2017 Middle East Rally Championship

The 2017 Middle East Rally Championship was an international rally championship sanctioned by the FIA. The championship was contested over five events held in five Middle East countries from February to September.

Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah won his thirteenth MERC championship and his seventh consecutively. Al-Attiyah won three rallies over the course of the season creating a gap unable to be approached. Kuwaiti driver Meshari Al-Thefiri led the points after three rallies but was unable to score any points subsequently. Lebanese veteran Roger Feghali's one-off appearance and victory at his home event was enough to finish the year third in the championship.

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers				Statistics
Round	Rally name	Rank	Driver	Car	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	Qatar International Rally (3–4 February)^[2]	1	Rashid Al-Naimi	Subaru WRX Sti	1:56:28.3	12	205.16 km	10	5
		2	Nasser Al-Kuwari	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	2:11:17.2
		3	Meshari Al-Thefiri	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	2:22:17.0

2	Jordan Rally (4–6 May)^[3]	1	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Ford Fiesta R5	2:56:37.0	18	238.20 km	13	8
		2	Marouf Abu Samra	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	3:12:46.3
		3	Meshari Al-Thefiri	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	3:17:15.0

3	Cyprus Rally (16–18 June)^[4]	1	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Ford Fiesta R5	2:31:44.3	14	219.74 km	67	46
		2	Simos Galatariotis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	2:37:56.3
		3	Panikos Polykarpou	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	2:38:03.8

4	Rally of Lebanon (25–27 August)^[5]	1	Roger Feghali	Škoda Fabia R5	2:01:33.5	11	206.30 km	31	22
		2	Gilbert Bannout	Škoda Fabia R5	2:07:33.7
		3	Rodolphe Asmar	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	2:11:41.2

5	Shiraz International Rally (13–15 September)^[6]	1	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Ford Fiesta R5	1:55:02.0	12	202.14 km	12	8
		2	Vojtěch Štajf	Škoda Fabia R5	1:56:32.3
		3	Hormoz Kalhor	Kia Cerato	2:31:57.2

2017 Middle East Rally Championship

Championship standings

References

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