2020 Rally Estonia
The 2020 Rally Estonia (also known as the Rally Estonia 2020) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 4 and 6 September 2020. It marked the tenth running of Rally Estonia and was the fourth 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 Tartu in Tartu County and consisted of seventeen special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 232.64 km (144.56 mi).
| 2020 Rally Estonia 10. Rally Estonia | |||
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Round 4 of 7 in the 2020 World Rally Championship
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Estonia became the thirty-third nation to hold a World Rally Championship event. | |||
| Host country | Estonia | ||
| Rally base | Tartu, Tartu County | ||
| Dates run | 4 – 6 September 2020 | ||
| Start location | Tartu, Tartu County | ||
| Finish location | Kambja, Tartu County | ||
| Stages | 17 (232.64 km; 144.56 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 639.25 km (397.21 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 871.89 km (541.77 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 60 | ||
| Crews | 59 at start, 44 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 1:59:53.6 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 10:12.4 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen PH-Sport 2:08:10.9 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Oliver Solberg Aaron Johnston 2:07:32.2 | ||
| J-WRC winner | Mārtiņš Sesks Renārs Francis LMT Autosporta Akadēmija 2:21:20.5 | ||
The rally marked the return of the FIA World Rally Championship after a half-year hiatus by the COVID-19 pandemic and was the 600th event since the championship was founded back to 1973.
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the overall winners of the rally, winning their home event for the third straight year. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturers' winners. Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen were the winners in the WRC-2 category, while Oliver Solberg and Aaron Johnston won the WRC-3 class. In the junior championship, the Latvian crew of Mārtiņš Sesks and Renārs Francis won the event.