RIYADH: Dirab Square in Riyadh is set to be the venue for the concluding round of the Saudi Toyota Championship’s drift, time attack, and autocross events, between Nov. 2 and 4.
The event is spearheaded by the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, with Abdul Latif Jameel Co. as the official partner and The Saudi Investment Bank as strategic ally, in collaboration with the Ministry of Sport.
More than 80 top male and female drivers from the Kingdom and surrounding areas will compete daily, with the drift competition taking place on Thursday, time attack on Friday, and autocross on Saturday.
The round’s outcomes will crown the season’s champions in each category, and the overall championship winner.
As the season finale approaches, competitors have ramped up their preparations for what organizers are predicting will be a high-energy and thrilling conclusion to the championship.
Ahead of the final round, Fadi Yousef Hammadeh is leading the autocross championship with 43 points, trailed by Saeed Al-Mouri, and Ahmed Bin-Khanen. The latter tops the time attack leader board, followed by Hammadeh, and Yazid Samir Al-Saheel.
In the drift championship categories, the leaders are Abdulaziz Faisal Al-Mawash, Al-Mutaz Mohamed Amin Jan, and Bader Abdulmalik Al-Shourayhi.
Intense competition expected as point leaders head into final round of Saudi Toyota Championship
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Intense competition expected as point leaders head into final round of Saudi Toyota Championship
- Nov. 2-4 drift, time attack, autocross events to determine season’s top competitors
- More than 80 male, female drivers from Kingdom, surrounding areas will take part
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RIYADH: England’s Mimi Rhodes backed up a stellar opening in round two of the PIF Saudi Ladies International at Riyadh Golf Club, moving into an outright lead and fending off advances from South Africa’s Casandra Alexander and Chizzy Iwai of Japan.
The 24-year-old, who was the Ladies European Tour’s 2025 Rookie of the Year, posted a score of 69 to move to an overall total of 11-under-par to lead by one.
Another former LET Rookie of the Year, Spain’s Carlota Ciganda, who now has 12 professional wins, sits one shot further back in tied fourth alongside Japan’s Rio Takeda. Eight players are tied for sixth and England’s Charley Hull lies four back from her compatriot alongside past champion Patty Tavatanakit.
Reflecting on her mindset, and how she has approached the week so far, Rhodes said: “Honestly, I was so excited. Having two months off competitive golf, it’s so long, but I just got back into the swing of things.
“Holing putts is my main goal out there and having the greens rolling really nicely is definitely an advantage for that. I’m just taking it chilled out there and being patient.
“I wasn’t putting too much pressure on myself, but obviously it’s a big event, one of the PIF Global Series, so I wanted to do well, and start with a cut made. I’ve done more than that. I think I can be proud of myself and now (I will) just see what happens. I’m happy.”
The second day of the event highlighted Golf Saudi’s investment in the future of women’s sport with the WiMENA (Women in Middle East and North Africa) panels, which included pioneering Saudi athletes such as Kariman Abuljadayel, the trailblazing sprinter who set a Guinness World Record for the 10 km open water row. Joining her were Razan Al-Ajmi, Saudi Arabia's first female skydiver, members of the Saudi national rugby team and other prominent Olympians and sports figures.
Ameera Marghalani, a pioneering female Saudi rugby national team member, said: “I want to see the support for sports grow exponentially across the country.
“My vision is to see more young girls and women joining the sporting community, not just in major cities but across every corner of Saudi Arabia.”
