Jordan Motorsport unveils action-packed 2020 calendar

AMMAN — Jordan Motorsport has unveiled its 2020 calendar, and it promises to be a bumper year for fans with an extensive and diverse series of events planned, according to the Jordan Motorsport Media Service. 

A mix of local, regional and world events will be hosted by Jordan Motorsport with no less than five National Championships being held throughout the Kingdom in 2020. The flagship event, the Jordan Baja, has been switched from September to an April 16-18 slot to encourage more competitors to enter. It will be the third round of the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Bajas and follows on from rounds in Russia and the UAE.

It means that the long-standing Jordan Rally will switch to September 24-26 and it will be the fourth round of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship. The Speed Test, Karting and National Rally Championships will consist of five rounds each, while the popular Drift Championship will host four rounds.

The Al Hussein Rumman Hill Climb, one of the oldest sporting events in the region, will be held on July 17, with the aim of attracting drivers this year from a number of countries as it joins Lebanon and Syria as a regional series.

The year will get under way on February 21 when the first of three rounds for the Jordan 4x4 Championship will be held.