Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Racing Junior Rally Programme driver Mohammad Al Mutawa returns to racing action with the 52nd Antibes Cote d’Azur Rally, the French Rally Championship, from May 12-14.
Following a break of nearly six months, Al Mutawa is looking forward to the challenge with new co-driver Niall Burns of Ireland after his FIA Junior World Rally Championship campaign last season.
Continuing his learning curve, Al Mutawa is now looking to gain experience in a new championship where he will run on tarmac in Nice behind the wheel of a DS3 R3 run by PH Sport.
“First of all, I am really grateful for this opportunity to Shaikh Khalid Al Qasimi and Abu Dhabi Racing for their continued support. It is an honour to be in this dream team for the last five years. I’m really looking forward to get back in that racing seat as it has been nearly six months since I have been competing. The plan for my first race of the season is to try and get things back flowing nicely again,” said Al Mutawa adding that he is looking forward to learning from new co-driver Niall Burns and to build a strong relationship with him to drive with confidence.
“The French championship is home to some of the best rally drivers in the world, so it will be tough. For the first rally of this season I will try and get my rhythm back and most importantly gain experience from the mileage over the three days,” revealed Al Mutawa.
The 52nd Antibes Cote d’Azur Rally consists of 14 special stages. Leg 1 features eight stages and Leg 2 six stages, total length of the special stages is 207.88km.
