The Jordan Rally () is a
rallying
Rallying is a wide-ranging form of motorsport with various competitive motoring elements such as speed tests (sometimes called "rally racing" in United States), navigation tests, or the ability to reach waypoints or a destination at a prescribed ...
competition held in
Jordan
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...
. It was a new addition to the
FIA World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship (abbreviated as WRC) is an international rallying series owned and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA. Inaugurated in 1973, it is the oldest FIA world championship after Formula One. E ...
(WRC) calendar for the
2008 season, and the first occurrence of a WRC event in the Middle East.
The rally was previously part of the
Middle East Rally Championship (MERC). The
2008 rally was held from 24 to 27 April.
Stages
The 2008 Jordan Rally had 21 stages centred on the
Dead Sea
The Dead Sea (; or ; ), also known by #Names, other names, is a landlocked salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east, the Israeli-occupied West Bank to the west and Israel to the southwest. It lies in the endorheic basin of the Jordan Rift Valle ...
area (in 40 km radius
). The stages all fell within a 75 km area. All stages except one had sections below
sea level
Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an mean, average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal Body of water, bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical ...
.
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The service area was constructed from scratch, involving the Jordan's Army and Ministry of Housing Public Works. An area of 50 thousand square meters was to be dedicated to the purpose of this WRC event, one of the biggest sporting events Jordan has ever held.
Winners
References
External links
Official Jordan Rally websiteWRC Jordan previewJordan Rally
at eWRC-results
{{World rallies
Rally competitions in Jordan
Motorsport competitions in Jordan
Middle East Rally Championship
Recurring sporting events established in 1981
World Rally Championship rallies
Spring (season) in Jordan
1981 establishments in Jordan