| 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
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 Cross-Country Rally |
[4] |
| Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic[5][6] | |||
| Original Date | Rally name | ||
| 24-29 May |  Rally Kazakhstan | ||
| 2-16 July |   Silk Way Rally | ||
| 9-14 October |  Rallye du Maroc | ||
| 20-26 March |  Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge | ||
Regulation Changes
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
| Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co-driver | Category | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can-Am | Can-Am Maverick X3 | Snag Racing |
Aleksei Shmotev |
 Andrei Rudnitski |
T3 | 1 |
 Saleh Alsaif |
Saleh Alsaif |
Ali Hassan Obaid |
1 | |||
| QMMF Team |
Ahmed Al-Kuwari |
 Manuel Lucchese |
1 | |||
| Rashid Al-Mohannadi |
 Pedro Santos |
1 | ||||
| Mubarak Al-Hajri |
 Laurent Lichtleuchter |
1 | ||||
| Mohammed Al-Harqan |
 Vili Oslaj |
1 | ||||
 South Racing |
 Austin Jones |
 Gustavo Gugelmin |
1 | |||
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet Buggy | Mohammed Al-Meer |
Mohammed Al-Meer |
 Dmytro Tsyro |
T1 | 1 |
| G-Force | G-Force T3GF | Adel Abdulla |
Adel Abdulla |
Jean-Michel Polato |
T3 | 1 |
| Jeep | Jeep | Abdulla Al-Rabban |
Abdulla Al-Rabban |
Igor Chudaykin |
T1 | 1 |
| Nissan | Nissan Patrol | Khaled Ahmed Alferaihi |
Khaled Ahmed Alferaihi |
Wleed Alfiuam |
T1 | 1 |
| Opel | Opel Grandland X |  Balazs Szalay |
Balazs Szalay |
Laszlo Bunkozci |
T1 | 1 |
| Overdrive | Overdrive OT3 | Zavidovo Racing Team |
Fedor Vorobyev |
Kirill Shubin |
T3 | 1 |
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 Kees Koolen |
Sege Bruynkens |
1 | |||
| Polaris | Polaris RZR 1000 Turbo | QMMF Team |
Khalid Al-Mohannadi |
Sebastien Delaunay |
T3 | 1 |
 Gonzalo S. Guayasamin |
Gonzalo S. Guayasamin |
 Ricardo Adrian Torlaschi |
1 | |||
| Toyota | Toyota Hilux |  Toyota Gazoo Racing |
Nasser Al-Attiyah |
Mathieu Baumel |
T1 | 1 |
| Overdrive Racing |
Yazeed Al-Rajhi |
 Michael Orr |
1 | |||
 Orlen Team/Overdrive |
Jakub Przygoński |
Timo Gottschalk |
1 | |||
| Source:[8] | ||||||
Results
T2, T4 and T5 categories had no competitors in the only event held.
Overall
| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Driver | Car | Time | ||
| 1 | Qatar Cross Country Rally |
1 | Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu Baumel |
Toyota Hilux | 11:48:56 |
| 2 | Yazeed Al-Rajhi Michael Orr |
Toyota Hilux | 13:20:36 | ||
| 3 | Jakub Przygoński Timo Gottschalk |
Toyota Hilux | 13:50:19 | ||
T1 category
| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Driver | Car | Time | ||
| 1 | Qatar Cross Country Rally |
1 | Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu Baumel |
Toyota Hilux | 11:48:56 |
| 2 | Yazeed Al-Rajhi Michael Orr |
Toyota Hilux | 13:20:36 | ||
| 3 | Jakub Przygoński Timo Gottschalk |
Toyota Hilux | 13:50:19 | ||
T3 category
| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Driver | Car | Time | ||
| 1 | Qatar Cross Country Rally |
1 | Ahmed Al-Kuwari Manuel Lucchese |
Can-Am Maverick X3 | 15:25:09 |
| 2 | Saleh Alsaif Ali Hassan Obaid |
Can-Am Maverick X3 | 15:36:06 | ||
| 3 | Khalid Al-Mohannadi Sebastien Delaunay |
Polaris RZR 1000 Turbo | 15:39:30 | ||
References
- ↑ "Rally-Raid Network - FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies and Bajas Calendars for 2020 and 2021". 10 October 2020.
- ↑ "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions". fia.com. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Caancellation of the Silk Way Rally 2020". Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ↑ "2020 Cross-Country Rally Sporting Regulations" (PDF). fia.com. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ↑ "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.