2020 FIA World Rallycross Championship

The 2020 FIA World Rallycross Championship is the seventh season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallycross.

2020 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Previous:	2019	Next:	2021
Support series: European Rallycross Championship

Calendar

The 2020 championship is due to be contested over eight rounds in Europe and the Middle East.[1][2][3][4] The season was originally scheduled to start in April but following multiple postponements relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, a revised calendar was released in May 2020 and the championship is now scheduled to begin in August.[5]

Rnd.	Event	Dates	Venue	Class	Winner	Team
1	World RX of Sweden	22–23 August	Höljesbanan, Höljes	Supercar
2
				Projekt E
3	World RX of Finland	29–30 August	Tykkimäki, Kouvola	Supercar
4
N/C	RX2 All Star Shootout	4–6 September	Nysumbanen, Vebbestrup	RX2
5	World RX of Riga - Latvia	19–20 September	Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, Riga	Supercar
6
				Projekt E
7	World RX of Benelux	3–4 October	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa-Francorchamps	Supercar
				Projekt E
8	World RX of Portugal	10–11 October	Pista Automóvel de Montalegre, Montalegre	Supercar
9	World RX of Catalunya - Barcelona	17–18 October	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	Supercar
10	World RX of Germany	12–13 December	Nürburgring, Nürburg	Supercar
				Projekt E
Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic
	Event		Venue		Original Dates
	World RX of Norway		Lånkebanen, Hell		13–14 June
	World RX of Russia		Igora Drive, Sosnovo		18–19 July
	World RX of France		Circuit de Lohéac, Lohéac		5–6 September
	World RX of Abu Dhabi		Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi		29–31 October
	World RX of South Africa		Killarney Motor Racing Complex, Cape Town		14–15 November

Calendar changes

• The World RX of Portugal and World RX of Germany will both return after a one-year hiatus. The German round will move from the Estering to the Nürburgring.
• The World RX of Canada and the World RX of Great Britain were both removed from the schedule.
• The World RX of Russia was added to the schedule, but has been cancelled.[6][7]
• The World RX of Barcelona - Catalunya, World RX of Portugal, World RX of Benelux, World RX of Sweden, World RX of Germany were all scheduled to take place between April and August.[1] All were rescheduled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
• The World RX of Norway and World RX of South Africa were both dropped from the calendar following May calendar revision.[5]
• The World RX of France was cancelled, also as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
• A new event was added to the calendar, after the extraordinary World Motor Sport Council in June, in Kouvola (Finland) to replace the World RX of France.

Entries

Supercar

Constructor	Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds	Ref.
Audi	KYB Team JC	Audi S1 RX	4	Robin Larsson	1-4	[9]
			6	Janis Baumanis	3-4	[10]
			40	Mattias Ekström	1-2
Hyundai	GRX Taneco	Hyundai i20 WRC	7	Timur Timerzyanov	1-4	[11]
			68	Niclas Grönholm	1-4	[11]
	GRX Set		123	Krisztián Szabó	1-2
			177	Juha Rytkönen	3-4
Peugeot	Team Hansen	Peugeot 208 RX	1	Timmy Hansen	1-4	[12]
			9	Kevin Hansen	1-4	[12]
Renault	GCK UNKORRUPTED	Renault Clio R.S. RX	14	Rokas Baciuška	1-4	[13]
			36	Guerlain Chicherit	1-4	[13]
	GC Kompetition		24	Kevin Abbring	TBA	[14]
	Monster Energy GCK RX Cartel	Renault Mégane R.S. RX	13	Andreas Bakkerud	1-4	[15]
			33	Liam Doran	1-4	[15]
	GCK Bilstein		92	Anton Marklund	1-4	[16]
SEAT	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	SEAT Ibiza RX	44	Timo Scheider	1-4	[17]
			77	René Münnich	1-4	[17]
Volkswagen	Volkswagen Dealerteam BAUHAUS	Volkswagen Polo GTI RX	3	Johan Kristoffersson	1-4	[18]
Ford	Ferratum Team	Ford Fiesta Supercar RX	11	Jani Paasonen	1-4
Honda	Olsbergs MSE	Honda Civic Coupe	93	Sebastian Eriksson	1-2	[19]

RX2

Constructor	Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds	Ref.
OMSE	Olsbergs MSE	Olsbergs MSE RX2	35	Fraser McConnell	TBA	[20]
			47	Jesse Kallio	TBA	[21]
			60	Martin Enlund	TBA	[22]
	Yellow Squad Team Färén		77	Henrik Krogstad	TBA	[23]
			999	Dan Skocdopole	TBA	[24]

Projekt E

Constructor	Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds	Ref.
STARD	Holten Motorsport	Ford Fiesta	TBA	Daniel Holten	1	[25]
	Rallytechnology		TBA	Natalie Barratt	1	[26]
			TBA	TBA	TBA	[26]
	Hoonigan Racing Division		43	Ken Block	1	[27]
	Citroën Racing	Citroën C3	TBA	Mads Østberg	1	[28]

References

1. Ridge, Hal (30 October 2019). "Nurburgring added to 2020 World Rallycross calendar". motorsport.com. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
2. "Rejuvenated RX2 Calendar Reveals Exciting New Look For 2020". fiaworldrallycross.com. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
3. Kilshaw, Jake (22 November 2019). "Inaugural Five-Event Projekt E Schedule Revealed". e-racing365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
4. Ridge, Hal (22 November 2019). "Latvia to remain on World RX calendar after all". motorsport.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
5. Ridge, Hal (4 May 2020). "World RX season to begin in August as new calendar is issued". motorsport.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
6. Ridge, Hal (6 December 2019). "Russia completes 2020 World RX schedule". motorsport.com. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
7. Ridge, Hal (6 March 2020). "Russian World Rallycross round cancelled". motorsport.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
8. Ridge, Hal (21 May 2020). "French World Rallycross round cancelled for 2020". motorsport.com. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
9. "Larsson returns to World RX in ex-Ekstrom Audi".
10. "BAUMANIS JOINS KYB TEAM JC IN AUDI S1 FOR 2020". FIA World Rallycross. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
11. "GRX TANECO GEAR UP FOR TITLE WITH GRONHOLM AND TIMERZYANOV". FIA World Rallycross. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
12. "Hansen squad firms up 2020 World Rallycross plans".
13. Ridge, Hal (7 March 2020). "GCK World RX duo ditch Renault Megane for Clio". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
14. Ridge, Hal (24 March 2020). "Abbring gets part programme in World RX with GC Kompetition". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
15. "THE MONSTER ENERGY RX CARTEL IS BACK IN TIE-UP WITH GCK". FIA World Rallycross. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
16. "MARKLUND RETURNS WITH GCK BILSTEIN". FIA World Rallycross. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
17. Ridge, Hal (9 May 2020). "Munnich to run electric cars in World Rallycross next year". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
18. "KRISTOFFERSON RETURNS WITH A THIRD TITLE IN HIS SIGHTS". FIA World Rallycross. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
19. "2019 SWEDEN WINNER RETURNS WITH A HONDA". FIA World Rallycross. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
20. "McConnell Targets Title In Return To RX2". fiaworldrallycross.com. FIA World Rallycross Championship. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
21. "Flying Finn Kallio 'Fired-Up' for Second Season of RX2". fiaworldrallycross.com. FIA World Rallycross Championship. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
22. "Enlund Steps Up To RX2 As Swedish Sensation Joins OMSE". fiaworldrallycross.com. FIA World Rallycross Championship. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
23. "Henrik Krogstad joins #YellowSquad's 2020 RX2 Line-up". yellowsquad.se. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
24. "Skocdopole Joins Hansen-Backed Yellow Squad". fiaworldrallycross.com. FIA World Rallycross Championship. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
25. Kilshaw, Jake (25 November 2019). "Holten Becomes First Team to Commit to Projekt E". e-racing365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
26. Kilshaw, Jake (20 December 2019). "Rallytechnology Confirms Two-Car Projekt E Entry". e-racing365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
27. "Ken Block enters Projekt E". fiaworldrallycross.com. 5 August 2020.
28. "Mads Ostberg enters Projekt E". fiaworldrallycross.com. 6 August 2020.

External links

• Official website