2013 FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies
The calendar for the 2013 FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies was posted two months ago, with no changes compared to this year. There will be five European bajas and three marathons in the Middle East, the latter with double points:
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2013 DATE COUNTRY NAME 2012 WINNERS
14 MAR - 17 MAR ITA Italian Baja Vasilyev/Yevtyekhov (G-Force Proto)
05 APR - 11 APR AER Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge Schlesser/Zhiltsov (Sonangol Schlesser)
28 APR - 04 MAY QAT Sealine Cross Country Rally Al-Attiyah/Cruz (Overdrive Toyota)
19 JUL - 21 JUL ESP Baja Espana Aragon Peterhansel/Cottret (X-raid Mini)
TBC - TBC HUN Hungarian Baja Gadasin/Kuzmich (G-Force Proto)
29 AUG - 01 SEP POL Baja Poland Holowczyc/Palmero (X-raid Mini)
29 SEP - 05 OCT EGY Pharaohs Rally Al Mutaiwei/Schulz (X-raid Mini)
01 NOV - 02 NOV PRT Baja Portalegre Zapletal/Marton (Offroadsport Hummer)
Note that every single rally in 2012 was won by a different crew. In the end, the 2012 World Cup have been taken by Al Mutaiwei/Schulz, who finished ahead of Zapletal/Marton and Schlesser/Zhiltsov.
Re: 2013 FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies
The seventh and last round is over and Holowczyc/Schulz are the 2013 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies winners. It's the first World Cup for Holowczyc, and fourth (in a row) for Schulz.
*** Baja Portalegre ***
1. Holowczyc/Schulz (X-raid Mini)
2. Kaczmarski/Palmeiro (X-raid Mini)
3. Grancha/Grancha (BMW Evo X1)
2013 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies - final classification:
1. Holowczyc/Schulz - 147
2. Schlesser/Zhiltsov - 126
3. Roma/Perin - 120