Al-Attiyah uncatchable FIA World Rally Cup

At the end of five days of desert-rally action, Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel secured the win in the OiLibya Rallye du Maroc. Al-Attiyah’s toughest rival in the battle for the FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup title. Vladimir Vasilyev, finished runner-up. Nonetheless, Al-Attiyah gained an uncatchable championship lead by winning the penultimate round of the season.

Mikko Hirvonen made a successful desert debut in the Mini All4 Racing. Having already finished third in the Baja Aragon, the Finn and his experienced French co-driver Michel Périn now secured the fifth place in Morocco. They completed the five stages without encountering any major problems and on day three, Hirvonen even caused a stir by finishing third behind Carlos Sainz and Al-Attiyah. In the end, his gap to fourth place amounted to two minutes and to third place to four minutes.