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FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship

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]

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

Quads World Cup

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

Women's World Cup

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Season Rider (Moto)[4]
2003   Katryn Lyda (KTM)
2004 N/A
2005 N/A
2006 N/A
2007 N/A
2008 N/A
2009   Camelia Liparoti (KTM)
2010   Camelia Liparoti (KTM)
2011   Camelia Liparoti (Yamaha)
2012   Camelia Liparoti (Yamaha)
2013   Camelia Liparoti (Yamaha)
2014   Camelia Liparoti (Yamaha)
2015   Anastasiya Nifontova (Husqvarna)
2016   Laia Sanz (KTM)
2017   Laia Sanz (KTM)
2018 N/A
2019   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   Łukasz Łaskawiec (Yamaha)
2013   Mohammed Abu Issa (Yamaha)
2014   Jakub Piatek (KTM)
2015   Jakub Piatek (KTM)
2016   José Ignacio Cornejo (KTM)
2017   Maciej Giemza (KTM)
2018   Maciej Giemza (KTM)
2019   Luciano Benavides (KTM)
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021   Konrad Dabrowski (KTM)

Veteran Trophy

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Season Rider (Manufacturer)[7]
2016   Rafał Sonik (Yamaha)
2017   Kees Koolen (Barren)
2018   Rafał Sonik (Yamaha)
2019   Rafał Sonik (Yamaha)
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021   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   Jacek Czachor (KTM)   Cyril Despres (KTM)   Daniel Carmignani (Honda)   Olivier Pain (Yamaha)
Production Trophy
2010   Tim Trenker (KTM)
Open Trophy
2011   Marek Dabrowski (KTM)
2012   Jacek Czachor (KTM)
2013   Juan Carlos Salvatierra (Honda)
World Cup Trophy
Rally2 Moto-Rally SSV Adventure
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021   Carlo Cabini (Honda)   Leandro Torres
  Joaõ Arena (Polaris) 		  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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