The Northern Forest (Северный лес) is a baja rally in St. Petersburg, Russia. The event is part of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, and is part of the Russian national season. It is run on ice and snow in late February. Entrants need an FIA competition license.
The rally shares some of the sections that were used in the White Nights rally.[1] The average temperature during the rally is usually round the -10°C.
The race began in 2002 as a Russian Cup event. Two years later it became part of the Russian Championship. It became an international race in 2006, and it was added to the FIA calendar in 2007. In 2009, it was incorporated to the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas.
| Year | Driver | Codriver | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 |  Sergey Shmakov | Evgeniy Kandzuba | Bowler Wildcat 200 | |
| 2004 | Ruslan Misikov | Sergey Shatinskiy | Bowler Wildcat | |
| 2005 | Alexey Berkut | Anton Nikolaev | Mitsubishi L200 | |
| 2006 | Alexey Berkut | Anton Nikolaev | Mitsubishi Pajero | |
| 2007 | Boris Gadasin | Alexander Mironenko | Nissan Pickup | |
| 2008 | Leonid Novitskiy | Oleg Tyupenkin | Mitsubishi L200 | |
| 2009 | Boris Gadasin | Vladimir Demyanenko | G-Force Proto | |
| 2010 | Boris Gadasin | Vladimir Demyanenko | G-Force Proto | |
| 2011–2012 Not Held | ||||
| 2013 | Vladimir Vasilyev | Konstantin Zhiltsov | G-Force Proto | |
| 2014 | Yazeed Al-Rajhi | Timo Gottschalk | Toyota Hilux Overdrive | |
| 2015 |  Tapio Suominen | Toni Näsman | Toyota Hilux Overdrive | |
| 2016 | Māris Neikšāns | Anton Nikolaev | Volkswagen 7JO | |
| 2017 |  Aron Domzala | Szymon Gospodarczyk | Toyota Hilux | |
| 2018 |  Nasser Al-Attiyah |  Mathieu Baumel | Toyota Hilux Overdrive | |
| 2019 | Tapio Lauronen | Toni Lauronen | Mitsubishi Pajero | |
| 2020 | Vladimir Vasilyev |  Vitaliy Yevtyekhov | BMW X3 | |
| 2021 | Vladimir Vasilyev | Alexsey Kuzmich | BMW X3 | |
Group T1: Improved Cross-Country Cars prepared according to the Appendix. «J» of the International Sporting Code Art. 285.
Classes:
T1.1 4x4 Gasoline
T1.2 4x4 Diesel
T1.3 4x2 Gasoline
T1.4 4x2 Diesel
Group T2: Cross-Country Series Production Cars prepared according to the Appendix. «J» of the International Sporting Code Art. 284.
Classes:
T2.1 Gasoline
T2.2 diesel