| 2020 Rally Mexico 17. Rally Guanajuato Mexico | |||
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Round 3 of 7 in the 2020 World Rally Championship
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 Crews had to face the challenge of Mexico's high-altitude terrain. | |||
| Host country |  Mexico | ||
| Rally base | León, Guanajuato | ||
| Dates run | 12 – 15 March 2020 | ||
| Start location | Guanajuato City, Guanajuato | ||
| Finish location | León, Guanajuato | ||
| Stages | 24 (324.85 km; 201.85 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 634.40 km (394.20 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 959.25 km (596.05 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 40 | ||
| Crews | 34 at start, 21 at finish | ||
| Cancellation | Final leg cancelled due to travel restrictions to Europe. | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2:47:47.6 | ||
| Power Stage winner | cancelled | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner |  Pontus Tidemand Patrick Barth Toksport WRT2:58:16.9 | ||
| WRC-3 winner |  Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Giovanni Bernacchini3:01:25.1 | ||
The 2020 Rally Mexico (also known as the Rally Guanajuato Mexico 2020) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 12 and 15 March 2020.[2] It marked the seventeenth running of Rally Mexico and was the third round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2020 event was based in the town of León in Guanajuato and consists of eleven special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 324.85 km (201.85 mi).[1]
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners.[3] Citroën World Rally Team, the team they drove for in 2019, were the reigning manufacturers' winners, but were not defending their title after parent company Citroën withdrew from the sport.[4] Łukasz Pieniążek and Kamil Heller were the defending winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category, but they did not compete the rally.[5][a] In the World Rally Championship-3 category, Local privateers Benito Guerra and Jaime Zapata were the reigning rally winners.[5][b]
Ogier and Ingrassia successfully defended their titles, clinching their sixth Mexico win. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.[6] Pontus Tidemand and Patrick Barth were the winners in the WRC-2 category.[7] Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Giovanni Bernacchini were the winners in the WRC-3 category, winning their first victory in the class.[8]
- ^ a b "ItineraryMx20" (PDF). rallymexico.com. Rally Mexico. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ Herrero, Daniel (27 September 2019). "Australia drops off WRC calendar in 2020". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Sunday in Mexico: Ogier nets fifth win". wrc.com. WRC. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ Evans, David (20 November 2019). "Citroen ends WRC programme, cites Ogier's exit as reason". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ a b "WRC 2 in Mexico: Guerra takes first home victory". wrc.com. WRC. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Ogier clinches victory in Mexico". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Saturday in Mexico: Dominant Tidemand claims WRC 2 win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Saturday in Mexico: Bulacia Bags maiden WRC 3 win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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