Saudi’s Yazeed Al-Rajhi seeks final flourish at Andalusia Rally

DOS HERMANOS: Saudi Arabia’s Yazeed Al-Rajhi is preparing for the final round of the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship in Andalusia from Oct. 19 to 23, with the aim to finish in second overall.

Due to a heat wave that swept across Europe and caused widespread fires, the rally which was scheduled for June in Dos Hermanos, a province of Seville within the Andalusia region in southern Spain, was postponed to October.

It is the only European round of the calendar, with the qualifying stage taking place on Wednesday.

The total distance of this year’s edition of the rally is 1,952 kilometers.

Al-Rajhi, currently in third place in the championship standings, is looking to overtake Sebastien Loeb in second place, who has a 22-point lead on him.

“I am looking to win the Andalusia Rally, we had a great season and really impressive results this season.

“We started at the Dakar Rally, and I finished in third place, which is a historic result for a Saudi driver.”

“(The) Andalusia Rally is the final rally of the long-running rally championship this season and I want to finish it in the top positions. As a team, we have been doing very well since the beginning of the season and we will continue to do our great job until the last stage.”

“This season, everything was different and new for us, as well as the new regulations. Our new Toyota Hilux T1+ car produced a great performance, and the battle for the top three will run until the end of the last stage next Sunday.”

Al-Rajhi thanked his official partners Abdul Latif Jameel Motors for their support.