2020 Ypres Rally

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2020 Rally Belgium
56. Renties Ypres Rally Belgium 2020
Part of the 2020 World Rally Championship
RY Ypres action 1.jpg
Ypres Rally features narrow asphalt lanes and big ditches.
Host countryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Rally base Ypres, West Flanders
Dates run20 – 22 November 2020
Start location Zonnebeke, West Flanders
Finish location Stavelot, Liège
Stages23 (265.69 km; 165.09 miles) [1]
Stage surface Tarmac
Transport distance633.66 km (393.74 miles)
Overall distance899.35 km (558.83 miles)
Results
CancellationRally cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2020 Rally Belgium (also known as Renties Ypres Rally Belgium 2020) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was scheduled to hold between 20 and 22 November 2020, [2] but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] It was set to mark the fifty-sixth running of Ypres Rally and was planned to be the seventh round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. [4] It was also going to be the final round of the Junior World Rally Championship. [5] The 2020 event was set to be based in Ypres in West Flanders and was scheduled to be contested over twenty-three special stages. The rally was planned to cover a total competitive distance of 265.69 km (165.09 mi). [1]

Contents

Background

Schedule changes and event inclusion

Following the cancellation of 2020 Rally Japan, the Ypres Rally of Belgium replaced Rally Japan to hold the seventh round of the championship. This would mark the Ypres Rally run as a WRC event for the first time. The country was set to become the thirty-fourth nation to stage a championship round in the WRC. [6] Unfortunately, the rally was eventually announced to be called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [7]

Route

The first two days of action would take place in the area around Ypres, while Sunday's final leg would be focused on the iconic Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, with the rally-closing Power Stage featuring the famous Eau Rouge-Raidillon section of the track. [8] This meant the Sunday's route would run alongside the 2020 World RX of Benelux of the World Rallycross Championship. [9]

Itinerary

The rally's final stage was set to take action in the Eau Rouge-Raidillon section of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps track. Eau rouge.png
The rally's final stage was set to take action in the Eau Rouge-Raidillon section of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps track.

All dates and times are BET (UTC+1).

DateTimeNo.Stage nameDistance
N/A08:31—Langemark [ Shakedown ]9.81 km
Leg 1 — 104.71 km
N/A13:38SS1Zonnebeke 19.48 km
14:31SS2Wijtschate 112.49 km
15:09SS3Kemmelberg 113.13 km
15:59SS4Reninge 111.82 km
16:36SS5Vieteren10.87 km
19:08SS6Zonnebeke 29.48 km
20:01SS7Wijtschate 212.49 km
20:39SS8Kemmelberg 213.13 km
21:27SS9Reninge 211.82 km
Leg 2 — 114.06 km
N/A09:38SS10Watou 114.02 km
10:39SS11Dikkebus 112.53 km
11:20SS12Westouter 18.16 km
12:08SS13Middelhoek-Mesen 17.95 km
12:46SS14Zillebeke 114.37 km
15:08SS15Watou 214.02 km
16:09SS16Dikkebus 212.53 km
16:50SS17Westouter 28.16 km
17:38SS18Middelhoek-Mesen 27.95 km
18:16SS19Zillebeke 214.37 km
Leg 3 — 46.92 km
N/A09:08SS20Circuit de Spa 110.43 km
10:04SS21Ster9.25 km
10:49SS22Bellevaux14.62 km
12:18SS23Circuit de Spa 2 [ Power Stage ]12.62 km
Source: [1]

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