2020 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas explained

The 2020 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas is the second season of the reformed FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas; an annual competition for baja-style rally raid events for cars, buggies, and side-by-sides held in multiple countries.

Calendar

The initial calendar for the 2020 world cup featured eight cross-country baja events. Some events on the schedule are shared with the 2020 FIM Bajas World Cup.[1] [2] Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the calendar suffered several changes.

RoundDatesRally nameRef.
16–9 February Baja Russia - Northern Forest[3]
23–6 September Baja Poland[4]
35–7 November Baja Portalegre 500
410–12 December Hail Baja 1[5]
514–15 December Hail Baja 2
Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic[6] [7]
Original DateRally name
16–18 April Jordan Baja
18–21 June Italian Baja
23–25 July Baja España Aragón
13–16 August Hungarian Baja
26–28 November Dubai International Baja

Regulation Changes

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

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.[8]

Notable teams and drivers

ConstructorCarTeamDriverCo-driverCategoryRounds
BMWBMW X3 G-Energy Team Vladimir Vasilyev Vitaliy YevtyekhovT11
MSK Rally Team Denis Krotov Dmytrio Tsyro1
Can-AmCan-Am Maverick X3 Zavidovo Racing Team Fedor Vorobyev Kirill ShubinT31
G-Force Motorsport Reinaldo Varela Youssef Haddad1
Snag Racing Team Alexei Shmotev Andrei Rudnitski1
Bernd Hans Hoffman Bernd Hans Hoffman Juan Carlos Carignani1-3
Automovil Club Alcalans Enrique Reyes Medina Daniel Conde Donaire1
Miguel Angel Valero Chulia Jacqueline Ricci Ferris1
Biedrība Sports Racing Technologies
Sports Racing Technologies		 Vasily Gryazin Oleg UperenkoAll
Aleksandr Alekseev Tatiana Sycheva Aleksandr Alekseev1
South Racing Guillaume De Mévius Martijn Wydaeghe3-5
Can-Am Maverick Khalifa Al-Attiyah Paolo CeciT44-5
Kees Koolen Miriam Pol3
Jurgen van den Goorbergh4-5
Lorenço Rosa Joaquim Dias4-5
Monster Energy Can-Am Aron Damzala Szymon Gospodarczyk2
Maciej Marton 3-5
Gerard Farrés Guell Armand Monleón Hernández2
Kees Koolen Kees Koolen Serge Bruynkens2
GAZGAZelle NEXT Gaz Raid Sport Evgenii Sukhovenko Kirill ChapaevT11
Alexey Ignatov Evgeny Pavlov1
G-ForceG-Force BARS G-Force Motorsport Andrey Novikov Vladimir NovikovT11
NG-Energo Andrey Rudskoy Evgenii Zagorodniuk1
MiniMini John Cooper Works Rally VRT Vladimir Vasilyev Dmitro TsyroT13-5
Michal Maluszynski Michal Maluszynski Julita Maluszynski2
X-raid Mini JCW Team Denis Krotov Konstantin Zhiltsov4-5
Viktor Khoroshavtsev Anton Nikolaev4-5
Stéphane Peterhansel Edouard Boulanger2
Mini John Cooper Works Buggy4-5
Carlos Sainz Lucas Cruz4-5
MitsubishiMitsubishi Pajero Biedrība RE AUTOKLUBS Tapio Lauronen Lassi TurunenT11
Toni Tapio Lauronen Tapio Suominen1
Mitsubishi Lancer Ricardo Leal Dos Santos Ricardo Leal Dos Santos Joāo Serodio Fernandes1
NissanNissan NP300 Pickup Uspenskiy Rally Tecnica Sergey Uspenskiy Marina DanilovaT11
Nissan Patrol Federation Automobile Sport of Turkmenistan Merdan Toylyyev Shohrat ToylyyevT21
Shamyrat Gurbanow Muhammetmyrat Gurbanow1
Maksatmyrat Danatarow Gurbanberdi Danatarow1
PolarisPolaris Ranger RZR XP Team Maria Oparina Dmitry Ponomarenko Dmitry KozhukhovT31
ToyotaToyota Hilux Toyota Gazoo Racing Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu BaumelT14-5
Andrei Halabarodzka Andrei Halabarodzka Aliaksei Kraktun1
Toyota Hilux Overdrive Overdrive SA Bernhard Ten Brinke Tom Colsoul2-5
Yazeed Al-Rajhi Dirk Von Zitzewitz4-5
Ronan Chabot Gilles Pillot5
Orlen Team/Overdrive Jakub Przygonski Timo Gottschalk2,4-5
Toyota LC 200 NOVGORODAUTOSPORT Aldis Vilcans Aleksandr GorkovT21
Anton Melnikov Anton Nikolaev1
Source:[9] [10]

Results

Overall

RoundRally namePodium finishers
RankDriverCarTime
1 Baja Russia - Northern Forest[11] 1 Vladimir Vasilyev
Vitaliy Yevtyekhov		BMW X34:27:44
2 Andrey Novikov
Vladimir Novikov		G-Force BARS4:45:34
3 Denis Krotov
Dmytro Tsyro		BMW X34:56:13
2 Baja Poland1 Stéphane Peterhansel
Edouard Boulanger		Mini All4 Racing5:52:20
2 Bernhard Ten Brinke
Tom Colsoul		Toyota Hilux Overdrive6:05:08
3 Michal Małuszyński
Julita Michal Małuszyńska		MINI John Cooper Works Rally6:15:23
3 Baja Portalegre 5001 Bernhard Ten Brinke
Tom Colsoul		Toyota Hilux Overdrive2:18:11
2 Guillaume de Mévius
Martijn Wydaeghe		Can-Am Maverick X3 (T3)2:19:28
3 Vladimir Vasilyev
Dmitro Tsyro		Mini Cooper Countryman2:19:31
4 Baja Hail 11 Nasser Al-Attiyah
Mathieu Baumel		Toyota Hilux6:14:27
2 Carlos Sainz
Lucas Cruz		Mini John Cooper Works Buggy6:20:37
3 Stephane Peterhansel
Edouard Boulanger		Mini John Cooper Works Buggy6:23:26
5 Baja Hail 21 Carlos Sainz
Lucas Cruz		Mini John Cooper Works Buggy4:51:24
2 Nasser Al-Attiyah
Mathieu Baumel		Toyota Hilux4:51:30
3 Stephane Peterhansel
Edouard Boulanger		Mini John Cooper Works Buggy4:52:40

T2 category

RoundRally namePodium finishers
RankDriverCarTime
1 Baja Russia - Northern Forest1 Aldis Vilcans
Alexandr Gorkov		Toyota LC 2005:44:48
2 Anton Melnikov
Anton Nikolaev		Toyota LC 2006:00:24
3 Andrey Sushentsov
Igor Petenko		Toyota LC 2006:24:39
2 Baja Poland1 Patrycja Brochocka
Rafal Marton		Toyota Land Cruiser12:48:00
3 Baja Portalegre 5001 João Ferreira
David Monteiro		Nissan Pathfinder2:55:13
2 Georgino Pedroso
Carlos Silva		Isuzu D-Max3:06:28
3 Nuno Corvo
José Camilo Martins		Nissan Pathfinder3:47:29
4 Baja Hail 11 Youssef Oudah A Alshammari
Abdallah Alsuqairi		Nissan Patrol9:42:18
2 Abdulaziz Alyaeesh
Faisal Mohammed Ftyh		Isuzu D-Max41:00:00
5 Baja Hail 11 Youssef Oudah A Alshammari
Abdallah Alsuqairi		Nissan Patrol6:37:31
2 Yaqoub Hejji Alshammari
Nader Alshammari		Isuzu D-Max7:57:25
3 Ibrahim Abdulrahman Bensahman
Moad Al-Arja		Isuzu D-Max16:50:11

T3 category

RoundRally namePodium finishers
RankDriverCarTime
1 Baja Russia - Northern Forest1 Fedor Vorobyev
Kirill Shubin		Can-Am Maverick X34:58:10
2 Aleksei Shmotev
Andrei Rudnitski		Can-Am Maverick X35:15:23
3 Tatiana Sycheva
Aleksandr Alekseev		Can-Am Maverick X35:30:44
2 Baja Poland1 Vasily Gryazin
Oleg Uperenko		Can-Am Maverick X36:28:43
2 Bernd Hans Hoffmann
Juan Carlos Carignani		Can-Am X3 Herrator13:33:46
2 Baja Portalegre 5001 Guillaume de Mévius
Martijn Wydaeghe		Can-Am Maverick X32:19:28
2 Vasily Gryazin
Oleg Uperenko		Can-Am Maverick X32:22:05
3 Laurent Poletti
Cyril Debet		Can-Am Maverick X32:32:00
4 Baja Hail 11 Saleh Abdullah Alsaif
Laurent Lichtleuchter		Can-Am X3 RR7:10:19
2 Guillaume De Mévius
Martijn Wydaeghe		Can-Am Maverick7:19:08
3 Vasily Gryazin
Oleg Uperenko		Can-Am Maverick16:52:42
5 Baja Hail 21 Saleh Abdullah Alsaif
Laurent Lichtleuchter		Can-Am X3 RR5:55:45
2 Vasily Gryazin
Oleg Uperenko		Can-Am Maverick6:01:44
3 Guillaume De Mévius
Martijn Wydaeghe		Can-Am Maverick6:38:55

T4 category

RoundRally namePodium finishers
RankDriverCarTime
1 Baja Russia - Northern ForestNo competitors at start
2 Baja Poland1 Aron Domżała
Szymon Gospodarczyk		Can-Am X36:17:01
2 Gerard Farrés Guell
Armand Monleón Hernández		Can-Am X39:28:14
3 Kees Koolen
Serge Bruynkens		Can-Am X313:25:55
3 Baja Portalegre 5001 Aron Domzala
Marciel Marton		Can-Am Maverick2:21:01
2 Alexandre Ré
Pedro Ré		Can-Am Maverick2:35:01
3 Kees Koolen
Miriam Pol		Can-Am Maverick2:40:08
4 Baja Hail 11 Kees Koolen
Jurgen van den Goorbergh		Can-Am Maverick7:41:43
2 Khalifa Al-Attiyah
Paolo Ceci		Can-Am Maverick7:49:05
3 Aron Domzala
Maciej Marton		Can-Am Maverick19:43:08
5 Baja Hail 21 Khalifa Al-Attiyah
Paolo Ceci		Can-Am Maverick6:00:19
2 Kees Koolen
Jurgen van den Goorbergh		Can-Am Maverick6:07:43
3 Lorenço Rosa
Joaquim Dias		Can-Am Maverick6:19:00

Championship standings

In order to score points in the Cup classifications, competitors must register with the FIA before the entry closing date of the first rally entered.

Points system
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Overall Points251815121086421
Leg Points1.51.50

For the 2020 season points will be awarded to the top three finishing positions of each leg on each event. These points will only be awarded if the driver finishes in the overall classification of each event. If they do not then no leg points are awarded, but the following vehicles will not move up a position for leg points.

Competitors were awarded with reduced points at the Baja Portalegre 500, which was shortened.

FIA World Cup for Drivers, Co-Drivers, and Teams

Drivers' championship

PosDriverRUS
POL
POR
SAU1
SAU2
Points
1 Vladimir Vasilyev12835 510 68 51
2 Bernhard Ten Brinke126.5 18 68 76 48.5
3 Nasser Al-Attiyah128220.548.5
4 Carlos Sainz219.5126.5 46
5 Stephane PeterhanselNP316.5316.533
6 Yazeed Al Rahji412 412.5 24.5
7 Denis Krotov31576 101 22
8 Jakub Przygonski412510 22
9 Andrey Novikov219.519.5
10 Aron Domzala315.544 19
11 Michal Maluszynski21919
12 Vasily Gryazin5105313
13 Sergey Uspenskiy412.512.5
14 Fedor Vorobyev51010
16 Alexei Shmotev688
17 Guillaume De Mévius266
PosDriverRUS
POL
POR
SAU1
SAU2
Points

Co-Drivers' championship

PosDriverRUS
POL
POR
SAU1
SAU2
Points
1 Tom Colsoul126.5 18 68 76 48.5
2 Mathieu Baumel128220.548.5
3 Lucas Cruz219.5126.5 46
4 Dmytro Tsyro31535 510 68 38
5 Edouard Boulanger316.5316.533
6 Vitaliy Yevtyekhov12828
7 Dirk Von Zitzewitz412 412.5 24.5
8 Timo Gottschalk412510 22
9 Vladimir Novikov219.519.5
10 Julita Maluszynska21919
PosDriverRUS
POL
POR
SAU1
SAU2
Points

Teams' championship

PosDriverRUS
POL
POR
SAU1
SAU2
Points
1 X-raid Mini JCW Team833 4081
2 Overdrive SA25820 1871
3 Toyota Gazoo Racing251843
4 G-Energy Team2525
5 Monster Energy Can-Am19423
6 VRT510823
7 Orlen Team/Overdrive121022
8 G-Force Motorsport1818
9 Maluszynski Michal1818
10 MSK Rally Team1515
PosDriverRUS
POL
POR
SAU1
SAU2
Points

FIA T3 Cup for Drivers

PosDriverRUS
POL
POR
SAU1
SAU2
Points
1 Vasily Gryazin77.5126.52031622070
2 Saleh Abdullah Alsaif5312812758
3 Guillaume De Mévius1822031745
4 Bernd Hans Hoffmann5102197231
5 Fedor Vorobyev127.527.5
6 Alexei Shmotev219.519.5
7 Tatiana Sycheva315.515.5
8 Enrique Reyes Medina41212
9 Reinaldo Varela688
10 Laurent Poletti355
PosDriverRUS
POL
POR
SAU1
SAU2
Points

FIA T4 Cup for Drivers and Teams

Drivers' championship

PosDriverRUS
POL
POR
SAU1
SAU2
Points
1 Kees Koolen315.535127.521967
2 Aron Domzala126.518316.541564.5
3 Khalifa Al Attiyah219.512746.5
4 Gerard Farrés Guell21919
5 Lorenço Rosa316.516.5
6 Alexandre Ré266
PosDriverRUS
POL
POR
SAU1
SAU2
Points

Teams championship

PosDriverRUS
POL
POR
SAU1
SAU2
Points
1 South Racing11434397
2 Monster Energy Can-Am438151581
3 Kees Koolen1515
PosDriverRUS
POL
POR
SAU1
SAU2
Points

Notes and References

  1. News: FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions. 5 December 2019. 29 December 2019. fia.com.
  2. News: FIM Bajas World Cup. 1 February 2020. fim-live.com.
  3. Web site: Entry lists published. bajarussia.com. 31 January 2020. 2020-02-01.
  4. https://www.bajapoland.eu/pliki/2020/w/final_classification_wc_2020.pdf Final classification
  5. Web site: Rally-Raid Network - SAUDI ARABia's HAIL TO HOST FINAL TWO ROUNDS OF FIA BAJA SERIES IN DECEMBER. 15 October 2020 .
  6. Web site: FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championships. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 30 June 2020. 15 July 2020. 17 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200717044340/http://www.fim-live.com/fileadmin/user_upload/FIM_Cross-Country_Rally_World_Championship_-_2020_Calendar__UPDATE_30_JUNE_-_Rally_Kazakhstan_cancelled.pdf. dead.
  7. Web site: Cancellation of the Silk Way Rally 2020. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 28 May 2020. 15 July 2020.
  8. Web site: 2020 Cross-Country Rally Sporting Regulations. fia.com. 20 December 2019. 29 December 2019.
  9. News: Baja Russia - Northern Forest entry list. 1 February 2020. bajarussia.com. Baja Russia - Northern Forest.
  10. Web site: Baja Portalegre 500 RESULTS. 24 March 2023. 27 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210127201342/http://cptt.cronobandeira.com/index.php?lang=0&evento=1&local=220&rfr=1&idx=1. dead.
  11. News: 2020 Baja Russia - Northern Forest official results. 9 February 2020. bajarussia.com.

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