Oman Rally Sohar International 2021 gets underway with a ceremonial start at Al-Qurum on Thursday evening.
Organized by the Oman Automobile Association, the 12-stage event is the final round of the 2021 FIA Middle East Rally Championship has attracted a dozen crews in the international section and a further 11, who will tackle the second and third rounds of the Oman Rally Championship.
Slight revisions to the route mean that competitors will now tackle 214.38 competitive kilometers in a route of 685.97km.
Repeat runs through three gravel special stages make up the route for Friday’s action with the 22.04km of the Al-Khoud stage getting the on-stage drama under way at 09.33hrs.