The double Dakar winner and multiple rally champion is making his WTCC debut in his home event, the WTCC DHL Race of Qatar. Beyond some limited running on Tuesday evening for promotional purposes, Al-Attiyah had never driven his Cruze TC1 before.

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After posting a 2m06.272s lap in testing, the Middle East sporting legend lowered his personal best to 2m03.600s in Free Practice 2, 1.741s slower than early pacesetter and WTCC champion José María López. He also avoided propping up the timesheets in all three sessions.

He’s on track next at 15h00 local time for Qualifying.

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