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FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship

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FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship
CategoryRally raid
CountryInternational
Inaugural season1999
Folded2021
Last Riders' championAustria Matthias Walkner (moto) (2021)
Argentina Manuel Andújar (quad) (2021)
Last Makes' championKTM (moto)
Yamaha (quad)
Official websiteOfficial website

The FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship was the premier championship of Rally raid racing, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), from 1999 to 2021 (from 1999 and 2002 as World Cup). Asides the main championship, there were World Cups for the following categories: Quads, Women, Junior, and over 450 cc.[1]

The Cross-Country Rallies World Championship was contested for the first time in 1999. It was organized by FIM with the aim joining in a unique calendar the numerous cross-country rallies disputed all over the world in a totally uncoordinated way. The trophy awarded in early seasons was a simple "world cup", but the large participation of drivers since the first edition pushed the FIM to set up a few years later a real "world championship".

A separate competition exists for "baja" style rally raids called the FIM Bajas World Cup.

From 2022, the cup merged with the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies to become the World Rally-Raid Championship.

Winners

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Season Rider (Moto)
World Cup
1999 France Thierry Magnaldi (KTM)
2000 Italy Fabrizio Meoni (KTM)
2001 Chile Carlo de Gavardo (KTM)
2002 France Richard Sainct (KTM)
World Championship
Open 450cc
2003 France Cyril Despres (KTM) N/A
2004 Norway Pål Anders Ullevålseter (KTM) Chile Carlo de Gavardo (KTM)
2005 Spain Marc Coma (KTM) Chile Carlo de Gavardo (KTM)
2006 Spain Marc Coma (KTM) Chile Francisco López Contardo (Honda)
2007 Spain Marc Coma (KTM) Poland Jacek Czachor (KTM)
Open Production Open Sport 450cc Production 450cc Sport
2008 Poland Marek Dabrowski (KTM) Italy Oscar Polli (KTM) Poland Jacek Czachor (KTM) Spain Víctor Rivera (Pacific)
Open (Overall)
2009 France Cyril Despres (KTM)
Open 450cc
2010 Spain Marc Coma (KTM) France David Casteu (Sherco)
450cc World Championship[2]
2011 Portugal Hélder Rodrigues (Yamaha)
2012 Spain Marc Coma (KTM)
2013 Portugal Paulo Gonçalves (Honda)
2014 Spain Marc Coma (KTM)
2015 Austria Matthias Walkner (KTM)
2016 Chile Pablo Quintanilla (Husqvarna)
2017 Chile Pablo Quintanilla (Husqvarna)
2018 Australia Toby Price (KTM)
2019 United Kingdom Sam Sunderland (KTM)
RallyGP World Championship
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Austria Matthias Walkner (KTM)
2022–present World Rally-Raid Championship

Quads World Cup

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Season Rider (Quad)[3]
2005 Portugal Ricardo Leal Dos Santos (Yamaha)
2006 France Cristophe Declerck (KTM)
2007 Netherlands Sebastian Husseini (Suzuki)
2008 Tunisia Karim Dilou (Yamaha)
2009 France Lionel Laine (KTM)
2010 Poland Rafał Sonik (Yamaha)
2011 Russia Dmitry Pavlov (Honda)
2012 Poland Łukasz Łaskawiec (Yamaha)
2013 Poland Rafał Sonik (Honda)
2014 Poland Rafał Sonik (Yamaha)
2015 Poland Rafał Sonik (Yamaha)
2016 Poland Rafał Sonik (Honda)
2017 Netherlands Kees Koolen (Barren)
2018 Russia Aleksandr Maksimov (Yamaha)
2019 Poland Rafał Sonik (Yamaha)
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Argentina Manuel Andújar (Yamaha)

Women's World Cup

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Season Rider (Moto)[4]
2003 Germany Katryn Lyda (KTM)
2004 N/A
2005 N/A
2006 N/A
2007 N/A
2008 N/A
2009 Italy Camelia Liparoti (KTM)
2010 Italy Camelia Liparoti (KTM)
2011 Italy Camelia Liparoti (Yamaha)
2012 Italy Camelia Liparoti (Yamaha)
2013 Italy Camelia Liparoti (Yamaha)
2014 Italy Camelia Liparoti (Yamaha)
2015 Russia Anastasiya Nifontova (Husqvarna)
2016 Spain Laia Sanz (KTM)
2017 Spain Laia Sanz (KTM)
2018 N/A
2019 Spain Laia Sanz (KTM)
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Anastasiya Nifontova (Husqvarna)

In 2021 Anastasiya Nifontova competed as a neutral competitor using the designation MFR (Motorcycle Federation of Russia), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.[5]

Junior World Cup

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Season Rider (Quad)[6]
2012 Poland Łukasz Łaskawiec (Yamaha)
2013 Qatar Mohammed Abu Issa (Yamaha)
2014 Poland Jakub Piatek (KTM)
2015 Poland Jakub Piatek (KTM)
2016 Chile José Ignacio Cornejo (KTM)
2017 Poland Maciej Giemza (KTM)
2018 Poland Maciej Giemza (KTM)
2019 Argentina Luciano Benavides (KTM)
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Poland Konrad Dabrowski (KTM)

Veteran Trophy

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Season Rider (Manufacturer)[7]
2016 Poland Rafał Sonik (Yamaha)
2017 Netherlands Kees Koolen (Barren)
2018 Poland Rafał Sonik (Yamaha)
2019 Poland Rafał Sonik (Yamaha)
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 United Kingdom David McBride (KTM)

Other World Cups and Trophies

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Season Rider (Moto)
World Cup
Open Production Open Sport 450cc Production 450cc Sport
2009 Poland Jacek Czachor (KTM) France Cyril Despres (KTM) Italy Daniel Carmignani (Honda) France Olivier Pain (Yamaha)
Production Trophy
2010 Germany Tim Trenker (KTM)
Open Trophy
2011 Poland Marek Dabrowski (KTM)
2012 Poland Jacek Czachor (KTM)
2013 Bolivia Juan Carlos Salvatierra (Honda)
World Cup Trophy
Rally2 Moto-Rally SSV Adventure
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Italy Carlo Cabini (Honda) Brazil Leandro Torres
Brazil Joaõ Arena (Polaris)
Italy Carlo Cabini (Honda)

References

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  1. ^ http://www.desafioruta40.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-Regulations-FIM-2013-ENG.pdf FIM CCWC Regulations
  2. ^ "World champions | Cross-Country Rallies | World Championships | Sport | Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme". Archived from the original on 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
  3. ^ "News | FIM".
  4. ^ "FIM Cross Country Rallies World Cup".
  5. ^ Dunbar, Graham (December 17, 2020). "Russia can't use its name and flag at the next 2 Olympics". Associated Press. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "FIM Cross-Country Rallies Junior World Cup; FIM".
  7. ^ "Veterans (RallyGP Class 3) overview".
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