By Sports Reporter/Doha


The second round of Qatar International Endurocross will take place today at Sealine with Mohamed Jaffar, Ross Runnalls and Tomi Sarivaara leading in their respective categories while British rider Paul Holmes leads the quads.
In the E1 class, Kuwaiti KTM rider Jaffar leads his class with 47 points and his compatriots Meshari Abou Shaibah and Moaath al-Ansari are second and third with 42 and 38 points respectively.
Jaffar, who was competing in the E2 class last year and changed to E1 this season, is very confident after a good start to the season and is looking forward to the coming round.
“I had a great start in the championship but I have to be well prepared and strong for this season as the competition and the level is higher. I had a fierce battle with Meshari in the last round and for sure this coming round we will compete again for the lead,” the Kuwaiti said.
The newcomer in this championship in the E2 class, South African Ross Runnalls, won both the races in the opening round and is leading with 50 points. Emirati rider Mohamed al-Balooshi came second in both the races and with 44 points is second in the standings. Runnalls’ compatriot Michael Anderson is in third position.
In the Veterans class, Tomi Sarivaara from Finland and Luc Dubois from Canada are tied for the first spot in the standings with 47 points.
Holmes leads the quads standings with 47 points and Qatari rider Mohammed Abu Issa is second with 43 points.
In the opening round, Holmes won the first moto as Abu Issa had some problems with his quad and finished in fourth place. In the second moto, the Qatari rider finished in first place and Holmes second. Kuwaiti rider Fahad al-Musallam is third in the standings.
Free practice starts at 9:05am and the first race for the bikes is scheduled at 10:35am and the second one at 12:25pm. For the quads, the first race will be at 11:30am and the second one at 1:20pm. Podium ceremony will be at 2:15pm.