2025 FIM Bajas World Cup

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.

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]

The sixth round in Hungary was later cancelled after the season had started.^[2]

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
	15–17 August	Baja Hungary
6	6–8 November	Baja Qatar
7	20–23 November	Dubai International Baja

The following classes and categories are included:^[3]

• 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.

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Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Beta		Emanuele Gallone	1
Gas Gas	BOAC Racing	Martin Chalmers	1
	ANB Motorsports	Abdallah Abuaisheh	3
	Sandlander Motors/X-Grip	Norbert Zsigovits	5
	Rally POV	Tiziano Internò	5
Husqvarna	Desert Spirit	Jason Joslin	1, 3
		Abdullatif Mojadam	1
		Yaghoob Azadi	1
	Bs – Frutas Patricia Pilar	Bruno Santos	4
		Borja Pérez	5
Honda	Monster Energy Honda HRC	Tosha Schareina	4
	RS Moto Honda Rally Team	Paolo Lucci	5
Kove		Ibrahim Aljarallah	1
		Mohammed Almuaikil	1
	SRG Motorsports	Abdulla Lanjawi	1
	Pont Grup Kove	Javi Vega	1–2, 4–5
		Thomas Cross	1, 3
	Kove Factory Racing	Neels Theric	5
		Sunier Sunier	5
	Orion - Moto Racing Group	Milan Engel	5
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
		Richárd Hodola	5
	Joyride Race Service	Iñigo Zardoya	5
Sherco	Sherco TVS Rally Factory	Lorenzo Santolino	5
		Bradley Cox	5
		Harith Noah	5
Women's Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Gas Gas		Alona Ben Natan	2, 4–5
Honda		Sarah Kashyap	1
	Team Offroad Center Bianchi Prata	Maria Taranto	2, 5
Husqvarna		Sarah Khuraibet	1
	Duust Rally Team	Joanna Modrzewska	5
Kove	Kove Factory Racing	Lili-May Mansuy	5
Yamaha	MotocrossCenter	Sara García	4–5
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	4–5
KTM		Hanno Geyser	1
	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	Edgar Canet	4
	Duust Rally Team	Konrad Dabrowski	5
	Joyride Race Service	Martí Escofet	5
Kove	Kove Factory Racing	Lili-May Mansuy	5
Yamaha		António Feliciano	2
Veteran Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Fantic	MX Ride Dubai	Mohammed Al-Balooshi	4
Gas Gas		Lionel Vericel	5
	MX Ride Dubai	Rafic Eid	1, 3, 5
Honda	Team Offroad Center Bianchi Prata		2, 4
		Frédéric Fontarosa	2, 5
		Maria Taranto	2, 5
Kawasaki	Racing Team 25	Paulo Cardoso	2, 4–5
KTM		Jorge Brandão	2, 4–5
		Sultan Al-Shanqiti	2–5
	Joyride Race Service	Dennis Mildenberger	5
		David Brock	5
		Jeff Chetail	5
		Martin Klyver	5
		Nuno Silva	5
		Patrick Butaye	5
	MX Ride Dubai	Mohammed Al-Balooshi	2
Husqvarna			1, 3
		Barry Howe	1, 3
Kove		Frédéric Fontarosa	1, 3
		Cesare Salvi	5
		Yuji Kahara	5
KTM		Stefan Mieczkowski	1
Trail Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Aprilia		Julio López	5
KTM		Nicola Dutto	5
Kove	Kove Italia	Matteo Bottino	5
Yamaha	Yamaha Motor Portugal	António Maio	2
	Yamaha Motor Time	Alessandro Ruoso	2, 4–5
Quad Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Honda		Victor Carles	5
KTM		Alejandro García	4–5
Yamaha		Hani Al-Noumesi	1–3
		Abdulaziz Alshayban	1
		Abdulaziz Alatawi	1
		Haitham Altuwayjiri	1
		Abdulaziz Alshammari	1
	Knull Racing	Jorge Sampaio	2, 4–5
		Antoine Sanchez	4–5
	Team Arnaldo Martins/Gallos Group/Goldspeed	Tomás Paulo	5
		Jérôme Connart	5
		Toni Vingut	5
	Team Giroud	Kévin Giroud	5
SSV Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds

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	Lorenzo Santolino	Sherco 450 SEF Rally	06:38:59
		2	Neels Theric	Kove Rally EX	06:45:08
		3	Javi Vega	Kove Rally EX	06:56:16
6	Baja Qatar	1
		2
		3
7	Dubai International Baja	1
		2
		3

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	Jérôme Connart	Yamaha 700R	07:06:15
		2	Antoine Sanchez	Yamaha YFM 700	07:24:05
		3	Alejandro García	KTM 525XC	07:39:44
6	Baja Qatar	1
		2
		3
7	Dubai International Baja	1
		2
		3

• Points for final positions are awarded as follows:

A rider's best six results will count towards their final position in the final standings.

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	OES	JOR	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Mohammed Al-Balooshi	Husqvarna	2		1					67
		KTM		5
		Fantic				5
2	Rafic Eid	Gas Gas	5		2		11			58
		Honda		4		7
3	Javi Vega	Kove	4	Ret		2	3			49
4	Jorge Brandão	KTM		2		4	9			40
5	Paulo Cardoso	Kawasaki		3		6	12			30
6	Lorenzo Santolino	Sherco					1			25
7	Tosha Schareina	Honda				1				25
8	Martim Ventura	Husqvarna		1						25
9	Alex McInnes	Husqvarna	1							25
10	Sultan Al-Shanqiti	KTM		6	7	11	29			25
11	Philip Horlemann	KTM	9		3					23
12	Neels Theric	Kove					2			20
13	Bruno Santos	Husqvarna				3				16
14	Abdulla Lanjawi	Kove	3							16
15	Alona Ben Natan	Gas Gas		7		10	28			16
16	Barry Howe	Husqvarna	11		6					15
17	Thomas Cross	Kove	6		11					15
18	Sara García	Yamaha				8	10			14
19	Frédéric Fontarosa	Kove	Ret		10					14
		Honda		9			27
20	Konrad Dabrowski	KTM					4			13
21	Abdallah Abuaisheh	Gas Gas			4					13
22	Harith Noah	Sherco					5			11
23	Thomas Childs	KTM			5					11
24	Jason Joslin	Husqvarna	13		8					11
25	Martí Escofet	KTM					6			10
26	Norbert Zsigovits	Gas Gas					7			9
27	Hanno Geyser	KTM	7							9
28	Maria Taranto	Honda		8			32			9
29	Iñigo Zardoya	KTM					8			8
30	Hamdan Al-Ali	KTM	8		Ret					8
31	Víctor Moya	Husqvarna				9	22			8
32	Abdallah Al-Batayneh	Honda			9					7
33	Martin Chalmers	Gas Gas	10							6
34	Ibrahim Aljarallah	Kove	12							4
35	Lili-May Mansuy	Kove					13			3
36	Yuji Kahara	Kove					14			2
37	Tony Schattat	KTM	14							2
38	Sunier Sunier	Kove					15			1
39	Yaghoob Azadi	Husqvarna	15							1
40	David Brock	KTM					16			1
41	Sarah Khuraibet	Husqvarna	16							1
42	Nuno Silva	KTM					17			1
43	Abdulrahman Almed	KTM	17							1
44	Martin Klyver	KTM					18			1
45	Stefan Mieczkowski	KTM	18							1
46	Dennis Mildenberger	KTM					19			1
47	Mohammed Almuaikil	Kove	19							1
48	Lionel Vericel	Gas Gas					20			1
49	Borja Pérez	Husqvarna					21			1
50	Richárd Hodola	KTM					23			1
51	Patrick Butaye	KTM					24			1
52	Joanna Modrzewska	Husqvarna					25			1
53	Cesare Salvi	Kove					26			1
54	Milan Engel	Kove					30			1
55	Tiziano Internò	Gas Gas					31			1
	Bradley Cox	Sherco					Ret			0
	Jeff Chetail	KTM					Ret			0
	Paolo Lucci	Honda					Ret			0
	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	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	OES	JOR	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Hani Al-Noumesi	Yamaha	3	2	1					61
2	Antoine Sanchez	Yamaha				1	2			45
3	Jorge Sampaio	Yamaha		1		2	Ret			45
4	Jérôme Connart	Yamaha					1			25
5	Haitham Altuwayjiri	Yamaha	1							25
6	Abdulaziz Alshayban	Yamaha	2							20
7	Alejandro García	KTM				Ret	3			16
8	Victor Carles	Honda					4			13
9	Abdulaziz Alshammari	Yamaha	4							13
10	Toni Vingut	Yamaha					5			11
11	Abdulaziz Alatawi	Yamaha	5							11
12	Kévin Giroud	Yamaha					6			10
	Tomás Paulo	Yamaha					Ret			0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	OES	JOR	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	OES	JOR	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Alona Ben Natan	Gas Gas		1		2	4			58
2	Sara García	Yamaha				1	1			50
3	Maria Taranto	Honda		2			5			31
4	Sarah Khuraibet	Husqvarna	1							25
5	Lili-May Mansuy	Kove					2			20
6	Joanna Modrzewska	Husqvarna					3			16
	Sarah Kashyap	Honda	Ret							0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	OES	JOR	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	OES	JOR	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Víctor Moya	Husqvarna				1	4			38
2	Konrad Dabrowski	KTM					1			25
3	Abdallah Al-Batayneh	Honda			1					25
4	Martim Ventura	Husqvarna		1						25
5	Alex McInnes	Husqvarna	1							25
6	Martí Escofet	KTM					2			20
7	Hanno Geyser	KTM	2							20
8	Lili-May Mansuy	Kove					3			16
9	Kévin Giroud	Yamaha					5			11
	Tomás Paulo	Yamaha					Ret			0
	Edgar Canet	KTM				Ret				0
	António Feliciano	Yamaha		Ret						0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	OES	JOR	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	OES	JOR	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Rafic Eid	Gas Gas	2		2		2			89
		Honda		3		4
2	Mohammed Al-Balooshi	Husqvarna	1		1					83
		KTM		4
		Fantic				2
3	Jorge Brandão	KTM		1		1	1			75
4	Paulo Cardoso	Kawasaki		2		3	3			52
5	Sultan Al-Shanqiti	KTM		5	4	5	14			37
6	Barry Howe	Husqvarna	3		3					32
7	Frédéric Fontarosa	Kove	Ret		5					23
		Honda		7			13
8	Yuji Kahara	Kove					4			13
9	Stefan Mieczkowski	KTM	4							13
10	David Brock	KTM					5			11
11	Maria Taranto	Honda		6			15			11
12	Nuno Silva	KTM					6			10
13	Martin Klyver	KTM					7			9
14	Dennis Mildenberger	KTM					8			8
15	Toni Vingut	Yamaha					9			7
16	Lionel Vericel	Gas Gas					10			6
17	Patrick Butaye	KTM					11			5
18	Cesare Salvi	Kove					12			4
	Jeff Chetail	KTM					Ret			0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	OES	JOR	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	OES	JOR	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Alessandro Ruoso	Yamaha		2		1	1			70
2	António Maio	Yamaha		1						25
3	Matteo Bottino	Kove					2			20
4	Julio López	Aprilia					3			16
5	Nicola Dutto	KTM					4			13
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	OES	JOR	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score

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

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