News Rally Prologue
Yazeed Al-Rajhi leads the Jeddah Toyota Baja Rally after the prologue
Jeddah's governor flagged off round two of the Saudi Toyota Championship Baja, and Al-Rajhi set the fastest prologue time, 22.2 seconds clear of Nasser Al-Attiyah.
His Highness Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Jalawi, Governor of Jeddah, flagged off the 2026 Jeddah Toyota Baja Rally on the evening of Thursday 12 November, the ceremonial start of the second round of the Saudi Toyota Championship Baja. His Royal Highness Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al Abdullah Al Faisal, Chairman of the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation and Saudi Motorsport Company, attended the ceremony.
Drivers and co-drivers from every category took part. The rally is held under the supervision of the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, which owns the championship, managed by Bakhashab Motorsport, in partnership with Jameel Motorsport, the championship's official partner.
Al-Rajhi fastest in the prologue
Over the 10-kilometre timed prologue, Saudi driver Yazeed Al-Rajhi set the fastest overall time, 8 minutes 26 seconds. Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah was second, 22.2 seconds behind, and Saleh Al-Saif third, 1 minute 25.7 seconds off the pace.
Prologue, 10 km, overall times and gaps
Category leaders
- Ultimate: Ahmed Al-Shammari, 11:25.7, ahead of Khalf Al-Shammari and Ayyadah Al-Shammari
- Stock: Mohammed Asiri, 11:53.3, ahead of Salem Al-Quraini
- Challenger: Saleh Al-Saif, 9:51.7, ahead of Dania Akeel
- Side-by-Side: Maha Al-Hamali, 12:02.8, ahead of Mashael Al-Howaish and Abdullah Al-Zahrani
- Motorcycles: Mohammad Ahmad Al-Blooshi of the UAE, 10:20.2, ahead of his compatriot Sultan Ali Al-Blooshi and Dominic Wells
- Quads: Haitham Sulaiman Al-Tuwayjiri, 10:54.5, ahead of Badr Mohammed Al-Hamdan and Abdulrahman Abdullah Al-Abdullatif
The top 10 in the prologue choose their start positions for the first special stage.
What comes next
- Fri 13 NovSpecial stage 1, 217 km. Cars leave the service park at Jeddah Corniche Circuit at 7:30 am; the timed stage starts at 9 am.
- Sat 14 NovSpecial stage 2, 104 km, the last of the rally. Service park exit at 7:30 am, stage start at 10:05 am. Closing press conference at 4:30 pm, prize-giving at 6 pm.
Source: Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, 12 November 2026.
