The shorter 'baja' style events are now included in their international competition, the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas.
[1] Some events on the schedule were shared with the 2019 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship.
[2] The FIA awards the world cup to drivers, co-drivers, and teams competing in the T1 category; whilst drivers and teams in the T2 and T3 categories are awarded FIA cups.
Due to irreconcilable differences between the FIA and Turkmenistan, the Turkmen Desert Race was cancelled for 2019; thereby leaving the calendar with just four events.
[3] In order to score points in the Cup classifications, competitors must register with the FIA before the entry closing date of the first rally entered.