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2020 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies

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2020 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies
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The 2020 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies was set to be the 28th season of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies; an annual rally raid competition for cars, buggies, side-by-sides, and trucks held in multiple countries. Due to COVID-19 pandemic all events but one were cancelled, and FIA considered that only one event wasn't enough to award a World title and cancelled the season.[1]

Calendar

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The original calendar for the 2020 edition of the world cup featured five events; four cross-country rallies and one cross-country marathon; the Silk Way Rally, which was included for the first time.[2] Four events on the schedule are shared with the 2020 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship; the Qatar round being the only exception.[3]

Round Dates Rally name Ref.
1 22–27 February Qatar Qatar Cross-Country Rally [4]
Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic[5][6]
Original Date Rally name
24-29 May Kazakhstan Rally Kazakhstan
2-16 July RussiaKazakhstanChina Silk Way Rally
9-14 October Morocco Rallye du Maroc
20-26 March United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge

Regulation Changes

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Starting with the 2020 season the vehicle classes have been reorganized into the following classifications:

  • T1.1 - 4x4 Prototype Cross-Country Vehicles - Petrol and Diesel
  • T1.2 - 4x2 Prototype Cross-Country Vehicles - Petrol and Diesel
  • T2 - Series Production Cross Country Vehicles
  • T3 - Improved Lightweight Prototypes Cross Country Vehicles
  • T4 - Improved Lightweight Series Side by Side Cross Country Vehicles
  • T5 - Cross Country Trucks

The FIA awards the world cup to drivers, co-drivers, and teams competing in the T1 category; whilst drivers and teams in the T3 and T4 categories are awarded FIA cups. The T2 production class will no longer be awarded an end of season trophy. Likewise, the T5 'truck' category is recognized, but not awarded any end-of-season cup or trophy.[7]

Notable teams and drivers

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Constructor Car Team Driver Co-driver Category Rounds
Can-Am Can-Am Maverick X3 Russia Snag Racing Russia Aleksei Shmotev Belarus Andrei Rudnitski T3 1
Saudi Arabia Saleh Alsaif Saudi Arabia Saleh Alsaif United Arab Emirates Ali Hassan Obaid 1
Qatar QMMF Team Qatar Ahmed Al-Kuwari Italy Manuel Lucchese 1
Qatar Rashid Al-Mohannadi Portugal Pedro Santos 1
Qatar Mubarak Al-Hajri France Laurent Lichtleuchter 1
Qatar Mohammed Al-Harqan Slovakia Vili Oslaj 1
Germany South Racing United States Austin Jones Brazil Gustavo Gugelmin 1
Chevrolet Chevrolet Buggy Qatar Mohammed Al-Meer Qatar Mohammed Al-Meer Ukraine Dmytro Tsyro T1 1
G-Force G-Force T3GF Qatar Adel Abdulla Qatar Adel Abdulla France Jean-Michel Polato T3 1
Jeep Jeep Qatar Abdulla Al-Rabban Qatar Abdulla Al-Rabban Russia Igor Chudaykin T1 1
Nissan Nissan Patrol Saudi Arabia Khaled Ahmed Alferaihi Saudi Arabia Khaled Ahmed Alferaihi Saudi Arabia Wleed Alfiuam T1 1
Opel Opel Grandland X Hungary Balazs Szalay Hungary Balazs Szalay Hungary Laszlo Bunkozci T1 1
Overdrive Overdrive OT3 Russia Zavidovo Racing Team Russia Fedor Vorobyev Russia Kirill Shubin T3 1
Belgium Overdrive Racing Netherlands Kees Koolen Belgium Sege Bruynkens 1
Polaris Polaris RZR 1000 Turbo Qatar QMMF Team Qatar Khalid Al-Mohannadi France Sebastien Delaunay T3 1
Ecuador Gonzalo S. Guayasamin Ecuador Gonzalo S. Guayasamin Argentina Ricardo Adrian Torlaschi 1
Toyota Toyota Hilux South Africa Toyota Gazoo Racing Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah France Mathieu Baumel T1 1
Belgium Overdrive Racing Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al-Rajhi United Kingdom Michael Orr 1
Poland Orlen Team/Overdrive Poland Jakub Przygoński Germany Timo Gottschalk 1
Source:[8]

Results

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T2, T4 and T5 categories had no competitors in the only event held.

Overall

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Round Rally name Podium finishers
Rank Driver Car Time
1 Qatar Qatar Cross Country Rally 1 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah
France Mathieu Baumel
Toyota Hilux 11:48:56
2 Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al-Rajhi
United Kingdom Michael Orr
Toyota Hilux 13:20:36
3 Poland Jakub Przygoński
Germany Timo Gottschalk
Toyota Hilux 13:50:19

T1 category

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Round Rally name Podium finishers
Rank Driver Car Time
1 Qatar Qatar Cross Country Rally 1 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah
France Mathieu Baumel
Toyota Hilux 11:48:56
2 Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al-Rajhi
United Kingdom Michael Orr
Toyota Hilux 13:20:36
3 Poland Jakub Przygoński
Germany Timo Gottschalk
Toyota Hilux 13:50:19

T3 category

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Round Rally name Podium finishers
Rank Driver Car Time
1 Qatar Qatar Cross Country Rally 1 Qatar Ahmed Al-Kuwari
Italy Manuel Lucchese
Can-Am Maverick X3 15:25:09
2 Qatar Saleh Alsaif
United Arab Emirates Ali Hassan Obaid
Can-Am Maverick X3 15:36:06
3 Qatar Khalid Al-Mohannadi
France Sebastien Delaunay
Polaris RZR 1000 Turbo 15:39:30

References

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  1. ^ "Rally-Raid Network - FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies and Bajas Calendars for 2020 and 2021". 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions". fia.com. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Cross-Country Rallies and Bajas: 2019 Calendars". fim-live.com. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Qatar Cross-Country Rally 2020: Al-Attiyah tops quality Manateq Qatar Cross-Country Rally field from 17 nations". rallyraidnetwork.com. 18 February 2020. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  5. ^ "FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championships" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 30 June 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Caancellation of the Silk Way Rally 2020". Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  7. ^ "2020 Cross-Country Rally Sporting Regulations" (PDF). fia.com. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Qatar Cross Country Rally entry list" (PDF). qatarcrosscountry.com. Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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