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The Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) is one of the official annual rally championships run by the FIA.
The 2010 Events are as follows:

Past champions

Year	Driver	Co-Driver	Car
2009	Nasser Al-Attiyah		Subaru Impreza WRX STI N15
2008	Nasser Al-Attiyah		Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2007	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Chris Patterson	Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2006	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Chris Patterson	Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2005	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Chris Patterson	Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2004	Khalid Al-Qassimi	Michael Orr	Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2003	Nasser Al-Attiyah		Subaru Impreza WRC
2002	Mohammed Bin Sulayem		Ford Focus WRC
2001	Mohammed Bin Sulayem		Ford Focus WRC
2000	Mohammed Bin Sulayem		Ford Focus WRC
1999	Mohammed Bin Sulayem		Ford Focus WRC
1998	Mohammed Bin Sulayem		Ford Escort WRC
1997	Mohammed Bin Sulayem		Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1996	Mohammed Bin Sulayem		Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1995	Abdullah Bakhashab		Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1994	Mohammed Bin Sulayem		Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1993	Hamed Al-Thani		Toyota Celica GT-Four
1992	Mamdouh Khayat		Lancia Delta HF Integrale
1991	Mohammed Bin Sulayem		Toyota Celica GT-Four
1990	Mohammed Bin Sulayem		Toyota Celica GT-Four
1989	Mohammed Bin Sulayem		Toyota Celica GT-Four
1988	Mohammed Bin Sulayem		Toyota Celica CTC
1987	Mohammed Bin Sulayem		Toyota Celica CTC
1986	Mohammed Bin Sulayem		Toyota Celica CTC
1985	Saeed Al-Hajri		Porsche 911 SC RS
1984	Saeed Al-Hajri		Porsche 911 SC RS

Previous rally winners

155 Rallies has been organized from 1984 to 2009, following are the winners stats:
1. Mohammed Ben Sulayem (UAE) - 60
2. Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QA) - 34
3. Saeed Al-Hajri (QA) - 11
4. Roger Feghali (RL) - 7
5. Khalid Al-Qassimi (UAE) - 6
6. Andreas Tsouloftas (CY) - 4
7. Abdullah Bakhashab (KSA) - 3
7. Bjorn Waldegard (S) - 3
7. Jean-Pierre Nasrallah (RL) - 3
10. Suhail bin Maktoum (UAE) - 2
10. Khalifa Al-Mutaiwi (UAE) - 2
10. Michel Saleh (RL) - 2
13. 18 drivers have won one round of the MERC: Charalambous Thimotheou (CY), Amjad Farrah (HKJ), Andreas Peratikos (CY), Chris Thomas (CY), Samir Ghanem (RL), Abdullah Al-Qassimi (UAE), Abbas Al-Motaiwi (QA), Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah (QA), Hamed Bin Eid Al-Thani (QA), Maurice 'Bagheera' Senaoui (RL), Tony Georgiou (RL), Alex Fiorio (I), Piero Liatti (I), Russell Brookes (GB), Alain Oreille (F), Nizar Shanfari (OM), Nicos Thomas (CY), Yazeed Al-Rajhi (KSA).

External links

• Official Website
• Relevant FIA Page

References