Sebastien Loeb at Rally Chile in 2019
The FIA World Rally Championship has officially dropped Rally Chile from its calendar due to political unrest.
Organisers requested a cancellation in November, which has now been confirmed after a World Motor Sport Council e-vote last week.
The loss of the Chile event, originally scheduled for April 16-19, has triggered a second change with Rally Argentina being shifted forward a week to April 23-26.
That move has been made to ease the logistical burden of sending equipment from South America to Kenya for its return to the calendar on July 16-19.
Rally New Zealand is also back on the calendar in 2020 with a base around Auckland but Rally Australia was cut after seven years in Coffs Harbour.
The traditional season-opener of Rallye Monte-Carlo begins this Thursday night (local time).
FIA World Rally Championship 2020 calendar
| Rnd |
Rally |
Date |
| 1 |
Monte-Carlo |
Jan 23-26 |
| 2 |
Sweden |
Feb 13-16 |
| 3 |
Mexico |
Mar 12-15 |
| 4 |
Argentina |
Apr 23-26 |
| 5 |
Portugal |
May 21-24 |
| 6 |
Italy |
Jun 4-7 |
| 7 |
Kenya |
Jul 16-19 |
| 8 |
Finland |
Aug 6-9 |
| 9 |
New Zealand |
Sep 3-6 |
| 10 |
Turkey |
Sep 24-27 |
| 11 |
Germany |
Oct 15-18 |
| 12 |
Great Britain |
Oct 29-Nov 1 |
| 13 |
Japan |
Nov 19-22 |
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