2025 FIM Bajas World Cup

2025 FIM Bajas World Cup
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The 2025 FIM Bajas World Cup season was the 14th season of the FIM Bajas World Cup, an international rally raid competition for motorbikes, quads and SSVs.

Calendar

The calendar for the 2025 season was scheduled to have eight rounds, with some of the events also being part of 2025 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas.

The sixth round in Hungary was later cancelled after the season had started.

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

Regulations

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: 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

Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Beta		Emanuele Gallone	1
	Cloud Racing	Christophe Suberville	6
Fantic		Abdulrahman Al-Sheeb	6
	Team Alhakeem	Ehab Alhakeem	6
Gas Gas	BOAC Racing	Martin Chalmers	1
	ANB Motorsports	Abdallah Abuaisheh	3
	Sandlander Motors/X-Grip	Norbert Zsigovits	5
	Rally POV	Tiziano Internò	5
		Michał Janaszek	6
		Marcin Talaga	6–7
	Desert Spirit	Jason Joslin	6–7
		Tomasz Niedźwiedzki	6–7
Honda	Monster Energy Honda HRC	Tosha Schareina	4
	RS Moto Honda Rally Team	Paolo Lucci	5
		Robbie Wallace	6
Husqvarna	Desert Spirit	Jason Joslin	1, 3
		Abdullatif Mojadam	1
		Yaghoob Azadi	1
	Bs – Frutas Patricia Pilar	Bruno Santos	4
		Borja Pérez	5
	Team Dovland	Hans Kristian Dovland	6
		Luc Dumore	6
		Roberto Mariscal	6
		Emanuele Gallone	6
		Fernando Pasquel	6
	Team Alhakeem	Ehab Alhakeem	7
	AG Dakar School	Saulius Klevinskas	7
Kove		Ibrahim Aljarallah	1
		Mohammed Almuaikil	1
	SRG Motorsports	Abdulla Lanjawi	1, 6–7
	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
	Chasing Borders	Peter Solnør	6
	Inotherm/KOVE MOTO Slovenija	Simon Marčič	6
	Desert Storm Racing	Badr Al-Hamdan	6
KTM		Maki Rees-Stavros	1, 6–7
	RNS Electronics	Tony Schattat	1, 6–7
		Abdulrahman Almed	1
	Desert Spirit	Hamdan Al-Ali	1, 3
	North Squad	Philip Horlemann	1, 3, 6–7
	Vendetta Racing	Thomas Childs	3, 6–7
		Richárd Hodola	5
	Joyride Race Service	Iñigo Zardoya	5
	RS Motos/Kang Racing Mexico	Leoncio Reynoso	6
		Michael Anderson	6
	Duust Rally Team	Jean-Loup Lepan	6–7
		Tomasz Orwat	7
		Mohammed Al-Kubaisi	6
		Jakov Jukić	6
		Oran O'Kelly	6
	BAS World KTM Racing Team	Mathieu Doveze	7
	AG Dakar School	Edvard Sokolovskij	7
		Darko Marasovic	7
Sherco	Sherco TVS Rally Factory	Lorenzo Santolino	5
		Bradley Cox	5
		Harith Noah	5–6
Yamaha	Markazia Yamaha Jordan	Abdallah Abuaisheh	6
		Tla'at Al-Shishane	6
		Farooq Husain	7
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, 6
	Duust Rally Team	Joanna Modrzewska	5–7
	AG Dakar School	Alona Ben Natan	7
Kove	Kove Factory Racing	Lili-May Mansuy	5
KTM	Duust Rally Team	Raimonda Biguzaite	7
Yamaha	MotocrossCenter	Sara García	4–5
Junior Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Honda	Honda Motorcycles Jordan	Abdallah Al-Batayneh	3
Husqvarna	MotoZone Racing	Alex McInnes	1, 6–7
	BP Ultimate Adventure Team	Martim Ventura	2
		Víctor Moya	4–5
		Taj Karo	7
KTM		Hanno Geyser	1
	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	Edgar Canet	4
	Duust Rally Team	Konrad Dąbrowski	5–7
	Joyride Race Service	Martí Escofet	5
	JG Racing	Justin Gerlach	6
Kove	Kove Factory Racing	Lili-May Mansuy	5
	Motorrad Konnection	Benjamin Harvey-Grounds	6
	RS Motos/Italika	Mauricio Reynoso	6
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, 5–7
Honda	Team Offroad Center Bianchi Prata		2, 4
		Maria Taranto	2, 5
		Frédéric Fontarosa	2, 5
		Steven Holt	6
Husqvarna		Frédéric Fontarosa	6–7
		Andrew Houlihan	6
		Matthew Glade	6
		Erik Myrberget	6
	Duust Rally Team	Norbert Świętochowski	6
		Matthew Roach	6
Kawasaki	Racing Team 25	Paulo Cardoso	2, 4–5
KTM		Jorge Brandão	2, 4–5
	MX Ride Dubai	Sultan Al-Shanqiti	2–7
	Joyride Race Service	Dennis Mildenberger	5
		David Brock	5
		Jeff Chetail	5
		Martin Klyver	5
		Nuno Silva	5
		Patrick Butaye	5
		Ladislao Hernández	6
		Stefan Mieczkowski	1, 6
	Duust Rally Team	Sławomir Sypień	6
	MX Ride Dubai	Mohammed Al-Balooshi	2, 6
Husqvarna			1, 3, 7
		Barry Howe	1, 3
	SRG Motorsports	Jacek Bartoszek	7
Kove		Frédéric Fontarosa	1, 3
		Cesare Salvi	5
		Yuji Kahara	5
	Desert Storm Racing	Jatin Jain	6
		Tomasz Dąbrowski	7
Yamaha		Muhamed Pličanič	6
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, 6–7
		Abdulaziz Alshayban	1
		Abdulaziz Alatawi	1, 6
		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
		Abdulaziz Ahli	6–7
		Yaghoob Azadi	6
	SQGP Racing Team	Marcin Wilkolek	7
SSV Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds

Results

Motorbikes

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	Konrad Dąbrowski	KTM 450 Rally	06:37:11
		2	Mohammed Al-Balooshi	KTM 450 RR	07:08:28
		3	Jean-Loup Lepan	KTM 450 Rally	07:18:30
7	Dubai International Baja	1	Konrad Dąbrowski	KTM 450 Rally	06:05:11
		2	Alex McInnes	KTM EXC	06:05:45
		3	Mohammed Al-Balooshi	Yamaha 450 YZF	06:09:35

Quads

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	Abdulaziz Ahli	Yamaha Raptor 700 R	08:04:21
		2	Hani Al-Noumesi	Yamaha Raptor	09:42:40
7	Dubai International Baja	1	Abdulaziz Ahli	Yamaha Raptor 700	07:39:34
		2	Marcin Wilkolek	Yamaha Raptor 700	07:55:04
		3	Hani Al-Noumesi	Yamaha Raptor 700	09:38:04

Championship standings

Riders' championship

• 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

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	OES	JOR	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Mohammed Al-Balooshi	Husqvarna	2		1					103
		KTM		5				2
		Fantic				5
		Yamaha							3
2	Rafic Eid	Gas Gas	5		2		11	12	8	70	66
		Honda		4		7
3	Konrad Dąbrowski	KTM					4	1	1	63
4	Alex McInnes	Husqvarna	1					7	2	54
5	Javi Vega	Kove	4	Ret		2	3			49
6	Jorge Brandão	KTM		2		4	9			40
7	Philip Horlemann	KTM	9		3			5	12	38
8	Paulo Cardoso	Kawasaki		3		6	12			30
9	Abdulla Lanjawi	Kove	3					25	5	28
10	Sultan Al-Shanqiti	KTM		6	7	11	29	30	18	27
11	Jean-Loup Lepan	KTM						3	6	26
12	Lorenzo Santolino	Sherco					1			25
13	Tosha Schareina	Honda				1				25
14	Martim Ventura	Husqvarna		1						25
15	Maki Rees-Stavros	KTM	Ret					4	7	22
16	Neels Theric	Kove					2			20
17	Harith Noah	Sherco					5	8		19
18	Alona Ben Natan	Gas Gas		7		10	28		25	17
19	Bruno Santos	Husqvarna				3				16
20	Frédéric Fontarosa	Kove	Ret		10					16
		Honda		9			27
		Husqvarna						36	20
21	Barry Howe	Husqvarna	11		6					15
22	Thomas Cross	Kove	6		11					15
23	Abdallah Abuaisheh	Gas Gas			4					14
		Yamaha						18
24	Sara García	Yamaha				8	10			14
25	Mathieu Doveze	KTM							4	13
26	Thomas Childs	KTM			5			15	17	13
27	Jason Joslin	Husqvarna	13		8			23	24	12
28	Michael Anderson	KTM						6		10
29	Martí Escofet	KTM					6			10
30	Norbert Zsigovits	Gas Gas					7			9
31	Hanno Geyser	KTM	7							9
32	Maria Taranto	Honda		8			32			9
33	Iñigo Zardoya	KTM					8			8
34	Hamdan Al-Ali	KTM	8		Ret					8
35	Víctor Moya	Husqvarna				9	22			8
36	Taj Karo	Husqvarna							9	7
37	Peter Solnør	Kove						9		7
38	Abdallah Al-Batayneh	Honda			9					7
39	Edvard Sokolovskij	KTM							10	6
40	Hans Kristian Dovland	Husqvarna						10		6
41	Martin Chalmers	Gas Gas	10							6
42	Saulius Klevinskas	Husqvarna							11	5
43	Simon Marčič	Kove						11		5
44	Ibrahim Aljarallah	Kove	12							4
45	Tony Schattat	KTM	14					26	21	4
46	Tomasz Orwat	KTM							13	3
47	Justin Gerlach	KTM						13		3
48	Lili-May Mansuy	Kove					13			3
49	Marcin Talaga	Gas Gas						19	14	3
50	Joanna Modrzewska	Husqvarna					25	22	22	3
51	Andrew Houlihan	Husqvarna						14		2
52	Yuji Kahara	Kove					14			2
53	Tomasz Niedźwiedzki	Gas Gas						35	19	2
54	Darko Marasovic	KTM							15	1
55	Sunier Sunier	Kove					15			1
56	Yaghoob Azadi	Husqvarna	15							1
57	Ehab Alhakeem	Yamaha						Ret		1
		Husqvarna							16
58	Badr Al-Hamdan	Kove						16		1
59	David Brock	KTM					16			1
60	Sarah Khuraibet	Husqvarna	16					Ret		1
61	Emanuele Gallone	Beta	Ret							1
		Husqvarna						17
62	Nuno Silva	KTM					17			1
63	Abdulrahman Almed	KTM	17							1
64	Martin Klyver	KTM					18			1
65	Stefan Mieczkowski	KTM	18					Ret		1
66	Dennis Mildenberger	KTM					19			1
67	Mohammed Almuaikil	Kove	19							1
68	Mohammed Al-Kubaisi	KTM						20		1
69	Lionel Vericel	Gas Gas					20			1
70	Luc Dumore	Husqvarna						21		1
71	Borja Pérez	Husqvarna					21			1
72	Jacek Bartoszek	Husqvarna							23	1
73	Richárd Hodola	KTM					23			1
74	Robbie Wallace	Honda						24		1
75	Patrick Butaye	KTM					24			1
76	Farooq Husain	Husqvarna							26	1
77	Cesare Salvi	Kove					26			1
78	Tomasz Dąbrowski	Kove							27	1
79	Jakov Jukić	KTM						27		1
80	Raimonda Biguzaite	KTM							28	1
81	Leoncio Reynoso	KTM						28		1
82	Roberto Mariscal	Husqvarna						29		1
83	Milan Engel	Kove					30			1
84	Jatin Jain	Kove						31		1
85	Tiziano Internò	Gas Gas					31			1
86	Benjamin Harvey-Grounds	Kove						32		1
87	Ladislao Hernández	KTM						33		1
88	Matthew Glade	Husqvarna						34		1
89	Oran O'Kelly	KTM						37		1
90	Tla'at Al-Shishane	Yamaha						38		1
91	Mauricio Reynoso	Kove						39		1
	Abdulrahman Al-Sheeb	Fantic						Ret		0
	Steven Holt	Honda						Ret		0
	Sławomir Sypień	KTM						Ret		0
	Matthew Roach	Husqvarna						Ret		0
	Muhamed Pličanċ	Yamaha						Ret		0
	Erik Myrberget	Husqvarna						Ret		0
	Christophe Suberville	Beta						Ret		0
	Fernando Pasquel	Husqvarna						Ret		0
	Michał Janaszek	Gas Gas						Ret		0
	Norbert Świętochowski	Husqvarna						Ret		0
	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
	Sarah Kashyap	Honda	Ret							0
	Abdullatif Mojadam	Husqvarna	Ret							0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	OES	JOR	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score

Quads

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	OES	JOR	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Hani Al-Noumesi	Yamaha	3	2	1			2	3	97
2	Abdulaziz Ahli	Yamaha						1	1	50
3	Antoine Sanchez	Yamaha				1	2			45
4	Jorge Sampaio	Yamaha		1		2	Ret			45
5	Jérôme Connart	Yamaha					1			25
6	Haitham Altuwayjiri	Yamaha	1							25
7	Marcin Wilkolek	Yamaha							2	20
8	Abdulaziz Alshayban	Yamaha	2							20
9	Alejandro García	KTM				Ret	3			16
10	Victor Carles	Honda					4			13
11	Abdulaziz Alshammari	Yamaha	4							13
12	Toni Vingut	Yamaha					5			11
13	Abdulaziz Alatawi	Yamaha	5					Ret		11
14	Kévin Giroud	Yamaha					6			10
	Yaghoob Azadi	Yamaha						Ret		0
	Tomás Paulo	Yamaha					Ret			0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	OES	JOR	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score

Women

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	OES	JOR	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Alona Ben Natan	Gas Gas		1		2	4		2	78
2	Joanna Modrzewska	Husqvarna					3	1	1	66
3	Sara García	Yamaha				1	1			50
4	Maria Taranto	Honda		2			5			31
5	Sarah Khuraibet	Husqvarna	1					Ret		25
6	Lili-May Mansuy	Kove					2			20
7	Raimonda Biguzaite	KTM							3	16
	Sarah Kashyap	Honda	Ret							0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	OES	JOR	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score

Junior

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	OES	JOR	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Konrad Dąbrowski	KTM					1	1	1	75
2	Alex McInnes	Husqvarna	1					2	2	65
3	Víctor Moya	Husqvarna				1	4			38
4	Abdallah Al-Batayneh	Honda			1					25
5	Martim Ventura	Husqvarna		1						25
6	Martí Escofet	KTM					2			20
7	Hanno Geyser	KTM	2							20
8	Taj Karo	Husqvarna							3	16
9	Justin Gerlach	KTM						3		16
10	Lili-May Mansuy	Kove					3			16
11	Benjamin Harvey-Grounds	Kove						4		13
12	Mauricio Reynoso	Kove						5		11
13	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

Veteran

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	OES	JOR	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Mohammed Al-Balooshi	Husqvarna	1		1					133
		KTM		4				1
		Fantic				2
		Yamaha							1
2	Rafic Eid	Gas Gas	2		2		2	2	2	129	116
		Honda		3		4
3	Jorge Brandão	KTM		1		1	1			75
4	Sultan Al-Shanqiti	KTM		5	4	5	14	4	3	66
5	Paulo Cardoso	Kawasaki		2		3	3			52
6	Frédéric Fontarosa	Kove	Ret		5					44
		Honda		7			13
		Husqvarna						8	4
7	Barry Howe	Husqvarna	3		3					32
8	Andrew Houlihan	KTM						3		16
9	Yuji Kahara	Kove					4			13
10	Stefan Mieczkowski	KTM	4					Ret		13
11	Jacek Bartoszek	Husqvarna							5	11
12	Jatin Jain	KTM						5		11
13	David Brock	KTM					5			11
14	Maria Taranto	Honda		6			15			11
15	Ladislao Hernández	KTM						6		10
16	Nuno Silva	KTM					6			10
17	Tomasz Dąbrowski	Kove							6	10
18	Matthew Glade	Husqvarna						7		9
19	Martin Klyver	KTM					7			9
20	Dennis Mildenberger	KTM					8			8
21	Toni Vingut	Yamaha					9			7
22	Lionel Vericel	Gas Gas					10			6
23	Patrick Butaye	KTM					11			5
24	Cesare Salvi	Kove					12			4
	Steven Holt	Honda						Ret		0
	Sławomir Sypień	KTM						Ret		0
	Matthew Roach	Husqvarna						Ret		0
	Muhamed Pličaniċ	Yamaha						Ret		0
	Erik Myrberget	Husqvarna						Ret		0
	Norbert Świętochowski	Husqvarna						Ret		0
	Jeff Chetail	KTM					Ret			0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	OES	JOR	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score

Trail

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

SSVs

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

External links

• Official website