Nasser Al Attiyah Wins Andalucia Rally Title

Madrid, October 11 (QNA) - Qatars Champion Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah finished first in Toyota Hilux in the inaugural Andalucia Rally in southern Spain today. Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah and French co-driver Matthieu Baumel won the super special and the second and third stages in the rally, Andalusia Desert Rally, which was held over a period of 5 days and with the participation of 55 drivers in the car category of the most prominent world champions. They, together led the general rally with a total time of 8.54.09 hours, 3.14 minutes ahead of Spain's Carlos Sainz, who came in second place with a total time of 8.57.23 hours. "This is a great victory for Matthieu, myself and all the team and a very useful event before the Dakar," said Al Attiyah. "It was the first time I came here to Andalucia. The scenery was magnificent. I thank David Castera and the organising team for bringing us all together. Its like a mini-Dakar!" (QNA