2023 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas explained

The 2023 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas is the fifth season of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas; an annual competition for baja rally events for cars, buggies, and side-by-sides held in multiple countries.

Calendar

The initial calendar for the 2023 world cup features eight cross-country baja events.[1] The calendar was revised in March.[2] Some events on the schedule are shared with the 2023 FIM Bajas World Cup.

RoundDatesRally name
12—4 February Saudi Baja[3] [4]
216–18 March Qatar International Baja[5]
37–9 July 30º Italian Baja
420–23 July Baja España Aragón
524–27 August Baja Poland
626–28 October Baja Portalegre 500
79–11 November Dubai International Baja
823–25 November Jordan Baja

Regulation

The following groups and classes are allowed:

The FIA awards the world cup to drivers, co-drivers, teams, T3 and T4 drivers and T4 teams.[6]

Teams and drivers

T1 & T2 Teams & Drivers
ConstructorCarTeamDriverCo-driverRounds
BAICBJ40BAIC ORV Zhang Guoyu Oriol Mena2
Zi Yunliang Sha He2
FordF150 EVOOffroad Sport CZ Miroslav Zapletal Marek Sykora3
Ming Racing Sports František Brutovský Petr Hauptmann3
Ford Ranger T1+M-Sport Ford World Rally Team Nani Roma Alex Haro4
Gareth Woolridge Boyd Dreyer4
MiniJohn Cooper Works Rally PlusX-Raid Mini JCW Team Krzysztof Hołowczyc Lukasz Kurzeja1–4
João Ferreira Filipe Palmeiro3–4
Michał Maluszynski Szymon Gospodarczyk3
Sebastian Halpern Bernardo Graue4
Unique Racing Team Vaidotas Žala Paulo Fiuza4
MitsubishiPajero DID Stefano Moro Francesco Proietti2
NissanPatrolTeam Al-Thunayyan Racing Majed Al-Thunayyan Fahad Al-Sufyani2
SuzukiNew Gran Vitara Alfio Bordonaro Stefano Lovisa3
Lorenzo Codeca' Mauro Toffoli3
ToyotaHilux OverdriveOverdrive Racing Juan Cruz Yacopini Daniel Oliveras1–4
Denis Krotov Konstantin Zhiltsov2–3
Ronan Chabot Gilles Pillot2
Yazeed Al-Rajhi Timo Gottschalk3–4
Francisco Barreto Carlos Silva3–4
Lucas Moraes Kaique Bentivoglio4
Rokas Baciuška Oriol Vidal4
Nasser Racing Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu Baumel1
GR DKR HiluxToyota Gazoo Racing2–4
HiluxFinarto Racing Tomasz Baranowski Maciej Marton3
Varga Racing Team ASE Imre Varga Jozsef Toma3
Proxcars TME Rally Team Magdalena Zajac Jacek Czachor3–4
Tiago Reis Valter Cardoso4
Romain Dumas Max Delfino4
T3 Teams & Drivers
ConstructorCarTeamDriverCo-driverRoundsf
BeduPro X3Bedu Racing Csaba Miklos Albert Horn3
Miklos Trebitsch Sandor Trebitsch3
Can-AmMaverick X3Dark Horse Saleh Alsaif Nasser Al-Kuwari1
Mshari Althefiri Oriol Vidal3
South Racing Can-Am1
Otavio Sousa Leite João Ferreira1–4
Fernando Álvarez Xavier Panseri1–4
Hector Diego Martínez Sergio Lafuente1–2
Dania Akeel Laurent Lichtleuchter1–2
Calheine Perry3–4
Anja Van Loon Floor Maten3
Erik Van Loon Sébastien Delaunay3
Hein Verschuuren4
João Monteiro Nuno Morais4
FN Speed Team Santiago Navarro Adrien Metge1
Pol Ros3
QMMF Team Nasser Al-Kuwari François Cazalet2
Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Alexei Kuzmich2
Ahmad Al-Muhannadi Mubarak Al-Khelaifi2
Rashid Al-Muhannadi Szymon Gospodarczyk2
Sports Racing Technologies Egidijus Valeiša Mindaugas Varža3–4
Mshari Althefiri Dennis Zenz4
Marbet Lipsko Rally Team Piotr Otko Karolina Otko3
Andrea Castagnera Alberto Marcon3
Elvis Borsoi Stefano Pelloni3
Federico Butto Elisa Tassile3
Santag Racing João Dias Pedro Re4
Armindo Araujo Luis Ramalho4
Paulo Rodrigues Miguel Salvador4
Romain Locmane Jean-François Palissier4
Duarte Silva Nuno Silva4
Classic Cars Andorra Jordi Pons Jessica Nebra4
Paulo Casaca João Serodio4
Andrea Lafarja Ricardo Torlaschi4
G Rally TeamOT3G Rally Team Kees Koolen Wouter Rosegaar1–4
Lionel Baud Lucie Baud2
Guillaume De Mévius François Cazalet4
Claude Fournier Andre Leyh4
HerratorHRX-3C.A. Herrador Competición Roberto Rodríguez Herman Rodríguez4
JMPRT3Escuderia JMP Racing Rui Carneiro Manuel Porem4
José Maria Naranjo José Antonio Alvarez4
MCE-5T3M Mshari Althefiri Oriol Vidal2
Gunter Hinkelmann Enio Bozzano4
MMPT3 Rally Raid Benjamin Favre Jean-Pierre Garcin4
Christophe Cresp Jean Brucy4
Jedidia Favre Thibaud Darroux4
Laurent Poletti Pascal Larroque4
Stephane Consani Thibault de la Haye4
PH-SportZephyr Jean-Luc Ceccaldi Laurent Magat2
Taurus T3 Max T3MSec. Esp. RACC Motor Sport Laia Sanz Maurizio Gerini4
Wevers Sport Mitch Guthrie Kellon Walch4
VM CompeticionOrdaz-RGedeser XXI Enrique Reyes Fina Román4
YamahaX-Raid 1000R TurboX-Raid Yamaha Supported Team Miquel Prat Mario González4
T4 Teams & Drivers
ConstructorCarTeamDriverCo-driverRounds
BRP Can-AmMaverick XRS TurboSouth Racing Can-Am Cristiano Batista Fausto Mota1–4
Ricardo Ramilo Andrei Rudnitski1, 3
Marc Sola2
Bruno Jacomy4
FN Speed Team Pau Navarro Michael Metge1
Gonçalo Reis2–4
Rebecca Busi Alba Sanchez3–4
Stefano Marrini Silvio Valentini2
Jérôme de Sadeleer Michael Metge4
Colegio Mayor Elías Ahuja Fidel Castillo Marc Sola4
PolarisPro R Jeremie Warnia Loïc Minaudier1–4
Luis Henderson Juan Carlos Carignani1
Bruno Jacomy2
Michele Cinotto Maurizio Dominella1
Pietro Cinotto2
Dario De Lorenzo Aldo De Lorenzo3
Jean-Luc Ceccaldi Sébastien Delaunay4
YamahaYXZ 1000RQuaddy Racing Amerigo Ventura Mirko Brun3

Results

Overall

RoundRally namePodium finishers
RankDriverCarTime
1 Saudi Baja1 Nasser Al-Attiyah
Mathieu Baumel
Toyota Hilux Overdrive3:56:17
2 Juan Cruz Yacopini
Daniel Oliveras
Toyota Hilux Overdrive4:15:19
3 Krzysztof Hołowczyc
Łukasz Kurzeja
Mini John Cooper Works Plus4:26:36
2 Qatar International Baja1 Nasser Al-Attiyah
Mathieu Baumel
Toyota GR DKR Hilux4:51:49
2 Denis Krotov
Konstantin Zhiltsov
Toyota Hilux Overdrive5:08:11
3 Zhang Guoyu
Oriol Mena
BAIC ORV BJ405:11:00
3 Italian Baja[7] 1 Yazeed Al-Rajhi
Timo Gottschalk
Toyota Hilux Overdrive4:41:12
2 Nasser Al-Attiyah
Mathieu Baumel
Toyota GR DKR Hilux4:50:40
3 João Ferreira
Filipe Palmeiro
Mini John Cooper Works Plus4:53:51
4 Baja España Aragón1 Nasser Al-Attiyah
Mathieu Baumel
Toyota GR DKR Hilux6:18:37
2 Lucas Moraes
Kaique Bentivoglio
Toyota Hilux Overdrive6:20:20
3 Vaidotas Žala
Paulo Fiuza
Mini John Cooper Works Plus6:28:28
5 Baja Poland1 Krzysztof Hołowczyc Lukasz KurzejaMini John Cooper Works Plus4:11:59
2 Michał Maluszynski Julita MaluszynskaMini John Cooper Works Plus4:21:57
3 Wlodzimierz Grajek Dominik JazicToyota Hilux4:35:53
6 Baja Portalegre 5001 João Ferreira Filipe PalmeiroMini John Cooper Works Plus4:54:16
2 Yazeed Al-Rajhi
Timo Gottschalk
Toyota Hilux Overdrive4:56:37
3 Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu BaumelProdrive Hunter T1+4:58:42
7 Jordan Baja (Cancelled)[8] 1
2
3
8 Dubai International Baja1 Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu BaumelProdrive Hunter T1+5:22:52
2 Yazeed Al-Rajhi
Timo Gottschalk
Toyota Hilux Overdrive5:28:06
3 Juan Cruz Yacopini
Daniel Oliveras
Toyota Hilux Overdrive5:48:35

T3

RoundRally namePodium finishers
RankDriverCarTime
1 Saudi Baja1 Saleh Alsaif
Nasser Al-Kuwari
Can-Am Maverick4:33:28
2 Fernando Álvarez
Xavier Panseri
Can-Am Maverick4:39:59
3 Dania Akeel
Laurent Lichtleuchter
Can-Am Maverick4:42:49
2 Qatar International Baja1 Mshari Althefiri
Oriol Vidal
MCE-5 T3M5:30:32
2 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari
Alexei Kuzmich
Can-Am Maverick5:38:05
3 Nasser Al-Kuwari
François Cazalet
Can-Am Maverick5:44:23
3 Italian Baja1 Otavio Sousa Leite
João Ferreira
Can-Am Maverick5:08:46
2 Egidijus Valeiša
Mindaugas Varža
Can-Am Maverick X35:10:24
3 Mshari Althefiri
Oriol Vidal
Can-Am Maverick5:24:55
4 Baja España Aragón1 Guillaume De Mévius
François Cazalet
G Rally Team OT36:39:30
2 João Dias
Pedro Re
Can-Am Maverick X36:43:39
3Can-Am Maverick6:52:18
5 Baja Poland1 Mshari Althefiri
Oriol Vidal
Can-Am Maverick X34:34:23
2 Otavio Sousa Leite João FerreiraCan-Am Maverick4:44:43
3 Dania Akeel Calheine PerryCan-Am Maverick5:13:07
6 Baja Portalegre 5001 João Dias Joao MirandaCan-Am Maverick X34:56:55
2 Armindo Araujo Luis RamalhoCan-Am Maverick X34:57:29
3 Adam Thomelius Oscar AnderssonCan-Am Maverick5:00:30
7 Jordan Baja (Cancelled)1
2
3
8 Dubai International Baja1 Otavio Sousa Leite João FerreiraCan-Am Maverick6:04:05
2 Cristiano Batista Fausto MotaCan-Am Maverick6:09:34
3 Dania Akeel Calheine PerryCan-Am Maverick6:30:50

T4

RoundRally namePodium finishers
RankDriverCarTime
1 Saudi Baja1 Pau Navarro
Michael Metge
BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo4:42:35
2 Jeremie Warnia
Loïc Minaudier
Polaris Pro R4:43:32
3 Michele Cinotto
Maurizio Dominella
Polaris Pro R4:54:53
2 Qatar International Baja1 Jeremie Warnia
Loïc Minaudier
Polaris Pro R5:45:51
2 Cristiano Batista
Fausto Mota
BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo5:46:21
3 Pau Navarro
Gonçalo Reis
BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo6:02:01
3 Italian Baja1 Cristiano Batista
Fausto Mota
BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo5:08:38
2 Amerigo Ventura
Mirko Brun
Yamaha YXZ 1000R5:09:43
3 Dario De Lorenzo
Aldo De Lorenzo
Polaris RZR Pro R6:10:27
4 Baja España Aragón1 Cristiano Batista
Fausto Mota
BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo7:02:08
2 Pau Navarro
Gonçalo Reis
BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo7:08:40
3 Eduard Pons
Jaume Betriu
BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo7:13:58
5 Baja Poland1 Cristiano Batista Fausto MotaBRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo4:46:52
2 Jeremie Warnia
Loïc Minaudier
Polaris Pro R4:55:27
3 Ricardo Ramilo Dmytro TsyroCan-Am Maverick X35:03:46
6 Baja Portalegre 5001 Cristiano Batista Robledo NicolettiBRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo5:07:36
2 Alexander Toril Boquol Pedro Lopez ChavezBRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo5:24:59
3 Sean Haran Martin HalesPolaris RZR Pro R5:47:35
7 Jordan Baja (Cancelled)1
2
3
8 Dubai International Baja1 João Ferreira Filipe PalmeiroBRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo5:48:48
2 Amerigo Ventura
Mirko Brun
Yamaha YXZ 1000R6:25:42
3 Atif Alzarouni Patrick McMurrenYamaha YXZ 1000R7:06:46

Championship standings

Points system
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th 
Overall Points3025201715131098765432
Leg Points543210

For the 2023 season points will be awarded to the top five finishing positions of each leg on each event. These points will only be awarded if the driver finishes in the overall classification of each event. If they do not then no leg points are awarded, but the following vehicles will not move up a position for leg points.

FIA World Cup for Drivers, Co-Drivers, and Teams

Drivers' & Co-Drivers' championships

PosDriverSAU
QAT
ITA
ESP
POL
POR
DUB
Points
1 Nasser Al-Attiyah1401402291395139187
2 Yazeed Al-Rajhi140813229233115
3 João Ferreira326420137421104
4 Juan Cruz Yacopini23241942313432098
5 Krzysztof Hołowczyc324RetRet71114075
6 Otavio Sousa Leite107116615Ret51851662
7 Cristiano BatistaNC98516246169871361
8 Mshari AlthefiriRet5151162332411651
9 Michał Maluszynski9823341
10 Dania Akeel7112412539981529834
11 Lucas Moraes23333
12 Denis Krotov231EXL31
13 Fernando Álvarez516125262210728
= Jeremie Warnia9889236671128
15 Zhang Guoyu32727
16 João Dias14332326
17 Ronan Chabot101061323
18 Vaidotas Žala32222
19 Armindo Araujo42020
= Amerigo Ventura7118920
21 Saleh Alsaif41919
= Wlodzimierz Grajek41919
23 Pau Navarro613134Ret2617
= Adam Thomelius61717
25 Tiago Reis51616
= Kees Koolen812181343216
28 Nani Roma61414
= Mattias Ekström81414
30 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari61313
= Nasser Al-Kuwari71313
32 Miguel Barbosa71111
33 Egidijus Valeiša89Ret9
= Seth Quintero1299
35 Rokas Baciuška988
= Santiago Navarro118Ret8
37 Francisco BarretoRet1077
= Pedro Carvalho1077
= Andrea Lafarja Bittar1077
= Miroslav Zapletal1077
41 Gareth Woolridge1166
Ricardo Ramilo13415224356
Michele Cinotto1255
34 Guillaume De Mévius1255
35 Lionel Baud1433
37 Piotr Otko1433
38 Sebastian Halpern1522
39 Csaba Miklos1522
40 Romain Dumas2722
Stefano Marrini160
Tomasz Baranowski160
Rashid Al-Muhannadi170
Andrea Castagnera170
Imre Varga180
Magdalena Zajac19Ret0
Zi Yunliang190
João Monteiro190
Luis HendersonNC200
Anja Van Loon200
NC210
Dario De Lorenzo210
Armindo Araujo210
Pietro Cinotto220
Miklos Trebitsch220
Ahmad Al-Muhannadi230
Erik Van Loon25250
Jean-Luc Ceccaldi25700
Majed Al-Thunayyan260
Alfio Bordonaro270
Laia Sanz280
Paulo Rodrigues330
Benjamin Favre370
Christophe Cresp400
Jedidia Favre410
Romain Locmane420
Duarte Silva450
Claude Fournier470
Rebecca BusiRet540
Enrique Reyes590
Miquel Prat620
Rui Carneiro630
Mitch Guthrie650
Roberto Rodríguez670
Jordi Pons720
Stefano MoroRet0
Lorenzo CodecaRet0
František BrutovskýRet0
Elvis BorsoiRet0
Federico ButtoRet0
Jérôme de SadeleerRet0
Fidel CastilloRet0
Laurent PolettiRet0
Paulo CasacaRet0
José Maria NaranjoRet0
Gunter HinkelmannRet0
Stephane ConsaniRet0
Andrea LafarjaRet0
PosDriverSAU
QAT
ITA
ESP
POL
POR
DUB
Points
PosCo-DriverSAU
QAT
ITA
ESP
POL
POR
JOR
DUB
Points
1 Mathieu Baumel140140229139148
2 Daniel Oliveras23241942313478
3 Timo Gottschalk14081353
4 Filipe Palmeiro32642046
5 Lukasz Kurzeja324RetRet71135
6 Kaique Bentivoglio23333
7 Konstantin Zhiltsov231EXL31
8 Oriol VidalRet5151169829
9 João Ferreira107116615Ret28
10 Oriol Mena32727
11 Fausto MotaNC985162424
12 Paulo Fiuza32222
13 Xavier Panseri516125262221
14 Nasser Al-Kuwari41919
15 François Cazalet71312518
16 Loïc Minaudier9889236617
17 Valter Cardoso51616
18 Wouter Rosegaar812181343216
19 Alex Haro61414
20 Alexei Kuzmich61313
21 Michael Metge613Ret13
22 Mirko Brun71111
23 Laurent Lichtleuchter7112411
24 Gilles Pillot101010
25 Mindaugas Varža89Ret9
2617988
27 Adrien Metge1188
28 Carlos SilvaRet1077
29 Marek Sykora1077
30 Boyd Dreyer1166
31 Maurizio Dominella125225
32 Calheine Perry125395
33 Gonçalo Reis134Ret264
34 Andrei Rudnitski134244
35 Lucie Baud1433
36 Karolina Otko1433
37 Pedro Re1433
38 Bernardo Graue1522
39 Albert Horn1522
40 Marc Sola152Ret2
41 Max Delfino2722
Silvio Valentini160
Maciej Marton160
Alberto Marcon170
Jozsef Toma180
Jacek Czachor19Ret0
Sha He190
Nuno Morais190
Bruno Jacomy20350
Floor Maten200
Sergio LafuenteNC210
Aldo De Lorenzo210
Luis Ramalho210
Sandor Trebitsch220
Mubarak Al-Khelaifi230
Dennis Zenz230
Laurent Magat250
Sébastien Delaunay25700
Hein Verschuuren250
Fahad Al-Sufyani260
Stefano Lovisa270
Maurizio Gerini280
Miguel Salvador330
Jean-Pierre Garcin370
Jean Brucy400
Thibaud Darroux410
420
Nuno Silva450
Andre Leyh470
Alba SanchezRet540
Fina Román590
Mario González620
Manuel Porem630
Kellon Walch650
Herman Rodríguez670
Jessica Nebra720
NC0
Francesco ProiettiRet0
Pol RosRet0
Mauro ToffoliRet0
Petr HauptmannRet0
Stefano PelloniRet0
Elisa TassileRet0
Pascal LarroqueRet0
João SerodioRet0
José Antonio AlvarezRet0
Enio BozzanoRet0
Thibault de la HayeRet0
Ricardo TorlaschiRet0
PosCo-DriverSAU
QAT
ITA
ESP
POL
POR
JOR
DUB
Points

Teams championship

PosTeamSAU
QAT
ITA
ESP
POL
POR
JOR
DUB
Points
1Overdrive Racing30555047182
2South Racing Can-Am31373024122
3X-Raid Mini JCW Team2504045110
4G Rally Team1513112261
5FN Speed Team301501459
6Sports Racing Technologies099
PosTeamSAU
QAT
ITA
ESP
POL
POR
JOR
DUB
Points

FIA T3 World Cup for Drivers

Drivers' championship

PosDriverSAU
QAT
ITA
ESP
POL
POR
JOR
DUB
Points
1 Mshari AlthefiriRet13932361577
2 Otavio Sousa Leite517418140Ret75
3 Fernando Álvarez23051812551568
4 Dania Akeel32511842112559
5 Kees Koolen4228115189859
6 Guillaume De Mévius14040
7 Saleh Alsaif13838
8 João Dias23333
9 Egidijus Valeiša233Ret33
10 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari23232
11 Nasser Al-Kuwari32525
12 João Monteiro32433
13 Armindo Araujo41919
14 Hector Diego Martínez7119819
15 Santiago Navarro618Ret18
16 Erik Van Loon11671117
17 Lionel Baud61414
18 Piotr Otko61414
19 Csaba Miklos71212
20 Rashid Al-Muhannadi71111
21 Andrea Castagnera899
22 Laia Sanz899
23 Anja Van Loon988
24 Ahmad Al-Muhannadi1077
25 Paulo Rodrigues1077
26 Miklos Trebitsch1077
27 Benjamin Favre1166
28 Jean-Luc Ceccaldi1255
29 Christophe Cresp1344
30 Jedidia Favre1433
31 Mitch Guthrie2133
32 Romain Locmane1522
Duarte Silva160
Claude Fournier170
Enrique Reyes180
Miquel Prat190
Rui Carneiro200
Roberto Rodríguez220
Jordi Pons230
Elvis BorsoiRet0
Federico ButtoRet0
Laurent PolettiRet0
Paulo CasacaRet0
José Maria NaranjoRet0
Gunter HinkelmannRet0
Stephane ConsaniRet0
Andrea LafarjaRet0
PosDriverSAU
QAT
ITA
ESP
POL
POR
JOR
DUB
Points

FIA T4 World Cup for Drivers and Teams

Drivers' championship

PosDriverSAU
QAT
ITA
ESP
POL
POR
JOR
DUB
Points
1 Jeremie Warnia23213870
2 Pau Navarro13832563
3 Cristiano Batista61823351
4 Ricardo Ramilo42241941
5 Luis Henderson51661632
6 Michele Cinotto32424
7 Stefano Marrini51717
8 Pietro Cinotto71313
PosDriverSAU
QAT
ITA
ESP
POL
POR
JOR
DUB
Points

Teams championship

PosTeamSAU
QAT
ITA
ESP
POL
POR
JOR
DUB
Points
1FN Speed Team302555
2South Racing Can-Am253055
PosTeamSAU
QAT
ITA
ESP
POL
POR
JOR
DUB
Points

Notes and References

  1. News: FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas calendar 2023. FIA. automobilsport.com. 8 December 2022. 1 February 2023.
  2. Web site: FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas calendar 2023. FIA aligns 2023 Cross-Country Bajas calendars with FIM. 13 March 2023.
  3. Web site: Riders from 12 nations to tackle opening round of FIA Bajas World Cup in Saudi. 2023-01-30. 2023-02-01. arabnews.com. arabnews.com.
  4. Web site: Al Rajhi and Al Attiyah top car list at Saudi Baja-Hail. 2023-01-30. 2023-02-01. thepeninsulaqatar.com. thepeninsulaqatar.com.
  5. Web site: QMMF announces second rounds of FIA and FIM Baja Cups. 2023-01-24. 2023-02-01. gulf-times.com. gulf-times.com.
  6. News: FIA CROSS-COUNTRY RALLIES Regulations. FIA. fia.com. 1 February 2023.
  7. Web site: 2023 Italian Baja results. 2023-07-09. rally.ficr.it.
  8. Web site: 2023-10-23 . 2023 Jordan Baja cancelled . 2024-01-09 . www.fim-moto.com . en-us.