Northern Forest (race)
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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 |
| 2022 | Vladimir Vasilyev |
Oleg Uperenko |
Mini All4 Racing |
| 2023 | Dmitriy Mordkovich |
Ivan Bezdenezhnikh |
Can-Am Maverick X3 |
| 2024 | Boris Gadasin |
Dmitriy Kozhukhov |
G-Force T3 GF |
| 2025 | Boris Gadasin |
Dmitriy Kozhukhov |
G-Force Bars |
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]