2019 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship
# 2019 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship

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

### Motorbikes

| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Round | Rally name | Rank | Rider | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge | 1 | Sam Sunderland | KTM 450 Rally Factory | 17:46:42 |
| 1 | Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge | 2 | Luciano Benavides | KTM 450 Rally Factory | 17:55:02 |
| 1 | Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge | 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 | Silk Way Rally | 2 | Andrew Short | Husqvarna FR450 | 26:33:09 |
| 2 | Silk Way Rally | 3 | Adrien Van Beveren | Yamaha WR450F | 26:33:48 |
| 3 | Atacama Rally | 1 | Pablo Quintanilla | Husqvarna FR450 | 15:15:59 |
| 3 | Atacama Rally | 2 | Sam Sunderland | KTM 450 Rally Factory | 15:19:55 |
| 3 | Atacama Rally | 3 | Joan Barreda | Honda CRF 450 Rally | 15:24:20 |
| 4 | Rallye du Maroc | 1 | Andrew Short | Husqvarna FR450 | 18:03:54 |
| 4 | Rallye du Maroc | 2 | Pablo Quintanilla | Husqvarna FR450 | 18:05:15 |
| 4 | Rallye du Maroc | 3 | Joan Barreda | Honda CRF 450 Rally | 18:06:38 |

### Quads

| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Round | Rally name | Rank | Rider | Quad | Time |
| 1 | Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge | 1 | Fahad Al Musallam | Yamaha Raptor 700 | 21:51:28 |
| 1 | Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge | 2 | Rafal Sonik | Yamaha Raptor 700 | 21:52:41 |
| 1 | Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge | 3 | Aleksandr Maksimov | Yamaha YFM 700R | 21:57:20 |
| 2 | Silk Way Rally | 1 | Rafal Sonik | Yamaha Raptor 700 | 34:18:54 |
| 2 | Silk Way Rally | 2 | Aleksandr Maksimov | Yamaha YFM 700R | 35:51:07 |
| 2 | Silk Way Rally | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Atacama Rally | 1 | Rafal Sonik | Yamaha Raptor 700 | 21:42:07 |
| 3 | Atacama Rally | 2 | Luis Barahona | Yamaha Raptor 700 | 23:26:23 |
| 3 | Atacama Rally | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Rallye du Maroc | 1 | Ignacio Casale | Yamaha Raptor 700 | 23:00:29 |
| 4 | Rallye du Maroc | 2 | Rafal Sonik | Yamaha Raptor 700 | 23:30:17 |
| 4 | Rallye du Maroc | 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.

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. No rider was required to be classified in order to score these bonus points.

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

**Motorbikes World Championship: Riders and Manufacturers**

| Pos | Rider | ABU | RUS | CHI | MAR | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sam Sunderland | $1^{31}$ | $1^{52}$ | $2^{23}$ | $Ret^4$ | 110 |
| 2 | Andrew Short | $5^{14}$ | $2^{42}$ | $8^{11}$ | $1^{28}$ | 95 |
| 3 | Kevin Benavides | $4^{16}$ | $4^{35}$ | $5^{15}$ | $10^9$ | 75 |
| 4 | Luciano Benavides | $2^{23}$ | $5^{28}$ | $10^9$ | $6^{13}$ | 73 |
| 5 | Joan Barreda | $20^4$ | $9^{22}$ | $3^{19}$ | $3^{20}$ | 65 |
| 6 | José Ignacio Cornejo | $3^{21}$ | $11^{19}$ | $9^{10}$ | $11^8$ | 58 |
| 7 | Pablo Quintanilla | | | $1^{31}$ | $2^{23}$ | 54 |
| 8 | Adrien Van Beveren | | $3^{35}$ | | $47^4$ | 39 |
| 9 | Toby Price | | | $4^{17}$ | $4^{18}$ | 35 |
| 10 | Laia Sanz | | $7^{25}$ | | $18^4$ | 29 |
| 11 | Ricky Brabec | | | $6^{13}$ | $5^{14}$ | 27 |
| 12 | Oriol Mena | | $6^{27}$ | | | 27 |
| 13 | Adam Tomiczek | | $8^{23}$ | | $17^4$ | 27 |
| 14 | Matthias Walkner | | | $7^{12}$ | $7^{12}$ | 24 |
| 15 | Franco Caimi | | $14^{14}$ | | $9^{10}$ | 24 |
| 16 | Maciej Giemza | | $10^{20}$ | | $20^4$ | 24 |
| 17 | Paulo Gonçalves | | $15^{13}$ | | $13^7$ | 20 |
| 18 | Guillaume Martens | | $12^{17}$ | | | 17 |
| 19 | Aaron Mare | $16^4$ | | $11^8$ | $19^4$ | 16 |
| 20 | Boldbaatar Damdinkhorloo | | $13^{16}$ | | | 16 |
| 21 | Xavier De Soultrait | | $20^{12}$ | | $43^4$ | 16 |
| 22 | Ryan Blair | $6^{13}$ | | | | 13 |
| 23 | Unurbayar Batsaikhan | | $16^{13}$ | | | 13 |
| 24 | Amgalan Enkhtuvshin | | $17^{13}$ | | | 13 |
| 25 | Enkhsaruul Davaa | | $18^{13}$ | | | 13 |
| 26 | Bat-Undral Byambasuren | | $19^{13}$ | | | 13 |
| 27 | Mohammad Jaafar Meshari | $7^{12}$ | | | | 12 |
| 28 | Ross Branch | | | | $8^{11}$ | 11 |
| 29 | Mark Ackermann | $8^{11}$ | | | | 11 |
| 30 | Anastasiya Nifontiva | $14^5$ | $Ret^6$ | | | 11 |
| 31 | Mohammed Al Balooshi | $9^{10}$ | | | | 10 |
| 32 | Daniel Nosiglia | | | $Ret^3$ | $12^7$ | 10 |
| 33 | Benjamin Young | $13^6$ | | | $27^4$ | 10 |
| 34 | David McBride | $10^9$ | | | | 9 |
| 35 | David Mabbs | $11^8$ | | | | 8 |
| 36 | Gianna Velarde | | | $12^7$ | | 7 |
| 37 | William McBride | $12^7$ | | | | 7 |
| 38 | Mark Davidson | $15^4$ | | | $Ret^3$ | 7 |
| 39 | Carlo Seminara | $22^4$ | | | $Ret^3$ | 7 |
| 40 | Max Hunt | | $Ret^6$ | | | 6 |
| 41 | Gabriela Novotna | | $Ret^6$ | | | 6 |
| 42 | Johnny Aubert | | | | $14^5$ | 5 |
| 43 | Joaquim Rodrigues | | | | $15^4$ | 4 |
| 44 | Jacopo Cerutti | | | | $16^4$ | 4 |
| 45 | Kees Koolen | $17^4$ | | | | 4 |
| 46 | Marcel Chomic | $18^4$ | | | | 4 |
| 47 | Khalid Al Falasi | $19^4$ | | | | 4 |
| 48 | Mickaël Metge | | | | $21^4$ | 4 |
| 49 | Kurt Burroughs | $21^4$ | | | | 4 |
| 50 | Mario Patrão | | | | $22^4$ | 4 |
| 51 | Milan Engel | | | | $23^4$ | 4 |
| 52 | CS Santosh | | | | $24^4$ | 4 |
| 53 | Battur Baatar | | $Ret^4$ | | | 4 |
| 54 | Krzysztof Jarmuz | | | | $25^4$ | 4 |
| 55 | Pawel Stasiaczek | | | | $26^4$ | 4 |
| 56 | Philippe Cavelius | | | | $28^4$ | 4 |
| 57 | Martin Michek | | | | $29^4$ | 4 |
| 58 | Konrad Dabrowski | | | | $30^4$ | 4 |
| 59 | Jacek Czachor | | | | $31^4$ | 4 |
| 60 | Gilles Vanderweyen | | | | $32^4$ | 4 |
| 61 | Graeme Sharpe | | | | $33^4$ | 4 |
| 62 | Taye Perry | | | | $34^4$ | 4 |
| 63 | Juan Pablo Guillen | | | | $35^4$ | 4 |
| 64 | Rob van Vegchel | | | | $36^4$ | 4 |
| 65 | Phillip Wilson | | | | $37^4$ | 4 |
| 66 | Floor Maten | | | | $38^4$ | 4 |
| 67 | Werner Kennedy | | | | $39^4$ | 4 |
| 68 | Troy O'Connor | | | | $40^4$ | 4 |
| 69 | Olaf Harmsen | | | | $41^4$ | 4 |
| 70 | Fabrizio Bosetti | | | | $42^4$ | 4 |
| 71 | Artur Stasiaczek | | | | $44^4$ | 4 |
| 72 | Alex Ruprecht-Gersteroph | | | | $45^4$ | 4 |
| 73 | Salman Mohamed | | | | $46^4$ | 4 |
| 74 | Abdulaziz Al Khalifa | | | | $48^4$ | 4 |
| 75 | Abdullah T. Alshatti | $Ret^3$ | | | | 3 |
| 76 | Alan Wilkinson | $Ret^3$ | | | | 3 |
| 77 | Andrew Haddon | $Ret^3$ | | | | 3 |
| 78 | Lorenzo Santolino | | | | $Ret^3$ | 3 |
| 79 | Maurizio Gerini | | | | $Ret^3$ | 3 |
| 80 | David Westwood | | | | $Ret^3$ | 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 | $2^{23}$ | $1^{49}$ | $1^{28}$ | $2^{23}$ | 123 |
| 2 | Aleksandr Maksimov | $3^{19}$ | $2^{41}$ | | | 60 |
| 3 | Ignacio Casale | | | | $1^{28}$ | 28 |
| 4 | Fahad N. AlMusallam | $1^{28}$ | | | | 28 |
| 5 | Arkadiusz Lindner | $4^{16}$ | $Ret^9$ | | | 25 |
| 6 | Luis Barahona | | | $2^{23}$ | | 23 |
| 7 | Kamil Wisniewski | | | | $3^{19}$ | 19 |
| 8 | Romain Dutu | | | | $4^{16}$ | 16 |
| 9 | Alexandre Giroud | | | | $5^{14}$ | 14 |
| 10 | Axel Dutrie | | | | $6^{13}$ | 13 |
| Pos | Rider | ABU | RUS | CHI | MAR | Points |
