| 2020 Rally New Zealand | |
| Native Name: | 40. Rally New Zealand |
| Championship: | 2020 World Rally Championship |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Rallybase: | Auckland, Auckland Region |
| Startdate: | Scheduled for 3–6 September 2020 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
| Cancel1: | Rally |
| Reason1: | COVID-19 pandemic |
The 2020 Rally New Zealand (also known as the Rally New Zealand 2020) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was scheduled to be held over four days between 3 and 6 September 2020,[1] but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] It was set to mark the forty-fifth running of Rally New Zealand and planned to be the ninth round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2020 event was scheduled to be based in Auckland in Auckland Region.
Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena were the overall reigning rally winners.[3] Citroën Total World Rally Team, the team they drove for in 2012, when Rally New Zealand held a World Rally Championship event last time, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] However, they would not defend the rally either as they withdrew from the championship at the end of .[4]
See also: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on motorsport. The rally had been planned to be the mark of Rally New Zealand after an eight-year absence from the championship, sharing a spot with Rally Australia in the WRC calendar since .[5] However, concerns regarding whether the rally should be held were raised in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] On 4 June 2020, it was officially announced that the rally would not be held in, but a event is expected.[7]