2020 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas

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, side-by-sides, and trucks held in multiple countries.

2020 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas
Previous:	2019	Next:	2021

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	Baja de 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
		Automovil Club Alcalans	Enrique Reyes Medina	Daniel Conde Donaire		1
			Miguel Angel Valero Chulia	Jacqueline Ricci Ferris		1
		Biedrība Sports Racing Technologies	Vasily Gryazin	Oleg Uperenko		1
		Aleksandr Alekseev	Tatiana Sycheva	Aleksandr Alekseev		1
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
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	Andrei Halabarodzka	Andrei Halabarodzka	Aliaksei Kraktun	T1	1
	Toyota LC 200	NOVGORODAUTOSPORT	Aldis Vilcans	Aleksandr Gorkov	T2	1
			Anton Melnikov	Anton Nikolaev		1
Source:[9]

Results

Overall

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
		Rank	Driver	Car	Time
1	Baja Russia - Northern Forest[10]	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	6:0508
		3	Michal Małuszyński Julita Michal Małuszyńska	MINI John Cooper Works Rally	6:15:23
3	Baja de Portalegre 500	1
		2
		3
4	Dubai International Baja	1
		2
		3

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 de Portalegre 500	1
		2
		3
4	Dubai International Baja	1
		2
		3

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 de Portalegre 500	1
		2
		3
4	Dubai International Baja	1
		2
		3

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 Farres Guell Monleon Hernandez	Can–Am X3	9:28:14
		3	Kees Koolen Serge Bruynkens	Can–Am X3	13:25:55
3	Baja de Portalegre 500	1
		2
		3
4	Dubai International Baja	1
		2
		3

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]

Drivers' & Co-Drivers' championships

Pos	Driver	RUS	DUB	JOR	ITA	ESP	HUN	POL	POR	Points
1	Vladimir Vasilyev	1^28								28
2	Andrey Novikov	2^19.5								19.5
3	Denis Krotov	3^15								15
4	Sergey Uspenskiy	4^12.5								12.5
5	Fedor Vorobyev	5^10								10
6	Alexei Shmotev	6^8								8
7	Alexei Ignatov	7^6								6
8	Tatiana Sycheva	8^4								4
9	Aldis Vilcans	9^2								2
10	Enrique Reyes Medina	10^1								1
Pos	Driver	RUS	DUB	JOR	ITA	ESP	HUN	POL	POR	Points

Pos	Co-Driver	RUS	DUB	JOR	ITA	ESP	HUN	POL	POR	Points
1	Vitaliy Yevtyekhov	1^28								28
2	Vladimir Novikov	2^19.5								19.5
3	Dmytro Tsyro	3^15								15
4	Marina Danilova	4^12.5								12.5
5	Kirill Shubin	5^10								10
6	Andrei Rudnitski	6^8								8
7	Evgenii Pavlov	7^6								6
8	Aleksandr Alekseev	8^4								4
9	Aleksandr Gorkov	9^2								2
10	Daniel Conde Donaire	10^1								1
Pos	Driver	RUS	DUB	JOR	ITA	ESP	HUN	POL	POR	Points

Teams' championship

Pos	Team	RUS	DUB	JOR	ITA	ESP	HUN	POL	POR	Points
1	G-Energy Team	28								28
2	G-Force Motorsport	19.5								19.5
3	MSK Rally Team	15								15
4	Ispenskiy Rally Tecnica	12.5								12.5
5	Zavidovo Racing Team	10								10
6	Snag Racing Team	8								8
7	GAZ Raid Sport	6								6
8	Aleksandr Alekseev	4								4
9	NOVGORODAUTOSPORT	2								2
10	Automovil Club Alcalans	1								1
Pos	Team	RUS	DUB	JOR	ITA	ESP	HUN	POL	POR	Points

FIA T3 Cup for Drivers

Pos	Driver	RUS	DUB	JOR	ITA	ESP	HUN	POL	POR	Points
1	Fedor Vorobyev	1^27.5								27.5
2	Alexei Shmotev	2^19.5								19.5
3	Tatiana Sycheva	3^15.5								15.5
4	Enrique Reyes Medina	4^12								12
5	Bernd Hans Hoffmann	5^10								10
6	Reinaldo Varela	6^8								8
7	Vasily Gryazin	7^7.5								7.5
Pos	Driver	RUS	DUB	JOR	ITA	ESP	HUN	POL	POR	Points

References

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. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
4. https://www.bajapoland.eu/pliki/2020/w/final_classification_wc_2020.pdf
5. https://www.rallyraidnetwork.com/rally/index.php/news/middle-east-news/middle-east/saudi-arabia-s-hail-to-host-final-two-rounds-of-fia-baja-series-in-december.html
6. "FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championships" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
7. "Cancellation of the Silk Way Rally 2020". Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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. "2020 Baja Russia - Northern Forest official results". bajarussia.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

External links

• Official website