# 2020 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies

The 2020 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies was set to be the 28th season of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies; an annual rally raid competition for cars, buggies, side-by-sides, and trucks held in multiple countries. Due to COVID-19 pandemic all events but one were cancelled, and FIA considered that only one event wasn't enough to award a World title and cancelled the season.

## Calendar

The original calendar for the 2020 edition of the world cup featured five events; four cross-country rallies and one cross-country marathon; the Silk Way Rally, which was included for the first time. Four events on the schedule are shared with the 2020 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship; the Qatar round being the only exception.
| Round | Dates | Rally name | Ref. |
| 1 | 22–27 February | Qatar Cross-Country Rally | |
| Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic ||||
| Original Date | Original Date | Rally name | Rally name |
| 24-29 May | 24-29 May | Rally Kazakhstan | Rally Kazakhstan |
| 2-16 July | 2-16 July | Silk Way Rally | Silk Way Rally |
| 9-14 October | 9-14 October | Rallye du Maroc | Rallye du Maroc |
| 20-26 March | 20-26 March | Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge | Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge |

## 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
* T5 - Cross Country Trucks
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. Likewise, the T5 'truck' category is recognized, but not awarded any end-of-season cup or trophy.

## Notable teams and drivers

| Constructor | Car | Team | Driver | Co-driver | Category | Rounds |
| Can-Am | Can-Am Maverick X3 | Snag Racing | Aleksei Shmotev | Andrei Rudnitski | T3 | 1 |
| Can-Am | Can-Am Maverick X3 | Saleh Alsaif | Saleh Alsaif | Ali Hassan Obaid | T3 | 1 |
| Can-Am | Can-Am Maverick X3 | QMMF Team | Ahmed Al-Kuwari | Manuel Lucchese | T3 | 1 |
| Can-Am | Can-Am Maverick X3 | QMMF Team | Rashid Al-Mohannadi | Pedro Santos | T3 | 1 |
| Can-Am | Can-Am Maverick X3 | QMMF Team | Mubarak Al-Hajri | Laurent Lichtleuchter | T3 | 1 |
| Can-Am | Can-Am Maverick X3 | QMMF Team | Mohammed Al-Harqan | Vili Oslaj | T3 | 1 |
| Can-Am | Can-Am Maverick X3 | South Racing | Austin Jones | Gustavo Gugelmin | T3 | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet Buggy | Mohammed Al-Meer | Mohammed Al-Meer | Dmytro Tsyro | T1 | 1 |
| G-Force | G-Force T3GF | Adel Abdulla | Adel Abdulla | Jean-Michel Polato | T3 | 1 |
| Jeep | Jeep | Abdulla Al-Rabban | Abdulla Al-Rabban | Igor Chudaykin | T1 | 1 |
| Nissan | Nissan Patrol | Khaled Ahmed Alferaihi | Khaled Ahmed Alferaihi | Wleed Alfiuam | T1 | 1 |
| Opel | Opel Grandland X | Balazs Szalay | Balazs Szalay | Laszlo Bunkozci | T1 | 1 |
| Overdrive | Overdrive OT3 | Zavidovo Racing Team | Fedor Vorobyev | Kirill Shubin | T3 | 1 |
| Overdrive | Overdrive OT3 | Overdrive Racing | Kees Koolen | Sege Bruynkens | T3 | 1 |
| Polaris | Polaris RZR 1000 Turbo | QMMF Team | Khalid Al-Mohannadi | Sebastien Delaunay | T3 | 1 |
| Polaris | Polaris RZR 1000 Turbo | Gonzalo S. Guayasamin | Gonzalo S. Guayasamin | Ricardo Adrian Torlaschi | T3 | 1 |
| Toyota | Toyota Hilux | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Mathieu Baumel | T1 | 1 |
| Toyota | Toyota Hilux | Overdrive Racing | Yazeed Al-Rajhi | Michael Orr | T1 | 1 |
| Toyota | Toyota Hilux | Orlen Team/Overdrive | Jakub Przygoński | Timo Gottschalk | T1 | 1 |
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## Results

T2, T4 and T5 categories had no competitors in the only event held.

### Overall

| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers |
| Round | Rally name | Rank | Driver | Car | Time |
| 1 | Qatar Cross Country Rally | 1 | Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu Baumel | Toyota Hilux | 11:48:56 |
| 1 | Qatar Cross Country Rally | 2 | Yazeed Al-Rajhi Michael Orr | Toyota Hilux | 13:20:36 |
| 1 | Qatar Cross Country Rally | 3 | Jakub Przygoński Timo Gottschalk | Toyota Hilux | 13:50:19 |

### T1 category

| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers |
| Round | Rally name | Rank | Driver | Car | Time |
| 1 | Qatar Cross Country Rally | 1 | Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu Baumel | Toyota Hilux | 11:48:56 |
| 1 | Qatar Cross Country Rally | 2 | Yazeed Al-Rajhi Michael Orr | Toyota Hilux | 13:20:36 |
| 1 | Qatar Cross Country Rally | 3 | Jakub Przygoński Timo Gottschalk | Toyota Hilux | 13:50:19 |

### T3 category

| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers |
| Round | Rally name | Rank | Driver | Car | Time |
| 1 | Qatar Cross Country Rally | 1 | Ahmed Al-Kuwari Manuel Lucchese | Can-Am Maverick X3 | 15:25:09 |
| 1 | Qatar Cross Country Rally | 2 | Saleh Alsaif Ali Hassan Obaid | Can-Am Maverick X3 | 15:36:06 |
| 1 | Qatar Cross Country Rally | 3 | Khalid Al-Mohannadi Sebastien Delaunay | Polaris RZR 1000 Turbo | 15:39:30 |