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 |  Baja Poland | [4] |
| 3 | 5–7 November | .svg.png){kind=small} Baja Portalegre 500 | |
| 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 |  Italian Baja | ||
| 23–25 July |  Baja España Aragón | ||
| 13–16 August |  Hungarian Baja | ||
| 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 |
| MSK Rally Team | Denis Krotov | Dmytrio Tsyro | 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 | |||
| 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Guillaume De Mévius | Martijn Wydaeghe | 3-5 | |||
| Can-Am Maverick |  Khalifa Al-Attiyah | Paolo Ceci | T4 | 4-5 | ||
 Kees Koolen | Miriam Pol | 3 | ||||
| Jurgen van den Goorbergh | 4-5 | |||||
| Lorenço Rosa | Joaquim Dias | 4-5 | ||||
| Monster Energy Can-Am | Aron Damzala | Szymon Gospodarczyk | 2 | |||
| 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 |
| Alexey Ignatov | Evgeny Pavlov | 1 | ||||
| G-Force | G-Force BARS | G-Force Motorsport | Andrey Novikov | Vladimir Novikov | T1 | 1 |
| NG-Energo | Andrey Rudskoy | Evgenii Zagorodniuk | 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 | 4-5 | |||||
| Carlos Sainz | Lucas Cruz | 4-5 | ||||
| Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Pajero |  Biedrība RE AUTOKLUBS | Tapio Lauronen | Lassi Turunen | T1 | 1 |
| 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 |
| Andrei Halabarodzka | Andrei Halabarodzka | Aliaksei Kraktun | 1 | |||
| Toyota Hilux Overdrive | Overdrive SA | Bernhard Ten Brinke | Tom Colsoul | 2-5 | ||
| Yazeed Al-Rajhi | Dirk Von Zitzewitz | 4-5 | ||||
| Ronan Chabot | Gilles Pillot | 5 | ||||
| Orlen Team/Overdrive | Jakub Przygonski | Timo Gottschalk | 2,4-5 | |||
| Toyota LC 200 | NOVGORODAUTOSPORT | Aldis Vilcans | Aleksandr Gorkov | T2 | 1 | |
| Anton Melnikov | Anton Nikolaev | 1 | ||||
| Source:[9][10] | ||||||
Results
Overall
| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Baja Poland | 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 | Baja Portalegre 500 | 1 | Bernhard Ten Brinke 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 | Baja Hail 1 | 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 | Baja Hail 2 | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Baja Poland | 1 | Patrycja Brochocka Rafal Marton | Toyota Land Cruiser | 12:48:00 |
| 3 | Baja Portalegre 500 | 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 | Baja Hail 1 | 1 | Youssef Oudah A Alshammari Abdallah Alsuqairi | Nissan Patrol | 9:42:18 |
| 2 | Abdulaziz Alyaeesh Faisal Mohammed Ftyh | Isuzu D-Max | 41:00:00 | ||
| 5 | Baja Hail 1 | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Baja Poland | 1 | Vasily Gryazin Oleg Uperenko | Can-Am Maverick X3 | 6:28:43 |
| 2 | Bernd Hans Hoffmann Juan Carlos Carignani | Can-Am X3 Herrator | 13:33:46 | ||
| 2 | Baja Portalegre 500 | 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 | Baja Hail 1 | 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 | Baja Hail 2 | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Driver | Car | Time | ||
| 1 | Baja Russia - Northern Forest | No competitors at start | |||
| 2 | Baja Poland | 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 | Baja Portalegre 500 | 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 | Baja Hail 1 | 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 | Baja Hail 2 | 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 Baja Portalegre 500, which was shortened.[12]
FIA World Cup for Drivers, Co-Drivers, and Teams
Drivers' championship
| Pos | Driver | RUS | POL | POR | SAU1 | SAU2 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Vasilyev | 128 | 35 | 510 | 68 | 51 | |
| 2 | Bernhard Ten Brinke | 126.5 | 18 | 68 | 76 | 48.5 | |
| 3 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | 128 | 220.5 | 48.5 | |||
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | 219.5 | 126.5 | 46 | |||
| 5 | Stephane Peterhansel | NP | 316.5 | 316.5 | 33 | ||
| 6 | Yazeed Al Rahji | 412 | 412.5 | 24.5 | |||
| 7 | Denis Krotov | 315 | 76 | 101 | 22 | ||
| 8 | Jakub Przygonski | 412 | 510 | 22 | |||
| 9 | Andrey Novikov | 219.5 | 19.5 | ||||
| 10 | Aron Domzala | 315.5 | 44 | 19 | |||
| 11 | Michal Maluszynski | 219 | 19 | ||||
| 12 | Vasily Gryazin | 510 | 53 | 13 | |||
| 13 | Sergey Uspenskiy | 412.5 | 12.5 | ||||
| 14 | Fedor Vorobyev | 510 | 10 | ||||
| 16 | Alexei Shmotev | 68 | 8 | ||||
| 17 | Guillaume De Mévius | 26 | 6 | ||||
| Pos | Driver | RUS | POL | POR | SAU1 | SAU2 | Points |
- A total of 33 drivers scored points.[12]
Co-Drivers' championship
| Pos | Driver | RUS | POL | POR | SAU1 | SAU2 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Colsoul | 126.5 | 18 | 68 | 76 | 48.5 | |
| 2 | Mathieu Baumel | 128 | 220.5 | 48.5 | |||
| 3 | Lucas Cruz | 219.5 | 126.5 | 46 | |||
| 4 | Dmytro Tsyro | 315 | 35 | 510 | 68 | 38 | |
| 5 | Edouard Boulanger | 316.5 | 316.5 | 33 | |||
| 6 | Vitaliy Yevtyekhov | 128 | 28 | ||||
| 7 | Dirk Von Zitzewitz | 412 | 412.5 | 24.5 | |||
| 8 | Timo Gottschalk | 412 | 510 | 22 | |||
| 9 | Vladimir Novikov | 219.5 | 19.5 | ||||
| 10 | Julita Maluszynska | 219 | 19 | ||||
| Pos | Driver | RUS | POL | POR | SAU1 | SAU2 | Points |
- A total of 35 co-drivers scored points.[12]
Teams' championship
| Pos | Driver | RUS | POL | POR | SAU1 | SAU2 | 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 | POL | POR | SAU1 | SAU2 | Points |
- A total of 29 teams scored points.[12]
FIA T3 Cup for Drivers
| Pos | Driver | RUS | POL | POR | SAU1 | SAU2 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasily Gryazin | 77.5 | 126.5 | 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 | 127.5 | 27.5 | ||||
| 6 | Alexei Shmotev | 219.5 | 19.5 | ||||
| 7 | Tatiana Sycheva | 315.5 | 15.5 | ||||
| 8 | Enrique Reyes Medina | 412 | 12 | ||||
| 9 | Reinaldo Varela | 68 | 8 | ||||
| 10 | Laurent Poletti | 35 | 5 | ||||
| Pos | Driver | RUS | POL | POR | SAU1 | SAU2 | Points |
- A total of 13 drivers scored points.[12]
FIA T4 Cup for Drivers and Teams
Drivers' championship
| Pos | Driver | RUS | POL | POR | SAU1 | SAU2 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kees Koolen | 315.5 | 35 | 127.5 | 219 | 67 | |
| 2 | Aron Domzala | 126.5 | 18 | 316.5 | 415 | 64.5 | |
| 3 | Khalifa Al Attiyah | 219.5 | 127 | 46.5 | |||
| 4 | Gerard Farrés Guell | 219 | 19 | ||||
| 5 | Lorenço Rosa | 316.5 | 16.5 | ||||
| 6 | Alexandre Ré | 26 | 6 | ||||
| Pos | Driver | RUS | POL | POR | SAU1 | SAU2 | Points |
Teams championship
| Pos | Driver | RUS | POL | POR | SAU1 | SAU2 | 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 | POL | POR | SAU1 | SAU2 | 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.
- ^ Final classification Baja Poland
- ^ "Rally-Raid Network - SAUDI ARABia's HAIL TO HOST FINAL TWO ROUNDS OF FIA BAJA SERIES IN DECEMBER". 15 October 2020.
- ^ "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". Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "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