The Northern Forest (Северный лес) is an off-road race in

St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, Russia. The event is part of the

FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas The FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas is a rally raid series organized by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver, co-driver, and team; with additional trophies awarded to T3 and T4 drivers & teams. Starting with the 2002 season, the prev ...

, and is part of the Russian national season. It is a

rally raid Rally raid, also known as cross-country rallying, is a form of long distance off-road racing that takes place over several days. The length of the event can be as short as 2–3 days for a cross-country baja to as long as 15 days with marathon ra ...

event run on ice and snow in late February. Entrants need an FIA competition license. The rally shares some of the sections that were used in the White Nights rally. The average temperature during the rally is usually round the .

History

The race began in 2002 as a Russian Cup event. Two years later it became part of the Russian Championship. It became an international race in 2006, and it was added to the FIA calendar in 2007. In 2009, it was incorporated to the

Winners

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

References

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External links

Official website
Rally raid races Motorsport competitions in Russia Cross Country Rally World Cup races