Nasser Al-Attiyah wins opening stage of Jeddah Toyota Baja Rally, Yazeed Al-Rajhi second

JEDDAH: Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah won the opening stage of the 2026 Jeddah Toyota Baja Rally on Friday, with Yazeed Al-Rajhi of Saudi Arabia finishing second.

Al-Attiyah clocked a time of 1 hour, 33 minutes and 47.1 seconds over the 217-kilometer special stage, 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.