2025 FIM Bajas World Cup
| 2025 FIM Bajas World Cup | |||
| Previous: | 2024 | Next: | 2026 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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 | |||
 Kove
|
Ibrahim Aljarallah
|
1 | ||
| Mohammed Almuaikil
|
1 | |||
| SRG Motorsports | Abdulla Lanjawi
|
1 | ||
| Pont Grup Kove | Javi Vega
|
1–2 | ||
| 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 | ||
 Honda
|
 Sarah Kashyap
|
1 | ||
| Team Offroad Center Bianchi Prata |  Maria Taranto
|
2 | ||
| Husqvarna
|
 Sarah Khuraibet
|
1 | ||
| 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 | ||
| KTM
|
 Hanno Geyser
|
1 | ||
| Yamaha
|
António Feliciano
|
2 | ||
| Veteran Bajas World Cup | ||||
| Constructor | Team | Rider | Rounds | |
| Gas Gas
|
MX Ride Dubai |  Rafic Eid
|
1, 3 | |
| Honda
|
Team Offroad Center Bianchi Prata | 2 | ||
 Frédéric Fontarosa
|
2 | |||
| Maria Taranto
|
2 | |||
| Kawasaki
|
Racing Team 25 | Paulo Cardoso
|
2 | |
| KTM
|
Jorge Brandão
|
2 | ||
| Sultan Al-Shanqiti
|
2–3 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Quad Bajas World Cup | ||||
| Constructor | Team | Rider | Rounds | |
| Yamaha
|
Hani Al-Noumesi
|
1–3 | ||
| Abdulaziz Alshayban
|
1 | |||
| Abdulaziz Alatawi
|
1 | |||
| Haitham Altuwayjiri
|
1 | |||
| Abdulaziz Alshammari
|
1 | |||
| Knull Racing | Jorge Sampaio
|
2 | ||
| SSV Bajas World Cup | ||||
| Constructor | Team | Rider | Rounds | |
Results
[edit]Motorbikes
[edit]| 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 | |||
| 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
[edit]| 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 | |||
| 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
[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]Quads
[edit]| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | SAU
|
OES
|
JOR
|
EXT
|
ARA
|
HUN
|
QAT
|
DUB
|
Points | Best Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hani Al-Noumesi
|
Yamaha | 3 | 2 | 36 | |||||||
| 2 | Jorge Sampaio
|
Yamaha | 1 | 25 | ||||||||
| 3 | Haitham Altuwayjiri
|
Yamaha | 1 | 25 | ||||||||
| 4 | Abdulaziz Alshayban
|
Yamaha | 2 | 20 | ||||||||
| 5 | Abdulaziz Alshammari
|
Yamaha | 4 | 13 | ||||||||
| 6 | Abdulaziz Alatawi
|
Yamaha | 5 | 11 | ||||||||
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | SAU
|
OES
|
JOR
|
EXT
|
ARA
|
HUN
|
QAT
|
DUB
|
Points | Best Score |
Women
[edit]| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | SAU
|
OES
|
JOR
|
EXT
|
ARA
|
HUN
|
QAT
|
DUB
|
Points | Best Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alona Ben Natan
|
Gas Gas | 1 | 25 | ||||||||
| 2 | Sarah Khuraibet
|
Husqvarna | 1 | 25 | ||||||||
| 2 | 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
[edit]| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | SAU
|
OES
|
JOR
|
EXT
|
ARA
|
HUN
|
QAT
|
DUB
|
Points | Best Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martim Ventura
|
Husqvarna | 1 | 25 | ||||||||
| 2 | Alex McInnes
|
Husqvarna | 1 | 25 | ||||||||
| 3 | Hanno Geyser
|
KTM | 2 | 20 | ||||||||
| António Feliciano
|
Yamaha | Ret | 0 | |||||||||
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | SAU
|
OES
|
JOR
|
EXT
|
ARA
|
HUN
|
QAT
|
DUB
|
Points | Best Score |
Veteran
[edit]| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | SAU
|
OES
|
JOR
|
EXT
|
ARA
|
HUN
|
QAT
|
DUB
|
Points | Best Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammed Al-Balooshi
|
Husqvarna | 1 | 38 | ||||||||
| KTM | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Rafic Eid
|
Gas Gas | 2 | 36 | ||||||||
| Honda | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Jorge Brandão
|
KTM | 1 | 25 | ||||||||
| 4 | Paulo Cardoso
|
Kawasaki | 2 | 20 | ||||||||
| 5 | Barry Howe
|
Husqvarna | 3 | 16 | ||||||||
| 6 | Stefan Mieczkowski
|
KTM | 4 | 13 | ||||||||
| 7 | Sultan Al-Shanqiti
|
KTM | 5 | 11 | ||||||||
| 8 | Maria Taranto
|
Honda | 6 | 10 | ||||||||
| 9 | Frédéric Fontarosa
|
Kove | Ret | 9 | ||||||||
| Honda | 7 | |||||||||||
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | SAU
|
OES
|
JOR
|
EXT
|
ARA
|
HUN
|
QAT
|
DUB
|
Points | Best Score |
Trail
[edit]| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | SAU
|
OES
|
JOR
|
EXT
|
ARA
|
HUN
|
QAT
|
DUB
|
Points | Best Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | António Maio
|
Yamaha | 1 | 25 | ||||||||
| 2 | Alessandro Ruoso
|
Yamaha | 2 | 20 | ||||||||
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | SAU
|
OES
|
JOR
|
EXT
|
ARA
|
HUN
|
QAT
|
DUB
|
Points | Best Score |
SSVs
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ "FIM announces 2025 FIM Baja World Cup Calendar". fim-live.com. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 2024-12-12. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.