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The first round of national qualifiers for the 2023 Toyota GAZOO Racing MENA Esports Cup - which is officially sponsored by Toyota Motor Corporation, represented by Toyota GAZOO Racing, supervised by Jordan Motorsport as Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) representative and organized by Desert Fox Racing - has concluded.
During this round, skillful simulator drivers from seven countries vied for the top spots in the regional qualifiers of the 2023 Toyota GAZOO Racing MENA Esports Cup, which is set to take place in the Jordanian capital, Amman, on 13 and 14 October, 2023.
The national qualifiers kicked off in Jordan on 16 August, succeeded by Egypt, Morocco and Lebanon, with Palestine and Cyprus following suit and Iraq making its debut.
In this round, the top 12 drivers from each country participated in a 10-minute free practice session, followed by an intense 10-minute qualifying session, after which they competed in the Feature Race, consisting of 15 laps around Japan’s famous 4.5 km Fuji Speedway track. The first and second-place winners will proceed directly to the regional qualifiers, which will bring together the first and second-round champions - 32 in total - 20 of whom will battle it out in the finals of the third Toyota GAZOO Racing MENA Esports Cup.
First round contestants advancing to the regional qualifiers:
- Jordan: Ghaith Abu Taha / Rami Azzam
- Egypt: Hazem Zaki / Ahmed Allam
- Lebanon: Karl Etyemezian / Wassim Abou Khalil
- Palestine: Martin Handal / Issa Handal
- Iraq: Rozh Rashid / Ammar Al-Wazzan
- Morocco: Reda Hsaine / Hamza Mennane
- Cyprus: Panagiotis Petsas / Constantinos Tsiamas
Countries participating in the second round of national qualifiers:
- Saudi Arabia: 6 September
- Oman: 7 September
- Bahrain: 8 September
- UAE: 9 September
- Qatar: 13 September
- Kuwait: 14 September
- Yemen: 15 September
- Tunisia: 16 September
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