2019 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship

The 2019 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship was the 17th season of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship, an international rally raid competition for motorbikes and quads.

The calendar for the 2019 season featured four long-distance rally raid events; including one marathon event in the Silk Way Rally.^[1][2] Some of the events were also part of 2019 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies.

Round	Dates	Rally name
1	30 March - 4 April	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge
2	6-16 July	Silk Way Rally
3	1-7 September	Atacama Rally
4	3-9 October	Rallye du Maroc

Constructor	Bike	Team	Rider	Rounds
Can-Am	Can-Am 850 Renegade	Arkadiusz Lindner	Arkadiusz Lindner	1–2
Hero	Hero 450 Rally	Hero Motosports Team Rally	Paulo Gonçalves	2, 4
			Oriol Mena	2
			Joaquim Rodrigues	4
			CS Santosh	4
Honda	Honda CRF 450 Rally	Monster Energy Honda Team	Kevin Benavides	All
			Jose Cornejo	All
			Joan Barreda Bort	All
			Ricky Brabec	3–4
			Aaron Mare	3–4
		Honda MEC Team	Daniel Nosiglia	4
	Honda 700 TRX	Jaimie Esparago	Jaimie Esparago	1
	Honda Ridgeline	Gianna Velarde	Gianna Velarde	3
Husqvarna	Husqvarna F 450 RR	Anastasiya Nifontova	Anastasiya Nifontova	1–2
		SRG - Motorsports	Abdullah Al Shatti	1
			Mark Ackerman	1
			Ryan Blair	1
			Andrew Haddon	1
		HT Rally Raid	Abdulaziz Al Khalifa	4
			Floor Maten	4
			Salman Mohamed Humood Farhan	4
	Husqvarna FR450	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing	Andrew Short	All
			Pablo Quintanilla	3–4
		Orlen Team	Adam Tomiczek	2, 4
			Maciej Giemza	2, 4
		Boldbaatar Damdinkhorloo	Boldbaatar Damdinkhorloo	2
	Husqvarna FE 450	Mark Davidson	Mark Davidson	1, 4
		Max Hunt	Max Hunt	2
		Gabriela Novotna	Gabriela Novotna	2
		Bat-Undral Byambasuren	Bat-Undral Byambasuren	2
	Husqvarna Factory Rally Replica	Solarys Racing	Maurizio Gerini	4
			Jacopo Cerutti	4
KTM	KTM 450 Rally Factory	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	Sam Sunderland	All
			Luciano Benavides	All
			Laia Sanz	2, 4
			Toby Price	3–4
			Matthias Walkner	3–4
			Mario Patrao	4
	KTM 450 Rally Replica	Mohammed Al Balooshi	Mohammed Al Balooshi	1
		Mohammed Meshari Jaffar	Mohammed Meshari Jaffar	1
		Ben Young	Ben Young	1, 4
		Vendetta Racing	Aaron Mare	1
			David McBride	1
			David Mabbs	1
			David McBride	1
			Kurt Burroughs	1
		Khalid Al Falasi	Khalid Al Falasi	1
		SRG - Motorsports	Alan Wilkinson	1
		Unurbayar Batsaikhan	Unurbayar Batsaikhan	2
		Battur Baatar	Battur Baatar	2
		Guillaume Martens	Guillaume Martens	2
		Amgalan Enkhtuvshin	Amgalan Enkhtuvshin	2
		Enkhsaruul Davaa	Enkhsaruul Davaa	2
		Team Nosiglia	Daniel Nosiglia	3
		Ross Branch	Ross Branch	4
		Martin Michek	Martin Michek	4
		Moto Racing Group	Milan Engel	4
		Duust Rally Team	Pawel Stasiaczek	4
			Krzysztof Jarmuz	4
			Konrad Dabrowski	4
			Jacek Czachor	4
			Artur Stasiaczek	4
			Fabrizio Bosetti	4
			Troy O'Connor	4
		Philippe Cavelius	Philippe Cavelius	4
		Taye Perry	Taye Perry	4
		Team Bas Dakar	Rob van Vegchel	4
			Alex Ruprecht-Gersteroph	4
			Phillip Wilson	4
			Werner Kennedy	4
			Graeme Sharp	4
			Olaf Harmsen	4
		David Westwood	David Westwood	4
		Gilles Vanderweyen	Gilles Vanderweyen	4
		Juan Pablo Guillen	Juan Pablo Guillen	4
	KTM 525 XC	Mohammed Al Shamsi	Mohammed Al Shamsi	1
	KTM 500 EXC	Mishal Alghuneim	Mishal Alghuneim	1
		Tomas Kristofferson	Tomas Kristofferson	1
		Jan Zatko	Jan Zatko	1
		John Richards	John Richards	1
		Georg Telling	Georg Telling	1
Sherco	Sherco TVS Rally	Sherco TVS Rally Factory	Lorenzo Santolino	4
			Johnny Aubert	4
			Mickaël Metge	4
Yamaha	Yamaha WR450F	Yamaha Rally Team	Xavier De Soultrait	2, 4
			Adrien Van Beveren	2, 4
			Franco Caimi	2, 4
		Kees Koolen	Kees Koolen	1
		Carlo Seminara	Carlo Seminara	1, 4
		Erik Bergens	Erik Bergens	1
	Yamaha YZ450F	Abdulla bin Dakhan	Abdulla bin Dakhan	1
	Yamaha YZ450FX	Ahmed Al Qasemi	Ahmed Al Qasemi	1
	Yamaha 450 WRF	Marcel Chomic	Marcel Chomic	1
	Yamaha Raptor 700	Sonik Team	Rafal Sonik	All
		Fahad Al Musallam	Fahad Al Musallam	1
		Luis Barahona	Luis Barahona	3
		Ignacio Casale	Ignacio Casale	4
		Team Giroud	Alexandre Giroud	4
		Romain Dutu	Romain Dutu	4
		Wisniewski Team	Kamil Wisniewski	4
		Drag On ATV	Axel Dutrie	4
	Yamaha YFM 700R	Aleksandr Maksimov	Aleksandr Maksimov	1–2
		Manuel Andujar	Manuel Andujar	1
	Yamaha 490 WRF	James West	James West	1
Sources:[3]

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
		Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge	1	Sam Sunderland	KTM 450 Rally Factory	17:46:42
		2	Luciano Benavides	KTM 450 Rally Factory	17:55:02
		3	Jose Cornejo	Honda CRF 450 Rally	17:56:41
2	Silk Way Rally	1	Sam Sunderland	KTM 450 Rally Factory	26:12:47
		2	Andrew Short	Husqvarna FR450	26:33:09
		3	Adrien Van Beveren	Yamaha WR450F	26:33:48
3	Atacama Rally	1	Pablo Quintanilla	Husqvarna FR450	15:15:59
		2	Sam Sunderland	KTM 450 Rally Factory	15:19:55
		3	Joan Barreda	Honda CRF 450 Rally	15:24:20
4	Rallye du Maroc	1	Andrew Short	Husqvarna FR450	18:03:54
		2	Pablo Quintanilla	Husqvarna FR450	18:05:15
		3	Joan Barreda	Honda CRF 450 Rally	18:06:38

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
		Rank	Rider	Quad	Time
1	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge	1	Fahad Al Musallam	Yamaha Raptor 700	21:51:28
		2	Rafal Sonik	Yamaha Raptor 700	21:52:41
		3	Aleksandr Maksimov	Yamaha YFM 700R	21:57:20
2	Silk Way Rally	1	Rafal Sonik	Yamaha Raptor 700	34:18:54
		2	Aleksandr Maksimov	Yamaha YFM 700R	35:51:07
		3
3	Atacama Rally	1	Rafal Sonik	Yamaha Raptor 700	21:42:07
		2	Luis Barahona	Yamaha Raptor 700	23:26:23
		3
4	Rallye du Maroc	1	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha Raptor 700	23:00:29
		2	Rafal Sonik	Yamaha Raptor 700	23:30:17
		3	Kamil Wisniewski	Yamaha Raptor 700	24:08:44

• Points for final positions were awarded as follows:

In Marathon Rallies (i.e. rallies with between eight and fifteen timed stages, including a rest day), the score was multiplied by 1.5 and rounded up.^[4]

Furthermore, all riders were awarded 3 bonus points for taking part in the first stage of an event; 1 bonus point for all riders taking the start of a stage (other than the first one) of a Marathon Rally; as well as 1 bonus point for each stage win.^[5] No rider was required to be classified in order to score these bonus points.^[6]

Points for manufacturers were awarded by added the top two finishers of the respective manufacturer together from each event.^[7]

Pos	Rider	ABU	RUS	CHI	MAR	Points
1	Sam Sunderland	131	152	223	Ret4	110
2	Andrew Short	514	242	811	128	95
3	Kevin Benavides	416	435	515	109	75
4	Luciano Benavides	223	528	109	613	73
5	Joan Barreda	204	922	319	320	65
6	José Ignacio Cornejo	321	1119	910	118	58
7	Pablo Quintanilla			131	223	54
8	Adrien Van Beveren		335		474	39
9	Toby Price			417	418	35
10	Laia Sanz		725		184	29
11	Ricky Brabec			613	514	27
12	Oriol Mena		627			27
13	Adam Tomiczek		823		174	27
14	Matthias Walkner			712	712	24
15	Franco Caimi		1414		910	24
16	Maciej Giemza		1020		204	24
17	Paulo Gonçalves		1513		137	20
18	Guillaume Martens		1217			17
19	Aaron Mare	164		118	194	16
20	Boldbaatar Damdinkhorloo		1316			16
21	Xavier De Soultrait		2012		434	16
22	Ryan Blair	613				13
23	Unurbayar Batsaikhan		1613			13
24	Amgalan Enkhtuvshin		1713			13
25	Enkhsaruul Davaa		1813			13
26	Bat-Undral Byambasuren		1913			13
27	Mohammad Jaafar Meshari	712				12
28	Ross Branch				811	11
29	Mark Ackermann	811				11
30	Anastasiya Nifontiva	145	Ret6			11
31	Mohammed Al Balooshi	910				10
32	Daniel Nosiglia			Ret3	127	10
33	Benjamin Young	136			274	10
34	David McBride	109				9
35	David Mabbs	118				8
36	Gianna Velarde			127		7
37	William McBride	127				7
38	Mark Davidson	154			Ret3	7
39	Carlo Seminara	224			Ret3	7
40	Max Hunt		Ret6			6
41	Gabriela Novotna		Ret6			6
42	Johnny Aubert				145	5
43	Joaquim Rodrigues				154	4
44	Jacopo Cerutti				164	4
45	Kees Koolen	174				4
46	Marcel Chomic	184				4
47	Khalid Al Falasi	194				4
48	Mickaël Metge				214	4
49	Kurt Burroughs	214				4
50	Mario Patrão				224	4
51	Milan Engel				234	4
52	CS Santosh				244	4
53	Battur Baatar		Ret4			4
54	Krzysztof Jarmuz				254	4
55	Pawel Stasiaczek				264	4
56	Philippe Cavelius				284	4
57	Martin Michek				294	4
58	Konrad Dabrowski				304	4
59	Jacek Czachor				314	4
60	Gilles Vanderweyen				324	4
61	Graeme Sharpe				334	4
62	Taye Perry				344	4
63	Juan Pablo Guillen				354	4
64	Rob van Vegchel				364	4
65	Phillip Wilson				374	4
66	Floor Maten				384	4
67	Werner Kennedy				394	4
68	Troy O'Connor				404	4
69	Olaf Harmsen				414	4
70	Fabrizio Bosetti				424	4
71	Artur Stasiaczek				444	4
72	Alex Ruprecht-Gersteroph				454	4
73	Salman Mohamed				464	4
74	Abdulaziz Al Khalifa				484	4
75	Abdullah T. Alshatti	Ret3				3
76	Alan Wilkinson	Ret3				3
77	Andrew Haddon	Ret3				3
78	Lorenzo Santolino				Ret3	3
79	Maurizio Gerini				Ret3	3
80	David Westwood				Ret3	3
Pos	Rider	ABU	RUS	CHI	MAR	Points

Pos	Manufacturer	ABU	RUS	CHI	MAR	Points
1	KTM	54	80	40	31	205
2	Husqvarna	27	65	42	51	185
3	Honda	37	57	34	34	162
4	Yamaha	8	49		14	71
5	Hero		40		11	51
6	Sherco				9	9
Pos	Manufacturer	ABU	RUS	CHI	MAR	Points

Pos	Rider	ABU	RUS	CHI	MAR	Points
1	Rafał Sonik	223	149	128	223	123
2	Aleksandr Maksimov	319	241			60
3	Ignacio Casale				128	28
4	Fahad N. AlMusallam	128				28
5	Arkadiusz Lindner	416	Ret9			25
6	Luis Barahona			223		23
7	Kamil Wisniewski				319	19
8	Romain Dutu				416	16
9	Alexandre Giroud				514	14
10	Axel Dutrie				613	13
Pos	Rider	ABU	RUS	CHI	MAR	Points

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