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. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the calendar suffered several changes.

Round	Dates	Rally name	Ref.
1	6–9 February	Baja Russia - Northern Forest
2	3–6 September	Baja Poland
3	5–7 November	Baja Portalegre 500
4	10–12 December	Hail Baja 1
5	14–15 December	Hail Baja 2
Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic
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.

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	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
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Results

Overall

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
		Rank	Driver	Car	Time
1	Baja Russia - Northern Forest	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.

Competitors were awarded with reduced points at the Baja Portalegre 500, which was shortened.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

External links

• Official website