2021 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship

2021 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship
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The 2021 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship was the 18th and final 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 in the previous season were cancelled.

Calendar[]

The calendar for the 2021 season is set to feature six long-distance rally raid events; including two marathon events in the Silk Way Rally and the Rally dos Sertões.^[1]

Original Date	Rally name
7–13 June	Rally Kazakhstan
1–11 July	Silk Way Rally
13–22 August	Rally dos Sertões
8–13 October	Rallye du Maroc
6-12 November	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge

Regulations and Categories[]

New categories were initially intended to have been introduced in 2020, but due to that season's cancellation, they will come into effect in 2021 instead. 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.^[2]

The end of season there would be awards as follows:

• World Championship for RallyGP riders and manufacturers in the bike class
• World Cups for Rally2 riders in the Moto-Rally, Moto-Enduro, and Quad groups.
• World Cups for women and juniors in the RallyGP category
• World Cups for SSVs

Entry list[]

RallyGP Teams & Riders
Constructor	Bike	Team	Rider	Rounds
Gas Gas	RC 450F	Gas Gas Factory Racing Rally Team		1–2, 4–5
Hero	450 Rally	Hero Motorsports Team Rally		1–2, 4–5
				1–2, 4–5
				1–2, 4–5
Honda	CRF 450 Rally	Monster Energy Honda Team	Ricky Brabec	4
			Joan Barreda	4
				4
			Pablo Quintanilla	4
	CRF 450RX	Honda Racing Rally Team		3
Husqvarna	450 Rally Factory Replica	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing		1–2, 4
				1–2, 4
		HT Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing		4
		Solarys Racing	Jacopo Cerutti	4
		Africa Dream Racing		4
		G-Drive Team	Anastasiya Nifontova	5
	450 Rally	Vendetta Racing UAE		5
KTM	450 Rally Factory Replica	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	Sam Sunderland	1, 4
			Kevin Benavides	4
			Matthias Walkner	1–2, 4–5
			Toby Price	4
		Saudi Dirtbike Center		5
	450 Rally Replica	Norwit Racing		4
		Orion - Moto Racing Group		4
		Duust Rally Team		4–5
		MX Ride Dubai		5
				5
				5
		Vendetta Racing UAE		5
	450 Rally	FN Speed Team		4
		Nomade Racing		4
		Patrão Motorsport		4
		Motozone Dubai		5
Sherco	Rally 450 RTR	Sherco TVS Rally Factory		4
				4
			Harith Noah	4
Yamaha	WR450F Rally	Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Official Team	Ross Branch	1–2, 4–5
				1–2, 4–5
				1–2, 4–5
		Francosport		4
Rally2:Moto-Rally World Cup Teams & Riders
Constructor	Bike	Team	Rider	Rounds
Honda	CRF 450 Rally RX RS	RS Moto Racing Team		1–2, 4
				4
				4
				4
				4
		Never Stop Dreaming		4
	CRF 450RX	Honda Racing Rally Team		3
				3
	CRF 450L	Jaunin Productions		4
Husqvarna	450 Rally Factory Replica	Nomadic		2
		Solarys Racing		4
		HT Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing		4
				4
				4
		Africa Dream Racing		4
		Nomade Racing		4
		Club Aventura Touareg		4
	FE450 Rally Replica	Francosport		4
				4
				5
				5
	450 Rally	TwinTrail Racing Team		4
		Anquety Motorsport		4
		Team Dumontier Racing		4
				4
		Nomade Racing		4
		Club Aventura Touareg		4
		Duust Rally Team		5
		SRG Motorsports		5
KTM	450 Rally Factory Replica	McDonald's Rally Team		2
		KTM Mongolia		2
		G-Moto Mongolia		2
				2
				2
		BAS Dakar KTM Racing Team		4
				4
		Team Baïnes Rally		4
		Team RS Concept		4
		Motoclub Yashica		4
				4
		Nomade Racing		4
				4
				4
		Motoclub Alfieri		4
		Happyness Racing JBS Moto		4
				4
				5
	450 Rally Replica	Adventure Team Latvia		2
		BAS Dakar KTM Racing Team		4
				4
				4
				4
		LG Rally Team		4
				4
		Team Esprit KTM		4
		Morocco Racing Team		4
				4
				4
		TwinTrail Racing Team		4
		Team Puocci		4
				4
		Norwit Racing		4
		XRaids Experience Team	Sandra Gómez	4
		Enduro Greece Rally Adventure Team		4
				4
				4
		Nomade Racing		4
		Yaya Events		4
		Club Aventura Touareg		4
				4
		Team Baïnes Rally		4
		Duust Rally Team		5
	450 Rally	McDonald's Rally Team		2
				2
		Team Bianchi Prata		4
		Nomade Racing		4
				4
		TwinTrail Racing Team		4
		Terre Rosse		4
		Team Dumontier Racing		4
		Happyness Racing JBS Moto		4
				4
		Nomadas Adventure		4
				4
				4
				4
				4
	450 EXC Rally	Universal Ride		4
	KTM 450 EXC-F	Lianiova 33 Team		2
		Club Aventura Touareg		4
				4
				4
				4
			4
			5
Yamaha	WR 450	Team Mongolia #1		2
		Yamaha IMS Rally Team		3
				3
				3
		Team Outsider		4
				4
				4
		LM Dream Team		4
		Maggi Moto Yamaha		4
				5
Quad World Cup Teams & Riders
Constructor	Bike	Team	Rider	Rounds
Yamaha	Raptor 700	Sonik Team	Rafał Sonik	All
				1
		Bianchini Rally	Manuel Andújar	1, 3–5
		Story Racing S.R.O.		4
				4
		Yamaha Racing - SMX - Drag'on	Alexandre Giroud	4
		SMX Racing		4
				4
		Drag'on Rally Team		4
	YFM 700R SE	Mari Team		1–2, 4
	YFM 700R	Varga Motorsport Team		4
	YFZ 450R			5
SSV World Cup Teams & Riders
Constructor	Bike	Team	Riders	Rounds
Can-Am	Maverick X3			5
				5
Polaris	Turbo S	Torres Racing		3
				3

Results[]

Motorbikes[]

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
		Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Rally Kazakhstan	1	Ross Branch	Yamaha WRF450	14:39:02
		2	Matthias Walkner	KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica	14:44:09
		3		Yamaha WRF450	14:49:18
2	Silk Way Rally	1	Matthias Walkner	KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica	6:19:18
		2		Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory Replica	6:25:38
		3		Hero 450 Rally	6:25:44
3	Rally dos Sertões	1		Yamaha WR450F	30:06:12
		2		Honda CRF450 RX	30:22:40
		3		Honda CRF450 RX	30:40:06
4	Rallye du Maroc	1	Pablo Quintanilla	Honda CRF 450 Rally	16:26:51
		2	Matthias Walkner	KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica	16:28:50
		3		Gas Gas RC 450F	16:32:18
5	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge	1	Matthias Walkner	KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica	17:38:40
		2		Yamaha WRF450	17:43:12
		3		Hero 450 Rally	18:14:06

Quads[]

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
		Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Rally Kazakhstan	1	Manuel Andújar	Yamaha Raptor 700	19:51:20
		2	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha Raptor 700	20:21:15
		3		Yamaha YMF 700R SE	21:34:24
2	Silk Way Rally	1		Yamaha YMF 700R SE	8:15:59
		2	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha Raptor 700	9:03:48
		3
3	Rally dos Sertões	1	Manuel Andújar	Yamaha Raptor 700	29:46:19
		2	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha Raptor 700	31:54:42
		3
4	Rallye du Maroc	1	Manuel Andújar	Yamaha Raptor 700	20:43:20
		2		Yamaha YMF 700R SE	21:13:34
		3	Alexandre Giroud	Yamaha Raptor 700	22:01:48
5	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge	1		Yamaha YFZ450R	24:11:55
		2	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha Raptor 700	38:44:56
		3	Manuel Andújar	Yamaha Raptor 700	51:21:21

Championship standings[]

• Points for final positions were awarded as follows:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th+
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

An FIM Rally (4 to 6 timed stages) will have a scoring coefficient of 1. An FIM Marathon Rally (more than 6 timed stages) will have a scoring coefficient of 1,5. The result will be multiplied by 1.5 and then rounded up.

Points for manufacturers were awarded by added the top two finishers of the respective manufacturer together from each event.

RallyGP World Championship: Riders and Manufacturers[]

In RallyGP, the final classification will be established on the basis of a rider's best four results, including at least one marathon rally.

Pos	Rider	Motorcycle		RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points	Best four
1	Matthias Walkner	KTM	2	1		2	1	103
2		Yamaha	3	6		5	2	62
3		Gas Gas	4	4		3	12	53
4		Hero	7	9		8	3	44
5		Husqvarna	10	2		12		40
6		Honda			1			38
7		Husqvarna	6	7		6		34
8		Hero	8	3		24	Ret	33
9		Yamaha	5	8		9	13	33
10	Ross Branch	Yamaha	1	Ret		25	14	28
11	Pablo Quintanilla	Honda				1		25
12		Hero	9	5		26	Ret	24
13		KTM					4	13
14	Ricky Brabec	Honda				4		13
15		KTM				22	5	12
16		KTM					6	10
17		Husqvarna					7	9
18	Kevin Benavides	KTM				7		9
19		KTM					8	8
20		KTM					9	7
21		KTM					10	6
22		Honda				10		6
23	Anastasiya Nifontova	Husqvarna					11	5
24	Joan Barreda	Honda				11		5
25	Toby Price	KTM				13		3
26		Husqvarna				14		2
27		Sherco				15		1
28		Yamaha				16		1
29		KTM				17		1
30		Sherco				18		1
31	Jacopo Cerutti	Husqvarna				19		1
32	Harith Noah	Sherco				20		1
33		KTM				21		1
34		KTM				23		1
		KTM				NC		0
	Sam Sunderland	KTM	Ret			Ret		0
		KTM				Ret		0
		Husqvarna				Ret		0
		KTM					Ret	0
Pos	Rider	Motorcycle		RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points	Best four

Pos	Manufacturer		RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points
1	KTM	20	38		29	38	125
2	Yamaha	41	27		18	23	109
3	Husqvarna	16	44		14	14	88
4	Hero	17	41		9	16	83
5	Honda			38	38		76
6	Gas Gas	13	20		16	4	53
7	Sherco				2		2
Pos	Manufacturer		RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points

RallyGP Women's World Cup[]

Pos	Rider	Motorcycle		RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points	Best four
1	Anastasiya Nifontova	Husqvarna					1	25
Pos	Rider	Motorcycle		RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points	Best four

RallyGP Junior World Cup[]

Pos	Rider	Motorcycle		RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points	Best four
1		KTM				1	1	50
2		KTM				2		20
Pos	Rider	Motorcycle		RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points	Best four

RallyGP Veteran's Trophy[]

Pos	Rider	Motorcycle		RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points	Best four
1		Husqvarna					1	25
2		KTM					2	20
Pos	Rider	Motorcycle		RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points	Best four

Rally 2: Moto-Rally World Cup[]

Pos	Rider	Motorcycle		RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points
1		Honda	1	2		13		58
2		Yamaha			1			38
3		KTM		1				38
4		Honda			2			30
5		Husqvarna					1	25
6		KTM				1		25
7		Honda			3			24
8		KTM		3				24
9		Husqvarna					2	20
10		Husqvarna				2		20
11		Yamaha			4			20
12		KTM		4				20
13		Husqvarna		5				17
14		KTM					3	16
15		KTM				3		16
16		KTM		6		44		16
17		KTM		7				14
18		KTM					4	13
19		KTM				4		13
20		KTM		8				12
21		KTM					5	11
22		KTM				5		11
23		KTM		9				11
24		Husqvarna					6	10
25		Husqvarna				6		10
26		Husqvarna					7	9
27		Husqvarna				7		9
28		Yamaha					8	8
29		Husqvarna				8		8
30		KTM				9		7
31		KTM				10		6
32		KTM				11		5
33		KTM				12		4
34		KTM				14		2
35		Husqvarna				15		1
36		KTM				16		1
37		KTM				17		1
38		KTM				18		1
39		Husqvarna				19		1
40		Husqvarna				20		1
41		KTM				21		1
42		KTM				22		1
43		Honda				23		1
44		KTM				24		1
45		KTM				25		1
46		KTM				26		1
47	Sandra Gómez	KTM				27		1
48		KTM				28		1
49		KTM				29		1
50		Husqvarna				30		1
51		KTM				31		1
52		KTM				32		1
53		KTM				33		1
54		Husqvarna				34		1
55		KTM				35		1
56		KTM				36		1
57		Honda				37		1
58		Yamaha				38		1
59		KTM				39		1
60		Husqvarna				40		1
61		Honda				41		1
62		Husqvarna				42		1
63		KTM		Ret		43		1
64		Honda				45		1
65		KTM				46		1
66		Yamaha				47		1
67		Yamaha				48		1
68		Husqvarna				49		1
69		Yamaha				50		1
70		KTM				51		1
71		KTM				52		1
72		KTM				53		1
73		KTM				54		1
74		KTM				55		1
75		KTM				56		1
76		KTM				57		1
77		KTM				58		1
78		KTM				59		1
79		KTM				60		1
80		KTM				61		1
81		KTM				62		1
82		KTM				63		1
83		Honda				64		1
84		KTM				65		1
85		Honda				66		1
		KTM				NC		0
		KTM		Ret				0
		Yamaha		Ret				0
		Yamaha			Ret			0
		KTM				Ret		0
		KTM				Ret		0
		Husqvarna				Ret		0
		KTM				Ret		0
		KTM				Ret		0
		KTM				Ret		0
		KTM				Ret		0
		KTM				Ret		0
		Husqvarna				Ret		0
		Husqvarna				Ret		0
		KTM				Ret		0
		KTM				Ret		0
		Yamaha				Ret		0
		KTM				Ret		0
Pos	Rider	Motorcycle		RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points

Quads World Cup[]

Pos	Rider	Motorcycle		RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points
1	Manuel Andújar	Yamaha	1		1	1	3	104
2	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha	2	2	2	6	2	80
3		Yamaha	3	1		2		74
4		Yamaha					1	25
5	Alexandre Giroud	Yamaha				3		16
6		Yamaha				4		13
7		Yamaha				5		11
		Yamaha	Ret					0
		Yamaha				Ret		0
		Yamaha				Ret		0
		Yamaha				Ret		0
		Yamaha				Ret		0
Pos	Rider	Motorcycle		RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points

SSV World Cup[]

Pos	Rider	Motorcycle		RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points
1		Polaris			1			38
2		Polaris			2			30
3		Can-Am					1	25
4		Can-Am					2	20
Pos	Rider	Motorcycle		RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points

References[]