2020 Rally Mexico
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. 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).
| 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) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 634.40 km (394.20 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 959.25 km (596.05 miles) | ||
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| 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 WRT 2:47:47.6 | ||
| Power Stage winner | cancelled | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Pontus Tidemand Patrick Barth Toksport WRT 2:58:16.9 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Giovanni Bernacchini 3:01:25.1 | ||
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners. 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. Łukasz Pieniążek and Kamil Heller were the defending winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category, but they did not compete the rally. In the World Rally Championship-3 category, Local privateers Benito Guerra and Jaime Zapata were the reigning rally winners.
Ogier and Ingrassia successfully defended their titles, clinching their sixth Mexico win. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners. Pontus Tidemand and Patrick Barth were the winners in the WRC-2 category. Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Giovanni Bernacchini were the winners in the WRC-3 category, winning their first victory in the class.