2020 World Rally Championship-3

The 2020 FIA World Rally Championship-3, an auto racing championship for rally cars that is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the third-highest tier of international rallying. It is open to privately-entered cars complying with R5 regulations and is the eighth running of the championship.[1][2]

2020 FIA World Rally Championship-3
Previous: 2019 (WRC-2) Next: 2021
Parent series:
FIA World Rally Championship
FIA World Rally Championship-2
Support series:
FIA Junior World Rally Championship

Pierre-Louis Loubet and Vincent Landais are the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions.[3][lower-alpha 1] After three rounds, Eric Camilli and François-Xavier Buresi lead the drivers' and co-drivers' championships. Both are tied for points with two other crews, all of whom have won one rally each, but Camilli and Buresi are considered the championship leaders because they were the first crew to win a rally.

Calendar

The 2020 championship is contested over ten rallies that form part of the World Rally Championship. Crews nominate eight rounds to compete in, seven of which are in Europe; the eighth must be Rally México or Rally Japan.[2][4] The rallies were mandated by the FIA to prevent a situation that had arisen in 2019 where crews that were competing for championship titles were not competing against each another on the same events.[2]

Round Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Ref.
1 23 January 26 January Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Mixed[lower-alpha 2] 16 304.28 km [5]
2 13 February 16 February Rally Sweden Torsby, Värmland Snow 11 171.64 km[lower-alpha 3] [7]
3 12 March 15 March Rally Guanajuato México León, Guanajuato Gravel 24 268.84 km[lower-alpha 4] [9]
4 21 May 24 May Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto Gravel Cancelled[lower-alpha 5] [10]
5 6 August 9 August Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Central Finland Gravel Cancelled[lower-alpha 6] [11]
6 24 September 27 September Rally of Turkey Marmaris, Muğla Gravel TBA TBA
7 15 October 18 October ADAC Rallye Deutschland Bostalsee, Saarland Tarmac TBA TBA
8 29 October 1 November Wales Rally GB Llandudno, Conwy Gravel Cancelled[lower-alpha 7] [12]
9 19 November 22 November Rally Japan Nagoya, Chūbu Tarmac TBA TBA
TBA TBA[lower-alpha 8] TBA[lower-alpha 8] Rally Italia Sardegna Alghero, Sardinia Gravel 20 308.57 km [14]
Source:[15][16][17]

Calendar changes

Rally Japan returns to the calendar for the first time since 2010, replacing Rally Australia as the final round of the championship. The rally will move away from its original headquarters in Hokkaidō to a new base in Nagoya and will be run on tarmac rather than gravel.[17] The Tour de Corse and the Rallies of Catalunya and Australia removed from the calendar.[16] Organisers of Rally Catalunya agreed to forfeit their place on the 2020 calendar as part of a rotation system that will see European events host rallies in two out of three calendar years. The Tour de Corse was removed in response to concerns from teams about the logistics of visiting Corsica, while Rally Australia was removed as the event's base in a regional centre rather than a major metropolitan area meant that the rally struggled to attract spectators.[16]

The Rallies of Portugal and Italy were postponed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] The route of Rally Mexico was shortened to allow teams time to pack up and return to their headquarters before several European nations imposed travel bans in a bid to manage the pandemic.[8]

Entries

The following crews compete in the 2020 World Rally Championship-3:

Driver name[lower-alpha 9] Co-driver name Car Rounds
Alberto Battistolli Fabrizia Pons Škoda Fabia R5 2
Yoann Bonato Benjamin Boulloud Citroën C3 R5 1
Enrico Brazzoli Maurizio Barone Škoda Fabia R5 1
Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Giovanni Bernacchini Citroën C3 R5 3
Eric Camilli François-Xavier Buresi Citroën C3 R5 1
Nicolas Ciamin Yannick Roche Citroën C3 R5 1
Giacomo Costenaro Justin Bardini Škoda Fabia R5 2
Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Diego Sanjuan Škoda Fabia R5 1–2
Emilio Fernández Ruben Garcia Škoda Fabia R5 3
Benito Guerra Jr. Daniel Cué Škoda Fabia R5 3
Alberto Heller José Luis Diaz Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3
Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka Hyundai i20 R5 2
Raul Jeets Andrus Toom Škoda Fabia R5 2
Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciek Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 3
Johan Kristoffersson Stig Rune Skjærmoen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2
Gianluca Linari Nicola Arena Ford Fiesta R5 3
Emil Lindholm Mikael Korhonen Škoda Fabia R5 2
Pepe Lopéz Borja Rozada Citroën C3 R5 1
Filip Mareš Jan Hloušek Škoda Fabia R5 2
Grégoire Munster Louis Louka Škoda Fabia R5 1
Hyundai i20 R5 2
Paulo Nobre Gabriel Morales Škoda Fabia R5 1–3
Andrea Nucita Bernardo Di Caro Hyundai i20 R5 1
"Pedro" Emmanuele Baldaccini Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 1
Eerik Pietarinen Miikka Anttila Škoda Fabia R5 2
Roland Poom Ken Järveoja Ford Fiesta R5 2
Joakim Roman Alexander Glavsjö Škoda Fabia R5 2
Yohan Rossel Benoît Fulcrand Citroën C3 R5 1
Stéphane Sarrazin Kévin Parent Hyundai i20 R5 1
Umberto Scandola Guido D'Amore Hyundai i20 R5 1–2
Radik Shaymiev Maxim Tsvetkov Ford Fiesta R5 3
Oliver Solberg Aaron Johnston Škoda Fabia R5 2
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3
Michał Sołowow Maciek Baran Škoda Fabia R5 2
Ricardo Triviño Marc Martí Škoda Fabia R5 3
Source:[18][19][20]

Changes

In 2019, the championship was run as the World Rally Championship-2, while the category known as the World Rally Championship-2 Pro was for professional crews entered by manufacturer teams. However, the multi-class structure was found to be too confusing,[2] and so the category was re-structured for the 2020 season. Professional crews will contest the World Rally Championship-2 and privateers will contest the World Rally Championship-3.[2] Some privately-entered crews will be eligible to compete in the World Rally Championship-2 provided that they can demonstrate their commitment to contesting the entire championship.[2]

Results and standings

Season summary
Round Event Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning time Report Ref.
1 Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Eric Camilli François-Xavier Buresi 3:24:39.8 Report [21]
2 Rally Sweden Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka 1:15:46.1 Report [22]
3 Rally Guanajuato México Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Giovanni Bernacchini 3:01:25.1 Report [23]
4 Rally de Portugal Round cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Report [10]
– Rally Italia Sardegna Round postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Report [13]
5 Rally Finland Round cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Report [11]
6 Marmaris Rally of Turkey Report
7 ADAC Rallye Deutschland Report
8 Wales Rally GB Round cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Report [12]
9 Rally Japan Report

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event. Unlike the World Rally Championship, points are not awarded for the Power Stage.

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Drivers

(Results key)

Pos. Driver MON
 SWE
 MEX
 POR
 FIN
 TUR
 DEU
 GBR
 JPN
 Points
1 Eric Camilli 1 C 25
2 Jari Huttunen 1 C 25
3 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson 1 C 25
4 Nicolas Ciamin 2 C 18
5 Emil Lindholm 2 C 18
6 Emilio Fernández 2 C 18
7 Yoann Bonato 3 C 15
8 Johan Kristofferson 3 C 15
9 Ricardo Triviño 3 C 15
10 Yohan Rossel 4 C 12
11 Eerik Pietarinen 4 C 12
12 Katejan Katejanowicz 4 C 12
13 Grégoire Munster 5 WD C 10
14 Oliver Solberg 5 Ret C 10
15 Benito Guerra Jr. 5 C 10
16 Enrico Brazzoli 6 C 8
17 Filip Mareš 6 C 8
18 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz 7 WD C 6
19 Raul Jeets 7 C 6
20 Umberto Scandola 8 WD C 4
21 Michał Sołowow 8 C 4
22 Paulo Nobre 9 C 2
23 Joakim Roman 9 C 2
Pos. Driver MON
 SWE
 MEX
 POR
 FIN
 TUR
 DEU
 GBR
 JPN
 Points
Source:[24]

FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Co-Drivers

(Results key)

Pos. Co-Driver MON
 SWE
 MEX
 POR
 FIN
 TUR
 DEU
 GBR
 JPN
 Points
1 François-Xavier Buresi 1 C 25
2 Mikko Lukka 1 C 25
3 Giovanni Bernacchini 1 C 25
4 Yannick Roche 2 C 18
5 Mikael Korhonen 2 C 18
6 Ruben Garcia 2 C 18
7 Benjamin Boulloud 3 C 15
8 Stig Rune Skjærmoen 3 C 15
9 Marc Martí 3 C 15
10 Benoît Fulcrand 4 C 12
11 Miikka Anttila 4 C 12
12 Maciek Szczepaniak 4 C 12
13 Louis Louka 5 WD C 10
14 Aaron Johnston 5 Ret C 10
15 Daniel Cué 5 C 10
16 Maurizio Barone 6 C 8
17 Jan Hloušek 6 C 8
18 Diego Sanjuan 7 WD C 6
19 Andrus Toom 7 C 6
20 Guido D'Amore 8 WD C 4
21 Maciej Baran 8 C 4
22 Gabriel Morales 9 C 2
23 Alexander Glavsjö 9 C 2
Pos. Co-Driver MON
 SWE
 MEX
 POR
 FIN
 TUR
 DEU
 GBR
 JPN
 Points
Source:[24]

Notes
  1. Loubet and Landais won their titles when the championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2.
  2. The Monte Carlo Rally is run on a tarmac and snow surface.
  3. The route of Rally Sweden was shortened from 301.26 km over 19 stages to 11 stages totalling 171.64 km. The route was shortened due to a lack of snow.[6]
  4. The route of Rally Mexico was shortened by 56.01 km.[8]
  5. Rally de Portugal was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
  6. Rally Finland was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
  7. Wales Rally GB was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
  8. Rally Italia Sardegna was scheduled to be held between 4 and 7 June, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]
  9. Under the Sporting Regulations, each car is entered under the driver's name.

References
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  3. "WRC-2 : Pierre-Louis Loubet champion du monde après l'annulation du Rallye d'Australie - Rallye - WRC-2". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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  8. Herrero, Daniel (15 March 2020). "Rally Mexico shortened by a day due to travel restrictions". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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  10. "Portugal WRC round called off". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  11. "No Neste Rally Finland for 2020". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  12. Herrero, Dan (9 June 2020). "Rally GB cancelled". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  13. Elizalde, Pablo (25 March 2020). "WRC 2020 season hit by more rally postponements due to coronavirus". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  14. "Itinerary". rallyitaliasardegna.com. Rally Italia Sardegna. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  15. Herrero, Daniel (27 September 2019). "Australia drops off WRC calendar in 2020". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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  17. "Three new rounds in 2020 WRC calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  18. "88e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo Entry List" (PDF). acm.mc. Automobile Club de Monaco. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  19. "Rally Sweden 2020 Entry List" (PDF). rallysweden.com. Rally Sweden. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  20. "Rally Guanajuato Mexico 2020 Entry List" (PDF). rallymexico.com. Rally Mexico. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  21. "WRC 2 in Monte: Østberg takes top spot". wrc.com. WRC. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  22. "Sunday in Sweden: Huttunen triumphs in WRC 3". wrc.com. WRC. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  23. "Saturday in Mexico: Bulacia Bags maiden WRC 3 win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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