2020 Rally New Zealand

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2020 Rally New Zealand
40. Rally New Zealand
Part of the 2020 World Rally Championship
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Rally New Zealand's return to the World Rally Championship was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Host countryNew Zealand
Rally base Auckland, Auckland Region
Held onScheduled for 3–6 September 2020
Stage surface Gravel
Results
CancellationRally cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2020 Rally New Zealand (also known as the Rally New Zealand 2020) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was scheduled to be held over four days between 3 and 6 September 2020, [1] but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] It was set to mark the forty-fifth running of Rally New Zealand and planned to be the ninth round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2020 event was scheduled to be based in Auckland in Auckland Region.

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Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena were the overall reigning rally winners. [3] Citroën Total World Rally Team, the team they drove for in 2012, when Rally New Zealand held a World Rally Championship event last time, were the defending manufacturers' winners. [3] However, they would not defend the rally either as they withdrew from the championship at the end of 2019. [4]

Background

Preparation and cancellation

The rally had been planned to be the mark of Rally New Zealand after an eight-year absence from the championship, sharing a spot with Rally Australia in the WRC calendar since 2020. [5] However, concerns regarding whether the rally should be held were raised in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] On 4 June 2020, it was officially announced that the rally would not be held in 2020, but a 2021 event is expected. [7]

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