FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship

FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship

Category	Rally raid
Country	International
Inaugural season	1999
Drivers' champion	Matthias Walkner
Makes' champion	KTM
Current season

FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship is the premier championship of Rally raid racing, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), since 1999 (from 1999 and 2002 as World Cup). Asides the main championship, there are World Cups for the following categories: Quads, Women, Junior, and over 450 cc.^[1]

The Cross-Country Rallies World Championship was contested for the first time in 1999. It was organized by FIM with the aim joining in a unique calendar the numerous cross-country rallies disputed all over the world in a totally uncoordinated way. The trophy awarded in early seasons was a simple "world cup" , but the large participation of drivers since the first edition pushed the FIM to set up a few years later a real "world championship".

Winners

Season	Driver (moto)[2]
World Cup
1999	Thierry Magnaldi
2000	Fabrizio Meoni
2001	Carlo de Gavardo
2002	Richard Sainct
World Championship
2003	Cyril Despres (KTM)
2004	Pål Anders Ullevålseter (KTM)
2005	Marc Coma (KTM)
2006	Marc Coma (KTM)
2007	Marc Coma (KTM)
2008	Marek Dabrowski (KTM)
2009	Cyril Despres (KTM)
2010	Marc Coma (KTM)
2011	Hélder Rodrigues (Yamaha)
2012	Marc Coma (KTM)
2013	Paulo Gonçalves (Honda)
2014	Marc Coma (KTM)
2015	Matthias Walkner (KTM)
2016	Pablo Quintanilla (Husqvarna)

References

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