2022 FIM Bajas World Cup explained

The 2022 FIM Bajas World Cup season is the 11th season of the FIM Bajas World Cup, an international rally raid competition for motorbikes, quads and SSVs.

Calendar

The calendar for the 2022 season originally had ten baja-style events scheduled,^[1] with some of the events also being part of 2022 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas. The Atacama Baja doubleheader was later removed from the schedule.

Round	Dates	Rally name
1	17–19 February	Jordan Baja
2	24–26 March	Qatar International Baja
3	6–8 May	Baja do Oeste
4	22–23 July	Baja Aragón
5	4–7 August	Hungarian Baja
6	27–29 October	Baja Portalegre
7	10–12 November	Saudi Baja
8	1–3 December	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: SSV
Class 1: Women
Class 2: Junior
Class 3: Veterans

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.^[2]

Teams and riders

Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Beta		Abdulrahman Al-Sheeb	1
Beta	Egyptian Team	Mahmoud El Hashash	7
Gas Gas	Alentejo Offroad School	Micael Simão	3, 6
Gas Gas	Aspar Team Gas Gas	Tosha Schareina	4
Honda		Rakan Al-Batayneh	1
	Team Bianchi Prata Honda	Fábio Magalhães	3, 6, 8
		Martin Chalmers	7
		João Gomes	8
Husqvarna		Stav Clumeck	1
	MX Ride Dubai	Mohammed Al Balooshi	2, 7
		Simon Marčič	8
		Jacek Bartoszek	8
	Duust Rally Team	Thomas Kongshøj	2
	Duust Rally Team	Abdul Wahid Tanveer	8
		Salman Farhan	2, 6–7
		Jan Brabec	4–5
	Team Casteu	Adrien Choblet	4
		Toni Mulec	5
	Saudi Dirtbike Center	Mishal Alghuneim	7
		Brett Hunt	7–8
KTM	MX Ride Dubai	Mohammed Al Balooshi	1, 8
		Abdullah Al-Shatti	1–2, 7–8
		Modestas Siliunas	8
		Marwan Alrahmani	8
	KTM Amman Darwazeh Motors	Abdullah Abu Aisheh	1–2, 7–8
	Halim Team	Abdulhalim Al-Mogeera	1–2, 7
	Champ Factory	Ziv Karmi	1
		Ahmed Al-Jaber	1–2, 7
	NBA Qatar	Michael Anderson	2
		Makis Rees-Stavros	2, 7, 8
		Michael Stokes	2
		Richárd Hodola	4–5
		Anass Al-Reheyani	7
		Daniel Jordão	8
	Vendetta Racing UAE	Oran O'Kelly	8
Sherco	Team Sherco TVS Rally Factory	Rui Gonçalves	4
		Lorenzo Santolino	4
		Harith Noah	4
Yamaha		Martin Chalmers	1
		Bader Abalkhail	7
		Ehab Al Hakeem	7
Women's Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Gas Gas		Alona Ben-Natan	1, 8
Husqvarna		Yael Kadshai	1
		Joanna Modrzewska	2–3, 5, 8
	Duust Rally Team	Sarah Khuraibet	2
	SRG Motorsports	Mirjam Pol	3, 5, 8
KTM		Margot Llobera	5, 7, 8
KTM	Vendetta Racing UAE	Elisha Dessurne	8
Sherco	Team Sherco TVS Rally Factory	Aishwarya Pissay	4
Yamaha		Kristyna Vankova	5
Yamaha		Nelly Caisová	5–6
Junior Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Beta	Egyptian Team	Hussein Hassan	7
Husqvarna	Duust Rally Team	Konrad Dąbrowski	2–4, 8
	SRG Motorsport	Alex McInnes	2, 7, 8
	SRG Motorsport	Tobias Ebster	8
KTM	KTM Amman Darwazeh Motors	Zaid Jaber	1
	TCC Plant	Robert Wallace	2, 5
	Caïman & Co	Neels Theric	4
Yamaha	Team Giroud - SMX Racing	Kévin Giroud	4–5
		Kristyna Vankova	5
		Nelly Caisová	5–6
Veteran Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Honda		Mohammed Al-Thani	1
	Moto450	Othman Alghfeli	2, 7
	Team Bianchi Prata Honda	Pedro Bianchi Prata	3, 6, 8
		Rui Ferreira	3, 6, 8
		Rafael Marques	3, 6
Husqvarna		Dudai Barak	1
		Shai Shapira	1
		Nir Clumeck	1
	Team Casteu	Fabrice Lardon	4
	Vendetta Racing UAE	David McBride	8
KTM		Gad Nachmani	1
		Kurt Burroughs	2–3, 5, 8
		Barry Howe	2–5, 8
	Team Casteu	Stephane Grignac	4
	Team Casteu	Rodolphe Argoud	4
	Club Aventura Touareg	Martin Klyver	4
		Gerard Lubbinge	7–8
	Vendetta Racing UAE	David Mabbs	8
Yamaha		Saif Al-Zyoud	1
	Visit Sant Antoni - Ibiza	Toni Vingut	4
	Fundación de A+	Gaston Pando	4
Quad Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Can-Am		Emiel Stuckens	2
Yamaha	Saudi Bikers	Haitham Al-Tuwayjiri	1, 7
		Hani Al-Noumesi	All
		Faisal Al-Suwayh	1–2, 8
		Abdalmajeed Al-Khulaifi	1–2, 4, 7–8
		Saif Al-Zyoud	1
		Teófilo Viñaras	3
	SMX Racing	Jerome Connart	4
	Joyride Race Service	Dani Vila	4
	Team Giroud - SMX Racing	Kévin Giroud	4–5
	Visit Sant Antoni - Ibiza	Toni Vingut	4
	Varga Motorsport	Juraj Varga	4–5
	Yamaha - SMX Racing Dragons	Alexandre Giroud	4
	ACMS - SMX Racing	Jeremy Jacomelli	4
	Fundación de A+	Gaston Pando	4
		Kristyna Vankova	5
		Nelly Caisová	5–6
		Abdulaziz Ahli	7–8
SSV Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Can-Am		Tal Galimidi David Galimidi	1
		Roy Bartov Guy Biton	1
	JB Racing	Davide Catania Carlos Paulino	6
Yamaha	Sadah Team	Abdulla Al-Khelaifi Abdulaziz Al-Jabri	2
		Alessandro Tinaburri Emiliano Tinaburri	6
		Gabriele Piccini Mauro Gentilotti	6
		Severino Gallini	6

Results

Motorbikes

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
Round	Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Jordan Baja	1	Mohammed Al Balooshi	KTM 450	8:42:37
2		Abdullah Abu Aisheh	KTM Rally Factory	8:43:53
3		Abdullah Al-Shatti	KTM 450 Rally	8:49:20

2	Qatar International Baja	1	Konrad Dąbrowski	Husqvarna FR450 Rally Replica	6:41:53
2		Mohammed Al Balooshi	Husqvarna Rally Replica	6:52:47
3		Makis Rees-Stavros	KTM EXCF450	7:08:08

3	Baja do Oeste	1	Micael Simão	Gas Gas	5:58:47
2		Fábio Magalhães	Honda	6:01:56
3		Konrad Dąbrowski	Husqvarna FR450 Rally Replica	6:25:57

4	Baja Aragon	1	Tosha Schareina	KTM Rally Replica	7:43:01
2		Lorenzo Santolino	Sherco Rally Factory	7:48:02
3		Rui Gonçalves	Sherco Rally Factory	7:58:26

5	Hungarian Baja	1	Toni Mulec	Husqvarna 450 FE	5:48:53
2		Robert Wallace	KTM 450 EXC	6:02:18
3		Mirjam Pol	Husqvarna 450 FE	6:22:12

6	Baja Portalegre	1	Fábio Magalhães	Honda CRF 450RX	5:50:30
2		Pedro Bianchi Prata	Honda CRF 450RX	6:15:00
3		Rui Ferreira	Honda CRF 450RX	6:47:14

7	Saudi Baja	1	Mohammed Al Balooshi	Husqvarna	5:41:14
2		Abdullah Al-Shatti	KTM KC	5:45:38
3		Mishal Alghuneim	Husqvarna 450 Rally	5:46:02

8	Dubai International Baja	1	Konrad Dąbrowski	KTM 450	7:59:29
2		Makis Rees-Stavros	KTM 450 Rally	8:09:03
3		Abdullah Abu Aisheh	KTM 450 EXC	8:10:49

Quads

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
Round	Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Jordan Baja	1	Abdalmajeed Al-Khulaifi	Yamaha Raptor	10:16:35
2		Hani Al-Noumesi	Yamaha	25:10:11
3		Saif Al-Zyoud	Yamaha 450YF	37:31:00

2	Qatar International Baja	1	Abdalmajeed Al-Khulaifi	Yamaha Raptor	9:26:17

3	Baja do Oeste	1	Teófilo Viñaras Gallart	Yamaha	7:54:04
3	Baja do Oeste	2	Hani Al-Noumesi	Yamaha	9:20:12

4	Baja Aragon	1	Alexandre Giroud	Yamaha Raptor	8:29:50
2		Dani Vila	Yamaha Raptor	8:39:37
3		Jeremy Jacomelli	Yamaha Raptor	9:25:06

5	Hungarian Baja	1	Juraj Varga	Yamaha YFM 700R	6:05:42
2		Kristyna Vankova	Yamaha Raptor	7:10:22
3		Nelly Caisová	Yamaha 450R	8:42:37

6	Baja Portalegre	1	Nelly Caisová	Yamaha 450R	8:20:56
2	Baja Portalegre	Hani Al-Noumesi	Yamaha 450R	8:39:09

7	Saudi Baja	1	Haitham Al-Tuwayjiri	Yamaha Raptor 700	06:09:48
2		Abdalmajeed Al-Khulaifi	Yamaha Raptor 700	21:35:36
3		Abdulaziz Ahli	Yamaha YFZ450R	31:32:47

8	Dubai International Baja	1	Abdulaziz Ahli	Yamaha YFZ450R	8:10:40
2		Abdalmajeed Al-Khulaifi	Yamaha Raptor 700	9:36:06
3		Hani Al-Noumesi	Yamaha Raptor 700	13:56:29

SSVs

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
Round	Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Jordan Baja	1	Roy Bartov Guy Biton	Can-Am Maverick X3	8:24:22
2	Jordan Baja	Tal Galimidi David Galimidi	Can-Am Maverick X3	10:07:52

2	Qatar International Baja	1	Abdulla Al-Khelaifi Abdulaziz Al-Jabri	Yamaha YXZ 1000RR	3:20:05

6	Baja Portalegre	1	Davide Catania Carlos Paulino	Can-Am XRS	6:35:06
2		Severino Gallini	Yamaha YXZ 1000RR	6:37:00
3		Gabriele Piccini Mauro Gentilotti	Yamaha YXZ 1000RR	7:41:52

Championship standings

Riders' championship

Points for final positions in the first nine rounds 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

Points for final positions in the final round are awarded as follows:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th+
Points	50	40	32	26	22	20	18	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	2

A rider's best two results from the first seven rounds, along with their result at the final round, will count for the championship standings.

Motorbikes

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	JOR	QAT	OES	ARA	HUN	POR	SAU	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Konrad Dąbrowski	Husqvarna		1	3	6				1	101	91
2	Makis Rees-Stavros	KTM		3					7	2	65
3	Mohammed Al Balooshi	KTM	1								84	64
3	Husqvarna		2					1	9		84	64
4	Abdullah Abu Aisheh	KTM	2	9					5	3	70	63
5	Abdullah Al-Shatti	KTM	3	12					2	5	62	58
6	Pedro Bianchi Prata	Honda			4			2		8	49
7	Mirjam Pol	Husqvarna			5		3			7	45
8	Fábio Magalhães	Honda			2			1		Ret	45
9	Alex McInnes	Husqvarna		5					Ret	4	37
10	Barry Howe	KTM		Ret	7	10	5			10	38	32
11	Robert Wallace	KTM		6			2				30
12	Brett Hunt	Husqvarna							9	6	27
13	Joanna Modrzewska	Husqvarna		10	8		6			12	32	26
14	Rui Ferreira	Honda			6			3		Ret	26
15	Toni Mulec	Husqvarna					1				25
16	Tosha Schareina	Gas Gas				1					25
17	Micael Simão	Gas Gas			1			Ret			25
18	Martin Chalmers	Yamaha	4						6		23
19	Kurt Burroughs	KTM		8	9		8			13	29	22
20	Margot Llobera	KTM					7		15	11	20
21	Salman Farhan	Husqvarna		7				5	12		24	20
22	Lorenzo Santolino	Sherco				2					20
23	Mishal Alghuneim	Husqvarna							3		16
24	Richárd Hodola	KTM				13	4				16
25	Rui Gonçalves	Sherco				3					16
26	Anass Al-Reheyani	KTM							4		13
27	Rafael Marques	Honda			Ret			4			13
28	Harith Noah	Sherco				4					13
29	Michael Anderson	KTM		4							13
30	Neels Theric	KTM				5					11
31	Ziv Karmi	KTM	5								11
32	Ahmed Al-Jaber	KTM	6	Ret					Ret		10
33	Jan Brabec	Husqvarna				7	Ret				9
34	Stav Clumeck	Husqvarna	7								9
35	Abdulhalim Al-Mogeera	KTM	Ret	Ret					8		8
36	Othman Alghfeli	Honda		13					11		8
37	Martin Klyver	KTM				8					8
38	Shai Shapira	Husqvarna	8								8
39	Gerard Lubbinge	KTM							13	14	7
40	Alona Ben-Natan	Gas Gas	11							15	7
41	Fabrice Lardon	Husqvarna				9					7
42	Gad Nachmani	KTM	9								7
43	Hussein Hassan	Beta							10		6
44	Dudai Barak	Husqvarna	10								6
45	Rodolphe Argoud	Husqvarna				11					5
46	Thomas Kongshøj	Husqvarna		11							5
47	Stephane Grignac	KTM				12					4
48	Yael Kadshai	Husqvarna	12								4
49	Mohammed Al-Thani	Honda	13								3
50	Ehab Al Hakeem	Yamaha							14		2
51	Adrien Choblet	Husqvarna				14					2
52	Abdulrahman Al-Sheeb	Beta	14								2
53	Bader Abalkhail	Yamaha							16		1
54	Mahmoud El Hashash	Beta							17		1
55	Aishwarya Pissay	Sherco				15					1
56	Zaid Jaber	KTM	15								1
57	Rakan Al-Batayneh	Honda	16								1
	Nir Clumeck	Husqvarna	Ret								0
	Michael Stokes	KTM		Ret							0
	Sarah Khuraibet	Husqvarna		Ret							0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	JOR	QAT	OES	ARA	HUN	POR	SAU	DUB	Points	Best Score

Quads

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	JOR	QAT	OES	ARA	HUN	POR	SAU	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Abdalmajeed Al-Khulaifi	Yamaha	1	1		6			2	2	120	90
2	Hani Al-Noumesi	Yamaha	2	Ret	2	5	4	2	4	3	129	72
3	Abdulaziz Ahli	Yamaha							3	1	66
4	Nelly Caisová	Yamaha					3	1			41
5	Haitham Al-Tuwayjiri	Yamaha	Ret						1		25
6	Juraj Varga	Yamaha				Ret	1				25
7	Alexandre Giroud	Yamaha				1					25
8	Teófilo Viñaras	Yamaha			1						25
9	Kristýna Vaňková	Yamaha					2				20
10	Dani Vila	Yamaha				2					20
11	Jeremy Jacomelli	Yamaha				3					16
12	Saif Al-Zyoud	Yamaha	3								16
13	Kévin Giroud	Yamaha				4	Ret				13
14	Faisal Al-Suwayh	Yamaha	4	Ret						Ret	13
15	Gaston Pando	Yamaha				7					9
16	Toni Vingut	Yamaha				8					8
	Emiel Stuckens	Can-Am		Ret							0
	Jerome Connart	Yamaha				Ret					0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	JOR	QAT	OES	ARA	HUN	POR	SAU	DUB	Points	Best Score

Women

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	JOR	QAT	OES	ARA	HUN	POR	SAU	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Mirjam Pol	Husqvarna			1		1			1	100
2	Joanna Modrzewska	Husqvarna		1	2		2			3	97	77
3	Margot Llobera	KTM					5		1	2	76
4	Alona Ben-Natan	Gas Gas	1							4	51
5	Nelly Caisová	Yamaha					4	1			38
6	Aishwarya Pissay	Sherco				1					25
7	Yael Kadshai	Husqvarna	2								20
8	Kristýna Vaňková	Yamaha					3				16
	Sarah Khuraibet	Husqvarna		Ret							0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	JOR	QAT	OES	ARA	HUN	POR	SAU	DUB	Points	Best Score

Junior

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	JOR	QAT	OES	ARA	HUN	POR	SAU	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Konrad Dąbrowski	Husqvarna		1	1	2				1	120	100
2	Alex McInnes	Husqvarna		2					Ret	2	60
3	Nelly Caisová	Yamaha					3	1			41
4	Robert Wallace	KTM		3			1				41
5	Hussein Hassan	Beta							1		25
6	Neels Theric	KTM				1					25
7	Zaid Jaber	KTM	1								25
8	Kristýna Vaňková	Yamaha					2				20
9	Kévin Giroud	Yamaha				3	Ret				16
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	JOR	QAT	OES	ARA	HUN	POR	SAU	DUB	Points	Best Score

Veteran

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	JOR	QAT	OES	ARA	HUN	POR	SAU	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Pedro Bianchi Prata	Honda			1			1		1	100
2	Kurt Burroughs	KTM		1	4		2			2	98	85
3	Barry Howe	KTM		Ret	3	3	1			3	89	73
4	Gerard Lubbinge	KTM							2	4	46
5	Othman Alghfeli	Honda		2					1		45
6	Rui Ferreira	Honda			2			2		Ret	40
7	Martin Klyver	KTM				1					25
8	Shai Shapira	Husqvarna	1								25
9	Fabrice Lardon	Husqvarna				2					20
10	Gad Nachmani	KTM	2								20
11	Rafael Marques	Honda			Ret			3			16
12	Dudai Barak	Husqvarna	3								16
13	Rodolphe Argoud	KTM				4					13
14	Mohammed Al-Thani	Honda	4								13
15	Stephane Grignac	KTM				5					11
16	Saif Al-Zyoud	Yamaha	5								11
17	Gaston Pando	Yamaha				6					10
18	Toni Vingut	Yamaha				7					9
	Nir Clumeck	Husqvarna	Ret								0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	JOR	QAT	OES	ARA	HUN	POR	SAU	DUB	Points	Best Score

SSVs

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	JOR	QAT	OES	ARA	HUN	POR	SAU	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Davide Catania Carlos Paulino	Can-Am						1			25
2	Abdulla Al-Khelaifi Abdulaziz Al-Jabri	Yamaha		1							25
3	Roy Bartov Guy Biton	Can-Am	1								25
4	Severino Gallini	Yamaha						2			20
5	Tal Galimidi David Galimidi	Can-Am	2								20
6	Gabriele Piccini Mauro Gentilotti	Yamaha						3			16
	Alessandro Tinaburri Emiliano Tinaburri	Yamaha						Ret			0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	JOR	QAT	OES	ARA	HUN	POR	SAU	DUB	Points	Best Score

Manufacturers Championship

Points for manufacturers are awarded by the points of the top two riders per manufacturer at each baja being added together:

Pos	Manufacturer	JOR	QAT	OES	ARA	HUN	POR	SAU	DUB	Points
1	KTM	45	29	25	21	33	11	33	90	267
2	Husqvarna	17	45	19	16	41		41	46	223
3	Honda	4	3	33			45	15	16	116
4	Gas Gas	5		25	25				2	57
5	Sherco				36					36
6	Yamaha	13						3		16
7	Beta	2						7		9
Pos	Manufacturer	JOR	QAT	OES	ARA	HUN	POR	SAU	DUB	Points

Notes and References

Web site: FIM Bajas World Cup - 2022 Provisional Calendar, 28 December . 2020-12-28. 2022-01-04. fim-live.com. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme.
Web site: 2022 FIM Bajas World Cup Regulations_08.01.2021 . fim-live.com. 2021-01-08. 2022-01-04.