2025 FIM Bajas World Cup
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The 2025 FIM Bajas World Cup season is the 14th season of the FIM Bajas World Cup, an international rally raid competition for motorbikes, quads and SSVs.

Calendar

The calendar for the 2025 season is scheduled to have eight rounds, with some of the events also being part of 2025 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas.[1]

Round Dates Rally name
1 30 January–1 February Saudi Arabia Saudi Baja
2 21–23 March Portugal Baja TT do Oeste
3 10–12 April Jordan Jordan Baja
4 1–3 May Spain Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura
5 25–27 July Spain Baja Aragon
6 15–17 August Hungary Baja Hungary
7 6–8 November Qatar Baja Qatar
8 20–23 November United Arab Emirates Dubai International Baja

Regulations

The following classes and categories are included:[2]

  • Category 1: Bike (Up to 450cc single or twin cylinder, 2T or 4T)
  • Category 2: Quads (three-wheel vehicles are forbidden)
  • Category 3: Trail (more than 600cc, twin cylinder or more and with the minimum weight of 165kg. The maximum speed for this category is 130 km/h.)
  • Category 4: SSV
  • Class 1: Women
  • Class 2: Junior
  • Class 3: Veterans

All the other categories i.e “Over 450cc” do not count towards the FIM Bajas World Cups & Trophy.

Teams and riders

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Bajas World Cup
Constructor Team Rider Rounds
Italy Beta Italy Emanuele Gallone 1
Austria Gas Gas Australia Martin Chalmers 1
Austria Husqvarna United Kingdom Jason Joslin 1
Qatar Abdullatif Mojadam 1
Qatar Yaghoob Azadi 1
China Kove Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Aljarallah 1
Saudi Arabia Mohammed Almuaikil 1
United Arab Emirates Abdulla Lanjawi 1
Pont Grup Kove Spain Javi Vega 1
Australia Thomas Cross 1
Austria KTM United Kingdom Maki Rees-Stavros 1
RNS Electronics Germany Tony Schattat 1
Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Almed 1
United Arab Emirates Hamdan Al-Ali 1
Germany Philip Horlemann 1
Women's Bajas World Cup
Constructor Team Rider Rounds
Japan Honda India Sarah Kashyap 1
Austria Husqvarna Kuwait Sarah Khuraibet 1
Junior Bajas World Cup
Constructor Team Rider Rounds
Austria Husqvarna MotoZone Dubai United Kingdom Alex McInnes 1
Austria KTM South Africa Hanno Geyser 1
Veteran Bajas World Cup
Constructor Team Rider Rounds
Austria Gas Gas MX Ride Dubai Lebanon Rafic Eid 1
Austria Husqvarna MX Ride Dubai United Arab Emirates Mohammed Al-Balooshi 1
United Kingdom Barry Howe 1
China Kove France Frederic Fontarosa 1
Austria KTM United Kingdom Stefan Mieczkowski 1
Trail Bajas World Cup
Constructor Team Rider Rounds
Quad Bajas World Cup
Constructor Team Rider Rounds
Japan Yamaha Saudi Arabia Hani Al-Noumesi 1
Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Alshayban 1
Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Alatawi 1
Saudi Arabia Haitham Altuwayjiri 1
Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Alshammari 1
SSV Bajas World Cup
Constructor Team Rider Rounds

Results

Motorbikes

Round Rally name Podium finishers
Rank Rider Bike Time
1 Saudi Arabia Saudi Baja 1 United Kingdom Alex McInnes Husqvarna FE450 05:36:35
2 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Al-Balooshi Husqvarna Rally 05:52:47
3 United Arab Emirates Abdulla Lanjawi Kove 450 Rally 06:04:09
2 Portugal Baja do Oeste 1
2
3
3 Jordan Jordan Baja 1
2
3
4 Spain Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura 1
2
3
5 Spain Baja Aragon 1
2
3
6 Hungary Baja Hungary 1
2
3
7 Qatar Baja Qatar 1
2
3
8 United Arab Emirates Dubai International Baja 1
2
3

Quads

Round Rally name Podium finishers
Rank Rider Bike Time
1 Saudi Arabia Saudi Baja 1 Saudi Arabia Haitham Altuwayjiri Yamaha Raptor 700 06:58:24
2 Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Alshayban Yamaha Raptor 700 07:00:07
3 Saudi Arabia Hani Al-Noumesi Yamaha Raptor 700 07:03:23
2 Portugal Baja do Oeste 1
2
3
3 Jordan Jordan Baja 1
2
3
4 Spain Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura 1
2
3
5 Spain Baja Aragon 1
2
3
6 Hungary Baja Hungary 1
2
3
7 Qatar Baja Qatar 1
2
3
8 United Arab Emirates 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
Saudi Arabia
OES
Portugal
JOR
Jordan
EXT
Spain
ARA
Spain
HUN
Hungary
QAT
Qatar
DUB
United Arab Emirates
Points Best Score
1 United Kingdom Alex McInnes Husqvarna 1 25
2 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Al-Balooshi Husqvarna 2 20
3 United Arab Emirates Abdulla Lanjawi Kove 3 16
4 Spain Javi Vega Kove 4 13
5 Lebanon Rafic Eid Gas Gas 5 11
6 Australia Thomas Cross Kove 6 10
7 South Africa Hanno Geyser KTM 7 9
8 United Arab Emirates Hamdan Al-Ali KTM 8 8
9 Germany Philip Horlemann KTM 9 7
10 Australia Martin Chalmers Gas Gas 10 6
11 United Kingdom Barry Howe Husqvarna 11 5
12 Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Aljarallah Kove 12 4
13 United Kingdom Jason Joslin Husqvarna 13 3
14 Germany Tony Schattat KTM 14 2
15 Qatar Yaghoob Azadi Husqvarna 15 1
16 Kuwait Sarah Khuraibet Husqvarna 16 1
17 Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Almed KTM 17 1
18 United Kingdom Stefan Mieczkowski KTM 18 1
19 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Almuaikil Kove 19 1
Italy Emanuele Gallone Beta Ret 0
India Sarah Kashyap Honda Ret 0
Qatar Abdullatif Mojadam Husqvarna Ret 0
France Frederic Fontarosa Kove Ret 0
United Kingdom Maki Rees-Stavros KTM Ret 0
Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
Saudi Arabia
OES
Portugal
JOR
Jordan
EXT
Spain
ARA
Spain
HUN
Hungary
QAT
Qatar
DUB
United Arab Emirates
Points Best Score

Quads

Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
Saudi Arabia
OES
Portugal
JOR
Jordan
EXT
Spain
ARA
Spain
HUN
Hungary
QAT
Qatar
DUB
United Arab Emirates
Points Best Score
1 Saudi Arabia Haitham Altuwayjiri Yamaha 1 25
2 Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Alshayban Yamaha 2 20
3 Saudi Arabia Hani Al-Noumesi Yamaha 3 16
4 Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Alshammari Yamaha 4 13
5 Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Alatawi Yamaha 5 11
Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
Saudi Arabia
OES
Portugal
JOR
Jordan
EXT
Spain
ARA
Spain
HUN
Hungary
QAT
Qatar
DUB
United Arab Emirates
Points Best Score

Women

Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
Saudi Arabia
OES
Portugal
JOR
Jordan
EXT
Spain
ARA
Spain
HUN
Hungary
QAT
Qatar
DUB
United Arab Emirates
Points Best Score
1 Kuwait Sarah Khuraibet Husqvarna 1 25
India Sarah Kashyap Honda Ret 0
Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
Saudi Arabia
OES
Portugal
JOR
Jordan
EXT
Spain
ARA
Spain
HUN
Hungary
QAT
Qatar
DUB
United Arab Emirates
Points Best Score

Junior

Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
Saudi Arabia
OES
Portugal
JOR
Jordan
EXT
Spain
ARA
Spain
HUN
Hungary
QAT
Qatar
DUB
United Arab Emirates
Points Best Score
1 United Kingdom Alex McInnes Husqvarna 1 25
2 South Africa Hanno Geyser KTM 2 20
Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
Saudi Arabia
OES
Portugal
JOR
Jordan
EXT
Spain
ARA
Spain
HUN
Hungary
QAT
Qatar
DUB
United Arab Emirates
Points Best Score

Veteran

Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
Saudi Arabia
OES
Portugal
JOR
Jordan
EXT
Spain
ARA
Spain
HUN
Hungary
QAT
Qatar
DUB
United Arab Emirates
Points Best Score
1 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Al-Balooshi Husqvarna 1 25
2 Lebanon Rafic Eid Gas Gas 2 20
3 United Kingdom Barry Howe Husqvarna 3 16
4 United Kingdom Stefan Mieczkowski KTM 4 13
France Frederic Fontarosa Kove Ret 0
Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
Saudi Arabia
OES
Portugal
JOR
Jordan
EXT
Spain
ARA
Spain
HUN
Hungary
QAT
Qatar
DUB
United Arab Emirates
Points Best Score

Trail

Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
Saudi Arabia
OES
Portugal
JOR
Jordan
EXT
Spain
ARA
Spain
HUN
Hungary
QAT
Qatar
DUB
United Arab Emirates
Points Best Score
1
Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
Saudi Arabia
OES
Portugal
JOR
Jordan
EXT
Spain
ARA
Spain
HUN
Hungary
QAT
Qatar
DUB
United Arab Emirates
Points Best Score

SSVs

Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
Saudi Arabia
OES
Portugal
JOR
Jordan
EXT
Spain
ARA
Spain
HUN
Hungary
QAT
Qatar
DUB
United Arab Emirates
Points Best Score
1
Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
Saudi Arabia
OES
Portugal
JOR
Jordan
EXT
Spain
ARA
Spain
HUN
Hungary
QAT
Qatar
DUB
United Arab Emirates
Points Best Score

References

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