2019 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship

Last updated February 02, 2022

2019 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship
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The 2019 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship was the 17th season of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship, an international rally raid competition for motorbikes and quads.

Calendar

The calendar for the 2019 season featured four long-distance rally raid events; including one marathon event in the Silk Way Rally.^[1]^[2] Some of the events were also part of 2019 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies.

Round	Dates	Rally name
1	30 March - 4 April	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge
2	6-16 July	Silk Way Rally
3	1-7 September	Atacama Rally
4	3-9 October	Rallye du Maroc

Teams and riders

Constructor	Bike	Team	Rider	Rounds
Can-Am	Can-Am 850 Renegade	Arkadiusz Lindner	Arkadiusz Lindner	1–2
Hero	Hero 450 Rally	Hero Motosports Team Rally	Paulo Gonçalves	2, 4
			Oriol Mena	2
			Joaquim Rodrigues	4
			CS Santosh	4
Honda	Honda CRF 450 Rally	Monster Energy Honda Team	Kevin Benavides	All
			Jose Cornejo	All
			Joan Barreda Bort	All
			Ricky Brabec	3–4
			Aaron Mare	3–4
		Honda MEC Team	Daniel Nosiglia	4
	Honda 700 TRX	Jaimie Esparago	Jaimie Esparago	1
	Honda Ridgeline	Gianna Velarde	Gianna Velarde	3
Husqvarna	Husqvarna F 450 RR	Anastasiya Nifontova	Anastasiya Nifontova	1–2
		SRG - Motorsports	Abdullah Al Shatti	1
			Mark Ackerman	1
			Ryan Blair	1
			Andrew Haddon	1
		HT Rally Raid	Abdulaziz Al Khalifa	4
			Floor Maten	4
			Salman Mohamed Humood Farhan	4
	Husqvarna FR450	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing	Andrew Short	All
		Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing	Pablo Quintanilla	3–4
		Orlen Team	Adam Tomiczek	2, 4
		Orlen Team	Maciej Giemza	2, 4
		Boldbaatar Damdinkhorloo	Boldbaatar Damdinkhorloo	2
	Husqvarna FE 450	Mark Davidson	Mark Davidson	1, 4
		Max Hunt	Max Hunt	2
		Gabriela Novotna	Gabriela Novotna	2
		Bat-Undral Byambasuren	Bat-Undral Byambasuren	2
	Husqvarna Factory Rally Replica	Solarys Racing	Maurizio Gerini	4
	Husqvarna Factory Rally Replica	Solarys Racing	Jacopo Cerutti	4
KTM	KTM 450 Rally Factory	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	Sam Sunderland	All
			Luciano Benavides	All
			Laia Sanz	2, 4
			Toby Price	3–4
			Matthias Walkner	3–4
			Mario Patrao	4
	KTM 450 Rally Replica	Mohammed Al Balooshi	Mohammed Al Balooshi	1
		Mohammed Meshari Jaffar	Mohammed Meshari Jaffar	1
		Ben Young	Ben Young	1, 4
		Vendetta Racing	Aaron Mare	1
			David McBride	1
			David Mabbs	1
			David McBride	1
			Kurt Burroughs	1
		Khalid Al Falasi	Khalid Al Falasi	1
		SRG - Motorsports	Alan Wilkinson	1
		Unurbayar Batsaikhan	Unurbayar Batsaikhan	2
		Battur Baatar	Battur Baatar	2
		Guillaume Martens	Guillaume Martens	2
		Amgalan Enkhtuvshin	Amgalan Enkhtuvshin	2
		Enkhsaruul Davaa	Enkhsaruul Davaa	2
		Team Nosiglia	Daniel Nosiglia	3
		Ross Branch	Ross Branch	4
		Martin Michek	Martin Michek	4
		Moto Racing Group	Milan Engel	4
		Duust Rally Team	Pawel Stasiaczek	4
			Krzysztof Jarmuz	4
			Konrad Dabrowski	4
			Jacek Czachor	4
			Artur Stasiaczek	4
			Fabrizio Bosetti	4
			Troy O'Connor	4
		Philippe Cavelius	Philippe Cavelius	4
		Taye Perry	Taye Perry	4
		Team Bas Dakar	Rob van Vegchel	4
			Alex Ruprecht-Gersteroph	4
			Phillip Wilson	4
			Werner Kennedy	4
			Graeme Sharp	4
			Olaf Harmsen	4
		David Westwood	David Westwood	4
		Gilles Vanderweyen	Gilles Vanderweyen	4
		Juan Pablo Guillen	Juan Pablo Guillen	4
	KTM 525 XC	Mohammed Al Shamsi	Mohammed Al Shamsi	1
	KTM 500 EXC	Mishal Alghuneim	Mishal Alghuneim	1
		Tomas Kristofferson	Tomas Kristofferson	1
		Jan Zatko	Jan Zatko	1
		John Richards	John Richards	1
		Georg Telling	Georg Telling	1
Sherco	Sherco TVS Rally	Sherco TVS Rally Factory	Lorenzo Santolino	4
			Johnny Aubert	4
			Mickaël Metge	4
Yamaha	Yamaha WR450F	Yamaha Rally Team	Xavier De Soultrait	2, 4
			Adrien Van Beveren	2, 4
			Franco Caimi	2, 4
		Kees Koolen	Kees Koolen	1
		Carlo Seminara	Carlo Seminara	1, 4
		Erik Bergens	Erik Bergens	1
	Yamaha YZ450F	Abdulla bin Dakhan	Abdulla bin Dakhan	1
	Yamaha YZ450FX	Ahmed Al Qasemi	Ahmed Al Qasemi	1
	Yamaha 450 WRF	Marcel Chomic	Marcel Chomic	1
	Yamaha Raptor 700	Sonik Team	Rafal Sonik	All
		Fahad Al Musallam	Fahad Al Musallam	1
		Luis Barahona	Luis Barahona	3
		Ignacio Casale	Ignacio Casale	4
		Team Giroud	Alexandre Giroud	4
		Romain Dutu	Romain Dutu	4
		Wisniewski Team	Kamil Wisniewski	4
		Drag On ATV	Axel Dutrie	4
	Yamaha YFM 700R	Aleksandr Maksimov	Aleksandr Maksimov	1–2
	Yamaha YFM 700R	Manuel Andujar	Manuel Andujar	1
	Yamaha 490 WRF	James West	James West	1
Sources:^[3]

Results

Motorbikes

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
Round	Rally name	Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge	1	Sam Sunderland	KTM 450 Rally Factory	17:46:42
		2	Luciano Benavides	KTM 450 Rally Factory	17:55:02
		3	Jose Cornejo	Honda CRF 450 Rally	17:56:41

2	Silk Way Rally	1	Sam Sunderland	KTM 450 Rally Factory	26:12:47
		2	Andrew Short	Husqvarna FR450	26:33:09
		3	Adrien Van Beveren	Yamaha WR450F	26:33:48

3	Atacama Rally	1	Pablo Quintanilla	Husqvarna FR450	15:15:59
		2	Sam Sunderland	KTM 450 Rally Factory	15:19:55
		3	Joan Barreda	Honda CRF 450 Rally	15:24:20

4	Rallye du Maroc	1	Andrew Short	Husqvarna FR450	18:03:54
		2	Pablo Quintanilla	Husqvarna FR450	18:05:15
		3	Joan Barreda	Honda CRF 450 Rally	18:06:38

Quads

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
Round	Rally name	Rank	Rider	Quad	Time
1	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge	1	Fahad Al Musallam	Yamaha Raptor 700	21:51:28
		2	Rafal Sonik	Yamaha Raptor 700	21:52:41
		3	Aleksandr Maksimov	Yamaha YFM 700R	21:57:20

2	Silk Way Rally	1	Rafal Sonik	Yamaha Raptor 700	34:18:54
		2	Aleksandr Maksimov	Yamaha YFM 700R	35:51:07
		3

3	Atacama Rally	1	Rafal Sonik	Yamaha Raptor 700	21:42:07
		2	Luis Barahona	Yamaha Raptor 700	23:26:23
		3

4	Rallye du Maroc	1	Ignacio Casale	Yamaha Raptor 700	23:00:29
		2	Rafal Sonik	Yamaha Raptor 700	23:30:17
		3	Kamil Wisniewski	Yamaha Raptor 700	24:08:44

Championship standings

Riders' championship

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

In Marathon Rallies (i.e. rallies with between eight and fifteen timed stages, including a rest day), the score was multiplied by 1.5 and rounded up. ^[4]

Furthermore, all riders were awarded 3 bonus points for taking part in the first stage of an event; 1 bonus point for all riders taking the start of a stage (other than the first one) of a Marathon Rally; as well as 1 bonus point for each stage win. ^[5] No rider was required to be classified in order to score these bonus points. ^[6]

Points for manufacturers were awarded by added the top two finishers of the respective manufacturer together from each event. ^[7]

Motorbikes World Championship: Riders and Manufacturers

Pos	Rider	ABU	RUS	CHI	MAR	Points
1	Sam Sunderland	1³¹	1⁵²	2²³	Ret⁴	110
2	Andrew Short	5¹⁴	2⁴²	8¹¹	1²⁸	95
3	Kevin Benavides	4¹⁶	4³⁵	5¹⁵	10⁹	75
4	Luciano Benavides	2²³	5²⁸	10⁹	6¹³	73
5	Joan Barreda	20⁴	9²²	3¹⁹	3²⁰	65
6	José Ignacio Cornejo	3²¹	11¹⁹	9¹⁰	11⁸	58
7	Pablo Quintanilla			1³¹	2²³	54
8	Adrien Van Beveren		3³⁵		47⁴	39
9	Toby Price			4¹⁷	4¹⁸	35
10	Laia Sanz		7²⁵		18⁴	29
11	Ricky Brabec			6¹³	5¹⁴	27
12	Oriol Mena		6²⁷			27
13	Adam Tomiczek		8²³		17⁴	27
14	Matthias Walkner			7¹²	7¹²	24
15	Franco Caimi		14¹⁴		9¹⁰	24
16	Maciej Giemza		10²⁰		20⁴	24
17	Paulo Gonçalves		15¹³		13⁷	20
18	Guillaume Martens		12¹⁷			17
19	Aaron Mare	16⁴		11⁸	19⁴	16
20	Boldbaatar Damdinkhorloo		13¹⁶			16
21	Xavier De Soultrait		20¹²		43⁴	16
22	Ryan Blair	6¹³				13
23	Unurbayar Batsaikhan		16¹³			13
24	Amgalan Enkhtuvshin		17¹³			13
25	Enkhsaruul Davaa		18¹³			13
26	Bat-Undral Byambasuren		19¹³			13
27	Mohammad Jaafar Meshari	7¹²				12
28	Ross Branch				8¹¹	11
29	Mark Ackermann	8¹¹				11
30	Anastasiya Nifontiva	14⁵	Ret⁶			11
31	Mohammed Al Balooshi	9¹⁰				10
32	Daniel Nosiglia			Ret³	12⁷	10
33	Benjamin Young	13⁶			27⁴	10
34	David McBride	10⁹				9
35	David Mabbs	11⁸				8
36	Gianna Velarde			12⁷		7
37	William McBride	12⁷				7
38	Mark Davidson	15⁴			Ret³	7
39	Carlo Seminara	22⁴			Ret³	7
40	Max Hunt		Ret⁶			6
41	Gabriela Novotna		Ret⁶			6
42	Johnny Aubert				14⁵	5
43	Joaquim Rodrigues				15⁴	4
44	Jacopo Cerutti				16⁴	4
45	Kees Koolen	17⁴				4
46	Marcel Chomic	18⁴				4
47	Khalid Al Falasi	19⁴				4
48	Mickaël Metge				21⁴	4
49	Kurt Burroughs	21⁴				4
50	Mario Patrão				22⁴	4
51	Milan Engel				23⁴	4
52	CS Santosh				24⁴	4
53	Battur Baatar		Ret⁴			4
54	Krzysztof Jarmuz				25⁴	4
55	Pawel Stasiaczek				26⁴	4
56	Philippe Cavelius				28⁴	4
57	Martin Michek				29⁴	4
58	Konrad Dabrowski				30⁴	4
59	Jacek Czachor				31⁴	4
60	Gilles Vanderweyen				32⁴	4
61	Graeme Sharpe				33⁴	4
62	Taye Perry				34⁴	4
63	Juan Pablo Guillen				35⁴	4
64	Rob van Vegchel				36⁴	4
65	Phillip Wilson				37⁴	4
66	Floor Maten				38⁴	4
67	Werner Kennedy				39⁴	4
68	Troy O'Connor				40⁴	4
69	Olaf Harmsen				41⁴	4
70	Fabrizio Bosetti				42⁴	4
71	Artur Stasiaczek				44⁴	4
72	Alex Ruprecht-Gersteroph				45⁴	4
73	Salman Mohamed				46⁴	4
74	Abdulaziz Al Khalifa				48⁴	4
75	Abdullah T. Alshatti	Ret³				3
76	Alan Wilkinson	Ret³				3
77	Andrew Haddon	Ret³				3
78	Lorenzo Santolino				Ret³	3
79	Maurizio Gerini				Ret³	3
80	David Westwood				Ret³	3
Pos	Rider	ABU	RUS	CHI	MAR	Points

Pos	Manufacturer	ABU	RUS	CHI	MAR	Points
1	KTM	54	80	40	31	205
2	Husqvarna	27	65	42	51	185
3	Honda	37	57	34	34	162
4	Yamaha	8	49		14	71
5	Hero		40		11	51
6	Sherco				9	9
Pos	Manufacturer	ABU	RUS	CHI	MAR	Points

Quads World Cup: Riders

Pos	Rider	ABU	RUS	CHI	MAR	Points
1	Rafał Sonik	2²³	1⁴⁹	1²⁸	2²³	123
2	Aleksandr Maksimov	3¹⁹	2⁴¹			60
3	Ignacio Casale				1²⁸	28
4	Fahad N. AlMusallam	1²⁸				28
5	Arkadiusz Lindner	4¹⁶	Ret⁹			25
6	Luis Barahona			2²³		23
7	Kamil Wisniewski				3¹⁹	19
8	Romain Dutu				4¹⁶	16
9	Alexandre Giroud				5¹⁴	14
10	Axel Dutrie				6¹³	13
Pos	Rider	ABU	RUS	CHI	MAR	Points

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References

↑ "Cross-Country Rallies and Bajas: 2019 Calendars". fim-live.com. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
↑ "THE SILK WAY RALLY IS PART OF THE FIM CROSS-COUNTRY RALLY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP". silkwayrally.com. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
↑ "Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge FIM entry list" (PDF). abudhabidesertchallenge.com. Automobile and Touring Club of the United Arab Emirates. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
↑ "2019 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship Regulations" (PDF). fim-live.com. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
↑ "2019 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship Regulations" (PDF). fim-live.com. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
↑ "SR - 2019 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship - Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge (UAE), 22.03.2019" (PDF). fim-live.com. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
↑ "2019 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship Regulations" (PDF). fim-live.com. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.

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[Calendar-1] "Cross-Country Rallies and Bajas: 2019 Calendars". fim-live.com. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

[2] "THE SILK WAY RALLY IS PART OF THE FIM CROSS-COUNTRY RALLY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP". silkwayrally.com. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.

[3] "Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge FIM entry list" (PDF). abudhabidesertchallenge.com. Automobile and Touring Club of the United Arab Emirates. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.

[4] "2019 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship Regulations" (PDF). fim-live.com. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.

[5] "2019 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship Regulations" (PDF). fim-live.com. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.

[6] "SR - 2019 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship - Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge (UAE), 22.03.2019" (PDF). fim-live.com. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

[7] "2019 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship Regulations" (PDF). fim-live.com. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.

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