The 2021 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship was the 18th and final season of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship, an international rally raid competition for motorbikes and quads. Due to COVID-19 pandemic all events in the previous season were cancelled.
Calendar The calendar for the 2021 season is set to feature six long-distance rally raid events; including two marathon events in the Silk Way Rally and the Rally dos Sertões.
Original Date Rally name7–13 June Rally Kazakhstan1–11 July Silk Way Rally13–22 August Rally dos Sertões8–13 October Rallye du Maroc6–12 November Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge
Regulations and categories New categories were initially intended to have been introduced in 2020, but due to that season's cancellation, they will come into effect in 2021 instead. The RallyGP category being for professionals and experienced riders, Rally2 for newcomers, and the Rally Adventure trophy for riders without assistance. SSVs would be introduced as their own category for all events.
The end of season there would be awards as follows: World Championship for RallyGP riders and manufacturers in the bike class World Cups for Rally2 riders in the Moto-Rally, Moto-Enduro, and Quad groups. World Cups for women and juniors in the RallyGP category World Cups for SSVs
Russian athletes and teams competed as a neutral competitors using the designation MFR (Motorcycle Federation of Russia), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
Entry list RallyGP Teams & RidersConstructorBikeTeamRiderRounds Gas Gas RC 450F Gas Gas Factory Racing Rally Team Daniel Sanders 1–2, 4–5 Hero 450 Rally Hero Motorsports Team Rally Franco Caimi 1–2, 4–5 Sebastian Bühler 1–2, 4–5 Joaquim Rodrigues 1–2, 4–5 Honda CRF 450 Rally Monster Energy Honda Team Ricky Brabec 4 Joan Barreda 4 José Ignacio Cornejo 4 Pablo Quintanilla 4 CRF 450RX Honda Racing Rally Team Gregorio Caselani 3 Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory Replica Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Skyler Howes 1–2, 4 Luciano Benavides 1–2, 4 HT Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing Xavier de Soultrait 4 Solarys Racing Jacopo Cerutti 4 Africa Dream Racing Maurizio Gerini 4 G-Drive Team Anastasiya Nifontova 5 450 Rally Vendetta Racing UAE David McBride 5 KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Sam Sunderland 1, 4 Kevin Benavides 4 Matthias Walkner 1–2, 4–5 Toby Price 4 Saudi Dirtbike Center Mishal Alghuneim 5 450 Rally Replica Norwit Racing Stefan Svitko 4 Orion - Moto Racing Group Milan Engel 4 Duust Rally Team Konrad Dąbrowski 4–5 MX Ride Dubai Mohammed Al Balooshi 5 Sultan Al Balooshi 5 Abdullah Al Shatti 5 Vendetta Racing UAE David Mabbs 5 450 Rally FN Speed Team Daniel Nosiglia 4 Nomade Racing Mathieu Doveze 4 Patrão Motorsport Tomas De Gavardo 4 Motozone Dubai Aaron Mare 5 Sherco Rally 450 RTR Sherco TVS Rally Factory Lorenzo Santolino 4 Rui Gonçalves 4 Harith Noah 4 Yamaha WR450F Rally Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Official Team Ross Branch 1–2, 4–5 Andrew Short 1–2, 4–5 Adrien Van Beveren 1–2, 4–5 Francosport Antonio Maio 4 Rally2:Moto-Rally World Cup Teams & RidersConstructorBikeTeamRiderRounds Honda CRF 450 Rally RX RS RS Moto Racing Team Carlo Cabini 1–2, 4 Julien Barthélémy 4 Eufrasio Anghileri 4 Nicolas Monnin 4 Kévin Durand 4 Never Stop Dreaming Francesca Gasperi 4 CRF 450RX Honda Racing Rally Team Julio Zavatti 3 Jean Azevedo 3 CRF 450L Jaunin Productions Guillaume Jaunin 4 Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory Replica Nomadic Ganzorig Chuluun 2 Solarys Racing Paolo Lucci 4 HT Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing Diego Noras 4 Walter Roelants 4 Martin Bonnet 4 Africa Dream Racing Leonardo Tonelli 4 Nomade Racing Max Bianucci 4 Club Aventura Touareg Herbert Kolling 4 FE450 Rally Replica Francosport Bruno Santos 4 Clément Razy 4 Brett Hunt 5 Tomas Kristoffersson 5 450 Rally TwinTrail Racing Team Albert Martín 4 Anquety Motorsport Jerome Martiny 4 Team Dumontier Racing Sébastien Herbet 4 Romain Dumontier 4 Nomade Racing Lois D'Abbadie 4 Club Aventura Touareg Francisco Chana 4 Duust Rally Team Jacob Argubright 5 SRG Motorsports Michael Docherty 5 KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica McDonald's Rally Team Massimo Camurri 2 KTM Mongolia Murun Purevdorj 2 G-Moto Mongolia Battur Baatar 2 Temuujin Ganzorig 2 Enkhsaruul Davaa 2 BAS Dakar KTM Racing Team Bradley Cox 4 Wiljan Van Wikselaar 4 Team Baïnes Rally Camille Chapeliere 4 Team RS Concept Bertrand Gavard 4 Motoclub Yashica Andrea Winkler 4 Aldo Winkler 4 Nomade Racing Jean-Loup Lepan 4 Pierre Peyrard 4 Lorenzo Maestrami 4 Motoclub Alfieri Ugo Peila 4 Happyness Racing JBS Moto Jean-Philippe Révolte 4 Benjamin Defrère 4 Darko Marasović 5 450 Rally Replica Adventure Team Latvia Sandijs Hāns 2 BAS Dakar KTM Racing Team Mason Klein 4 Mike Wiedemann 4 Mathieu Liebaert 4 Kirsten Landman 4 LG Rally Team Julien Jagu 4 Lorenzo Fanottoli 4 Team Esprit KTM Benjamin Melot 4 Morocco Racing Team Harite Gabari 4 Ali Oukerbouch 4 Mohamed Aoulad Ali 4 TwinTrail Racing Team Isaac Feliu 4 Team Puocci Francesco Puocci 4 Paul Costes 4 Norwit Racing Martin Benko 4 XRaids Experience Team Sandra Gómez 4 Enduro Greece Rally Adventure Team Vasilis Boudros 4 Richard Kaye 4 Adrien Costes 4 Nomade Racing Rodolphe De Palmas 4 Yaya Events Iader Giraldi 4 Club Aventura Touareg Francisco García 4 Gad Nachmani 4 Team Baïnes Rally Julien Escande 4 Duust Rally Team Thomas Kongshøj 5 450 Rally McDonald's Rally Team Aldo Winkler 2 Andrea Winkler 2 Team Bianchi Prata Paulo Oliveira 4 Nomade Racing Mathieu Troquier 4 Samuel Fremy 4 TwinTrail Racing Team Carlos Falcon 4 Terre Rosse Domenico Cipollone 4 Team Dumontier Racing Edouard Leconte 4 Happyness Racing JBS Moto David Gaits 4 Dominique Cizeau 4 Nomadas Adventure Jasmin Riccius 4 Juan Pablo Guillen 4 Antonio Guillen 4 Giuseppe Pozzo 4 Jean-François Forca 4 450 EXC Rally Universal Ride Jerome Bas 4 KTM 450 EXC-F Lianiova 33 Team Anastasia Lianiova 2 Club Aventura Touareg Fabio Lottero 4 Bernardo Ramírez 4 Gines Belzunces 4 Michael Jacobi 4 Mostapha Khottoul 4 Makis Rees-Stavros 5 Yamaha WR 450 Team Mongolia #1 Turbat Purevbat 2 Yamaha IMS Rally Team Tulio Malta 3 Adrien Metge 3 Ricardo Martins 3 Team Outsider Fabien Domas 4 Pierre Boisset 4 Arnault Chardron 4 LM Dream Team Maxime Lonza 4 Maggi Moto Yamaha Luca Marinone 4 Tony Schattat 5 Quad World Cup Teams & RidersConstructorBikeTeamRiderRounds Yamaha Raptor 700 Sonik Team Rafał Sonik All Rodolfo Guillioli 1 Bianchini Rally Manuel Andújar 1, 3–5 Story Racing S.R.O. Tomáš Kubiena 4 Laisvydas Kancius 4 Yamaha Racing - SMX - Drag'on Alexandre Giroud 4 SMX Racing Romain Dutu 4 Jérôme Connart 4 Drag'on Rally Team Vincent Padrona 4 YFM 700R SE Mari Team Aleksandr Maksimov 1–2, 4 YFM 700R Varga Motorsport Team Juraj Varga 4 YFZ 450R Abdulaziz Ahli 5 SSV World Cup Teams & RidersConstructorBikeTeamRidersRounds Can-Am Maverick X3 Roy Bartov Guy Biton 5 Tal Galimidi David Galimidi 5 Polaris Turbo S Torres Racing Thiago Torres Eduardo Shiga 3 Leandro Torres João Arena 3
Results Motorbikes Round Rally name Podium finishers Rank Rider Bike Time 1 Rally Kazakhstan 1 Ross BranchYamaha WRF450 14:39:02 2 Matthias WalknerKTM 450 Rally Factory Replica 14:44:09 3 Adrien Van BeverenYamaha WRF450 14:49:18 2 Silk Way Rally 1 Matthias WalknerKTM 450 Rally Factory Replica 6:19:18 2 Skyler Howes 6:25:38 3 Franco CaimiHero 450 Rally 6:25:44 3 Rally dos Sertões 1 Adrien Metge Yamaha WR450F 30:06:12 2 Jean Azevedo Honda CRF450 RX 30:22:40 3 Julio Zavatti Honda CRF450 RX 30:40:06 4 Rallye du Maroc 1 Pablo Quintanilla Honda CRF 450 Rally 16:26:51 2 Matthias Walkner KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica 16:28:50 3 Daniel Sanders Gas Gas RC 450F 16:32:18 5 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 1 Matthias Walkner KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica 17:38:40 2 Adrien Van Beveren Yamaha WRF450 17:43:12 3 Joaquim Rodrigues Hero 450 Rally 18:14:06
Quads Round Rally name Podium finishers Rank Rider Bike Time 1 Rally Kazakhstan 1 Manuel AndújarYamaha Raptor 700 19:51:20 2 Rafał SonikYamaha Raptor 700 20:21:15 3 Aleksandr MaksimovYamaha YMF 700R SE 21:34:24 2 Silk Way Rally 1 Aleksandr MaksimovYamaha YMF 700R SE 8:15:59 2 Rafał SonikYamaha Raptor 700 9:03:48 3 3 Rally dos Sertões 1 Manuel Andújar Yamaha Raptor 700 29:46:19 2 Rafał Sonik Yamaha Raptor 700 31:54:42 3 4 Rallye du Maroc 1 Manuel Andújar Yamaha Raptor 700 20:43:20 2 Aleksandr Maksimov Yamaha YMF 700R SE 21:13:34 3 Alexandre Giroud Yamaha Raptor 700 22:01:48 5 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 1 Abdulaziz Ahli Yamaha YFZ450R 24:11:55 2 Rafał Sonik Yamaha Raptor 700 38:44:56 3 Manuel Andújar Yamaha Raptor 700 51:21:21
Championship standings
Points for final positions were awarded as follows:
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th+ Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
An FIM Rally (4 to 6 timed stages) will have a scoring coefficient of 1. An FIM Marathon Rally (more than 6 timed stages) will have a scoring coefficient of 1,5. The result will be multiplied by 1.5 and then rounded up.
Points for manufacturers were awarded by added the top two finishers of the respective manufacturer together from each event.
RallyGP World Championship: Riders and Manufacturers In RallyGP, the final classification will be established on the basis of a rider's best four results, including at least one marathon rally.
Pos Rider Motorcycle KAZ RUS BRA MAR UAE Points Best four 1 Matthias Walkner KTM 2 1 2 1 103 2 Adrien Van Beveren Yamaha 3 6 5 2 62 3 Daniel Sanders Gas Gas 4 4 3 12 53 4 Joaquim Rodrigues Hero 7 9 8 3 44 5 Skyler Howes Husqvarna 10 2 12 40 6 Gregorio Caselani Honda 1 38 7 Luciano Benavides Husqvarna 6 7 6 34 8 Franco Caimi Hero 8 3 24 Ret 33 9 Andrew Short Yamaha 5 8 9 13 33 10 Ross Branch Yamaha 1 Ret 25 14 28 11 Pablo Quintanilla Honda 1 25 12 Sebastian Bühler Hero 9 5 26 Ret 24 13 Aaron Mare KTM 4 13 14 Ricky Brabec Honda 4 13 15 Konrad Dąbrowski KTM 22 5 12 16 Sultan Al Balooshi KTM 6 10 17 David McBride Husqvarna 7 9 18 Kevin Benavides KTM 7 9 19 Abdullah Al Shatti KTM 8 8 20 David Mabbs KTM 9 7 21 Mishal Alghuneim KTM 10 6 22 José Ignacio Cornejo Honda 10 6 23 Anastasiya Nifontova Husqvarna 11 5 24 Joan Barreda Honda 11 5 25 Toby Price KTM 13 3 26 Xavier de Soultrait Husqvarna 14 2 27 Lorenzo Santolino Sherco 15 1 28 Antonio Maio Yamaha 16 1 29 Daniel Nosiglia KTM 17 1 30 Rui Gonçalves Sherco 18 1 31 Jacopo Cerutti Husqvarna 19 1 32 Harith Noah Sherco 20 1 33 Mathieu Doveze KTM 21 1 34 Tomas De Gavardo KTM 23 1 Stefan Svitko KTM NC 0 Sam Sunderland KTM Ret Ret 0 Milan Engel KTM Ret 0 Maurizio Gerini Husqvarna Ret 0 Mohammed Al Balooshi KTM Ret 0 Pos Rider Motorcycle KAZ RUS BRA MAR UAE Points Best four
Pos Manufacturer KAZ RUS BRA MAR UAE Points 1 KTM 20 38 29 38 125 2 Yamaha 41 27 18 23 109 3 Husqvarna 16 44 14 14 88 4 Hero 17 41 9 16 83 5 Honda 38 38 76 6 Gas Gas 13 20 16 4 53 7 Sherco 2 2 Pos Manufacturer KAZ RUS BRA MAR UAE Points
RallyGP Women's World Cup Pos Rider Motorcycle KAZ RUS BRA MAR UAE Points Best four 1 Anastasiya Nifontova Husqvarna 1 25 Pos Rider Motorcycle KAZ RUS BRA MAR UAE Points Best four
RallyGP Junior World Cup Pos Rider Motorcycle KAZ RUS BRA MAR UAE Points Best four 1 Konrad Dąbrowski KTM 1 1 50 2 Tomas De Gavardo KTM 2 20 Pos Rider Motorcycle KAZ RUS BRA MAR UAE Points Best four
RallyGP Veteran's Trophy Pos Rider Motorcycle KAZ RUS BRA MAR UAE Points Best four 1 David McBride Husqvarna 1 25 2 David Mabbs KTM 2 20 Pos Rider Motorcycle KAZ RUS BRA MAR UAE Points Best four
Rally 2: Moto-Rally World Cup