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

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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

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

Results

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Motorbikes

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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
2
3
3   Jordan Baja 1
2
3
4   Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura 1
2
3
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

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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
2
3
3   Jordan Baja 1
2
3
4   Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura 1
2
3
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

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Riders' championship

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  • 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

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Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
 
OES
 
JOR
 
EXT
 
ARA
 
HUN
 
QAT
 
DUB
 
Points Best Score
1   Alex McInnes Husqvarna 1 25
2   Mohammed Al-Balooshi Husqvarna 2 20
3   Abdulla Lanjawi Kove 3 16
4   Javi Vega Kove 4 13
5   Rafic Eid Gas Gas 5 11
6   Thomas Cross Kove 6 10
7   Hanno Geyser KTM 7 9
8   Hamdan Al-Ali KTM 8 8
9   Philip Horlemann KTM 9 7
10   Martin Chalmers Gas Gas 10 6
11   Barry Howe Husqvarna 11 5
12   Ibrahim Aljarallah Kove 12 4
13   Jason Joslin Husqvarna 13 3
14   Tony Schattat KTM 14 2
15   Yaghoob Azadi Husqvarna 15 1
16   Sarah Khuraibet Husqvarna 16 1
17   Abdulrahman Almed KTM 17 1
18   Stefan Mieczkowski KTM 18 1
19   Mohammed Almuaikil Kove 19 1
  Emanuele Gallone Beta Ret 0
  Sarah Kashyap Honda Ret 0
  Abdullatif Mojadam Husqvarna Ret 0
  Frederic Fontarosa Kove Ret 0
  Maki Rees-Stavros KTM Ret 0
Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
 
OES
 
JOR
 
EXT
 
ARA
 
HUN
 
QAT
 
DUB
 
Points Best Score

Quads

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Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
 
OES
 
JOR
 
EXT
 
ARA
 
HUN
 
QAT
 
DUB
 
Points Best Score
1   Haitham Altuwayjiri Yamaha 1 25
2   Abdulaziz Alshayban Yamaha 2 20
3   Hani Al-Noumesi Yamaha 3 16
4   Abdulaziz Alshammari Yamaha 4 13
5   Abdulaziz Alatawi Yamaha 5 11
Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
 
OES
 
JOR
 
EXT
 
ARA
 
HUN
 
QAT
 
DUB
 
Points Best Score

Women

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Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
 
OES
 
JOR
 
EXT
 
ARA
 
HUN
 
QAT
 
DUB
 
Points Best Score
1   Sarah Khuraibet Husqvarna 1 25
  Sarah Kashyap Honda Ret 0
Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
 
OES
 
JOR
 
EXT
 
ARA
 
HUN
 
QAT
 
DUB
 
Points Best Score

Junior

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Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
 
OES
 
JOR
 
EXT
 
ARA
 
HUN
 
QAT
 
DUB
 
Points Best Score
1   Alex McInnes Husqvarna 1 25
2   Hanno Geyser KTM 2 20
Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
 
OES
 
JOR
 
EXT
 
ARA
 
HUN
 
QAT
 
DUB
 
Points Best Score

Veteran

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Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
 
OES
 
JOR
 
EXT
 
ARA
 
HUN
 
QAT
 
DUB
 
Points Best Score
1   Mohammed Al-Balooshi Husqvarna 1 25
2   Rafic Eid Gas Gas 2 20
3   Barry Howe Husqvarna 3 16
4   Stefan Mieczkowski KTM 4 13
  Frederic Fontarosa Kove Ret 0
Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU
 
OES
 
JOR
 
EXT
 
ARA
 
HUN
 
QAT
 
DUB
 
Points Best Score

Trail

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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

SSVs

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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

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  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.
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