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

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

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

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
		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
	Motorrad Indese	Esther Merino	3
Honda		Vanessa Ruck	2
KTM		Mirjam Pol	2–3
	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

Motorbikes

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
		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

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
		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

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
		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

Riders' championship

• 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

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Mohammed Al-Balooshi	KTM	1^25	7^9							34
2	Konrad Dąbrowski	KTM		1^25							25
3	Jonathan Thomas Finn	Honda	4^13	6^10							23
4	Alex McInnes	Husqvarna	3^16	10^6							22
5	Robert Wallace	KTM		2^20							20
6	Andrew Houlihan	Husqvarna	9^7	4^13							20
7	Martin Chalmers	Beta	2^20	Ret							20
8	Mirjam Pol	KTM		3^16							16
9	Mishal Alghuneim	KTM	5^11	13^3							14
10	Abdullah Al-Shatti	Husqvarna	11^5	9^7							12
11	Marwan Al Rahmani	KTM	Ret	5^11							11
12	Hamdan Al-Ali	Husqvarna	7^9	23^1							10
13	Abdullah Abu Aisheh	KTM	6^10								10
14	Brett Hunt	Husqvarna	8^8	24^1							9
15	Cesare Zacchetti	KTM		8^8							8
16	Abdulla Lanjawi	Husqvarna	12^4	12^4							8
17	Sultan Al-Balooshi	KTM	10^6	Ret							6
18	Ola Fløene	KTM		11^5							5
19	Ehab Al Hakeem	Yamaha	13^3	16^1							4
20	Simon Marčič	KTM		14^2							2
21	Sarah Khuraibet	Husqvarna	17^1	27^1							2
22	Mohamed Al Kaabi	KTM	18^1	30^1							2
23	Barry Howe	KTM	14^2	Ret							2
24	Oran O'Kelly	KTM		15^1							1
25	Jaco Anderson	KTM		17^1							1
26	Ottavio Missoni	Sherco		18^1							1
27	Chris Hamer	KTM		19^1							1
28	Francesco Catanese	Honda		20^1							1
29	Alberto Bertoldi	KTM		21^1							1
30	Sheikh Mohamed Al Thani	Gas Gas	Ret	22^1							1
31	Salman Farhan	Husqvarna		25^1							1
32	Joanna Modrzewska	KTM		26^1							1
33	Andrew Seaton	KTM		28^1							1
34	Vanessa Ruck	Honda		29^1							1
35	Edward Lines	KTM		31^1							1
36	Elio Aglioni	KTM		32^1							1
37	Michael Stokes	Husqvarna		33^1							1
38	Luca Passone	Beta		34^1							1
39	Hamdan Aljahoushi	Husqvarna		35^1							1
40	Yaghoob Azadi	Husqvarna	15^1								1
41	Abdulrahman Al Sheeb	Beta	16^1	Ret							1
42	Mahanna Rashid Al-Naimi	Honda	19^1	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

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Hani Al-Noumesi	Yamaha	3^16	3^16							32
2	Arnoud Dom	Suzuki		1^25							25
3	Haitham Al-Tuwaijri	Yamaha	1^25	Ret							25
4	Mansoor Al-Suwaidi	Yamaha		2^20							20
5	Abdulaziz Ahli	Yamaha	2^20	Ret							20
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score

Women

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Sarah Khuraibet	Husqvarna	1^25	3^16							41
2	Mirjam Pol	KTM		1^25							25
3	Joanna Modrzewska	KTM		2^20							25
4	Vanessa Ruck	Honda		4^13							13
	Sarah Kashyap	Beta	Ret								0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score

Junior

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Alex McInnes	Husqvarna	1^25	3^16							41
2	Jonathan Thomas Finn	Honda	2^20	2^20							40
3	Konrad Dąbrowski	KTM		1^25							25
	Alessandro Iacovelli	Husaberg		Ret							0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score

Veteran

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Andrew Houlihan	Husqvarna	1^25	1^25							50
2	Mohamed Al Kaabi	KTM	3^16	9^7							23
3	Cesare Zacchetti	KTM		2^20							20
4	Barry Howe	Husqvarna	2^20	Ret							20
5	Ola Fløene	KTM		3^16							16
6	Jaco Anderson	KTM		4^13							13
7	Mahanna Rashid Al-Naimi	Honda	4^13	Ret							13
8	Francesco Catanese	Honda		5^11							11
9	Alberto Bertoldi	KTM		6^10							10
10	Sheikh Mohamed Al Thani	Gas Gas	Ret	7^9							9
11	Mansoor Al-Suwaidi	Yamaha		8^8							8
12	Elio Aglioni	Yamaha		10^6							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

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score
1
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score

Manufacturers Championship

• 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

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. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
4. "QMMF announces second rounds of FIA and FIM Baja Cups". 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. 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.

External links

• Official website