FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas
CategoryCross-country rallying
CountryInternational
Inaugural season2002
Drivers' championSaudi Arabia Yazeed Al-Rajhi (O/A)
Argentina Fernando Alvarez (T3)
Kuwait Mshari Al-Thefiri (T4)
Co-Drivers' championSlovenia Marek Sykora (O/A)
Teams' championSouth Racing Can-Am (O/A)
South Racing Can-Am (T4)
Official websiteFIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas
Current season

The FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas is a baja rally series organized by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver, co-driver, and team; with additional trophies awarded to T3 and T4 drivers & teams.

Starting with the 2002 season, the previous FIA's International Cup for Cross-Country Bajas was joined with the FIA Cross-Country Rally World Cup to form the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies.[1] From the beginning of the 2019 season the cup was once again split, with the World Cup for Cross Country Bajas being held alongside the competition for "baja" style rally raids.[2]

From the 2022 season, the competition runs separately to the World Rally-Raid Championship, and together with the FIM Bajas World Cup.

Champions

Season Driver Co-driver Car 2nd 3rd Designation
2002 France Jean-Louis Schlesser[3] Andorra Henri Magne Buggy Schlesser Portugal Miguel Barbosa Russia Mikhail Naryshkin FIA European Cup for Cross-Country Bajas
2003 Portugal Carlos Sousa[4] Andorra Henri Magne Mitsubishi Portugal Miguel Barbosa Japan Hiroshi Masuoka
France Luc Alphand
2004 Portugal Carlos Sousa[5] Andorra Henri Magne Mitsubishi United Arab Emirates Khalifa Al-Mutaiwei United Kingdom Colin McRae
2005 Spain Marc Blazquez[6] Spain Ignacio Salvador Nissan Pick-Up D22 Portugal Rui Sousa Spain Joan Roma
France Luc Alphand
Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah
2006 Spain Marc Blazquez[7] Spain Ignacio Salvador Nissan Navara Slovakia Josef Sykora Portugal Edi Orioli
Portugal Carlos Sousa
Portugal Miguel Barbosa
2007 Russia Boris Gadasin[8] Nissan Qatar Hamad bin Eid Al-Thani Czech Republic Miroslav Zapletal
2008 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah[9] Sweden Tina Thörner BMW X-Raid Russia Boris Gadasin Netherlands Tonnie van Deijne
2009 Russia Boris Gadazin[10] Vladimir Demyanenko Nissan Overdrive Czech Republic Miroslav Zapletal Netherlands Tonnie van Deijne
2010 Poland Krzysztof Hołowczyc[11] Belgium Jean-Marc Fortin Nissan Navara Russia Boris Gadasin Russia Bogdan Novitskiy
2011–2018 Merged with FIA Cross-Country Rally World Cup
2019[12] Argentina Orlando Terranova Argentina Ronnie Graue Mini JCW Rally X-Raid Poland Jakub Przygonski Russia Vladimir Vasilyev FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas
2020 Russia Vladimir Vasilyev[13] Belgium Tom Colsoul Mini JCW Rally X-Raid Netherlands Bernhard ten Brinke Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah
2021 Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al-Rajhi[14] Republic of Ireland Michael Orr Toyota Hilux Saudi Arabia Yasir Seaidan Poland Krzysztof Holowicz
2022 Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al-Rajhi[15] GermanyDirk V. Zitzewitz Toyota Hilux Czech RepublicMiroslav Zapletal ArgentinaFernando Alvarez
2023 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah[16] Andorra Mathieu Baumel Toyota Hilux Dakar Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al-Rajhi Portugal Joao Ferreira

See also

References

  1. ^ "Press Release World Motor Sport Council 23/06/2010". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 2010-06-23. Archived from the original on 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
  2. ^ "2019 FIA World Cup Calendar". Rally Raid Network. Archived from the original on 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  3. ^ Classements 2002
  4. ^ Classements 2003
  5. ^ Classements 2004
  6. ^ Classements 2005
  7. ^ Classements 2006
  8. ^ Classements 2007
  9. ^ Classements 2008
  10. ^ Classements 2009
  11. ^ "Classements 2010". www.web4x4.org. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  12. ^ Orlando Terranova es el campeón del mundo FIA de Bajas | Somos Dakar
  13. ^ "Classifications". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  14. ^ "Saudi champion Yazeed Al-Rajhi wins World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas title". Arab News. 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  15. ^ "Saudi Arabia's Rajhi lifts World Cup title with victory at Dubai International Baja". Gulf Today. 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  16. ^ "Al Attiyah wins in Dubai to sign off Bajas campaign on high note". The Peninsula. 2023-11-13. Retrieved 2023-12-04.

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