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
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 baseTartu, Tartu County
Dates run4 6 September 2020
Start locationTartu, Tartu County
Finish locationKambja, Tartu County
Stages17 (232.64 km; 144.56 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance639.25 km (397.21 miles)
Overall distance871.89 km (541.77 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered60
Crews59 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.

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