FIM Bajas World Cup

FIM Bajas World Cup
CategoryRally raid
CountryInternational
Inaugural season2012
Riders' championCzech Republic Martin Michek (moto)
Saudi Arabia Haitham Al-Tuwayjri (quad)
Portugal Alexandre Pinto (SSV)
Makes' championAustria KTM (moto)
Official websiteOfficial website
Current season

The FIM Bajas World Cup is the premier championship of baja-style rally raid racing, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) since 2012. Along with the main world cup for 450cc, there are world cups for the following categories: Quads, Women, and Junior. Unlike the much longer cross-country rallies, cross-country bajas generally take place in 2–3 days. As is the case with rally raid events the stages are long and arduous testing the skill and endurance of the riders.[1]

The FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship was the premier championship for the longer cross-country rallies. From the 2022 season, the Bajas World Cup runs alongside the World Rally-Raid Championship together with the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Bajas.

Winners

Season Rider (moto)[2] Women (moto) Rider (quad) Driver (SSV)
World Cup
2012 San Marino Alessandro Zanotti (KTM) France Emmanuelle Clair (Yamaha) Spain Jose Luis Espinosa Garcia (Can-Am) N/A
2013 Italy Alessandro Ruoso (Yamaha) Germany Andrea Mayer (Yamaha) Poland Kamil Wisniewski (Yamaha) N/A
2014 Italy Alessandro Ruoso (Yamaha) Portugal Rita Vieira (AJP) Poland Kamil Wisniewski (Yamaha) N/A
2015 France Adrien Maré (KTM) Portugal Rita Vieira (Honda) France Alexandre Giroud (Yamaha) N/A
2016 France Xavier De Soultrait (Yamaha) France Emmanuelle Clair (Yamaha) Italy Amerigo Ventura Montecamozzo (Yamaha) N/A
2017 Italy Alessandro Ruoso (Yamaha) Spain Sara García (Yamaha) Portugal Arnaldo Martins (Suzuki) N/A
2018 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Al Balooshi (KTM) Czech Republic Olga Roučková (Yamaha) Portugal Arnaldo Martins (Suzuki) N/A
2019 France Benjamin Melot (KTM) India Aishwarya Pissay (Yamaha) Russia Aleksandr Maksimov (Yamaha) N/A
2020 Germany Sebastian Bühler (Hero) Brazil Janaína De Souza (Honda) Spain Toni Vingut (Yamaha) Portugal João Dias (Can-Am)
2021 Czech Republic Martin Michek (KTM) Netherlands Mirjam Pol (Husqvarna) Saudi Arabia Haitham Al-Tuwayjri (Yamaha) Portugal Alexandre Pinto (Can-Am)
2022 Poland Konrad Dąbrowski (Husqvarna) Netherlands Mirjam Pol (Husqvarna) Saudi Arabia Abdalmajeed Al-Khulaifi (Yamaha) Portugal João Dias
2023 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Al-Balooshi (KTM) Spain Esther Merino García (Husqvarna) France Kevin Giroud (Yamaha) N/A

References

  1. ^ http://www.fim-live.com/en/library/download/73926/no_cache/1/ FIM BWC Regulations
  2. ^ "FIM Bajas World Cup | FIM".