Rahyani, Abdul Halim al-Mughir. , Kuwaiti Sara Ali Kraibet and Indian Sarah Kashayab.
The ATV category includes Hani Al Numsi, Abdulaziz Al Atwi, Sultan Al Masud and Haytham Al Tuwaijri, as well as Abu Dhabi Desert Rally Champion Abdulaziz Al Ahly.
While participating in the local category, whose last name married last year, Ahmed Al-Shammari, as well as Abdulaziz Al-Yaish, Ahmed Al-Kashami, Mubarak Al-Zubaidi and a number of rally stars from Arab countries.
The organization of the rally takes place under the direct supervision of the International Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (FIA) and under the generous patronage of Prince Abdulaziz bin Saad bin Abdulaziz, Governor of the Hail Region, Chairman of the Hail Region Development Authority, Chairman of the Supreme Organizing Committee of the hail rally and his deputy Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Muqrin.