Al-Attiyah leads opening stage of Jeddah Toyota Baja as Al-Rajhi finishes second
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JEDDAH: Qatar’s Nasser Al-Attiyah won the opening stage of the 2026 Jeddah Toyota Baja Rally on Friday, with Saudi Arabia’s Yazeed Al-Rajhi finishing second. Al-Attiyah clocked 1 hour, 33 minutes and 47.1 seconds over the 217-kilometer special stage, finishing 1 minute and 7.8 seconds ahead of Al-Rajhi. Saudi driver Saleh Alsaif was third, 11 minutes and 25.8 seconds behind the leader. In the Ultimate category, Khalf Alshammari took first place in 2:01:03.7, followed by Ayyadah Alshammari and Ah
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