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Cross-Country Rally

another name for Rally Raid, an extended form of off-road rally racing. Participation format: Drivers, teams, crews, and constructors. It is typically contested on or in Circuit, road, rally, hill-climb, ice, or off-road course. Scoring is based on Time, finish order, points, class results, and penalties. Core equipment includes Regulated race vehicle, safety equipment, timing, and track infrastructure. Listed competitions include FIA Formula One World Championship, FIA World Rally Championship, FIA World Endurance Championship. Origin/development: Europa / USA, 1894. The sport is actively practiced today.

LevelVariant FamilyMotorsport CategoryMotorsport

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Classification

Category Motorsport

Family Motorsport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung another name for Rally Raid, an extended form of off-road rally racing.

Geeignet für Fits if you like motorsport with navigation rather than circuit laps, you accept long preparation, vehicle tech, licence and safety equipment, you want to start as spectator, volunteer, co-driver training or amateur rally-raid.

Cost 20-200 EUR depending on equipment and venue. 0-80 EUR per month depending on class, club, or venue. 5-50 EUR per month if a club structure exists. For rare sports, cost and availability vary strongly.

First progress Depending on sport, from immediate to several months.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

Regulated vehicle or motorbike, helmet/HANS or protective gear, navigation/roadbook, tracking/safety devices, licence, service planning, team and event approval.

First steps

Realistically you start with rally-raid/off-road school, roadbook training, a local event as volunteer or co-driver training, not with a major Dakar-like race.
Look for a national motorsport federation, FIA/FIM-adjacent rally-raid series, off-road rally school, local Baja/rally-raid event or roadbook training.

Look for a national motorsport federation, FIA/FIM-adjacent rally-raid series, off-road rally school, local Baja/rally-raid event or roadbook training.

Start only in the appropriate source-described context and follow local rules.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Rally Raid, Rally-Raid, Cross-Country Rally, Rallye Raid

Tags outdoor, variant, variante, cross-country-rally, motorsport, rally-raid, rallye-raid

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Depending on discipline, the objective is fastest time, highest placing, or best overall result across races, stages, or championship rounds.

Teilnehmer

Drivers, teams, constructors, co-drivers, and classes depending on series.

Teamgröße

Usually one driver per car; rally uses driver/co-driver crews, endurance racing uses multiple drivers per car.

Spielfeld

Race circuit, rally stage, hill-climb route, ice track, or off-road course.

Dauer

Lap races, timed runs, stages, or championship events by series.

Wertung

Scoring uses finishing order, time, points, penalties, class results, and championship points.

Gewinnbedingung

Victory comes by fastest time, first finish, or highest points total.

Ausrüstung

race car
FIA safety equipment
helmet/HANS
race suit
timing system
circuit infrastructure

Wichtige Regelpunkte

track limits
dangerous driving
technical regulation breach
flag/safety-car violation
unsporting conduct

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)

World Rally-Raid Championship World Rally-Raid Championship · official-guide · medium
FIA Cross-Country Rally Safety Guidelines Federation Internationale de l'Automobile · safety-guide · medium
Roadbook Navigation on Cross Country Rally Raid Explained Dinaric Rally · blog-guide · medium
Doing a Rally Race as a Beginner: Bivouac Basics Cross Country ADV · beginner-blog-guide · medium
Topend Sports Topend Sports · aggregator · medium