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.
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 |