Jeddah – BETH

French driver Adrien Fourmaux lit up the second day of the season-final round of the FIA World Rally Championship, “Saudi Rally 2025 – Powered by Jamjoom for Motorsports,” held for the first time in the Kingdom under the supervision of the Ministry of Sports, organized by the Saudi Automobile & Motorcycle Federation, and marketed by Saudi Motorsports Company. The event runs until November 29.

The morning stages saw strong dominance from Latvian driver Martin Sesks (Ford), who topped all three stages: Al-Faisaliyah 1, Al-Qamar 1, and Khulais 1. Sesks continued his momentum in the evening by winning Al-Faisaliyah 2, before Finnish driver Sami Pajari (Toyota) secured Al-Qamar 2.
Frenchman Adrien Fourmaux (Hyundai) surged ahead by winning Khulais 2 and the “Jamjoom Motorsports Super Special Stage.”

■ Overall Standings After Day Two

Fourmaux leads the rally with a total time of:
1:18:45.3
followed by Finland’s Sami Pajari with a time of 1:18:51.3, and Latvia’s Martin Sesks in third with 1:18:52.2.

■ WRC2 Category

– 1st: Gus Greensmith (Skoda) – 1:22:43.3
– 2nd: Kajetan Kajetanowicz (Toyota)
– 3rd: Robert Virves / Robbie Korhonen (Toyota)
– 9th: Saudi driver Hamza Bakhsheb, a graduate of the Saudi Next Generation program, delivering an impressive performance in his first world-level appearance at home.

■ WRC3 Category

– 1st: Matteo Fontana (Italy) – 1:27:20.3
– 2nd: Saudi driver Saeed Al-Mouri – 1:40:39
– 3rd: Naveen Poligela (India)

■ Friday Stages

Competition continues Friday with:
Al-Ghula 1 – Um Al-Jurm 1 – Wadi Al-Matwi 1
followed in the evening by Al-Ghula 2 – Um Al-Jurm 2 – Wadi Al-Matwi 2, before teams head back to Jeddah for service ahead of Saturday's final day.