Al-Attiyah is set to clinch his fourth World Rally-Raid title as he takes a nine-point lead to the ultimate round of the ongoing season in Morocco.
The decorated Qatari rally driver, Nasser Al-Attiyah heads to the ultimate round of the ongoing season as the championship leader.
A win in Stage 4, followed by a second-place finish in Stage 5, saw Al-Attiyah clinch fifth place at the BP Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal.
This move helped the Qatari veteran preserve a nine-point lead at the top of the drivers’ tally in the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (WR2C).
Toyota Gazoo Racing duo Lucas Moraes and Henk Lategan finished first and second in Portugal to seal the manufacturers’ championship ahead of the Morocco round.
Lategan and Moraes are also the ones challenging Al-Attiyah in the championship table, with 131 and 130 points respectively.