2021 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship

2021 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship
Previous:	2020	Next:	2022 (W2RC)

The 2021 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship was the 18th and final season of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship, an international rally raid competition for motorbikes and quads. Due to COVID-19 pandemic all events in the previous season were cancelled.

Calendar

The calendar for the 2021 season is set to feature six long-distance rally raid events; including two marathon events in the Silk Way Rally and the Rally dos Sertões.^[1]

Original Date	Rally name
7–13 June	Rally Kazakhstan
1–11 July	Silk Way Rally
13–22 August	Rally dos Sertões
8–13 October	Rallye du Maroc
6-12 November	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge

Regulations and categories

New categories were initially intended to have been introduced in 2020, but due to that season's cancellation, they will come into effect in 2021 instead. The RallyGP category being for professionals and experienced riders, Rally2 for newcomers, and the Rally Adventure trophy for riders without assistance. SSVs would be introduced as their own category for all events.^[2]

The end of season there would be awards as follows:

• World Championship for RallyGP riders and manufacturers in the bike class
• World Cups for Rally2 riders in the Moto-Rally, Moto-Enduro, and Quad groups.
• World Cups for women and juniors in the RallyGP category
• World Cups for SSVs

Russian athletes and teams competed as a neutral competitors 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.^[3]

Entry list

RallyGP Teams & Riders
Constructor	Bike	Team	Rider	Rounds
Gas Gas	RC 450F	Gas Gas Factory Racing Rally Team	Daniel Sanders	1–2, 4–5
Hero	450 Rally	Hero Motorsports Team Rally	Franco Caimi	1–2, 4–5
			Sebastian Bühler	1–2, 4–5
			Joaquim Rodrigues	1–2, 4–5
Honda	CRF 450 Rally	Monster Energy Honda Team	Ricky Brabec	4
			Joan Barreda	4
			José Ignacio Cornejo	4
			Pablo Quintanilla	4
	CRF 450RX	Honda Racing Rally Team	Gregorio Caselani	3
Husqvarna	450 Rally Factory Replica	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing	Skyler Howes	1–2, 4
			Luciano Benavides	1–2, 4
		HT Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing	Xavier de Soultrait	4
		Solarys Racing	Jacopo Cerutti	4
		Africa Dream Racing	Maurizio Gerini	4
		G-Drive Team	Anastasiya Nifontova	5
	450 Rally	Vendetta Racing UAE	David McBride	5
KTM	450 Rally Factory Replica	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	Sam Sunderland	1, 4
			Kevin Benavides	4
			Matthias Walkner	1–2, 4–5
			Toby Price	4
		Saudi Dirtbike Center	Mishal Alghuneim	5
	450 Rally Replica	Norwit Racing	Stefan Svitko	4
		Orion - Moto Racing Group	Milan Engel	4
		Duust Rally Team	Konrad Dąbrowski	4–5
		MX Ride Dubai	Mohammed Al Balooshi	5
			Sultan Al Balooshi	5
			Abdullah Al Shatti	5
		Vendetta Racing UAE	David Mabbs	5
	450 Rally	FN Speed Team	Daniel Nosiglia	4
		Nomade Racing	Mathieu Doveze	4
		Patrão Motorsport	Tomas De Gavardo	4
		Motozone Dubai	Aaron Mare	5
Sherco	Rally 450 RTR	Sherco TVS Rally Factory	Lorenzo Santolino	4
			Rui Gonçalves	4
			Harith Noah	4
Yamaha	WR450F Rally	Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Official Team	Ross Branch	1–2, 4–5
			Andrew Short	1–2, 4–5
			Adrien Van Beveren	1–2, 4–5
		Francosport	Antonio Maio	4
Rally2:Moto-Rally World Cup Teams & Riders
Constructor	Bike	Team	Rider	Rounds
Honda	CRF 450 Rally RX RS	RS Moto Racing Team	Carlo Cabini	1–2, 4
			Julien Barthélémy	4
			Eufrasio Anghileri	4
			Nicolas Monnin	4
			Kévin Durand	4
		Never Stop Dreaming	Francesca Gasperi	4
	CRF 450RX	Honda Racing Rally Team	Julio Zavatti	3
			Jean Azevedo	3
	CRF 450L	Jaunin Productions	Guillaume Jaunin	4
Husqvarna	450 Rally Factory Replica	Nomadic	Ganzorig Chuluun	2
		Solarys Racing	Paolo Lucci	4
		HT Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing	Diego Noras	4
			Walter Roelants	4
			Martin Bonnet	4
		Africa Dream Racing	Leonardo Tonelli	4
		Nomade Racing	Max Bianucci	4
		Club Aventura Touareg	Herbert Kolling	4
	FE450 Rally Replica	Francosport	Bruno Santos	4
			Clément Razy	4
			Brett Hunt	5
			Tomas Kristoffersson	5
	450 Rally	TwinTrail Racing Team	Albert Martín	4
		Anquety Motorsport	Jerome Martiny	4
		Team Dumontier Racing	Sébastien Herbet	4
			Romain Dumontier	4
		Nomade Racing	Lois D'Abbadie	4
		Club Aventura Touareg	Francisco Chana	4
		Duust Rally Team	Jacob Argubright	5
		SRG Motorsports	Michael Docherty	5
KTM	450 Rally Factory Replica	McDonald's Rally Team	Massimo Camurri	2
		KTM Mongolia	Murun Purevdorj	2
		G-Moto Mongolia	Battur Baatar	2
			Temuujin Ganzorig	2
			Enkhsaruul Davaa	2
		BAS Dakar KTM Racing Team	Bradley Cox	4
			Wiljan Van Wikselaar	4
		Team Baïnes Rally	Camille Chapeliere	4
		Team RS Concept	Bertrand Gavard	4
		Motoclub Yashica	Andrea Winkler	4
			Aldo Winkler	4
		Nomade Racing	Jean-Loup Lepan	4
			Pierre Peyrard	4
			Lorenzo Maestrami	4
		Motoclub Alfieri	Ugo Peila	4
		Happyness Racing JBS Moto	Jean-Philippe Révolte	4
			Benjamin Defrère	4
			Darko Marasović	5
	450 Rally Replica	Adventure Team Latvia	Sandijs Hāns	2
		BAS Dakar KTM Racing Team	Mason Klein	4
			Mike Wiedemann	4
			Mathieu Liebaert	4
			Kirsten Landman	4
		LG Rally Team	Julien Jagu	4
			Lorenzo Fanottoli	4
		Team Esprit KTM	Benjamin Melot	4
		Morocco Racing Team	Harite Gabari	4
			Ali Oukerbouch	4
			Mohamed Aoulad Ali	4
		TwinTrail Racing Team	Isaac Feliu	4
		Team Puocci	Francesco Puocci	4
			Paul Costes	4
		Norwit Racing	Martin Benko	4
		XRaids Experience Team	Sandra Gómez	4
		Enduro Greece Rally Adventure Team	Vasilis Boudros	4
			Richard Kaye	4
			Adrien Costes	4
		Nomade Racing	Rodolphe De Palmas	4
		Yaya Events	Iader Giraldi	4
		Club Aventura Touareg	Francisco García	4
			Gad Nachmani	4
		Team Baïnes Rally	Julien Escande	4
		Duust Rally Team	Thomas Kongshøj	5
	450 Rally	McDonald's Rally Team	Aldo Winkler	2
			Andrea Winkler	2
		Team Bianchi Prata	Paulo Oliveira	4
		Nomade Racing	Mathieu Troquier	4
			Samuel Fremy	4
		TwinTrail Racing Team	Carlos Falcon	4
		Terre Rosse	Domenico Cipollone	4
		Team Dumontier Racing	Edouard Leconte	4
		Happyness Racing JBS Moto	David Gaits	4
			Dominique Cizeau	4
		Nomadas Adventure	Jasmin Riccius	4
			Juan Pablo Guillen	4
			Antonio Guillen	4
			Giuseppe Pozzo	4
			Jean-François Forca	4
	450 EXC Rally	Universal Ride	Jerome Bas	4
	KTM 450 EXC-F	Lianiova 33 Team	Anastasia Lianiova	2
		Club Aventura Touareg	Fabio Lottero	4
			Bernardo Ramírez	4
			Gines Belzunces	4
			Michael Jacobi	4
		Mostapha Khottoul	4
		Makis Rees-Stavros	5
Yamaha	WR 450	Team Mongolia #1	Turbat Purevbat	2
		Yamaha IMS Rally Team	Tulio Malta	3
			Adrien Metge	3
			Ricardo Martins	3
		Team Outsider	Fabien Domas	4
			Pierre Boisset	4
			Arnault Chardron	4
		LM Dream Team	Maxime Lonza	4
		Maggi Moto Yamaha	Luca Marinone	4
			Tony Schattat	5
Quad World Cup Teams & Riders
Constructor	Bike	Team	Rider	Rounds
Yamaha	Raptor 700	Sonik Team	Rafał Sonik	All
			Rodolfo Guillioli	1
		Bianchini Rally	Manuel Andújar	1, 3–5
		Story Racing S.R.O.	Tomáš Kubiena	4
			Laisvydas Kancius	4
		Yamaha Racing - SMX - Drag'on	Alexandre Giroud	4
		SMX Racing	Romain Dutu	4
			Jérôme Connart	4
		Drag'on Rally Team	Vincent Padrona	4
	YFM 700R SE	Mari Team	Aleksandr Maksimov	1–2, 4
	YFM 700R	Varga Motorsport Team	Juraj Varga	4
	YFZ 450R		Abdulaziz Ahli	5
SSV World Cup Teams & Riders
Constructor	Bike	Team	Riders	Rounds
Can-Am	Maverick X3		Roy Bartov Guy Biton	5
			Tal Galimidi David Galimidi	5
Polaris	Turbo S	Torres Racing	Thiago Torres Eduardo Shiga	3
			Leandro Torres João Arena	3

Results

Motorbikes

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
		Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Rally Kazakhstan	1	Ross Branch	Yamaha WRF450	14:39:02
		2	Matthias Walkner	KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica	14:44:09
		3	Adrien Van Beveren	Yamaha WRF450	14:49:18
2	Silk Way Rally	1	Matthias Walkner	KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica	6:19:18
		2	Skyler Howes	Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory Replica	6:25:38
		3	Franco Caimi	Hero 450 Rally	6:25:44
3	Rally dos Sertões	1	Adrien Metge	Yamaha WR450F	30:06:12
		2	Jean Azevedo	Honda CRF450 RX	30:22:40
		3	Julio Zavatti	Honda CRF450 RX	30:40:06
4	Rallye du Maroc	1	Pablo Quintanilla	Honda CRF 450 Rally	16:26:51
		2	Matthias Walkner	KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica	16:28:50
		3	Daniel Sanders	Gas Gas RC 450F	16:32:18
5	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge	1	Matthias Walkner	KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica	17:38:40
		2	Adrien Van Beveren	Yamaha WRF450	17:43:12
		3	Joaquim Rodrigues	Hero 450 Rally	18:14:06

Quads

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
		Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Rally Kazakhstan	1	Manuel Andújar	Yamaha Raptor 700	19:51:20
		2	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha Raptor 700	20:21:15
		3	Aleksandr Maksimov	Yamaha YMF 700R SE	21:34:24
2	Silk Way Rally	1	Aleksandr Maksimov	Yamaha YMF 700R SE	8:15:59
		2	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha Raptor 700	9:03:48
		3
3	Rally dos Sertões	1	Manuel Andújar	Yamaha Raptor 700	29:46:19
		2	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha Raptor 700	31:54:42
		3
4	Rallye du Maroc	1	Manuel Andújar	Yamaha Raptor 700	20:43:20
		2	Aleksandr Maksimov	Yamaha YMF 700R SE	21:13:34
		3	Alexandre Giroud	Yamaha Raptor 700	22:01:48
5	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge	1	Abdulaziz Ahli	Yamaha YFZ450R	24:11:55
		2	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha Raptor 700	38:44:56
		3	Manuel Andújar	Yamaha Raptor 700	51:21:21

Championship standings

• Points for final positions were awarded as follows:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th+
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

An FIM Rally (4 to 6 timed stages) will have a scoring coefficient of 1. An FIM Marathon Rally (more than 6 timed stages) will have a scoring coefficient of 1,5. The result will be multiplied by 1.5 and then rounded up.

Points for manufacturers were awarded by added the top two finishers of the respective manufacturer together from each event.

RallyGP World Championship: Riders and Manufacturers

In RallyGP, the final classification will be established on the basis of a rider's best four results, including at least one marathon rally.

Pos	Rider	Motorcycle	KAZ	RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points	Best four
1	Matthias Walkner	KTM	2	1		2	1	103
2	Adrien Van Beveren	Yamaha	3	6		5	2	62
3	Daniel Sanders	Gas Gas	4	4		3	12	53
4	Joaquim Rodrigues	Hero	7	9		8	3	44
5	Skyler Howes	Husqvarna	10	2		12		40
6	Gregorio Caselani	Honda			1			38
7	Luciano Benavides	Husqvarna	6	7		6		34
8	Franco Caimi	Hero	8	3		24	Ret	33
9	Andrew Short	Yamaha	5	8		9	13	33
10	Ross Branch	Yamaha	1	Ret		25	14	28
11	Pablo Quintanilla	Honda				1		25
12	Sebastian Bühler	Hero	9	5		26	Ret	24
13	Aaron Mare	KTM					4	13
14	Ricky Brabec	Honda				4		13
15	Konrad Dąbrowski	KTM				22	5	12
16	Sultan Al Balooshi	KTM					6	10
17	David McBride	Husqvarna					7	9
18	Kevin Benavides	KTM				7		9
19	Abdullah Al Shatti	KTM					8	8
20	David Mabbs	KTM					9	7
21	Mishal Alghuneim	KTM					10	6
22	José Ignacio Cornejo	Honda				10		6
23	Anastasiya Nifontova	Husqvarna					11	5
24	Joan Barreda	Honda				11		5
25	Toby Price	KTM				13		3
26	Xavier de Soultrait	Husqvarna				14		2
27	Lorenzo Santolino	Sherco				15		1
28	Antonio Maio	Yamaha				16		1
29	Daniel Nosiglia	KTM				17		1
30	Rui Gonçalves	Sherco				18		1
31	Jacopo Cerutti	Husqvarna				19		1
32	Harith Noah	Sherco				20		1
33	Mathieu Doveze	KTM				21		1
34	Tomas De Gavardo	KTM				23		1
	Stefan Svitko	KTM				NC		0
	Sam Sunderland	KTM	Ret			Ret		0
	Milan Engel	KTM				Ret		0
	Maurizio Gerini	Husqvarna				Ret		0
	Mohammed Al Balooshi	KTM					Ret	0
Pos	Rider	Motorcycle	KAZ	RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points	Best four

Pos	Manufacturer	KAZ	RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points
1	KTM	20	38		29	38	125
2	Yamaha	41	27		18	23	109
3	Husqvarna	16	44		14	14	88
4	Hero	17	41		9	16	83
5	Honda			38	38		76
6	Gas Gas	13	20		16	4	53
7	Sherco				2		2
Pos	Manufacturer	KAZ	RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points

RallyGP Women's World Cup

Pos	Rider	Motorcycle	KAZ	RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points	Best four
1	Anastasiya Nifontova	Husqvarna					1	25
Pos	Rider	Motorcycle	KAZ	RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points	Best four

RallyGP Junior World Cup

Pos	Rider	Motorcycle	KAZ	RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points	Best four
1	Konrad Dąbrowski	KTM				1	1	50
2	Tomas De Gavardo	KTM				2		20
Pos	Rider	Motorcycle	KAZ	RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points	Best four

RallyGP Veteran's Trophy

Pos	Rider	Motorcycle	KAZ	RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points	Best four
1	David McBride	Husqvarna					1	25
2	David Mabbs	KTM					2	20
Pos	Rider	Motorcycle	KAZ	RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points	Best four

Rally 2: Moto-Rally World Cup

Pos	Rider	Motorcycle	KAZ	RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points
1	Carlo Cabini	Honda	1	2		13		58
2	Adrien Metge	Yamaha			1			38
3	Murun Purevdorj	KTM		1				38
4	Jean Azevedo	Honda			2			30
5	Michael Docherty	Husqvarna					1	25
6	Mason Klein	KTM				1		25
7	Julio Zavatti	Honda			3			24
8	Temuujin Ganzorig	KTM		3				24
9	Jacob Argubright	Husqvarna					2	20
10	Paolo Lucci	Husqvarna				2		20
11	Tulio Malta	Yamaha			4			20
12	Battur Baatar	KTM		4				20
13	Ganzorig Chuluun	Husqvarna		5				17
14	Makis Rees-Stavros	KTM					3	16
15	Bradley Cox	KTM				3		16
16	Andrea Winkler	KTM		6		44		16
17	Sandis Hāns	KTM		7				14
18	Thomas Kongshøj	KTM					4	13
19	Benjamin Melot	KTM				4		13
20	Massimo Camurri	KTM		8				12
21	Darko Marasović	KTM					5	11
22	Julien Jagu	KTM				5		11
23	Anastasia Lianiova	KTM		9				11
24	Brett Hunt	Husqvarna					6	10
25	Jerome Martiny	Husqvarna				6		10
26	Tomas Kristoffersson	Husqvarna					7	9
27	Romain Dumontier	Husqvarna				7		9
28	Tony Schattat	Yamaha					8	8
29	Leonardo Tonelli	Husqvarna				8		8
30	Jerome Bas	KTM				9		7
31	Jean-Loup Lepan	KTM				10		6
32	Mike Wiedemann	KTM				11		5
33	Wiljan Van Wikselaar	KTM				12		4
34	Lorenzo Fanottoli	KTM				14		2
35	Diego Noras	Husqvarna				15		1
36	Mathieu Liebaert	KTM				16		1
37	Ali Oukerbouch	KTM				17		1
38	Isaac Feliu	KTM				18		1
39	Albert Martín	Husqvarna				19		1
40	Martin Bonnet	Husqvarna				20		1
41	Kirsten Landman	KTM				21		1
42	Mathieu Troquier	KTM				22		1
43	Eufrasio Anghileri	Honda				23		1
44	Martin Benko	KTM				24		1
45	Pierre Peyrard	KTM				25		1
46	Lorenzo Maestrami	KTM				26		1
47	Sandra Gómez	KTM				27		1
48	Carlos Falcon	KTM				28		1
49	Vasilis Boudros	KTM				29		1
50	Sébastien Herbet	Husqvarna				30		1
51	Fabio Lottero	KTM				31		1
52	Domenico Cipollone	KTM				32		1
53	Adrien Costes	KTM				33		1
54	Clément Razy	Husqvarna				34		1
55	Edouard Leconte	KTM				35		1
56	Paulo Oliveira	KTM				36		1
57	Nicolas Monnin	Honda				37		1
58	Fabien Domas	Yamaha				38		1
59	Samuel Fremy	KTM				39		1
60	Lois D'Abbadie	Husqvarna				40		1
61	Julien Barthélémy	Honda				41		1
62	Max Bianucci	Husqvarna				42		1
63	Aldo Winkler	KTM		Ret		43		1
64	Kévin Durand	Honda				45		1
65	Rodolphe De Palmas	KTM				46		1
66	Pierre Boisset	Yamaha				47		1
67	Maxime Lonza	Yamaha				48		1
68	Walter Roelants	Husqvarna				49		1
69	Arnault Chardron	Yamaha				50		1
70	Ugo Peila	KTM				51		1
71	David Gaits	KTM				52		1
72	Dominique Cizeau	KTM				53		1
73	Jasmin Riccius	KTM				54		1
74	Giuseppe Pozzo	KTM				55		1
75	Bernardo Ramírez	KTM				56		1
76	Iader Giraldi	KTM				57		1
77	Michael Jacobi	KTM				58		1
78	Francisco García	KTM				59		1
79	Antonio Guillen	KTM				60		1
80	Gad Nachmani	KTM				61		1
81	Harite Gabari	KTM				62		1
82	Jean-Philippe Révolte	KTM				63		1
83	Francesca Gasperi	Honda				64		1
84	Gines Belzunces	KTM				65		1
85	Guillaume Jaunin	Honda				66		1
	Jean-François Forca	KTM				NC		0
	Enkhsaruul Davaa	KTM		Ret				0
	Turbat Purevbat	Yamaha		Ret				0
	Ricardo Martins	Yamaha			Ret			0
	Camille Chapeliere	KTM				Ret		0
	Bertrand Gavard	KTM				Ret		0
	Bruno Santos	Husqvarna				Ret		0
	Francesco Puocci	KTM				Ret		0
	Richard Kaye	KTM				Ret		0
	Benjamin Defrère	KTM				Ret		0
	Juan Pablo Guillen	KTM				Ret		0
	Mohamed Aoulad Ali	KTM				Ret		0
	Francisco Chana	Husqvarna				Ret		0
	Herbert Kolling	Husqvarna				Ret		0
	Paul Costes	KTM				Ret		0
	Julien Escande	KTM				Ret		0
	Luca Marinone	Yamaha				Ret		0
	Mostapha Khottoul	KTM				Ret		0
Pos	Rider	Motorcycle	KAZ	RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points

Quads World Cup

Pos	Rider	Motorcycle	KAZ	RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points
1	Manuel Andújar	Yamaha	1		1	1	3	104
2	Rafał Sonik	Yamaha	2	2	2	6	2	80
3	Aleksandr Maksimov	Yamaha	3	1		2		74
4	Abdulaziz Ahli	Yamaha					1	25
5	Alexandre Giroud	Yamaha				3		16
6	Juraj Varga	Yamaha				4		13
7	Jérôme Connart	Yamaha				5		11
	Rodolfo Guillioli	Yamaha	Ret					0
	Tomáš Kubiena	Yamaha				Ret		0
	Vincent Padrona	Yamaha				Ret		0
	Romain Dutu	Yamaha				Ret		0
	Laisvydas Kancius	Yamaha				Ret		0
Pos	Rider	Motorcycle	KAZ	RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points

SSV World Cup

Pos	Rider	Motorcycle	KAZ	RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points
1	Leandro Torres Joaõ Arena	Polaris			1			38
2	Thiago Torres Eduardo Shiga	Polaris			2			30
3	Tal Galimidi David Galimidi	Can-Am					1	25
4	Roy Bartov Guy Biton	Can-Am					2	20
Pos	Rider	Motorcycle	KAZ	RUS	BRA	MAR	UAE	Points

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