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On the final day of the Alpine Challenge in Switzerland, the no7 Opel Ascona 2000 of Belgian crew Michel Decremer and Patrick Lienne continued to lead the way, finishing the event at the head of the classification with 860 net penalty points and lifting the 2020 FIA Trophy for Historic Regularity Rallies.

The no7 Opel Ascona 2000 of Belgian crew Michel Decremer and Patrick Lienne set the pace on a weather interrupted day 2 of the Alpine Challenge in Switzerland, the host event of the FIA Trophy for Historic Regularity Rallies.

The first day of the final of the 2020 FIA Trophy for Historic Regularity Rallies, the Alpine Challenge, saw the no7 1979 Open Ascona 2000 of Michel Decremer and Patrick Lienne finish the first five regularity stages with a total penalty of 31.1, with the no3 1965 Morris Mini Cooper S of compatriots Jean-Jacques Martens and Aswin Pyck in second place with 39.9.

The final of the 2020 FIA Trophy Final for Historic Regularity Rallies will be hosted by Alpine Challenge this weekend and will be centred on the Swiss Alps resort of Villars-sur-Ollon.

The regulations governing the FIA Trophy for Historic Regularity Rallies state that historic cars from the periods B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J1 and J2 without division of classes, with current registration and valid insurance are eligible to take part.

The final of the 2020 FIA Trophy for Historic Regularity Rallies will be hosted by the Alpine Challenge by Rallye du Chablais in Switzerland on the 2-4 October.

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 editions of the FIA European Historic Sporting Rally Championship, FIA Masters Historic Formula One and Sports Car Championships, as well as FIA Historic Formula 3 European Cup, have been cancelled.

In light of the current COVID-19 crisis and its direct consequences, the 2020 edition of the FIA Historic Hill Climb Championship has been cancelled. The Historic Motor Sport Commission (HMSC) and all associated organizers will move their focus to 2021. In its next meeting, the HMSC will aim to confirm a 2021 calendar comprising all the events that were due to be part of the 2020 FIA Historic Hill Climb Championship.

The entry list for the 2020 FIA Trophy for Historic Regularity, which will be hosted by the Alpine Challenge by Rallye du Chablais on 2-4 October, has started to fill up with the first competitors confirmed.

21 cars so far, with more expected in coming days