FIM Bajas World Cup explained

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Category:Rally raid
Country/Region:International
Inaugural2:2012
Champion Rider: Martin Michek (moto)
Haitham Al-Tuwayjri (quad)
Alexandre Pinto (SSV)
Manufacturer: KTM (moto)
Current Season:2023 FIM Bajas World Cup

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

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

External links

See main article: world championships.

Notes and References

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