2023 FIM Bajas World Cup

2023 FIM Bajas World Cup
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The 2023 FIM Bajas World Cup season is the 12th season of the FIM Bajas World Cup, an international rally raid competition for motorbikes, quads and SSVs.

Calendar[edit]

The calendar for the 2023 season is scheduled to have eight rounds,^[1] with some of the events also being part of 2023 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas. The exact dates for the final rounds were confirmed in July.^[2]

Round	Dates	Rally name
1	2–4 February	Saudi Baja^[3]
2	16–18 March	Qatar International Baja^[4]
3	14–16 April	Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura^[5]
4	21–23 July	Baja Aragón
5	10–12 August	Hungarian Baja
6	6–8 October	Baja do Oeste
7	10–12 November	Dubai International Baja
8	23–25 November	Jordan Baja

Regulations[edit]

The following classes and categories are included:

Category 1: Bike (Up to 450cc single or twin cylinder, 2T or 4T)
Category 2: Quads (three-wheel vehicles are forbidden)
Category 3: SSV World Cup (Up to 1050cc)
Class 1: Women World Cup
Class 2: Junior World Cup
Class 3: Veteran Trophy

The FIM will award the World Cup to both riders and manufacturers of the bike category; also to riders only in the quad, and SSV (driver and co-driver) categories, as well as to riders only in the woman, and junior classes. A Trophy is awarded to the winners of the veterans category. Any other category, i.e. “Over 450cc” do not count for any of the FIM Baja World Cups.^[6]

Teams and riders[edit]

Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Beta		Martin Chalmers	1–2
		Abdulrahman Al Sheeb	1–2
		Luca Passone	2
Husqvarna	SRG Motorsport	Abdulla Lanjawi	1–2
	MX Ride Dubai	Abdullah Al-Shatti	1–3
	MX Ride Dubai	Sultan Al-Balooshi	2
		Brett Hunt	1–2
		Yaghoob Azadi	1
		Salman Farhan	2
		Hamdan Aljahoushi	2
		Michael Stokes	2
Kawasaki	BP Ultimate Adventure Team	David Megre	3
KTM	KTM Amman Darwazeh Motors	Abdullah Abu Aisheh	1
	MX Ride Dubai	Mohammed Al-Balooshi	1–3
		Sultan Al-Balooshi	1, 3
		Marwan Al-Rahmani	1–2
		Abdulhalim Al-Mughirah	1
	Saudi Dirtbike Center	Mishal Alghuneim	1–3
		Anas Alrhayani	1
		Ahmed Al Jaber	1
		Hamdan Alali	1–2
		Robert Wallace	2
	BAS World KTM Racing Team	Paolo Lucci	2
		Michael Anderson	2
		Simon Marčič	2
	Vendetta Racing UAE	Oran O'Kelly	2
		Edward Lines	2
		Chris Hamer	2
		Andrew Seaton	2
		Daniel Geerling	2
Sherco		Ottavio Missoni	2
Suzuki		Henry Favre	2
Yamaha		Ehab Al Hakeem	1–2
Women's Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Beta	Saudi Dirtbike Center	Sarah Kashyap	1
Husqvarna	Duust Diverse Racing	Sarah Khuraibet	1–3
Husqvarna	Motorrad Indese	Esther Merino	3
Honda		Vanessa Ruck	2
KTM		Mirjam Pol	2–3
KTM	Duust Diverse Racing	Joanna Modrzewska	2
Yamaha		Sara García	3
Junior Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Honda		Jonathan Finn	1–3
Husaberg		Alessandro Iacovelli	2
Husqvarna	Motozone Racing	Alex McInnes	1–2
KTM	Duust Diverse Racing	Konrad Dąbrowski	2
Yamaha		Kévin Giroud	3
Veteran Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Fantic		Rafa Marques	3
Gas Gas		Sheikh Mohamed Al Thani	1–2
Honda		Mahanna Rashid Al-Naimi	1–2
		Francesco Catanese	2
		Pedro Bianchi Prata	3
Husqvarna		Andrew Houlihan	1–3
		Barry Howe	1–2
		Enrico Tanganelli	2
KTM		Gerard Lubbinge	1
		Mohamed Al-Kaabi	1–3
	Team Lucky Explorer	Cesare Zacchetti	2
	Duust Diverse Racing	Ola Fløene	2
		Alberto Bertoldi	2
		Jaco Anderson	2
		Elio Aglioli	2
		Fabrizio Macchitella	2
Yamaha		Mansoor Al-Suwaidi	2
Quad Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Suzuki		Arnoud Dom	2
Yamaha	Abu Dhabi Team	Abdulaziz Ahli	1–2
		Haitham Al-Tuwaijri	1–3
		Hani Al-Noumesi	1–3
		Mansoor Al-Suwaidi	2
		Toni Vingut	3
		Kévin Giroud	3
SSV Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds

Results[edit]

Motorbikes[edit]

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
Round	Rally name	Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Saudi Baja	1	Mohammed Al-Balooshi	KTM 450 Rally	5:43:30
		2	Martin Chalmers	Beta 450	6:05:34
		3	Alex McInnes	Husqvarna FE450	6:12:06

2	Qatar International Baja	1	Konrad Dąbrowski	KTM 450 Rally	7:22:09
		2	Robert Wallace	KTM 450 Rally	8:00:14
		3	Mirjam Pol	KTM EXC 450R	8:43:18

3	Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura	1
		2
		3

4	Baja Aragon	1
		2
		3

5	Hungarian Baja	1
		2
		3

6	Baja do Oeste	1
		2
		3

7	Jordan Baja	1
		2
		3

8	Dubai International Baja	1
		2
		3

Quads[edit]

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
Round	Rally name	Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Saudi Baja	1	Haitham Al-Tuwaijri	Yamaha Raptor 700	6:16:10
		2	Abdulaziz Ahli	Yamaha Raptor 700	6:17:07
		3	Hani Al-Noumesi	Yamaha Raptor 700	8:19:41

2	Qatar International Baja	1	Arnoud Dom	Suzuki LTR 450	10:46:34
		2	Mansoor Al-Suwaidi	Yamaha YFZ 450R	10:52:29
		3	Hani Al-Noumesi	Yamaha Raptor 700	16:08:38

3	Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura	1
		2
		3

4	Baja Aragon	1
		2
		3

5	Hungarian Baja	1
		2
		3

6	Baja do Oeste	1
		2
		3

7	Jordan Baja	1
		2
		3

8	Dubai International Baja	1
		2
		3

SSVs[edit]

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
Round	Rally name	Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
2	Qatar International Baja	1
		2
		3

3	Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura	1
		2
		3

4	Baja Aragon	1
		2
		3

5	Hungarian Baja	1
		2
		3

6	Baja do Oeste	1
		2
		3

7	Jordan Baja	1
		2
		3

8	Dubai International Baja	1
		2
		3

Championship standings[edit]

Riders' championship[edit]

Points for final positions are awarded as follows:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th+
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

A rider's best six results will count towards their final position in the final standings.

Motorbikes[edit]

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Mohammed Al-Balooshi	KTM	1²⁵	7⁹							34
2	Konrad Dąbrowski	KTM		1²⁵							25
3	Jonathan Thomas Finn	Honda	4¹³	6¹⁰							23
4	Alex McInnes	Husqvarna	3¹⁶	10⁶							22
5	Robert Wallace	KTM		2²⁰							20
6	Andrew Houlihan	Husqvarna	9⁷	4¹³							20
7	Martin Chalmers	Beta	2²⁰	Ret							20
8	Mirjam Pol	KTM		3¹⁶							16
9	Mishal Alghuneim	KTM	5¹¹	13³							14
10	Abdullah Al-Shatti	Husqvarna	11⁵	9⁷							12
11	Marwan Al Rahmani	KTM	Ret	5¹¹							11
12	Hamdan Al-Ali	Husqvarna	7⁹	23¹							10
13	Abdullah Abu Aisheh	KTM	6¹⁰								10
14	Brett Hunt	Husqvarna	8⁸	24¹							9
15	Cesare Zacchetti	KTM		8⁸							8
16	Abdulla Lanjawi	Husqvarna	12⁴	12⁴							8
17	Sultan Al-Balooshi	KTM	10⁶	Ret							6
18	Ola Fløene	KTM		11⁵							5
19	Ehab Al Hakeem	Yamaha	13³	16¹							4
20	Simon Marčič	KTM		14²							2
21	Sarah Khuraibet	Husqvarna	17¹	27¹							2
22	Mohamed Al Kaabi	KTM	18¹	30¹							2
23	Barry Howe	KTM	14²	Ret							2
24	Oran O'Kelly	KTM		15¹							1
25	Jaco Anderson	KTM		17¹							1
26	Ottavio Missoni	Sherco		18¹							1
27	Chris Hamer	KTM		19¹							1
28	Francesco Catanese	Honda		20¹							1
29	Alberto Bertoldi	KTM		21¹							1
30	Sheikh Mohamed Al Thani	Gas Gas	Ret	22¹							1
31	Salman Farhan	Husqvarna		25¹							1
32	Joanna Modrzewska	KTM		26¹							1
33	Andrew Seaton	KTM		28¹							1
34	Vanessa Ruck	Honda		29¹							1
35	Edward Lines	KTM		31¹							1
36	Elio Aglioni	KTM		32¹							1
37	Michael Stokes	Husqvarna		33¹							1
38	Luca Passone	Beta		34¹							1
39	Hamdan Aljahoushi	Husqvarna		35¹							1
40	Yaghoob Azadi	Husqvarna	15¹								1
41	Abdulrahman Al Sheeb	Beta	16¹	Ret							1
42	Mahanna Rashid Al-Naimi	Honda	19¹	Ret							1
	Daniel Geerling	KTM		Ret							0
	Fabrizio Macchitella	KTM		Ret							0
	Henry Favre	Suzuki		Ret							0
	Alessandro Iacovelli	Husaberg		Ret							0
	Paolo Lucci	KTM		Ret							0
	Enrico Tanganelli	Husqvarna		Ret							0
	Michael Anderson	KTM		Ret							0
	Anas Alrhayani	KTM	Ret								0
	Abdulhalim Al-Mughirah	KTM	Ret								0
	Ahmed Al Jaber	KTM	Ret								0
	Gerard Lubbinge	KTM	Ret								0
	Sarah Kashyap	Beta	Ret								0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score

Quads[edit]

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Hani Al-Noumesi	Yamaha	3¹⁶	3¹⁶							32
2	Arnoud Dom	Suzuki		1²⁵							25
3	Haitham Al-Tuwaijri	Yamaha	1²⁵	Ret							25
4	Mansoor Al-Suwaidi	Yamaha		2²⁰							20
5	Abdulaziz Ahli	Yamaha	2²⁰	Ret							20
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score

Women[edit]

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Sarah Khuraibet	Husqvarna	1²⁵	3¹⁶							41
2	Mirjam Pol	KTM		1²⁵							25
3	Joanna Modrzewska	KTM		2²⁰							25
4	Vanessa Ruck	Honda		4¹³							13
	Sarah Kashyap	Beta	Ret								0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score

Junior[edit]

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Alex McInnes	Husqvarna	1²⁵	3¹⁶							41
2	Jonathan Thomas Finn	Honda	2²⁰	2²⁰							40
3	Konrad Dąbrowski	KTM		1²⁵							25
	Alessandro Iacovelli	Husaberg		Ret							0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score

Veteran[edit]

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Andrew Houlihan	Husqvarna	1²⁵	1²⁵							50
2	Mohamed Al Kaabi	KTM	3¹⁶	9⁷							23
3	Cesare Zacchetti	KTM		2²⁰							20
4	Barry Howe	Husqvarna	2²⁰	Ret							20
5	Ola Fløene	KTM		3¹⁶							16
6	Jaco Anderson	KTM		4¹³							13
7	Mahanna Rashid Al-Naimi	Honda	4¹³	Ret							13
8	Francesco Catanese	Honda		5¹¹							11
9	Alberto Bertoldi	KTM		6¹⁰							10
10	Sheikh Mohamed Al Thani	Gas Gas	Ret	7⁹							9
11	Mansoor Al-Suwaidi	Yamaha		8⁸							8
12	Elio Aglioni	Yamaha		10⁶							6
	Fabrizio Macchitella	KTM		Ret							0
	Enrico Tanganelli	Husqvarna		Ret							0
	Gerard Lubbinge	KTM	Ret								0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score

SSVs[edit]

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score
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Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score

Manufacturers Championship[edit]

Points for manufacturers are awarded by the points of the top two riders per manufacturer at each baja being added together:

Pos	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	KTM	36	45							81
2	Husqvarna	24	20							44
3	Honda	14	11							25
4	Beta	21	1							21
5	Yamaha	3	1							4
6	Gas Gas	0	1							0
7	Sherco		1							1
	Suzuki		0							0
	Husaberg		0							0
Pos	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score

References[edit]

^ "FIM BAJA 2023: PROVISIONAL CALENDAR RELEASED". fim-live.com. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^ "FIM Bajas World Cup finalised, aligns with FIA after Dubai International Baja tweak". The Checkered Flag. 20 July 2023.
^ "Riders from 12 nations to tackle opening round of FIA Bajas World Cup in Saudi". arabnews.com. arabnews.com. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
^ "QMMF announces second rounds of FIA and FIM Baja Cups". gulf-times.com. gulf-times.com. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
^ "Press release: The Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura 2023 will be valid for the FIM World Championship". bajattextremadura.com. bajattextremadura.com. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
^ "2022 FIM Bajas World Cup Regulations_26.01.2023" (PDF). fim-live.com. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "FIM BAJA 2023: PROVISIONAL CALENDAR RELEASED". fim-live.com. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

[2] "FIM Bajas World Cup finalised, aligns with FIA after Dubai International Baja tweak". The Checkered Flag. 20 July 2023.

[3] "Riders from 12 nations to tackle opening round of FIA Bajas World Cup in Saudi". arabnews.com. arabnews.com. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.

[4] "QMMF announces second rounds of FIA and FIM Baja Cups". gulf-times.com. gulf-times.com. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.

[5] "Press release: The Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura 2023 will be valid for the FIM World Championship". bajattextremadura.com. bajattextremadura.com. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.

[6] "2022 FIM Bajas World Cup Regulations_26.01.2023" (PDF). fim-live.com. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

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