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.
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. Four events on the schedule are shared with the 2020 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship; the Qatar round being the only exception.
Round Dates Rally name Ref. 1 22–27 February Qatar Cross-Country Rally Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemicOriginal DateRally name 24-29 May Rally Kazakhstan2-16 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.
Notable teams and drivers Constructor Car Team Driver Co-driver Category Rounds Can-Am Can-Am Maverick X3 Snag Racing Aleksei Shmotev Andrei Rudnitski T31 Saleh Alsaif Saleh Alsaif Ali Hassan Obaid1 QMMF Team Ahmed Al-Kuwari Manuel Lucchese1 Rashid Al-Mohannadi Pedro Santos1 Mubarak Al-Hajri Laurent Lichtleuchter1 Mohammed Al-Harqan Vili Oslaj1 South Racing Austin Jones Gustavo Gugelmin1 Chevrolet Chevrolet Buggy Mohammed Al-Meer Mohammed Al-Meer Dmytro Tsyro T11 G-Force G-Force T3GF Adel Abdulla Adel Abdulla Jean-Michel Polato T31 Jeep Jeep Abdulla Al-Rabban Abdulla Al-Rabban Igor Chudaykin T11 Nissan Nissan Patrol Khaled Ahmed Alferaihi Khaled Ahmed Alferaihi Wleed Alfiuam T11 Opel Opel Grandland X Balazs Szalay Balazs Szalay Laszlo Bunkozci T11 Overdrive Overdrive OT3 Zavidovo Racing Team Fedor Vorobyev Kirill Shubin T31 Overdrive Racing Kees Koolen Sege Bruynkens 1 Polaris Polaris RZR 1000 Turbo QMMF Team Khalid Al-Mohannadi Sebastien Delaunay T31 Gonzalo S. Guayasamin Gonzalo S. Guayasamin Ricardo Adrian Torlaschi 1 Toyota Toyota Hilux Toyota Gazoo Racing Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu Baumel T11 Overdrive Racing Yazeed Al-Rajhi Michael Orr1 Orlen Team/Overdrive Jakub Przygoński Timo Gottschalk1 Source:
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 BaumelToyota Hilux 11:48:56 2 Yazeed Al-Rajhi Michael OrrToyota Hilux 13:20:36 3 Jakub Przygoński Timo GottschalkToyota 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 BaumelToyota Hilux 11:48:56 2 Yazeed Al-Rajhi Michael OrrToyota Hilux 13:20:36 3 Jakub Przygoński Timo GottschalkToyota 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 LuccheseCan-Am Maverick X3 15:25:09 2 Saleh Alsaif Ali Hassan ObaidCan-Am Maverick X3 15:36:06 3 Khalid Al-Mohannadi Sebastien DelaunayPolaris RZR 1000 Turbo 15:39:30
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