Juma wins third round of National Rally Championship

AMMAN — Khaled Juma on Friday was crowned champion of the third round of the Jordan National Rally Championship, the final rehearsal before the Jordan Rally in October, after a challenging round with the participation of seven drivers.

With this win Juma topped the standings by 75 points after clocking 1h 02m 06s, followed by Ehab Shurafa with 1h 07m 56s and Basheer Azar in the third place with 1h 12m 10s.

Lina Hadidi clocked 1h 14m 04s and settled in the fourth place.

Juma expressed his happiness of this victory calling it "a challenging one".

"It was a challenging round and the level of competition was great but I managed to pressure myself and win the round and added precious points," he said.

"Now all focus will be heading to the Jordan Rally in October as this is the toughest challenge for me and I have already made some plans for the rally with a training schedule and modifications to the car," he added.

Juma who secured the championship title of the National Rallies stated that “Jordan Rally should be back in the hands of Jordanians.”

"We must gain the confidence back to win the Jordan Rally and hopefully we will," he said.

Jordan Motorsports CEO Othman Naseef hailed the event as “excellent”.

"We have been looking forward to watching this crucial event which ended on a high note. Now all eyes will be focused on the Jordan Rally," he said.

Drivers had to cover a total distance of 207.74km with six special stages (74.94km).

Standings after third round

Khaled Juma      75 points

Amjad Sheikh    36 points

Ehab Shurafa     30 points

Basheer Azar     28 points

Lina Hadidi         22 points