Qatar International Rally
The Qatar International Rally is an international rally racing event held near the Qatari capital Doha. The rally, a gravel and sand event, dates back into the 1970s and has long been one of the cornerstone events of the Middle East Rally Championship and is one of two events to have been held in every year of the MERC.
The rally has had a group of multiple winners with local Nasser Al-Attiyah taking thirteen victories in a fourteen-year period. Emirati driver Mohammed bin Sulayem has claimed nine victories and Qatari Saeed Al-Hajri has had five wins.
List of previous winners
List of winners sourced in part from:| Year | Winner | Car |
| 1983 |  Saeed Al-Hajri | Porsche 911 SC |
| 1984 | Saeed Al-Hajri | Porsche 911 SC |
| 1985 | Saeed Al-Hajri | Porsche 911 SC |
| 1986 |  Björn Waldegård | Toyota Celica TCT |
| 1987 | Saeed Al-Hajri | Porsche 911 SC |
| 1988 |  Mohammed bin Sulayem | Toyota Celica TCT |
| 1989 | Saeed Al-Hajri | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth |
| 1990 | Mohammed bin Sulayem | Toyota Celica GT-Four |
| 1991 | Mohammed bin Sulayem | Toyota Celica GT-Four |
| 1992 | Saeed Al-Hajri | Toyota Celica GT-Four |
| 1993 | Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah | Toyota Celica GT-Four |
| 1994 | Suhail Al-Maktoum | Toyota Celica GT-Four |
| 1995 | Khalifa Al-Motawi | Toyota Celica GT-Four |
| 1996 | Mohammed bin Sulayem | Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
| 1997 | Mohammed bin Sulayem | Ford Escort WRC |
| 1998 | Mohammed bin Sulayem | Ford Escort WRC |
| 1999 |  Nizar Al-Shanfari | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V |
| 2000 | Mohammed bin Sulayem | Ford Focus WRC |
| 2001 | Mohammed bin Sulayem | Ford Focus WRC |
| 2002 | Mohammed bin Sulayem | Ford Focus WRC |
| 2003 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Subaru Impreza WRC |
| 2004 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Subaru Impreza WRX STi |
| 2005 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Subaru Impreza WRX STi |
| 2006 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Subaru Impreza WRX STi |
| 2007 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Subaru Impreza WRX STi |
| 2008 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Subaru Impreza WRX STi |
| 2009 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X |
| 2010 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Ford Fiesta S2000 |
| 2011 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Ford Fiesta S2000 |
| 2012 | Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari | Mini Cooper S2000 |
| 2013 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Ford Fiesta RRC |
| 2014 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Ford Fiesta RRC |
| 2015 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Ford Fiesta RRC |
| 2016 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Škoda Fabia R5 |
| 2017 | Rashid Al-Naimi | Subaru WRX Sti |
| 2018 |  Vojtěch Štajf | Škoda Fabia R5 |
| 2019 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 |