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Qatari rally driver Attiyah crowned champion of Iran International Rally

Qatari rally driver Nasser Salih Nasser Abdullah al-Attiyah (R) and French co-driver Matthiew Baumel pose for a photograph after finishing first at Iran International Rally, south-central Iran, on September 15, 2017.

Qatari rally driver Nasser Salih Nasser Abdullah al-Attiyah has showed his class and gumption in Iran International Rally, and swept each stage of the tournament in style to claim the international event’s title.

The 46-year-old and French co-driver Matthiew Baumel stormed into the lead in all phases of the cantor, and well managed to cover a distance of 720 kilometers (447.38 miles) from the ruins of Persepolis, situated 60 kilometers (37.2 miles) northeast of the city of the south-central Iranian city of Shiraz, to Kharameh city.

Czech drivers Vojtech Stajf and Marketa Skacelova from Spirit 21 Team took the second position.

Iranian rally drivers Hormoz Kalhor and Kamran Hatamkhani (SAIPA Team) grabbed the last place on the podium.

Iran International Rally kicked off on September 13, and finished on September 15, 2017.

The tournament attracted rally drivers from the Czech Republic, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Oman and Qatar.


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