2023 FIM Bajas World Cup
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2023 FIM Bajas World Cup
The 2023 FIM Bajas World Cup season is the 12th season of the FIM Bajas World Cup, an international rally raid competition for motorbikes, quads and SSVs.
Calendar
[edit ]The calendar for the 2023 season is scheduled to have eight rounds,[1] with some of the events also being part of 2023 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas. The exact dates for the final rounds were confirmed in July.[2]
| Round | Dates | Rally name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2–4 February | Saudi Arabia Saudi Baja [3] |
| 2 | 16–18 March | Qatar Qatar International Baja [4] |
| 3 | 14–16 April | Spain Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura [5] |
| 4 | 21–23 July | Spain Baja Aragón |
| 5 | 10–12 August | Hungary Hungarian Baja |
| 6 | 6–8 October | Portugal Baja do Oeste |
| 7 | 10–12 November | United Arab Emirates Dubai International Baja |
| 8 | 23–25 November | Jordan Jordan Baja |
Regulations
[edit ]The following classes and categories are included:
- Category 1: Bike (Up to 450cc single or twin cylinder, 2T or 4T)
- Category 2: Quads (three-wheel vehicles are forbidden)
- Category 3: SSV World Cup (Up to 1050cc)
- Class 1: Women World Cup
- Class 2: Junior World Cup
- Class 3: Veteran Trophy
The FIM will award the World Cup to both riders and manufacturers of the bike category; also to riders only in the quad, and SSV (driver and co-driver) categories, as well as to riders only in the woman, and junior classes. A Trophy is awarded to the winners of the veterans category. Any other category, i.e. "Over 450cc" do not count for any of the FIM Baja World Cups.[6]
Teams and riders
[edit ]Results
[edit ]Motorbikes
[edit ]| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rider | Bike | Time | ||
| 1 | Saudi Arabia Saudi Baja | 1 | United Arab Emirates Mohammed Al-Balooshi | KTM 450 Rally | 5:43:30 |
| 2 | Australia Martin Chalmers | Beta 450 | 6:05:34 | ||
| 3 | United Kingdom Alex McInnes | Husqvarna FE450 | 6:12:06 | ||
| 2 | Qatar Qatar International Baja | 1 | Poland Konrad Dąbrowski | KTM 450 Rally | 7:22:09 |
| 2 | United Kingdom Robert Wallace | KTM 450 Rally | 8:00:14 | ||
| 3 | Netherlands Mirjam Pol | KTM EXC 450R | 8:43:18 | ||
| 3 | Spain Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura | 1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 4 | Spain Baja Aragon | 1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 5 | Hungary Hungarian Baja | 1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 6 | Portugal Baja do Oeste | 1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 7 | Jordan Jordan Baja | 1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 8 | United Arab Emirates Dubai International Baja | 1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
Quads
[edit ]| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rider | Bike | Time | ||
| 1 | Saudi Arabia Saudi Baja | 1 | Saudi Arabia Haitham Al-Tuwaijri | Yamaha Raptor 700 | 6:16:10 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates Abdulaziz Ahli | Yamaha Raptor 700 | 6:17:07 | ||
| 3 | Saudi Arabia Hani Al-Noumesi | Yamaha Raptor 700 | 8:19:41 | ||
| 2 | Qatar Qatar International Baja | 1 | Belgium Arnoud Dom | Suzuki LTR 450 | 10:46:34 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates Mansoor Al-Suwaidi | Yamaha YFZ 450R | 10:52:29 | ||
| 3 | Saudi Arabia Hani Al-Noumesi | Yamaha Raptor 700 | 16:08:38 | ||
| 3 | Spain Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura | 1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 4 | Spain Baja Aragon | 1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 5 | Hungary Hungarian Baja | 1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 6 | Portugal Baja do Oeste | 1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 7 | Jordan Jordan Baja | 1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 8 | United Arab Emirates Dubai International Baja | 1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
SSVs
[edit ]| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rider | Bike | Time | ||
| 2 | Qatar Qatar International Baja | 1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 3 | Spain Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura | 1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 4 | Spain Baja Aragon | 1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 5 | Hungary Hungarian Baja | 1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 6 | Portugal Baja do Oeste | 1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 7 | Jordan Jordan Baja | 1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 8 | United Arab Emirates 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 Saudi Arabia |
QAT Qatar |
EXT Spain |
ARA Spain |
HUN Hungary |
OES Portugal |
JOR Jordan |
DUB United Arab Emirates |
Points | Best Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia Hani Al-Noumesi | Yamaha | 316 | 316 | 32 | |||||||
| 2 | Belgium Arnoud Dom | Suzuki | 125 | 25 | ||||||||
| 3 | Saudi Arabia Haitham Al-Tuwaijri | Yamaha | 125 | Ret | 25 | |||||||
| 4 | United Arab Emirates Mansoor Al-Suwaidi | Yamaha | 220 | 20 | ||||||||
| 5 | United Arab Emirates Abdulaziz Ahli | Yamaha | 220 | Ret | 20 | |||||||
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | SAU Saudi Arabia |
QAT Qatar |
EXT Spain |
ARA Spain |
HUN Hungary |
OES Portugal |
JOR Jordan |
DUB United Arab Emirates |
Points | Best Score |
Women
[edit ]| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | SAU Saudi Arabia |
QAT Qatar |
EXT Spain |
ARA Spain |
HUN Hungary |
OES Portugal |
JOR Jordan |
DUB United Arab Emirates |
Points | Best Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait Sarah Khuraibet | Husqvarna | 125 | 316 | 41 | |||||||
| 2 | Netherlands Mirjam Pol | KTM | 125 | 25 | ||||||||
| 3 | Poland Joanna Modrzewska | KTM | 220 | 25 | ||||||||
| 4 | United Kingdom Vanessa Ruck | Honda | 413 | 13 | ||||||||
| India Sarah Kashyap | Beta | Ret | 0 | |||||||||
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | SAU Saudi Arabia |
QAT Qatar |
EXT Spain |
ARA Spain |
HUN Hungary |
OES Portugal |
JOR Jordan |
DUB United Arab Emirates |
Points | Best Score |
Junior
[edit ]| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | SAU Saudi Arabia |
QAT Qatar |
EXT Spain |
ARA Spain |
HUN Hungary |
OES Portugal |
JOR Jordan |
DUB United Arab Emirates |
Points | Best Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom Alex McInnes | Husqvarna | 125 | 316 | 41 | |||||||
| 2 | Canada Jonathan Thomas Finn | Honda | 220 | 220 | 40 | |||||||
| 3 | Poland Konrad Dąbrowski | KTM | 125 | 25 | ||||||||
| Italy Alessandro Iacovelli | Husaberg | Ret | 0 | |||||||||
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | SAU Saudi Arabia |
QAT Qatar |
EXT Spain |
ARA Spain |
HUN Hungary |
OES Portugal |
JOR Jordan |
DUB United Arab Emirates |
Points | Best Score |
Veteran
[edit ]| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | SAU Saudi Arabia |
QAT Qatar |
EXT Spain |
ARA Spain |
HUN Hungary |
OES Portugal |
JOR Jordan |
DUB United Arab Emirates |
Points | Best Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia Andrew Houlihan | Husqvarna | 125 | 125 | 50 | |||||||
| 2 | Qatar Mohamed Al Kaabi | KTM | 316 | 97 | 23 | |||||||
| 3 | Italy Cesare Zacchetti | KTM | 220 | 20 | ||||||||
| 4 | United Kingdom Barry Howe | Husqvarna | 220 | Ret | 20 | |||||||
| 5 | Norway Ola Fløene | KTM | 316 | 16 | ||||||||
| 6 | South Africa Jaco Anderson | KTM | 413 | 13 | ||||||||
| 7 | Qatar Mahanna Rashid Al-Naimi | Honda | 413 | Ret | 13 | |||||||
| 8 | Italy Francesco Catanese | Honda | 511 | 11 | ||||||||
| 9 | Italy Alberto Bertoldi | KTM | 610 | 10 | ||||||||
| 10 | Qatar Sheikh Mohamed Al Thani | Gas Gas | Ret | 79 | 9 | |||||||
| 11 | United Arab Emirates Mansoor Al-Suwaidi | Yamaha | 88 | 8 | ||||||||
| 12 | Italy Elio Aglioni | Yamaha | 106 | 6 | ||||||||
| Italy Fabrizio Macchitella | KTM | Ret | 0 | |||||||||
| Italy Enrico Tanganelli | Husqvarna | Ret | 0 | |||||||||
| Netherlands Gerard Lubbinge | KTM | Ret | 0 | |||||||||
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | SAU Saudi Arabia |
QAT Qatar |
EXT Spain |
ARA Spain |
HUN Hungary |
OES Portugal |
JOR Jordan |
DUB United Arab Emirates |
Points | Best Score |
SSVs
[edit ]| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | SAU Saudi Arabia |
QAT Qatar |
EXT Spain |
ARA Spain |
HUN Hungary |
OES Portugal |
JOR Jordan |
DUB United Arab Emirates |
Points | Best Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | SAU Saudi Arabia |
QAT Qatar |
EXT Spain |
ARA Spain |
HUN Hungary |
OES Portugal |
JOR Jordan |
DUB United Arab Emirates |
Points | Best Score |
Manufacturers Championship
[edit ]- Points for manufacturers are awarded by the points of the top two riders per manufacturer at each baja being added together:
| Pos | Manufacturer | SAU Saudi Arabia |
QAT Qatar |
EXT Spain |
ARA Spain |
HUN Hungary |
OES Portugal |
JOR Jordan |
DUB United Arab Emirates |
Points | Best Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KTM | 36 | 45 | 81 | |||||||
| 2 | Husqvarna | 24 | 20 | 44 | |||||||
| 3 | Honda | 14 | 11 | 25 | |||||||
| 4 | Beta | 21 | 1 | 21 | |||||||
| 5 | Yamaha | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 6 | Gas Gas | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 7 | Sherco | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Suzuki | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Husaberg | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | SAU Saudi Arabia |
QAT Qatar |
EXT Spain |
ARA Spain |
HUN Hungary |
OES Portugal |
JOR Jordan |
DUB United Arab Emirates |
Points | Best Score |
References
[edit ]- ^ "FIM BAJA 2023: PROVISIONAL CALENDAR RELEASED". fim-live.com. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "FIM Bajas World Cup finalised, aligns with FIA after Dubai International Baja tweak". The Checkered Flag. 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Riders from 12 nations to tackle opening round of FIA Bajas World Cup in Saudi". arabnews.com. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "QMMF announces second rounds of FIA and FIM Baja Cups". gulf-times.com. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Press release: The Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura 2023 will be valid for the FIM World Championship". bajattextremadura.com. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "2022 FIM Bajas World Cup Regulations_26.01.2023" (PDF). fim-live.com. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.