Roger Feghali, born on September 20, 1973, in Wadi Chahrour, Lebanon, is a Lebanese rally driver.[1] He is 17 times[2] Lebanese Rally champion and the record holder of wins (16) in Rally of Lebanon which is part of the Middle East Rally Championship MERC.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Lebanese |
| Born | 20 September 1973 Wadi Chahrour, Lebanon |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2001, 2002 |
| Co-driver |  Bruno Brissart Nicola Arena |
| Rallies | 6 |
| First rally | 2001 Rally Catalunya |
Aside from his successful driving career, Roger is also a mechanical engineer. He manages his own team called Motortune Racing which specializes in the preparation and management of rally cars.
Palmares
edit- 17 Times Lebanese Rally Champion: 97–98–99–2000–07–08–09–10–11-12-13-15-17-18-21-23-24
- 16 Times Winner of Rally of Lebanon (MERC): 2000–03–04–06–07–08–09–10–11-12-13-15-17-18-21-23
- Winner of Rally d'Antibes: 2015 (French Rally Championship)
- Winner of Lebanese Hill Climb champion: 2015-16-17-19-20-21-22-23-24
- 2nd Overall in Rally of Lebanon 1999 and Jordan Rally 2009, 2012 and 2013 and Troodos Rally 2009 (MERC) and Cyprus Rally 2010 (MERC/IRC) and 2016 (MERC)
- Winner of Red Bull Ras B Ras competition (ME ROC): 2011
- Winner of Toyota Race of middle east Champions: 2001-2
- Winner and Record holder of TalelRumman Hill Climb (Jordan): 2007-13-14-23
- Winner and Record holder of Panorama Hill Climb (Jordan): 2024
- Winner of 46 Lebanese local rallies:
- Rally du Printemps: 97–99–2000–04- 07- 08- 09- 10- 11- 12- 14- 15- 17- 18- 21- 22- 23
- Rally des Cedres: 1997–99–2000–06–07–08–09–10-11-12-14-17-19-24
- Ronde Hivernal: 97- 98- 99- 2000- 04
- Rally Jezzine: 2012- 13- 14- 15- 18- 19- 21- 22 - 23
- Rally of Lebanon: 2024
- Winner of 14 Jordanian Local Rallies
- Rally Elpa Halkidikis (ERC): 2nd Overall & 1st Grp N 2001
- Rally Catalogne (WRC): 2nd Grp N - 2001
- Rally Monte Carlo (WRC): 3rd Grp 1600 - 2002
- Winner of 29 lebanese Hill Climbs:
- Deir el Qamar International Hill Climb (ME championship): 2007
- Deir el Qamar: 2017
- Falougha: 2014-15
- Arsoun:2016-18
- Baabdat:2016-17-19
- Bkessine:2015-16
- Roumieh: 2017
- Medyar:2018-22-23-24
- Mraijat:2019-20-21-22
- Wadi Chahrour: 2019-21-22-23-24
- Hasbaya:2020-21
- Blat: 2023
- Bikfaya: 2024
- Winner Michelin Trophy (and S2000 class) in Rallye du Rouergue 2014 (French Rally Championship)
- Winner of Shiraz Rally 2014 (MERC candidate)
- 3 times Lebanese Speed Test champion 2018-19-21
- 2nd Masters category in MENA karting championship in Qatar 2023
References
edit- ^ "Feghali brothers seize advantage". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ^ "Roger Féghali: "The Lebanese rally is like an Irish tarmac stage"". www.motul.com. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
External links
edit- Roger Feghali's profile at RallyBase.nl
- Roger Feghali's profile at [http://www.ewrc-results.com ewrc-results.com
- [1] at [2]
- 2001 - Feghali wins Toyota Race of Champions - https://gulfnews.com/uae/feghali-wins-toyota-race-of-champions-1.422000
- 2015 - VIDEO: Lebanese rally driver Roger Feghali drifts through villagehttps://lebaneseexaminer.com/2015/06/14/video-lebanese-rally-driver-roger-feghali-drifts-through-mt-lebanon-village/
- 2015 - ...Et de douze pour Roger Feghali https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/942846/et-de-douze-pour-roger-feghali.html
- 2016 - Roger Feghali – Lancer Evo Driver https://www.universitymitsubishi.com/roger-feghali-lancer-evo-driver/
- 2017- Le fameux pilote Roger Feghali est sans aucun doute l’icône du sport automobile local https://magazine.com.lb/2017/04/06/roger-feghali-2/
- 2018 - The Fabulous Feghalis: Lebanon’s Legendary Rallying Brothers https://www.skoda-motorsport.com/en/the-fabulous-feghalis-lebanons-legendary-rallying-brothers/
- 2019 - Al Attiyah Close to Creating History in Rally Lebanon https://www.albawaba.com/sport/al-attiyah-close-creating-history-rally-lebanon-1305915
2021 - Roger Feghali 15 times Rally of Lebanon Champion https://al-akhbar.com/Sport_Lebanon/316130 - https://wheelz.me/atcl-2021-rol-results/
- 2023 - Roger Feghali 16 times Rally of Lebanon Champion - New Lebanese Record https://www.fia.com/news/roger-feghali-teams-joseph-matar-seal-record-16th-victory-rally-lebanon