2020 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas

2020 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas
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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.

Round	Dates	Rally name	Ref.
1	6–9 February	Baja Russia - Northern Forest	^[3]
2	3–6 September		^[4]
3	5–7 November
4	10–12 December	Hail Baja 1	^[5]
5	14–15 December	Hail Baja 2
Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic^[6]^[7]
Original Date		Rally name
16–18 April		Jordan Baja
18–21 June
23–25 July		Baja España Aragón
13–16 August
26–28 November		Dubai International Baja

Regulation Changes[]

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

T1.1 - 4x4 Prototype Cross-Country Vehicles - Petrol and Diesel
T1.2 - 4x2 Prototype Cross-Country Vehicles - Petrol and Diesel
T2 - Series Production Cross Country Vehicles
T3 - Improved Lightweight Prototypes Cross Country Vehicles
T4 - Improved Lightweight Series Side by Side Cross Country Vehicles

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[]

Constructor	Car	Team	Driver	Co-driver	Category	Rounds
BMW	BMW X3	G-Energy Team	Vladimir Vasilyev	Vitaliy Yevtyekhov	T1	1
BMW	BMW X3	MSK Rally Team	Denis Krotov	Dmytrio Tsyro	T1	1
Can-Am	Can-Am Maverick X3	Zavidovo Racing Team	Fedor Vorobyev	Kirill Shubin	T3	1
		G-Force Motorsport	Reinaldo Varela	Youssef Haddad		1
		Snag Racing Team	Alexei Shmotev	Andrei Rudnitski		1
		Bernd Hans Hoffman	Bernd Hans Hoffman	Juan Carlos Carignani		1-3
		Automovil Club Alcalans	Enrique Reyes Medina	Daniel Conde Donaire		1
		Automovil Club Alcalans	Miguel Angel Valero Chulia	Jacqueline Ricci Ferris		1
		Biedrība Sports Racing Technologies Sports Racing Technologies	Vasily Gryazin	Oleg Uperenko		All
		Aleksandr Alekseev	Tatiana Sycheva	Aleksandr Alekseev		1
		South Racing	Guillaume De Mévius	Martijn Wydaeghe		3-5
	Can-Am Maverick		Khalifa Al-Attiyah	Paolo Ceci	T4	4-5
			Kees Koolen	Pol Miriam		3
			Kees Koolen	Jurgen van den Goorbergh		4-5
			Lorenço Rosa	Joaquim Dias		4-5
		Monster Energy Can-Am	Aron Damzala	Szymon Gospodarczyk		2
			Aron Damzala	Maciej Marton		3-5
			Gerard Farrés Guell	Armand Monleón Hernández		2
		Kees Koolen	Kees Koolen	Serge Bruynkens		2
GAZ	GAZelle NEXT	Gaz Raid Sport	Evgenii Sukhovenko	Kirill Chapaev	T1	1
GAZ	GAZelle NEXT	Gaz Raid Sport	Alexey Ignatov	Evgeny Pavlov	T1	1
G-Force	G-Force BARS	G-Force Motorsport	Andrey Novikov	Vladimir Novikov	T1	1
G-Force	G-Force BARS	NG-Energo	Andrey Rudskoy	Evgenii Zagorodniuk	T1	1
Mini	Mini John Cooper Works Rally	VRT	Vladimir Vasilyev	Dmitro Tsyro	T1	3-5
		Michal Maluszynski	Michal Maluszynski	Julita Maluszynski		2
		X-raid Mini JCW Team	Denis Krotov	Konstantin Zhiltsov		4-5
			Viktor Khoroshavtsev	Anton Nikolaev		4-5
	Mini All4 Racing		Stéphane Peterhansel	Edouard Boulanger		2
	Mini John Cooper Works Buggy		Stéphane Peterhansel	Edouard Boulanger		4-5
	Mini John Cooper Works Buggy		Carlos Sainz	Lucas Cruz		4-5
Mitsubishi	Mitsubishi Pajero	Biedrība RE AUTOKLUBS	Tapio Lauronen	Lassi Turunen	T1	1
	Mitsubishi Pajero	Biedrība RE AUTOKLUBS	Toni Tapio Lauronen	Tapio Suominen		1
	Mitsubishi Lancer	Ricardo Leal Dos Santos	Ricardo Leal Dos Santos	Joāo Serodio Fernandes		1
Nissan	Nissan NP300 Pickup	Uspenskiy Rally Tecnica	Sergey Uspenskiy	Marina Danilova	T1	1
	Nissan Patrol	Federation Automobile Sport of Turkmenistan	Merdan Toylyyev	Shohrat Toylyyev	T2	1
			Shamyrat Gurbanow	Muhammetmyrat Gurbanow		1
			Maksatmyrat Danatarow	Gurbanberdi Danatarow		1
Polaris	Polaris Ranger RZR XP	Team Maria Oparina	Dmitry Ponomarenko	Dmitry Kozhukhov	T3	1
Toyota	Toyota Hilux	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Mathieu Baumel	T1	4-5
	Toyota Hilux	Andrei Halabarodzka	Andrei Halabarodzka	Aliaksei Kraktun		1
	Toyota Hilux Overdrive	Overdrive SA		Tom Colsoul		2-5
			Yazeed Al-Rajhi	Dirk Von Zitzewitz		4-5
				Gilles Pillot		5
		Orlen Team/Overdrive		Timo Gottschalk		2,4-5
	Toyota LC 200	NOVGORODAUTOSPORT	Aldis Vilcans	Aleksandr Gorkov	T2	1
	Toyota LC 200	NOVGORODAUTOSPORT	Anton Melnikov	Anton Nikolaev	T2	1
Source:^[9] ^[10]

Results[]

Overall[]

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
Round	Rally name	Rank	Driver	Car	Time
1	Baja Russia - Northern Forest^[11]	1	Vladimir Vasilyev Vitaliy Yevtyekhov	BMW X3	4:27:44
		2	Andrey Novikov Vladimir Novikov	G-Force BARS	4:45:34
		3	Denis Krotov Dmytro Tsyro	BMW X3	4:56:13

2		1	Stéphane Peterhansel Edouard Boulanger	Mini All4 Racing	5:52:20
		2	Bernhard Ten Brinke Tom Colsoul	Toyota Hilux Overdrive	6:05:08
		3	Michal Małuszyński Julita Michal Małuszyńska	MINI John Cooper Works Rally	6:15:23

3		1	Tom Colsoul	Toyota Hilux Overdrive	2:18:11
		2	Guillaume de Mévius Martijn Wydaeghe	Can-Am Maverick X3 (T3)	2:19:28
		3	Vladimir Vasilyev Dmitro Tsyro	Mini Cooper Countryman	2:19:31

4		1	Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu Baumel	Toyota Hilux	6:14:27
		2	Carlos Sainz Lucas Cruz	Mini John Cooper Works Buggy	6:20:37
		3	Stephane Peterhansel Edouard Boulanger	Mini John Cooper Works Buggy	6:23:26

5		1	Carlos Sainz Lucas Cruz	Mini John Cooper Works Buggy	4:51:24
		2	Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu Baumel	Toyota Hilux	4:51:30
		3	Stephane Peterhansel Edouard Boulanger	Mini John Cooper Works Buggy	4:52:40

T2 category[]

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
Round	Rally name	Rank	Driver	Car	Time
1	Baja Russia - Northern Forest	1	Aldis Vilcans Alexandr Gorkov	Toyota LC 200	5:44:48
		2	Anton Melnikov Anton Nikolaev	Toyota LC 200	6:00:24
		3	Andrey Sushentsov Igor Petenko	Toyota LC 200	6:24:39

2		1	Patrycja Brochocka Rafal Marton	Toyota Land Cruiser	12:48:00

3		1	João Ferreira David Monteiro	Nissan Pathfinder	2:55:13
		2	Georgino Pedroso Carlos Silva	Isuzu D-Max	3:06:28
		3	Nuno Corvo José Camilo Martins	Nissan Pathfinder	3:47:29

4		1	Youssef Oudah A Alshammari Abdallah Alsuqairi	Nissan Patrol	9:42:18
4		2	Abdulaziz Alyaeesh Faisal Mohammed Ftyh	Isuzu D-Max	41:00:00

5		1	Youssef Oudah A Alshammari Abdallah Alsuqairi	Nissan Patrol	6:37:31
		2	Yaqoub Hejji Alshammari Nader Alshammari	Isuzu D-Max	7:57:25
		3	Ibrahim Abdulrahman Bensahman Moad Al-Arja	Isuzu D-Max	16:50:11

T3 category[]

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
Round	Rally name	Rank	Driver	Car	Time
1	Baja Russia - Northern Forest	1	Fedor Vorobyev Kirill Shubin	Can-Am Maverick X3	4:58:10
		2	Aleksei Shmotev Andrei Rudnitski	Can-Am Maverick X3	5:15:23
		3	Tatiana Sycheva Aleksandr Alekseev	Can-Am Maverick X3	5:30:44

2		1	Vasily Gryazin Oleg Uperenko	Can-Am Maverick X3	6:28:43
2		2	Bernd Hans Hoffmann Juan Carlos Carignani	Can-Am X3 Herrator	13:33:46

2		1	Guillaume de Mévius Martijn Wydaeghe	Can-Am Maverick X3	2:19:28
		2	Vasily Gryazin Oleg Uperenko	Can-Am Maverick X3	2:22:05
		3	Laurent Poletti Cyril Debet	Can-Am Maverick X3	2:32:00

4		1	Saleh Abdullah Alsaif Laurent Lichtleuchter	Can-Am X3 RR	7:10:19
		2	Guillaume De Mévius Martijn Wydaeghe	Can-Am Maverick	7:19:08
		3	Vasily Gryazin Oleg Uperenko	Can-Am Maverick	16:52:42

5		1	Saleh Abdullah Alsaif Laurent Lichtleuchter	Can-Am X3 RR	5:55:45
		2	Vasily Gryazin Oleg Uperenko	Can-Am Maverick	6:01:44
		3	Guillaume De Mévius Martijn Wydaeghe	Can-Am Maverick	6:38:55

T4 category[]

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
Round	Rally name	Rank	Driver	Car	Time
1	Baja Russia - Northern Forest	No competitors at start

2		1	Aron Domżała Szymon Gospodarczyk	Can-Am X3	6:17:01
		2	Gerard Farrés Guell Armand Monleón Hernández	Can-Am X3	9:28:14
		3	Kees Koolen Serge Bruynkens	Can-Am X3	13:25:55

3		1	Aron Domzala Marciel Marton	Can-Am Maverick	2:21:01
		2	Alexandre Ré Pedro Ré	Can-Am Maverick	2:35:01
		3	Kees Koolen Miriam Pol	Can-Am Maverick	2:40:08

4		1	Kees Koolen Jurgen van den Goorbergh	Can-Am Maverick	7:41:43
		2	Khalifa Al-Attiyah Paolo Ceci	Can-Am Maverick	7:49:05
		3	Aron Domzala Maciej Marton	Can-Am Maverick	19:43:08

5		1	Khalifa Al-Attiyah Paolo Ceci	Can-Am Maverick	6:00:19
		2	Kees Koolen Jurgen van den Goorbergh	Can-Am Maverick	6:07:43
		3	Lorenço Rosa Joaquim Dias	Can-Am Maverick	6:19:00

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

Points for final positions are awarded as per the following table:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Overall Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1
Leg Points	1.5	1	.5	0

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.^[8]

Competitors were awarded with reduced points at the , which was shortened.^[12]

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

Drivers' championship[]

Pos	Driver	RUS					Points
1	Vladimir Vasilyev	1²⁸		3⁵	5¹⁰	6⁸	51
2			1^26.5	1⁸	6⁸	7⁶	48.5
3	Nasser Al-Attiyah				1²⁸	2^20.5	48.5
4	Carlos Sainz				2^19.5	1^26.5	46
5	Stephane Peterhansel		NP		3^16.5	3^16.5	33
6					4¹²	4^12.5	24.5
7	Denis Krotov	3¹⁵			7⁶	10¹	22
8			4¹²			5¹⁰	22
9		2^19.5					19.5
10	Aron Domzala		3^15.5	4⁴			19
11	Michal Maluszynski		2¹⁹				19
12	Vasily Gryazin		5¹⁰	5³			13
13	Sergey Uspenskiy	4^12.5					12.5
14	Fedor Vorobyev	5¹⁰					10
16	Alexei Shmotev	6⁸					8
17	Guillaume De Mévius			2⁶			6
Pos	Driver	RUS					Points

A total of 33 drivers scored points.^[12]

Co-Drivers' championship[]

Pos	Driver	RUS					Points
1			1^26.5	1⁸	6⁸	7⁶	48.5
2	Mathieu Baumel				1²⁸	2^20.5	48.5
3	Lucas Cruz				2^19.5	1^26.5	46
4	Dmytro Tsyro	3¹⁵		3⁵	5¹⁰	6⁸	38
5	Edouard Boulanger				3^16.5	3^16.5	33
6	Vitaliy Yevtyekhov	1²⁸					28
7	Dirk Von Zitzewitz				4¹²	4^12.5	24.5
8	Timo Gottschalk		4¹²			5¹⁰	22
9	Vladimir Novikov	2^19.5					19.5
10	Julita Maluszynska		2¹⁹				19
Pos	Driver	RUS					Points

A total of 35 co-drivers scored points.^[12]

Teams' championship[]

Pos	Driver	RUS					Points
1	X-raid Mini JCW Team		8		33	40	81
2	Overdrive SA		25	8	20	18	71
3	Toyota Gazoo Racing				25	18	43
4	G-Energy Team	25					25
5	Monster Energy Can-Am		19	4			23
6	VRT			5	10	8	23
7	Orlen Team/Overdrive		12			10	22
8	G-Force Motorsport	18					18
9	Maluszynski Michal		18				18
10	MSK Rally Team	15					15
Pos	Driver	RUS					Points

A total of 29 teams scored points.^[12]

FIA T3 Cup for Drivers[]

Pos	Driver	RUS					Points
1	Vasily Gryazin	7^7.5	1^26.5	2⁰	3¹⁶	2²⁰	70
2	Saleh Abdullah Alsaif			5³	1²⁸	1²⁷	58
3	Guillaume De Mévius			1⁸	2²⁰	3¹⁷	45
4	Bernd Hans Hoffmann	5¹⁰	2¹⁹	7²			31
5	Fedor Vorobyev	1^27.5					27.5
6	Alexei Shmotev	2^19.5					19.5
7	Tatiana Sycheva	3^15.5					15.5
8	Enrique Reyes Medina	4¹²					12
9	Reinaldo Varela	6⁸					8
10	Laurent Poletti			3⁵			5
Pos	Driver	RUS					Points

A total of 13 drivers scored points.^[12]

FIA T4 Cup for Drivers and Teams[]

Drivers' championship[]

Pos	Driver	RUS					Points
1	Kees Koolen		3^15.5	3⁵	1^27.5	2¹⁹	67
2	Aron Domzala		1^26.5	1⁸	3^16.5	4¹⁵	64.5
3	Khalifa Al Attiyah				2^19.5	1²⁷	46.5
4	Gerard Farrés Guell		2¹⁹				19
5	Lorenço Rosa					3^16.5	16.5
6	Alexandre Ré			2⁶			6
Pos	Driver	RUS					Points

Teams championship[]

Pos	Driver	RUS					Points
1	South Racing			11	43	43	97
2	Monster Energy Can-Am		43	8	15	15	81
3	Kees Koolen		15				15
Pos	Driver	RUS					Points

References[]

^ "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions". fia.com. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
^ "FIM Bajas World Cup". fim-live.com. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
^ "Entry lists published". bajarussia.com. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
^ https://www.bajapoland.eu/pliki/2020/w/final_classification_wc_2020.pdf
^ "Rally-Raid Network - SAUDI ARABia's HAIL TO HOST FINAL TWO ROUNDS OF FIA BAJA SERIES IN DECEMBER".
^ "FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championships" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 30 June 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
^ "Cancellation of the Silk Way Rally 2020". Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b "2020 Cross-Country Rally Sporting Regulations" (PDF). fia.com. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
^ "Baja Russia - Northern Forest entry list". bajarussia.com. Baja Russia - Northern Forest. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
^ "Baja Portalegre 500 RESULTS".
^ "2020 Baja Russia - Northern Forest official results". bajarussia.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e CLASSIFICATIONS - 2020 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, 29 January 2021

External links[]

Official website

[1] "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions". fia.com. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.

[2] "FIM Bajas World Cup". fim-live.com. Retrieved 1 February 2020.

[3] "Entry lists published". bajarussia.com. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-01.

[4] ttps://www.bajapoland.eu/pliki/2020/w/final_classification_wc_2020.pdf

[5] "Rally-Raid Network - SAUDI ARABia's HAIL TO HOST FINAL TWO ROUNDS OF FIA BAJA SERIES IN DECEMBER".

[UpdatedCalendar-6] "FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championships" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 30 June 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

[SilkWay-7] "Cancellation of the Silk Way Rally 2020". Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

[regs-8] "2020 Cross-Country Rally Sporting Regulations" (PDF). fia.com. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.

[9] "Baja Russia - Northern Forest entry list". bajarussia.com. Baja Russia - Northern Forest. Retrieved 1 February 2020.

[10] "Baja Portalegre 500 RESULTS".

[11] "2020 Baja Russia - Northern Forest official results". bajarussia.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

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