Abu Dhabi, 20 March 2019: Yas Marina Circuit is laying on a big welcome for the worlds top cross country rally drivers and riders as Polands Jakub Przygonski prepares to tackle a huge test in the 29th Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge powered by Nissan.

The home of Formula 1 racing in the UAE capital is fully geared up for the return of an event which forms the second round of the 2019 FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies for cars and buggies and the opening round of this years FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship.

Przygonski, runner-up to Czech driver Martin Prokop in last years Desert Challenge, is attempting to clinch back-to-back victories in the UAE after winning the Dubai International Baja for the second year in a row last week alongside German co-driver Timo Gottschalk in a Mini John Cooper Works Buggy.

But with a procession of the worlds other top drivers and cross country rally machinery heading for Yas Marina Circuit, the events official HQ, the defending FIA world champion faces a daunting examination
when the rally breaks out over the majestic dunes and salt flats of the spectacular Al Dafrah Region.

Among his rivals will be two of the top three in this years World Cup standings after the opening round in Qatar, Saudi Arabias Yazeed Alrajhi and Russias two-time Desert Challenge winner Vladimir Vasilyev, as well as defending champion Prokop.

The Automobile and Touring Club of the UAE (ATCUAE), the rally organisers, and Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management (ADMM), join forces again to provide a spectacular reception for competitors, teams, officials and media from around the world.