2020 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship explained

The 2020 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship was set to be the 18th 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 and thus the season, were canceled.[1]

Calendar

The calendar for the 2020 season originally featured five long-distance rally raid events; including one marathon event in the Silk Way Rally.[2] Four of the events were also part of 2020 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies; with the Rally dos Sertões remaining solely under the auspices of the FIM.[3] Due to COVID-19 pandemic all events were canceled.

Original DateRally name
20-26 March Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge
24–29 May Rally Kazakhstan
3–16 July Silk Way Rally
14–23 August Rally dos Sertões
8–13 October Rallye du Maroc

Regulation changes

Starting with the 2020 season new categories have been introduced with 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.[3]

The end of season there would be awards as follows:[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rally-Raid Network - FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies and Bajas Calendars for 2020 and 2021. 10 October 2020 .
  2. Web site: 2020 PROVISIONAL CALENDAR REVEALED. fim-live.com. 27 December 2019. 29 December 2019. 29 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191229071801/http://www.fim-live.com/en/article/2020-calendar-and-categories-revealed/. dead.
  3. Web site: MEETING BETWEEN FIM, FIA & RALLY ORGANISERS. fim-live.com. 4 September 2019. 29 December 2019.