2025 FIM Bajas World Cup

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 Baja
2 21–23 March Baja TT do Oeste
3 10–12 April Jordan Baja
4 1–3 May Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura
5 25–27 July Baja Aragon
6 15–17 August Baja Hungary
7 6–8 November Baja Qatar
8 20–23 November 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

[3]

Bajas World Cup
Constructor Team Rider Rounds
Beta Emanuele Gallone 1
Gas Gas BOAC Racing Martin Chalmers 1
ANB Motorsports Abdallah Abuaisheh 3
Husqvarna Desert Spirit Jason Joslin 1, 3
Abdullatif Mojadam 1
Yaghoob Azadi 1
Bs – Frutas Patricia Pilar Bruno Santos 4
Honda Monster Energy Honda HRC Tosha Schareina 4
Kove Ibrahim Aljarallah 1
Mohammed Almuaikil 1
SRG Motorsports Abdulla Lanjawi 1
Pont Grup Kove Javi Vega 1–2, 4
Thomas Cross 1, 3
KTM Maki Rees-Stavros 1
RNS Electronics Tony Schattat 1
Abdulrahman Almed 1
Desert Spirit Hamdan Al-Ali 1, 3
North Squad Philip Horlemann 1, 3
Vendetta Racing Thomas Childs 3
Women's Bajas World Cup
Constructor Team Rider Rounds
Gas Gas Alona Ben Natan 2, 4
Honda Sarah Kashyap 1
Team Offroad Center Bianchi Prata Maria Taranto 2
Husqvarna Sarah Khuraibet 1
Yamaha MotocrossCenter Sara García 4
Junior Bajas World Cup
Constructor Team Rider Rounds
Honda Honda Motorcycles Jordan Abdallah Al-Batayneh 3
Husqvarna MotoZone Dubai Alex McInnes 1
BP Ultimate Adventure Team Martim Ventura 2
Víctor Moya 4
KTM Hanno Geyser 1
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Edgar Canet 4
Yamaha António Feliciano 2
Veteran Bajas World Cup
Constructor Team Rider Rounds
Fantic MX Ride Dubai Mohammed Al-Balooshi 4
Gas Gas MX Ride Dubai Rafic Eid 1, 3
Honda Team Offroad Center Bianchi Prata 2, 4
Frédéric Fontarosa 2
Maria Taranto 2
Kawasaki Racing Team 25 Paulo Cardoso 2, 4
KTM Jorge Brandão 2, 4
Sultan Al-Shanqiti 2–4
MX Ride Dubai Mohammed Al-Balooshi 2
Husqvarna 1, 3
Barry Howe 1, 3
Kove Frédéric Fontarosa 1, 3
KTM Stefan Mieczkowski 1
Trail Bajas World Cup
Constructor Team Rider Rounds
Yamaha Yamaha Motor Portugal António Maio 2
Yamaha Motor Time Alessandro Ruoso 2, 4
Quad Bajas World Cup
Constructor Team Rider Rounds
KTM Alejandro García 4
Yamaha Hani Al-Noumesi 1–3
Abdulaziz Alshayban 1
Abdulaziz Alatawi 1
Haitham Altuwayjiri 1
Abdulaziz Alshammari 1
Knull Racing Jorge Sampaio 2, 4
Antoine Sanchez 4
SSV Bajas World Cup
Constructor Team Rider Rounds

Results

Motorbikes

Round Rally name Podium finishers
Rank Rider Bike Time
1 Saudi Baja 1 Alex McInnes Husqvarna FE450 05:36:35
2 Mohammed Al-Balooshi Husqvarna Rally 05:52:47
3 Abdulla Lanjawi Kove 450 Rally 06:04:09
2 Baja do Oeste 1 Martim Ventura Husqvarna FE450 06:03:01
2 Jorge Brandão KTM EXC 06:35:54
3 Paulo Cardoso Kawasaki KXF 06:53:05
3 Jordan Baja 1 Mohammed Al-Balooshi Husqvarna RR 450 07:53:52
2 Rafic Eid Gas Gas RX Rally Bike 07:56:16
3 Philip Horlemann KTM 450 Rally Replica 08:08:54
4 Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura 1 Tosha Schareina Honda CRF 450 Rally 9:56:51
2 Javi Vega Kove 450 Rally EX 10:15:25
3 Bruno Santos Husqvarna FR 450 Rally 10:24:39
5 Baja Aragon 1
2
3
6 Baja Hungary 1
2
3
7 Baja Qatar 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 Altuwayjiri Yamaha Raptor 700 06:58:24
2 Abdulaziz Alshayban Yamaha Raptor 700 07:00:07
3 Hani Al-Noumesi Yamaha Raptor 700 07:03:23
2 Baja do Oeste 1 Jorge Sampaio Yamaha AJ42 (450R) 07:05:57
2 Hani Al-Noumesi Yamaha Raptor 700 07:45:58
3 Jordan Baja 1 Hani Al-Noumesi Yamaha Raptor 700 08:25:01
4 Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura 1 Antoine Sanchez Yamaha YFM 700 11:05:50
2 Jorge Sampaio Yamaha AJ42 (450R) 13:55:02
5 Baja Aragon 1
2
3
6 Baja Hungary 1
2
3
7 Baja Qatar 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
OES
JOR
EXT
ARA
HUN
QAT
DUB
Points Best Score
1 Mohammed Al-Balooshi Husqvarna 2 1 67
KTM 5
Fantic 5
2 Rafic Eid Gas Gas 5 2 53
Honda 4 7
3 Javi Vega Kove 4 Ret 2 33
4 Jorge Brandão KTM 2 4 33
5 Paulo Cardoso Kawasaki 3 6 26
6 Tosha Schareina Honda 1 25
7 Martim Ventura Husqvarna 1 25
8 Alex McInnes Husqvarna 1 25
9 Sultan Al-Shanqiti KTM 6 7 11 24
10 Philip Horlemann KTM 9 3 23
11 Bruno Santos Husqvarna 3 16
12 Abdulla Lanjawi Kove 3 16
13 Barry Howe Husqvarna 11 6 15
14 Thomas Cross Kove 6 11 15
15 Alona Ben Natan Gas Gas 7 10 15
16 Abdallah Abuaisheh Gas Gas 4 13
17 Frédéric Fontarosa Kove Ret 10 13
Honda 9
18 Thomas Childs KTM 5 11
19 Jason Joslin Husqvarna 13 8 11
20 Hanno Geyser KTM 7 9
21 Sara García Yamaha 8 8
22 Maria Taranto Honda 8 8
23 Hamdan Al-Ali KTM 8 Ret 8
24 Víctor Moya Husqvarna 9 7
25 Abdallah Al-Batayneh Honda 9 7
26 Martin Chalmers Gas Gas 10 6
27 Ibrahim Aljarallah Kove 12 4
28 Tony Schattat KTM 14 2
29 Yaghoob Azadi Husqvarna 15 1
30 Sarah Khuraibet Husqvarna 16 1
31 Abdulrahman Almed KTM 17 1
32 Stefan Mieczkowski KTM 18 1
33 Mohammed Almuaikil Kove 19 1
Edgar Canet KTM Ret 0
António Feliciano Yamaha Ret 0
Emanuele Gallone Beta Ret 0
Sarah Kashyap Honda Ret 0
Abdullatif Mojadam Husqvarna Ret 0
Maki Rees-Stavros KTM Ret 0
Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
OES
JOR
EXT
ARA
HUN
QAT
DUB
Points Best Score

Quads

Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
OES
JOR
EXT
ARA
HUN
QAT
DUB
Points Best Score
1 Hani Al-Noumesi Yamaha 3 2 1 61
2 Jorge Sampaio Yamaha 1 2 45
3 Antoine Sanchez Yamaha 1 25
4 Haitham Altuwayjiri Yamaha 1 25
5 Abdulaziz Alshayban Yamaha 2 20
6 Abdulaziz Alshammari Yamaha 4 13
7 Abdulaziz Alatawi Yamaha 5 11
Alejandro García KTM Ret 0
Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
OES
JOR
EXT
ARA
HUN
QAT
DUB
Points Best Score

Women

Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
OES
JOR
EXT
ARA
HUN
QAT
DUB
Points Best Score
1 Alona Ben Natan Gas Gas 1 2 45
2 Sara García Yamaha 1 25
3 Sarah Khuraibet Husqvarna 1 25
4 Maria Taranto Honda 2 20
Sarah Kashyap Honda Ret 0
Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
OES
JOR
EXT
ARA
HUN
QAT
DUB
Points Best Score

Junior

Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
OES
JOR
EXT
ARA
HUN
QAT
DUB
Points Best Score
1 Víctor Moya Husqvarna 1 25
2 Abdallah Al-Batayneh Honda 1 25
3 Martim Ventura Husqvarna 1 25
4 Alex McInnes Husqvarna 1 25
5 Hanno Geyser KTM 2 20
Edgar Canet KTM Ret 0
António Feliciano Yamaha Ret 0
Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
OES
JOR
EXT
ARA
HUN
QAT
DUB
Points Best Score

Veteran

Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
OES
JOR
EXT
ARA
HUN
QAT
DUB
Points Best Score
1 Mohammed Al-Balooshi Husqvarna 1 1 83
KTM 4
Fantic 2
2 Rafic Eid Gas Gas 2 2 69
Honda 3 4
3 Jorge Brandão KTM 1 1 50
4 Paulo Cardoso Kawasaki 2 3 36
5 Sultan Al-Shanqiti KTM 5 4 5 35
6 Barry Howe Husqvarna 3 3 32
7 Frédéric Fontarosa Kove Ret 5 20
Honda 7
8 Stefan Mieczkowski KTM 4 13
9 Maria Taranto Honda 6 10
Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
OES
JOR
EXT
ARA
HUN
QAT
DUB
Points Best Score

Trail

Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
OES
JOR
EXT
ARA
HUN
QAT
DUB
Points Best Score
1 Alessandro Ruoso Yamaha 2 1 45
2 António Maio Yamaha 1 25
Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
OES
JOR
EXT
ARA
HUN
QAT
DUB
Points Best Score

SSVs

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

References

  1. ^ "FIM announces 2025 FIM Baja World Cup Calendar". fim-live.com. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 2024-12-12. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  2. ^ "2025 FIM Bajas World Cup - Sporting Regulations - published on 13.01.2025" (PDF). fim-live.com. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 2025-01-13. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  3. ^ "Saudi Baja 2025: The Saudi Baja follows Dakar as the opening round of the FIM Bajas World Cup". rallyraidnetwork.com. 2025-01-28. Retrieved 2025-01-29.