Chalmers, Al Tuwaijri and Al Kuwari top second desert stage standings of Qatar International Baja

Lusail: Qatar-based Australian Martin Chalmers, Saudi Arabia’s Haitham Al Tuwaijri and Qatar’s Ahmed Al Kuwari recorded the fastest times in the motorcycle, quad and SSV categories on the second desert stage of the Qatar International Baja yesterday.

They duly held outright leads in their respective categories on this new fifth round of the FIM Bajas World Cup.

Riding a Yamaha WRF 450F, Chalmers stopped the clocks in 4hr 08min 56sec to complete the stage 4min 27sec in front of MX Ride Dubai’s Mohammed Al Balooshi and head into the night halt with an overall lead of 3min 27sec. But the Australian injured himself on the stage and will be racing through the pain barrier on the final day.