2021 FIM Bajas World Cup explained

The 2021 FIM Bajas World Cup season was the 10th season of the FIM Bajas World Cup, an international rally raid competition for motorbikes, quads and SSV.

Calendar

The calendar for the 2021 season had ten baja-style events originally scheduled,^[1] some of the events also being part of 2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas.Due to the impact of the COVID-19, the Baja do Pinhal has been postponed by the organizers to dates unknown yet.^[2]

Round	Dates	Rally name
1	18-20 February	Dubai International Baja
2	18-20 March	Jordan Baja
3	23-25 July	Baja Aragón
4	5-8 August	Hungarian Baja
5	30 September - 2 October	Qatar International Baja
6	15-17 October	Baja do Oeste Torres Vedras
7	28-30 October	Baja Portalegre

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.^[3]

Teams and riders

Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Beta	Soul Riders Adventure Team	Bassem Hichri	5
Beta		Abdulrahman Al Sheeb	5
Hero	Hero Motorsports	Joaquim Rodrigues	4
Hero	Hero Motorsports	Sebastian Bühler	4, 7
Honda	Honda UAE	Aaron Mare	1
	Monster Energy Honda Rally Team	Joan Barreda	3
		Mohammed Al-Thani	5
	Team Bianchi Prata	Martin Michek	6
	Team Bianchi Prata	Richárd Hodola	7
		Rafael Marques	7
Husqvarna	Orion Motor Racing Group	Martin Michek	1, 4, 7
	SRG Motorsports	Mohammed Al Balooshi	1–2, 7
	MX Ride Dubai	Sultan Al Balooshi	1, 5
	Saudi Dirtbike Center	Mishal Alghuneim	1
	AG Dakar School	Modestas Siliunas	1
	Zigmas Dakar Team	Arunas Gelazninkas	1, 4
	Bahrain Motor Federation	Salman Farhan	2, 5
	Husqvarna Motos Arribas	Tosha Schareina	3
	Husqvarna Motos Arribas	Juan Pablo Guillen	3
	Mário Patrão Adventure	Mário Patrão	3
KTM	Motozone Dubai KTM UAE	Sam Smith	1
	KTM Amman Darwazeh Motors	Abdullah Abu Aisheh	1–2, 7
		Darko Marasovic	1
		Mohammed Al-Muaikil	1, 5
		Abdulhalim Al-Mogeera	1–2, 5
		Makis Rees-Stavros	1, 5
		Rotem Costa	2
		Amit Sadot	2
	Strojrent Racing	Jan Brabec	3
	BMS Moto	Alberto Bertoldi	3
	Barilla Racing	Richárd Hodola	3–4
	Dafy Enduro Team	Jeremy Miroir	3
	Nomade Racing	Mathieu Doveze	3–4, 7
	Marcic Racing	Simon Marcic	4
	Slovnaft Rally Team	Stefan Svitko	4
	MX Ride Dubai	Mohammed Al Balooshi	5
	MX Ride Dubai	Abdullah AlShatti	5, 7
		Edward Lines	5
	KIMC	Mohammed Jaafar	5
		Gennadii Korolenko	5
Rieju	SHAD LS2	Joan Pedrero	3
Sherco	Sherco Factory Rally Team	Lorenzo Santolino	3
Sherco	Sherco Factory Rally Team	Rui Gonçalves	3
Yamaha		Abdulla Dakhan	1
		Badr Abalkhail	1
		Tiago Santos	4, 6–7
		Martin Chalmers	5
Women's Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Beta	Desert Rose Academy	Vanessa Ruck	5
Husqvarna	TVS Racing	Aishwarya Pissay	1–2
	SRG Motorsports	Mirjam Pol	1
	MP1	Mirjam Pol	3–4, 7
KTM		Margot Llobera	1, 4, 7
KTM	Duust Diverse Rally Team	Sarah Khuraibet	4, 7
Yamaha	Yamaha Kuwait KIMC	Sarah Khuraibet	1–2, 5
	Pont Grup Yamaha	Sara García	3, 6–7
		Olga Roučková	4
Junior Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
KTM	DUUST Rally Team	Konrad Dabrowski	1, 3–4, 7
		Margot Llobera	1, 4, 7
	KTM Amman Darwazeh Motors	Zaid Jaber	2
		Neels Theric	3, 7
	Nomade Racing	Jean-Loup Lepan	3
	Team Giroud/Drag'on/SMX Racing	Kévin Giroud	3
		Robert Wallace	5, 7
Veteran Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Honda	Team Bianchi Prata	Rui Ferreira	3, 6–7
	Team Bianchi Prata	Pedro Bianchi Prata	3, 6–7
		Jamal Al Qeteti	5
		Tariq Al-Nasr	5
Husqvarna	SRG Motorsports	Mark Ackerman	1
	Intelec Holdings	Paulo Oliveira	2, 5
		Walter Dalmasso	3
KTM		Barry Howe	1, 5
	Team Bianchi Prata	Paulo Oliveira	3, 7
	Nomade Racing	Philippe Gendron	3
	Nomade Racing	Bruno Scheurer	3
		Andrew Newland	5
		Mohammed Al Kaabi	5
		Kurt Burroughs	5
		Richard Dors	5
Yamaha	Visit Sant Antoni - Ibiza	Toni Vingut	3
Quad Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
KTM	ICT Iberica - Foxy	Mario Gajon	3
KTM	Team Giroud/Drag'on/SMX Racing	Kévin Giroud	3
Yamaha	Saudi Bikers	Haitham Al-Tuwayjiri	1–5, 7
	Saudi Bikers	Faisal Al-Suwayh	All
	Hani Racing	Hani Al-Noumesi	1–2, 4–7
		Abdalmajeed Al-Khulaifi	1
	Visit Sant Antoni - Ibiza	Toni Vingut	3
	Team Giroud/Drag'on/SMX Racing	Alexandre Giroud	3
	FN Speed Team	Jorge Lafarja	3
	SMX Racing	Jérôme Connart	3
	Hoffer Racing	Juraj Varga	4
		Olga Roučková	4
		Sultan Almasoud	5
SSV Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Can-Am		Henry Kahy Nadim Ziade	5
Can-Am	Benimoto Racing	Alexandre Pinto	6–7
Polaris	ORP Racing	Khalid Al-Mohannadi Chris Barwick	5
Yamaha	Nasser Racing	Ahmed Alkuwari Nasser Alkuwari	5
		Abdulla Al-Khelaifi Abdulaziz Aljabri	5
		Alessandro Tinaburri Emiliano Tinaburri	7

Results

Motorbikes

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
Round	Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Dubai International Baja	1	Sam Smith	KTM 450SX-F	5:50:03
2			Husqvarna 450SX-F	5:51:34
3			Husqvarna FC450	6:02:59

2	Jordan Baja	1		Husqvarna FC450	9:47:02
2		Abdullah Abu Aisheh	KTM 450SX-F	10:05:49
3		Abdulhalim Al-Mogeera	KTM 450EXC-F	11:17:46

3	Baja Aragón	1		Honda CRF450	6:34:39
2		Tosha Schareina	Husqvarna FE450	6:39:22
3			Sherco RTR 450 Rally	6:39:30

4	Hungarian Baja	1		Hero 450 Rally	3:43:11
2			KTM 450	3:46:53
3		Joaquim Rodrigues	Hero 450 Rally	3:48:22

5	Qatar International Baja	1	Mohammed Al Balooshi	KTM 450 Rally Replica	9:25:12
2			KTM 450 Rally Replica	9:36:09
3			KTM 450EXC-F	10:00:49

6	Baja do Oeste Torres Vedras	1		Honda CRF450	5:01:48
2			Yamaha WRF450	5:04:28
3		Sara García	Yamaha WRF450	5:38:13

7	Baja Portalegre	1		KTM 450 EXC-F	3:30:36
2			KTM 450 Rally Replica	3:31:23
3			Yamaha WRF450	3:44:09

Quads

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
Round	Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Dubai International Baja	1	Haitham Al-Tuwayjiri	Yamaha YZF450R	11:22:56
2			Yamaha Raptor 700R	12:20:23

2		Jordan Baja	1	Faisal Al-Suwayh	Yamaha YZF450R	67:28:00

3	Baja Aragón	1	Alexandre Giroud	Yamaha Raptor 700R	7:28:56
2		Jérôme Connart	Yamaha Raptor 700R	7:39:35
3		Toni Vingut	Yamaha Raptor 700R	7:51:58

4	Hungarian Baja	1		Yamaha YFM Raptor 700R	4:25:13
2		Haitham Al-Tuwayjiri	Yamaha YFZ450R	4:52:12
3		Faisal Al-Suwayh	Yamaha YFZ450R	5:44:45

5	Qatar International Baja	1	Haitham Al-Tuwayjiri	Yamaha YFZ450R	15:03:29
2		Sultan Almasoud	Yamaha YFM Raptor 700R	18:23:56
3		Hani Al-Noumesi	Yamaha YFM Raptor 700R	18:41:04

6	Baja do Oeste Torres Vedras	1	Faisal Al-Suwayh	Yamaha YFZ450R	6:22:04
2	Baja do Oeste Torres Vedras	Hani Al-Noumesi	Yamaha YFZ450R	7:15:44

7	Baja Portalegre	1	Haitham Al-Tuwayjiri	Yamaha YFZ450R	5:00:54
2		Hani Al-Noumesi	Yamaha YFZ450R	5:13:14
3		Faisal Al-Suwayh	Yamaha YFZ450R	7:26:27

SSVs

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
Round	Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
5	Qatar International Baja	1	Ahmed Alkuwari Nasser Alkuwari	Yamaha YXZ1000R	7:21:48
2		Abdulla Al-Khelaifi Abdulaziz Aljabri	Yamaha YXZ1000R	10:18:11
3		Khalid Al-Mohannadi Chris Barwick	Polaris RZR	14:23:28

6	Baja do Oeste Torres Vedras	1		Can-Am Maverick	4:46:53

7	Baja Portalegre	1		Can-Am Maverick	3:25:29
2	Baja Portalegre		Yamaha YXZ1000R	4:03:11

Championship standings

Riders' championship

Points for final positions in the first six 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 six rounds, along with their result at the final round, will count for the championship standings.

Motorbikes

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	DUB	JOR	ARA	HUN	QAT	OES	POR	Points	Best Score
1	Martin Michek	Husqvarna	2							78	67
	KTM				5			5
	Honda						1
2	Mathieu Doveze	KTM			6	4			2	63
3	Tiago Santos	Yamaha				8		2	3	60
4	Neels Theric	KTM			8				1	58
5	Abdullah Abu Aisheh	KTM	4	2					6	53
6	Mohammed Al Balooshi	Husqvarna	3	1			1		15	68	52
7	Robert Wallace	KTM					2		4	46
8	Pedro Bianchi Prata	Honda			12			4	7	35
9	Mirjam Pol	Husqvarna	10		18	11			8	28	27
10	Sebastian Bühler	Hero				1			Ret	25
11	Joan Barreda	Honda			1					25
12	Sam Smith	KTM	1							25
13	Rui Ferreira	Honda			15			5	10	24
14	Sara García	Yamaha			16			3	13	23
15	Abdullah AlShatti	KTM					4		11	23
16	Konrad Dąbrowski	KTM	6		10	7			18	27	21
17	Stefan Svitko	KTM				2				20
18	Tosha Schareina	Husqvarna			2					20
19	Richárd Hodola	KTM			20	9			9	22
20	Paulo Oliveira	Husqvarna		5	17		NC		12	20
21	Abdulhalim Al-Mogeera	KTM	16	3			NC			17
22	Andrew Newland	KTM					3			16
23	Joaquim Rodrigues	Hero				3				16
24	Lorenzo Santolino	Sherco			3					16
25	Salman Farhan	Husqvarna		6			10			16
26	Joan Pedrero	Rieju			4					13
27	Amit Sadot	KTM		4						13
28	Margot Llobera	KTM	12			12			14	12
29	Richard Dors	KTM					5			11
30	Rui Gonçalves	Sherco			5					11
31	Mark Ackerman	Husqvarna	5							11
32	Makis Rees-Stavros	KTM	Ret				6			10
33	Arunas Gelazninkas	Husqvarna	Ret			6				10
34	Gennadii Korolenko	KTM					7			9
35	Jeremy Miroir	KTM			7					9
36	Rotem Costa	KTM		7						9
37	Abdulla Dakhan	Yamaha	7							9
38	Edward Lines	KTM					8			8
39	Mishal Alghuneim	Husqvarna	8							8
40	Mohammed Al-Thani	Honda					9			7
41	Jean-Loup Lepan	KTM			9					7
42	Darko Marasovic	KTM	9							7
43	Sarah Khuraibet	Yamaha	15	NC			NC			6
43	KTM				13			17		6
44	Simon Marčič	KTM				10				6
45	Philippe Gendron	KTM			11					5
46	Mohammed Al-Muaikil	KTM	11				Ret			5
47	Alberto Bertoldi	KTM			13					3
48	Modestas Siliunas	Husqvarna	13							3
49	Juan Pablo Guillen	Husqvarna			14					2
50	Aishwarya Pissay	Husqvarna	14	Ret						2
51	Rafael Marques	Honda							16	2
52	Walter Dalmasso	Husqvarna			19					1
	Barry Howe	KTM	Ret				NC			0
	Vanessa Ruck	Beta					NC			0
	Sultan Al Balooshi	Husqvarna	Ret				Ret			0
	Aaron Mare	Honda	Ret							0
	Badr Abalkhail	Yamaha	Ret							0
	Zaid Jaber	KTM		Ret						0
	Jan Brabec	KTM			Ret					0
	Mário Patrão	Husqvarna			Ret					0
	Bruno Scheurer	KTM			Ret					0
	Abdulrahman Al Sheeb	Beta					Ret			0
	Tariq Al-Nasr	Honda					Ret			0
	Bassem Hichri	Beta					Ret			0
	Kurt Burroughs	KTM					Ret			0
	Martin Chalmers	Yamaha					Ret			0
	Mohammed Al Kaabi	KTM					Ret			0
	Mohammed Jaafar	KTM					Ret			0
	Jamal Al Qeteti	Honda					Ret			0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	DUB	JOR	ARA	HUN	QAT	OES	POR	Points	Best Score

Quads

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	DUB	JOR	ARA	HUN	QAT	OES	POR	Points	Best Score
1	Haitham Al-Tuwayjiri	Yamaha	1	Ret	5	2	1		1	131	100
2	Faisal Al-Suwayh	Yamaha	Ret	1	6	3	Ret	1	3	108	82
3	Hani Al-Noumesi	Yamaha	2	NC		5	NC	2	2	107	80
4	Juraj Varga	Yamaha				1				25
5	Alexandre Giroud	Yamaha			1					25
7	Jérôme Connart	Yamaha			2					20
8	Toni Vingut	Yamaha			3					16
9	Olga Roučková	Yamaha				4				13
10	Kévin Giroud	KTM			4					13
	Sultan Almasoud	Yamaha					NC			0
	Abdalmajeed Al-Khulaifi	Yamaha	Ret							0
	Jorge Lafarja	Yamaha			Ret					0
	Mario Gajon	KTM			Ret					0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	DUB	JOR	ARA	HUN	QAT	OES	POR	Points	Best Score

Women

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	DUB	JOR	ARA	HUN	QAT	OES	POR	Points	Best Score
1	Mirjam Pol	Husqvarna	1		2	1			1	120	100
2	Sara García	Yamaha			1			1	2	90
3	Margot Llobera	KTM	2			2			3	72
4	Sarah Khuraibet	Yamaha	4	NC			NC			52
4	KTM				4			4		52
5	Olga Roučková	Yamaha				3				16
6	Aishwarya Pissay	Husqvarna	3	Ret						16
	Vanessa Ruck	Beta					NC			0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	DUB	JOR	ARA	HUN	QAT	OES	POR	Points	Best Score

Junior

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	DUB	JOR	ARA	HUN	QAT	OES	POR	Points	Best Score
1	Konrad Dąbrowski	KTM	1		3	1			4	92	76
2	Neels Theric	KTM			1				1	75
3	Margot Llobera	KTM	2			2			3	72
4	Robert Wallace	KTM					1		2	65
5	Jean-Loup Lepan	KTM			2					20
6	Kévin Giroud	KTM			4					13
	Zaid Jaber	KTM		Ret						0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	DUB	JOR	ARA	HUN	QAT	OES	POR	Points	Best Score

Veteran

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	DUB	JOR	ARA	HUN	QAT	OES	POR	Points	Best Score
1	Pedro Bianchi Prata	Honda			3			1	1	91
2	Rui Ferreira	Honda			4			2	2	73
3	Paulo Oliveira	Husqvarna		1	5		NC		3	68
4	Andrew Newland	KTM					1			25
5	Philippe Gendron	KTM			1					25
6	Mark Ackerman	Husqvarna	1							25
7	Richard Dors	KTM					2			20
8	Toni Vingut	Yamaha			2					20
9	Walter Dalmasso	Husqvarna			6					10
	Barry Howe	KTM	Ret				NC			0
	Bruno Scheurer	KTM			Ret					0
	Tariq Al-Nasr	Honda					Ret			0
	Kurt Burroughs	KTM					Ret			0
	Mohammed Al Kaabi	KTM					Ret			0
	Jamal Al Qeteti	Honda					Ret			0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	DUB	JOR	ARA	HUN	QAT	OES	POR	Points	Best Score

SSVs

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	DUB	JOR	ARA	HUN	QAT	OES	POR	Points	Best Score
1	Alexandre Pinto	Can-Am						1	1	75
2	Alessandro Tinaburri Emiliano Tinaburri	Yamaha							2	40
3	Ahmed Alkuwari Nasser Alkuwari	Yamaha					1			25
4	Abdulla Al-Khelaifi Abdulaziz Aljabri	Yamaha					2			20
5	Khalid Al-Mohannadi Chris Barwick	Polaris					3			16
	Henry Kahy Nadim Ziade	Can-Am					Ret			0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	DUB	JOR	ARA	HUN	QAT	OES	POR	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	DUB	JOR	ARA	HUN	QAT	OES	POR	Points
1	KTM	38	36	19	33	45		90	261
2	Husqvarna	36	36	22	15	9		26	144
3	Honda	0		29		7	38	32	106
4	Yamaha	10	0	1	8	1	36	38	94
5	Hero				41			0	41
6	Sherco			27					27
7	Rieju			13					13
	Beta					0			0
Pos	Manufacturer	DUB	JOR	ARA	HUN	QAT	OES	POR	Points

Notes and References

Web site: FIM Bajas World Cup - 2021 Provisional Calendar, 28 December . 2020-12-28. 2021-02-20. fim-live.com. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme.
Web site: FIM Cross-Country Rally World Championship and World Cups & Bajas World Cup - 2021 Provisional Calendars, UPDATE 11 February. 2021-02-11. 2021-02-20. fim-live.com. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme.
Web site: 2021 FIM Bajas World Cup Regulations_08.01.2021 . fim-live.com. 2021-01-08. 2021-02-20.