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]
| Category | Rally raid |
|---|---|
| Country | International |
| Inaugural season | 1999 |
| Folded | 2021 |
| Last Riders' champion |  Matthias Walkner (moto) (2021)  Manuel Andújar (quad) (2021) |
| Last Makes' champion | KTM (moto) Yamaha (quad) |
| Official website | Official 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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Quads World Cup
edit| Season | Rider (Quad)[3] |
|---|---|
| 2005 |  Ricardo Leal Dos Santos (Yamaha)
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| 2006 |  Cristophe Declerck (KTM)
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| 2007 |  Sebastian Husseini (Suzuki)
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| 2008 |  Karim Dilou (Yamaha)
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| 2009 | Lionel Laine (KTM)
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| 2010 |  Rafał Sonik (Yamaha)
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| 2011 |  Dmitry Pavlov (Honda)
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| 2012 | Łukasz Łaskawiec (Yamaha)
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| 2013 | Rafał Sonik (Honda)
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| 2014 | Rafał Sonik (Yamaha)
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| 2015 | Rafał Sonik (Yamaha)
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| 2016 | Rafał Sonik (Honda)
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| 2017 | Kees Koolen (Barren)
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| 2018 | Aleksandr Maksimov (Yamaha)
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| 2019 | Rafał Sonik (Yamaha)
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| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Manuel Andújar (Yamaha)
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Women's World Cup
edit| Season | Rider (Moto)[4] |
|---|---|
| 2003 |  Katryn Lyda (KTM)
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| 2004 | N/A |
| 2005 | N/A |
| 2006 | N/A |
| 2007 | N/A |
| 2008 | N/A |
| 2009 |  Camelia Liparoti (KTM)
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| 2010 | Camelia Liparoti (KTM)
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| 2011 | Camelia Liparoti (Yamaha)
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| 2012 | Camelia Liparoti (Yamaha)
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| 2013 | Camelia Liparoti (Yamaha)
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| 2014 | Camelia Liparoti (Yamaha)
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| 2015 | Anastasiya Nifontova (Husqvarna)
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| 2016 |  Laia Sanz (KTM)
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| 2017 | Laia Sanz (KTM)
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| 2018 | N/A |
| 2019 | Laia Sanz (KTM)
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| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 |  Anastasiya Nifontova (Husqvarna)
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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
edit| Season | Rider (Quad)[6] |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Łukasz Łaskawiec (Yamaha)
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| 2013 |  Mohammed Abu Issa (Yamaha)
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| 2014 | Jakub Piatek (KTM)
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| 2015 | Jakub Piatek (KTM)
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| 2016 |  José Ignacio Cornejo (KTM)
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| 2017 | Maciej Giemza (KTM)
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| 2018 | Maciej Giemza (KTM)
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| 2019 | Luciano Benavides (KTM)
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| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Konrad Dabrowski (KTM)
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Veteran Trophy
edit| Season | Rider (Manufacturer)[7] |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Rafał Sonik (Yamaha)
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| 2017 | Kees Koolen (Barren)
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| 2018 | Rafał Sonik (Yamaha)
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| 2019 | Rafał Sonik (Yamaha)
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| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 |  David McBride (KTM)
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Other World Cups and Trophies
edit| Season | Rider (Moto) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup | ||||
| Open Production | Open Sport | 450cc Production | 450cc Sport | |
| 2009 | Jacek Czachor (KTM)
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Cyril Despres (KTM)
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Daniel Carmignani (Honda)
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Olivier Pain (Yamaha)
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| Production Trophy | ||||
| 2010 | Tim Trenker (KTM)
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| Open Trophy | ||||
| 2011 | Marek Dabrowski (KTM)
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| 2012 | Jacek Czachor (KTM)
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| 2013 |  Juan Carlos Salvatierra (Honda)
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| World Cup | Trophy | |||
| Rally2 Moto-Rally | SSV | Adventure | ||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | Carlo Cabini (Honda)
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 Leandro Torres Joaõ Arena (Polaris)
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Carlo Cabini (Honda)
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References
edit- ^ http://www.desafioruta40.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-Regulations-FIM-2013-ENG.pdf FIM CCWC Regulations
- ^ "World champions | Cross-Country Rallies | World Championships | Sport | Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme". Archived from the original on 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
- ^ "News | FIM".
- ^ "FIM Cross Country Rallies World Cup".
- ^ Dunbar, Graham (December 17, 2020). "Russia can't use its name and flag at the next 2 Olympics". Associated Press. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "FIM Cross-Country Rallies Junior World Cup; FIM".
- ^ "Veterans (RallyGP Class 3) overview".