2020 World Rally Championship-3


The 2020 FIA World Rally Championship-3, an auto racing championship for rally cars that is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the third-highest tier of international rallying. It is open to privately-entered cars complying with R5 regulations and is the eighth running of the championship.
Pierre-Louis Loubet and Vincent Landais are the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions. After three rounds, Eric Camilli and François-Xavier Buresi lead the drivers' and co-drivers' championships. Both are tied for points with two other crews, all of whom have won one rally each, but Camilli and Buresi are considered the championship leaders because they were the first crew to win a rally.

Calendar

The 2020 championship is contested over ten rallies that form part of the World Rally Championship. Crews nominate eight rounds to compete in, seven of which are in Europe; the eighth must be Rally México or Rally Japan. The rallies were mandated by the FIA to prevent a situation that had arisen in 2019 where crews that were competing for championship titles were not competing against each another on the same events.

Calendar changes

returns to the calendar for the first time since 2010, replacing Rally Australia as the final round of the championship. The rally will move away from its original headquarters in Hokkaidō to a new base in Nagoya and will be run on tarmac rather than gravel. The Tour de Corse and the Rallies of Catalunya and Australia removed from the calendar. Organisers of Rally Catalunya agreed to forfeit their place on the 2020 calendar as part of a rotation system that will see European events host rallies in two out of three calendar years. The Tour de Corse was removed in response to concerns from teams about the logistics of visiting Corsica, while Rally Australia was removed as the event's base in a regional centre rather than a major metropolitan area meant that the rally struggled to attract spectators.
The Rallies of Portugal and Italy were postponed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The route of Rally Mexico was shortened to allow teams time to pack up and return to their headquarters before several European nations imposed travel bans in a bid to manage the pandemic.

Entries

The following crews compete in the 2020 World Rally Championship-3:

Changes

In 2019, the championship was run as the World Rally Championship-2, while the category known as the World Rally Championship-2 Pro was for professional crews entered by manufacturer teams. However, the multi-class structure was found to be too confusing, and so the category was re-structured for the 2020 season. Professional crews will contest the World Rally Championship-2 and privateers will contest the World Rally Championship-3. Some privately-entered crews will be eligible to compete in the World Rally Championship-2 provided that they can demonstrate their commitment to contesting the entire championship.

Results and standings

Season summary

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event. Unlike the World Rally Championship, points are not awarded for the Power Stage.
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Points251815121086421

FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Drivers

FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Co-Drivers