FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship

FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship

Category	Rally raid
Country	International
Inaugural season	1999
Folded	2021
Last Drivers' champion	Matthias Walkner (moto) (2021) Manuel Andújar (quad) (2021)
Last Makes' champion	KTM (moto) Yamaha (quad)
Official website	Official website
Current season

The FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship was the premier championship of Rally raid racing, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), from 1999 to 2021 (from 1999 and 2002 as World Cup). Asides the main championship, there were World Cups for the following categories: Quads, Women, Junior, and over 450 cc.^[1]

The Cross-Country Rallies World Championship was contested for the first time in 1999. It was organized by FIM with the aim joining in a unique calendar the numerous cross-country rallies disputed all over the world in a totally uncoordinated way. The trophy awarded in early seasons was a simple "world cup" , but the large participation of drivers since the first edition pushed the FIM to set up a few years later a real "world championship".

A separate competition exists for "baja" style rally raids called the FIM Bajas World Cup.

From 2022, the cup merged with the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies to become the World Rally-Raid Championship.

Winners[]

Season	Rider (Moto)
	World Cup
1999	(KTM)
2000	Fabrizio Meoni (KTM)
2001	Carlo de Gavardo (KTM)
2002	Richard Sainct (KTM)
	World Championship
	Open		450cc
2003	Cyril Despres (KTM)		N/A
2004	Pål Anders Ullevålseter (KTM)		Carlo de Gavardo (KTM)
2005	Marc Coma (KTM)		Carlo de Gavardo (KTM)
2006	Marc Coma (KTM)		Francisco López Contardo (Honda)
2007	Marc Coma (KTM)		(KTM)
	Open Production	Open Sport	450cc Production	450cc Sport
2008	(KTM)	(KTM)	(KTM)	(Pacific)
	Open (Overall)
2009	Cyril Despres (KTM)
	Open		450cc
2010	Marc Coma (KTM)		(Sherco)
	World Championship[2]
2011	Hélder Rodrigues (Yamaha)
2012	Marc Coma (KTM)
2013	Paulo Gonçalves (Honda)
2014	Marc Coma (KTM)
2015	Matthias Walkner (KTM)
2016	Pablo Quintanilla (Husqvarna)
2017	Pablo Quintanilla (Husqvarna)
2018	Toby Price (KTM)
2019	Sam Sunderland (KTM)
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Matthias Walkner (KTM)
	Rally-Raid Championship
2022

Quads World Cup[]

Season	Rider (Quad)[3]
2005	(Yamaha)
2006	(KTM)
2007	(Suzuki)
2008	(Yamaha)
2009	(KTM)
2010	Rafał Sonik (Yamaha)
2011	(Honda)
2012	(Yamaha)
2013	Rafał Sonik (Honda)
2014	Rafał Sonik (Yamaha)
2015	Rafał Sonik (Yamaha)
2016	Rafał Sonik (Yamaha)
2017	Kees Koolen (Barren)
2018	Aleksandr Maksimov (Yamaha)
2019	Rafał Sonik (Yamaha)
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Manuel Andújar (Yamaha)

Women's World Cup[]

Season	Rider (Moto)[4]
2003	(KTM)
2004	N/A
2005	N/A
2006	N/A
2007	N/A
2008	N/A
2009	Camelia Liparoti (KTM)
2010	Camelia Liparoti (KTM)
2011	Camelia Liparoti (Yamaha)
2012	Camelia Liparoti (Yamaha)
2013	Camelia Liparoti (Yamaha)
2014	Camelia Liparoti (Yamaha)
2015	Anastasiya Nifontova (Husqvarna)
2016	Laia Sanz (KTM)
2017	Laia Sanz (KTM)
2018	N/A
2019	Laia Sanz (KTM)
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Anastasiya Nifontova (Husqvarna)

Junior World Cup[]

Season	Rider (Quad)[5]
2012	(Yamaha)
2013	(Yamaha)
2014	(KTM)
2015	(KTM)
2016	(KTM)
2017	(KTM)
	(KTM)
2019	(KTM)
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	(KTM)

Open & 450cc World Cup[]

Season	Rider (Moto)
	Open Production	Open Sport	450cc Production	450cc Sport
2009	(KTM)	Cyril Despres (KTM)	(Honda)	Olivier Pain (Yamaha)

References[]

External links[]

• Official website