FIM_Cross-Country_Rallies_World_Championship Knowpia

FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship
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 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]

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 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".