Marble Rally Season 5 is the fifth edition of the Marble Rally. It began on the 15th September 2020. There are 12 races, the first time since 2017.
Red Number 3 was the defending champion, having won their second consecutive title back in 2019.
Changes in Season 5
- Every race is split into sectors, with the exception of Race 7 and Race 8.
- The numbering for the starting grid has been altered.
- First non-sand race in the series.

The Marble Rally 2019 (top) starting grid compared to the Marble Rally Season 5 (bottom) starting grid
Competitors
Invited marbles
- Black Knight
- Blazing Fireball
- Blizzard Blaster
- Cobra
- Comet
- Cool Moody
- Crazy Cat's Eye
- Dragon's Egg
- Ducktape
- El Capitan
- Ghost Plasma
- Lollipop
- Marbly McMarbleface
- Nemo
- Pollo Loco
- Quicksilver
- Red Number 3
- Slimer
- Summer Sky
- Superball
Non-invited marbles
- Big Pearl
- Blue Moon
- Deep Ocean
- Grasshopper
- Green Turtle
- H2 Blue
- Phoenix
- Rastafarian
- Reflektor
- Silver Bolt
- White Widow
- Wisp of Darkness
Retired Marbles
No marbles have retired between 2019 and 2020.
Newcomers
There are no newcomers this season.
Scrapped Qualification
MR2020 Training Camp.
At the end of Marble Rally 2019, the qualification system for Season 5 was released.
Prequalified for Marble Rally Season 5:
- Top 12 of 2019 and Top 4 of 2019 B-League
2020 Marble Rally Showdown:
- 17th-20th of 2019 and 9th-12th of 2019 B-League
A race-off for the final available spots in the Marble Rally was planned. Four out of the participating eight would have qualified from here.
Participating in the Race-off:
- 13th-16th of 2019 and 5th-8th of 2019 B-League
However, in September 2020, it was announced that the Race-off had been cancelled, and instead 20 individual marbles were invited to take part based on their previous performances and physical condition.[1] The Showdown was also cancelled.[2]
Standings
Rank | Marble | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Superball | 8 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | DNF | 20 | 11 | 20 | 117 |
2nd | Cool Moody | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | DNF | 14 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 114 |
3rd | Slimer | 4 | DNF | 3 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 100 |
4th | Ghost Plasma | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | DNF | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | DNF | 99 |
5th | Ducktape | 2 | 17 | 5 | 5 | DNF | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 97 |
6th | Lollipop | 12 | DNF | 4 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 94 |
7th | Red Number 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 20 | DNF | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 91 |
8th | Pollo Loco | 11 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 88 |
9th | Dragon's Egg | DNF | 11 | 20 | DNF | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 86 |
10th | El Capitan | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 5 | DNF | 5 | 3 | 10 | 82 |
11th | Crazy Cat's Eye | 20 | DNF | 11 | DNF | 5 | 0 | 12 | DNF | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 76 |
12th | Blizzard Blaster | DNF | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
13th | Summer Sky | DNF | 10 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 12 | DNF | 7 | 66 |
14th | Marbly McMarbleface | 14 | DNF | DNF | 11 | 1 | 11 | 3 | DNF | DNF | 0 | 8 | 17 | 65 |
15th | Black Knight | 10 | 3 | 2 | 7 | DNF | 0 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 64 |
16th | Quicksilver | 9 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | DNF | 17 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
17th | Comet | 3 | 4 | 1 | DNF | 2 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | DNF | 53 |
18th | Nemo | DNF | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 49 |
19th | Cobra | DNF | DNF | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 43 |
20th | Blazing Fireball | DNF | DNF | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
t: tied
DNF: Did Not Finish
Point System
- 1st: 20pts
- 2nd: 17pts
- 3rd: 14pts
- 4th: 12pts
- 5th: 11pts
- 6th: 10pts
- 7th: 9pts
- 8th: 8pts
- 9th: 7pts
- 10th: 6pts
- 11th: 5pts
- 12th: 4pts
- 13th: 3pts
- 14th: 2pts
- 15th: 1pt
Winners
Race | Winner | Time | Margin | Starting position |
---|---|---|---|---|
R1 | Crazy Cat's Eye | 1:53.76 | +00.17 | P4 |
R2 | Superball | 1:54.63 | +00.37 | P14 |
R3 | Dragon's Egg | 1:54.74 | +02.39 | P11 |
R4 | Cobra | 1:59.04 | +00.43 | P1 |
R5 | Lollipop | 2:44.68 | +00.33 | P8 |
R6 | Ghost Plasma | 2:48.41 | +01.41 | P1 |
R7 | Red Number 3 | 1:46.62 | +02.06 | P9 |
R8 | Blizzard Blaster | 1:40.52 | +01.52 | P6 |
R9 | Dragon's Egg | 1:37.18 | +00.02 | P4 |
R10 | Superball | 1:36.58 | +00.63 | P1 |
R11 | Ducktape | 2:25.55 | +00.59 | P8 |
R12 | Superball | 2:26.70 | +02.20 | P7 |
- Note:
- P1–P10 is on the front row
- P11–P20 is on the back row
See Also
- Sand Marble Rally 2016
- Sand Marble Rally 2017
- Sand Marble Rally 2018
- Marble Rally 2019
- List of Sand Marble Rally Records
References
- ↑ Jelle's Marble Runs (13th September 2020). Jelle's Marble Runs Community Tab. “Instead of a qualifiers system like previous years, this year 20 marbles were invited to take part based on their performance in the last season and their physical condition.”
- ↑ JMR_throwaway (13th September 2020). Race 1 of Marble Rally 2020 this Tuesday! (click through for more on qualification). Reddit.
All Marble Rally races | ||||
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2016: Q · R1 · R2 · R3 · R4 · R5 · R6 · R7 · R8 · R9 · R10 · R11 · R12 | ||||
2017: Q · R1 · R2 · R3 · R4 · R5 · R6 · R7 · R8 · R9 · R10 · R11 · R12 · F | ||||
2018: Q · R1 · R2 · R3 · R4 · R5 · R6 · R7 · R8 | ||||
2019: Q · R1 · R2 · R3 · R4 · R5 · R6 · R7 · R8 | ||||
S5: R1 · R2 · R3 · R4 · R5 · R6 · R7 · R8 · R9 · R10 · R11 · R12 | ||||
Miscellaneous: 750-Foot Race · 500-Foot Race · Extra Race · Giant Funnel Race · Patreon Marble Rally · MR22 Practice Round |