The Northern Forest (Северный лес) is a baja rally in St. Petersburg, Russia. The event is part of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, and is part of the Russian national season. It is run on ice and snow in late February. Entrants need an FIA competition license.[citation needed]
The rally shares some of the sections that were used in the White Nights rally.[1] The average temperature during the rally is usually round the −10 °C (14 °F).[citation needed]
History
The race began in 2002 as a Russian Cup event.[1] Two years later it became part of the Russian Championship.[1] It became an international race in 2006, and it was added to the FIA calendar in 2007.[1] In 2009, it was incorporated to the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas.[citation needed]
Winners
| Year | Driver | Codriver | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 |  Sergey Shmakov |
Evgeniy Kandzuba |
Bowler Wildcat 200 |
| 2004 | Ruslan Misikov |
Sergey Shatinskiy |
Bowler Wildcat |
| 2005 | Alexey Berkut |
Anton Nikolaev |
Mitsubishi L200 |
| 2006 | Alexey Berkut |
Anton Nikolaev |
Mitsubishi Pajero |
| 2007 | Boris Gadasin |
Alexander Mironenko |
Nissan Pickup |
| 2008 | Leonid Novitskiy |
Oleg Tyupenkin |
Mitsubishi L200 |
| 2009 | Boris Gadasin |
Vladimir Demyanenko |
G-Force Proto |
| 2010 | Boris Gadasin |
Vladimir Demyanenko |
G-Force Proto |
| 2011–2012 Not Held | |||
| 2013 | Vladimir Vasilyev
|
Konstantin Zhiltsov
|
G-Force Proto |
| 2014 |  Yazeed Al-Rajhi
|
 Timo Gottschalk
|
Toyota Hilux Overdrive |
| 2015 |  Tapio Suominen
|
Toni Näsman
|
Toyota Hilux Overdrive |
| 2016 |  Māris Neikšāns
|
Anton Nikolaev
|
Volkswagen 7JO |
| 2017 |  Aron Domzala
|
Szymon Gospodarczyk
|
Toyota Hilux |
| 2018 |  Nasser Al-Attiyah
|
 Mathieu Baumel
|
Toyota Hilux Overdrive |
| 2019 | Tapio Lauronen
|
Toni Lauronen
|
Mitsubishi Pajero |
| 2020 | Vladimir Vasilyev
|
 Vitaliy Yevtyekhov
|
BMW X3 |
| 2021 | Vladimir Vasilyev
|
Alexsey Kuzmich
|
BMW X3 |
Eligible vehicles
Group T1: Improved Cross-Country Cars prepared according to the Appendix. «J» of the International Sporting Code Art. 285.
Classes:
T1.1 4x4 Gasoline
T1.2 4x4 Diesel
T1.3 4x2 Gasoline
T1.4 4x2 Diesel
Group T2: Cross-Country Series Production Cars prepared according to the Appendix. «J» of the International Sporting Code Art. 284.
Classes:
T2.1 Gasoline
T2.2 diesel[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d Konya, Rita (2007-12-03). "Northern Forest: Extreme and beautiful Baja in Russia". Marathon Rally. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
External links
This page was last edited on 3 March 2024, at 01:01