Doha: Ooredoo has extended congratulations to its brand ambassador Nasser Al Attiyah yesterday after his heroic win at Rally of Australia on Sunday, his third World Rally Championship (WRC2) victory of the season.
Al Attiyah and co-driver, Giovanni Bernacchini, won the Rally in his Ooredoo-branded Fiesta RRC, coming out with a clear lead.
Al Attiyah took the victory, more than a minute up on Jari Ketomaa.
Yuriy Protasov was third, with current WRC2 championship leader Lorenzo Bertelli fourth and Subhan Aksa fifth.
The 2014 FIA World Rally Championship now heads back to Europe, with Rallye de France-Alsace next up, running from October 3-5.
This is the third Super 2000 WRC win for Al Attiyah this year, as Qatar’s sporting hero looks to finish the highly competitive championship at the top. The win moved Al Attiyah to within eight points of series leader Bertelli.
Ooredoo works closely with Al Attiyah in Qatar, looking to promote sporting spirit and inspire the next generation to drive safely. With Ooredoo’s ongoing investment in network speeds and development – particularly with Qatar’s first and most established 4G mobile Internet service – its work with the rally champion is an excellent fit.
Fatima Sultan Al Kuwari, Director, Community & Public Relations, Ooredoo, said: “We congratulate Nasser on his amazing achievement in Australia. Like Ooredoo, Nasser excels in delivering a high-speed performance against international competition, and continues to build upon his leadership position.”
Ooredoo worked with Al Attiyah on the official launch of Ooredoo 4G in 2013, and the service is now available across the country.
The WRC is the world’s most challenging international motorsport series, with entrants racing in 13 hosting countries against conditions such as snow, ice, high altitudes, rocks, desert, gravel, and rainforest.
So far in 2014, Al Attiyah has achieved first place in the Portuguese and Argentinian rallies for the World Rally Championship, first place in Qatar, Kuwait, and Jordan in the Middle East Rally Championship and a podium place at the Dakar Rally.
To celebrate the success of Al Attiyah’s sporting achievements in 2014, Ooredoo awarded the driver with a new high performance sports car in June.
Ooredoo’s sponsorship of Al Attiyah is a part of several initiatives the company has undertaken to encourage sports education and inspire more young people to take-up sport. The company is a major supporter of sport across all levels, grass-root, national and international.
The Peninsula
