Jordan Rally

Henning Solberg after a stage in 2008.

The Jordan Rally (Arabic: رالي الأردن) is a rallying competition held in Jordan. It was a new addition to the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) calendar for the 2008 season, and the first occurrence of a WRC event in the Middle East.[1] The rally was previously part of the Middle East Rally Championship (MERC). The 2008 rally was held from 24 to 27 April.[citation needed]

## Stages[edit]

The 2008 Jordan Rally had 21 stages centred on the Dead Sea area (in 40 km radius[2]). The stages all fell within a 75 km area. All stages except one had sections below sea level.[3]

The service area was constructed from scratch, involving the Jordan's Army and Ministry of Housing Public Works. An area of 50 thousand square meters was to be dedicated to the purpose of this WRC event, one of the biggest sporting events Jordan has ever held.[2]

## Winners[edit]

Edition  | Year  | Championship  | Driver  | Co-driver  | Car

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1st  | 1981  |  |  Michel Saleh |  Tony Samia | Toyota Celica GT
2nd  | 1982  |  |  Michel Saleh |  Tony Samia | Toyota Celica GT
3rd  | 1983  | MERC  |  Saeed Al-Hajiri |  John Spiller | Opel Manta 400
4th  | 1984  | MERC  |  Mohammed Bin Sulayem |  Hasan Bin Shadour | Toyota Celica Twin Cam Turbo
5th  | 1985  | MERC  |  Saeed Al-Hajiri |  John Spiller | Porsche 911 SC RS
6th  | 1986  | MERC  |  Saeed Al-Hajiri |  John Spiller | Porsche 911 SC RS
7th  | 1987  | MERC  |  Mohammed Bin Sulayem |  John Spiller | Toyota Celica Twin Cam Turbo
8th  | 1988  | MERC  |  Mohammed Bin Sulayem |  Ronan Morgan | Toyota Celica Twin Cam Turbo
9th  | 1990  | MERC  |  Mohammed Bin Sulayem |  Ronan Morgan | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
10th  | 1992  | MERC  |  Abbas Al-Mosawi |  Benny Smythe | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
11th  | 1993  | MERC  |  Sheikh Hammad Al-Thani |  Abdullah Al Mari | Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
12th  | 1994  | MERC  |  Mohammed Bin Sulayem |  Phil Mills | Ford Escort RS Cosworth
13th  | 1995  | MERC  |  Abdullah Bakhashab |  Bobby Willis | Ford Escort RS Cosworth
14th  | 1996  | MERC  |  Mohammed Bin Sulayem |  Ronan Morgan | Ford Escort RS Cosworth
15th  | 1997  | MERC  |  Mohammed Bin Sulayem |  Ronan Morgan | Ford Escort RS Cosworth
16th  | 1998  | MERC  |  Mohammed Bin Sulayem |  Ronan Morgan | Ford Escort WRC
17th  | 1999  | MERC  |  Mohammed Bin Sulayem |  Ronan Morgan | Ford Escort WRC
18th  | 2000  | MERC  |  Mohammed Bin Sulayem |  Ronan Morgan | Ford Focus RS WRC
19th  | 2001  | MERC  |  Mohammed Bin Sulayem |  Khalid Zakaria | Ford Focus RS WRC
20th  | 2002  | MERC  |  Mohammed Bin Sulayem |  John Spiller | Ford Focus RS WRC
21st  | 2003  | MERC  |  Nasser Al-Attiyah |  Steve Lancaster | Subaru Impreza WRC
22nd  | 2004  | MERC  |  Amjad Farrah |  Khalid Zakaria | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
23rd  | 2005  | MERC  |  Nasser Al-Attiyah |  Chris Patterson | Subaru Impreza WRX STi
24th  | 2006  | MERC  |  Nasser Al-Attiyah |  Chris Patterson | Subaru Impreza WRC
25th  | 2007  | MERC  |  Khalid Al-Qassimi |  Michael Orr | Subaru Impreza WRC
26th  | 2008 | WRC  |  Mikko Hirvonen |  Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 07
27th  | 2009  | MERC  |  Nasser Al-Attiyah |  Giovanni Bernacchini | Subaru Impreza WRX N15
28th  | 2010 | WRC  |  Sébastien Loeb |  Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC
29th  | 2011 | WRC  |  Sébastien Ogier |  Julien Ingrassia | Citroën DS3 WRC
30th  | 2012  | MERC  |  Nasser Al-Attiyah |  Giovanni Bernacchini | Ford Fiesta RRC
31st  | 2013  | MERC  |  Nasser Al-Attiyah |  Giovanni Bernacchini | Ford Fiesta RRC
32nd  | 2014  | MERC  |  Nasser Al-Attiyah |  Giovanni Bernacchini | Ford Fiesta RRC
33rd  | 2015  | MERC  |  Nasser Al-Attiyah |  Matthieu Baumel | Ford Fiesta RRC
34th  | 2016  | MERC  |  Nasser Al-Attiyah |  Matthieu Baumel | Škoda Fabia R5
35th  | 2017  | MERC  |  Nasser Al-Attiyah |  Matthieu Baumel | Ford Fiesta R5
36th  | 2018  | MERC  |  Nasser Al-Attiyah |  Matthieu Baumel | Ford Fiesta R5
37th  | 2019  | MERC  |  Nasser Al-Attiyah |  Matthieu Baumel | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
38th  | 2021  | MERC  |  Nasser Al-Attiyah |  Matthieu Baumel | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
39th  | 2022  | MERC  |  Nasser Al-Attiyah |  Matthieu Baumel | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Jordan Rally preview". Archived from the original on 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
2. ^ a b "Rally Jordan service area takes shape". WRC.com. 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2008-02-16.[permanent dead link]
3. ^ "Jordan Rally guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-01-17. [dead link]

## External links[edit]

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* Official Jordan Rally website
* WRC Jordan preview
* Jordan Rally at eWRC-results

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