The 2023 FIM Bajas World Cup season is the 12th season of the FIM Bajas World Cup, an international rally raid competition for motorbikes, quads and SSVs.

Calendar

The calendar for the 2023 season is scheduled to have eight rounds,^[1] with some of the events also being part of 2023 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas. The exact dates for the final rounds were confirmed in July.^[2]

Round	Dates	Rally name
1	2–4 February	Saudi Baja[3]
2	16–18 March	Qatar International Baja[4]
3	14–16 April	Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura[5]
4	21–23 July	Baja Aragón
5	10–12 August	Hungarian Baja
6	6–8 October	Baja do Oeste
7	10–12 November	Dubai International Baja
8	23–25 November	Jordan 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 World Cup (Up to 1050cc)
• Class 1: Women World Cup
• Class 2: Junior World Cup
• Class 3: Veteran Trophy

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.^[6]

Teams and riders

Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Beta		Martin Chalmers	1–2
		Abdulrahman Al Sheeb	1–2
		Luca Passone	2
Husqvarna	SRG Motorsport	Abdulla Lanjawi	1–2
	MX Ride Dubai	Abdullah Al-Shatti	1–3
		Sultan Al-Balooshi	2
		Brett Hunt	1–2
		Yaghoob Azadi	1
		Salman Farhan	2
		Hamdan Aljahoushi	2
		Michael Stokes	2
Kawasaki	BP Ultimate Adventure Team	David Megre	3
KTM	KTM Amman Darwazeh Motors	Abdullah Abu Aisheh	1
	MX Ride Dubai	Mohammed Al-Balooshi	1–3
		Sultan Al-Balooshi	1, 3
		Marwan Al-Rahmani	1–2
		Abdulhalim Al-Mughirah	1
	Saudi Dirtbike Center	Mishal Alghuneim	1–3
		Anas Alrhayani	1
		Ahmed Al Jaber	1
		Hamdan Alali	1–2
		Robert Wallace	2
	BAS World KTM Racing Team	Paolo Lucci	2
		Michael Anderson	2
		Simon Marčič	2
	Vendetta Racing UAE	Oran O'Kelly	2
		Edward Lines	2
		Chris Hamer	2
		Andrew Seaton	2
		Daniel Geerling	2
Sherco		Ottavio Missoni	2
Suzuki		Henry Favre	2
Yamaha		Ehab Al Hakeem	1–2
Women's Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Beta	Saudi Dirtbike Center	Sarah Kashyap	1
Husqvarna	Duust Diverse Racing	Sarah Khuraibet	1–3
	Motorrad Indese	Esther Merino	3
Honda		Vanessa Ruck	2
KTM		Mirjam Pol	2–3
	Duust Diverse Racing	Joanna Modrzewska	2
Yamaha		Sara García	3
Junior Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Honda		Jonathan Finn	1–3
Husaberg		Alessandro Iacovelli	2
Husqvarna	Motozone Racing	Alex McInnes	1–2
KTM	Duust Diverse Racing	Konrad Dąbrowski	2
Yamaha		Kévin Giroud	3
Veteran Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Fantic		Rafa Marques	3
Gas Gas		Sheikh Mohamed Al Thani	1–2
Honda		Mahanna Rashid Al-Naimi	1–2
		Francesco Catanese	2
		Pedro Bianchi Prata	3
Husqvarna		Andrew Houlihan	1–3
		Barry Howe	1–2
		Enrico Tanganelli	2
KTM		Gerard Lubbinge	1
		Mohamed Al-Kaabi	1–3
	Team Lucky Explorer	Cesare Zacchetti	2
	Duust Diverse Racing	Ola Fløene	2
		Alberto Bertoldi	2
		Jaco Anderson	2
		Elio Aglioli	2
		Fabrizio Macchitella	2
Yamaha		Mansoor Al-Suwaidi	2
Quad Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Suzuki		Arnoud Dom	2
Yamaha	Abu Dhabi Team	Abdulaziz Ahli	1–2
		Haitham Al-Tuwaijri	1–3
		Hani Al-Noumesi	1–3
		Mansoor Al-Suwaidi	2
		Toni Vingut	3
		Kévin Giroud	3
SSV Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds

Results

Motorbikes

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
		Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Saudi Baja	1	Mohammed Al-Balooshi	KTM 450 Rally	5:43:30
		2	Martin Chalmers	Beta 450	6:05:34
		3	Alex McInnes	Husqvarna FE450	6:12:06
2	Qatar International Baja	1	Konrad Dąbrowski	KTM 450 Rally	7:22:09
		2	Robert Wallace	KTM 450 Rally	8:00:14
		3	Mirjam Pol	KTM EXC 450R	8:43:18
3	Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura	1
		2
		3
4	Baja Aragon	1
		2
		3
5	Hungarian Baja	1
		2
		3
6	Baja do Oeste	1
		2
		3
7	Jordan Baja	1
		2
		3
8	Dubai International Baja	1
		2
		3

Quads

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
		Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Saudi Baja	1	Haitham Al-Tuwaijri	Yamaha Raptor 700	6:16:10
		2	Abdulaziz Ahli	Yamaha Raptor 700	6:17:07
		3	Hani Al-Noumesi	Yamaha Raptor 700	8:19:41
2	Qatar International Baja	1	Arnoud Dom	Suzuki LTR 450	10:46:34
		2	Mansoor Al-Suwaidi	Yamaha YFZ 450R	10:52:29
		3	Hani Al-Noumesi	Yamaha Raptor 700	16:08:38
3	Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura	1
		2
		3
4	Baja Aragon	1
		2
		3
5	Hungarian Baja	1
		2
		3
6	Baja do Oeste	1
		2
		3
7	Jordan Baja	1
		2
		3
8	Dubai International Baja	1
		2
		3

SSVs

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
		Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
2	Qatar International Baja	1
		2
		3
3	Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura	1
		2
		3
4	Baja Aragon	1
		2
		3
5	Hungarian Baja	1
		2
		3
6	Baja do Oeste	1
		2
		3
7	Jordan Baja	1
		2
		3
8	Dubai International Baja	1
		2
		3

Championship standings

Riders' championship

• Points for final positions are awarded as follows:

A rider's best six results will count towards their final position in the final standings.

Motorbikes

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Mohammed Al-Balooshi	KTM	125	79							34
2	Konrad Dąbrowski	KTM		125							25
3	Jonathan Thomas Finn	Honda	413	610							23
4	Alex McInnes	Husqvarna	316	106							22
5	Robert Wallace	KTM		220							20
6	Andrew Houlihan	Husqvarna	97	413							20
7	Martin Chalmers	Beta	220	Ret							20
8	Mirjam Pol	KTM		316							16
9	Mishal Alghuneim	KTM	511	133							14
10	Abdullah Al-Shatti	Husqvarna	115	97							12
11	Marwan Al Rahmani	KTM	Ret	511							11
12	Hamdan Al-Ali	Husqvarna	79	231							10
13	Abdullah Abu Aisheh	KTM	610								10
14	Brett Hunt	Husqvarna	88	241							9
15	Cesare Zacchetti	KTM		88							8
16	Abdulla Lanjawi	Husqvarna	124	124							8
17	Sultan Al-Balooshi	KTM	106	Ret							6
18	Ola Fløene	KTM		115							5
19	Ehab Al Hakeem	Yamaha	133	161							4
20	Simon Marčič	KTM		142							2
21	Sarah Khuraibet	Husqvarna	171	271							2
22	Mohamed Al Kaabi	KTM	181	301							2
23	Barry Howe	KTM	142	Ret							2
24	Oran O'Kelly	KTM		151							1
25	Jaco Anderson	KTM		171							1
26	Ottavio Missoni	Sherco		181							1
27	Chris Hamer	KTM		191							1
28	Francesco Catanese	Honda		201							1
29	Alberto Bertoldi	KTM		211							1
30	Sheikh Mohamed Al Thani	Gas Gas	Ret	221							1
31	Salman Farhan	Husqvarna		251							1
32	Joanna Modrzewska	KTM		261							1
33	Andrew Seaton	KTM		281							1
34	Vanessa Ruck	Honda		291							1
35	Edward Lines	KTM		311							1
36	Elio Aglioni	KTM		321							1
37	Michael Stokes	Husqvarna		331							1
38	Luca Passone	Beta		341							1
39	Hamdan Aljahoushi	Husqvarna		351							1
40	Yaghoob Azadi	Husqvarna	151								1
41	Abdulrahman Al Sheeb	Beta	161	Ret							1
42	Mahanna Rashid Al-Naimi	Honda	191	Ret							1
	Daniel Geerling	KTM		Ret							0
	Fabrizio Macchitella	KTM		Ret							0
	Henry Favre	Suzuki		Ret							0
	Alessandro Iacovelli	Husaberg		Ret							0
	Paolo Lucci	KTM		Ret							0
	Enrico Tanganelli	Husqvarna		Ret							0
	Michael Anderson	KTM		Ret							0
	Anas Alrhayani	KTM	Ret								0
	Abdulhalim Al-Mughirah	KTM	Ret								0
	Ahmed Al Jaber	KTM	Ret								0
	Gerard Lubbinge	KTM	Ret								0
	Sarah Kashyap	Beta	Ret								0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score

Quads

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Hani Al-Noumesi	Yamaha	316	316							32
2	Arnoud Dom	Suzuki		125							25
3	Haitham Al-Tuwaijri	Yamaha	125	Ret							25
4	Mansoor Al-Suwaidi	Yamaha		220							20
5	Abdulaziz Ahli	Yamaha	220	Ret							20
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score

Women

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Sarah Khuraibet	Husqvarna	125	316							41
2	Mirjam Pol	KTM		125							25
3	Joanna Modrzewska	KTM		220							25
4	Vanessa Ruck	Honda		413							13
	Sarah Kashyap	Beta	Ret								0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score

Junior

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Alex McInnes	Husqvarna	125	316							41
2	Jonathan Thomas Finn	Honda	220	220							40
3	Konrad Dąbrowski	KTM		125							25
	Alessandro Iacovelli	Husaberg		Ret							0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score

Veteran

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Andrew Houlihan	Husqvarna	125	125							50
2	Mohamed Al Kaabi	KTM	316	97							23
3	Cesare Zacchetti	KTM		220							20
4	Barry Howe	Husqvarna	220	Ret							20
5	Ola Fløene	KTM		316							16
6	Jaco Anderson	KTM		413							13
7	Mahanna Rashid Al-Naimi	Honda	413	Ret							13
8	Francesco Catanese	Honda		511							11
9	Alberto Bertoldi	KTM		610							10
10	Sheikh Mohamed Al Thani	Gas Gas	Ret	79							9
11	Mansoor Al-Suwaidi	Yamaha		88							8
12	Elio Aglioni	Yamaha		106							6
	Fabrizio Macchitella	KTM		Ret							0
	Enrico Tanganelli	Husqvarna		Ret							0
	Gerard Lubbinge	KTM	Ret								0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score

SSVs

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score
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Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	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	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	KTM	36	45							81
2	Husqvarna	24	20							44
3	Honda	14	11							25
4	Beta	21	1							21
5	Yamaha	3	1							4
6	Gas Gas	0	1							0
7	Sherco		1							1
	Suzuki		0							0
	Husaberg		0							0
Pos	Manufacturer	SAU	QAT	EXT	ARA	HUN	OES	JOR	DUB	Points	Best Score