The 2020 Estonian Rally Championship was the sixty-second season of the Estonian Rally Championship.
The championship was heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. There was eight events planned prior to the pandemic, but with several events being cancelled due to the pandemic.
At the conclusion of the championship, Gross and Mõlder won their fourth championship title. They were driving with Ford Fiesta WRC for OT Racing.
Round | Start date | Finish date | Rally | Surface | Stages | Distance | Ref |
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1 | 4 July | 4 July | Grossi Toidukaubad Viru Rally | Gravel, Tarmac | 7 | 88.40 km | [1] |
2 | 23 August | 23 August | RedGrey Lõuna-Eesti Rally | Gravel, Tarmac | 8 | 101.50 km | [2] |
3 | 4 September | 5 September | Rally Estonia National Day 1 | Gravel, Tarmac | 11 | 148.46 km | [3] |
4 | 6 September | 6 September | Rally Estonia National Day 2 | Gravel, Tarmac | 6 | 84.94 km | [4] |
5 | 9 October | 10 October | Saaremaa Rally | Gravel | 9 | 102.34 km | [5] |
Rally Estonia Day 1 and Day 2 were counted only in EMV2 championship not in the absolute championship.
Round | Event | Winning driver | Winning co-driver | Winning entrant | Winning time | Ref |
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1 | Grossi Toidukaubad Viru Rally | Georg Gross | Raigo Mõlder | OT Racing | 47:57.7 | [6] |
2 | RedGrey Lõuna-Eesti Rally | Georg Gross | Raigo Mõlder | OT Racing | 52:02.9 | [7] |
3 | Rally Estonia National Day 1 | |||||
4 | Rally Estonia National Day 2 | |||||
5 | Saaremaa Rally | Georg Gross | Raigo Mõlder | OT Racing | 52:36.3 | [8] |
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | 31st | 32nd | 33rd | 34th | 35th | 36th | 37th | 38th | 39th | 40th |
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Points | 100 | 79 | 67 | 60 | 55 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
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