The 2025 FIM Bajas World Cup season was the 14th season of the FIM Bajas World Cup, an international rally raid competition for motorbikes, quads and SSVs.
Calendar The calendar for the 2025 season was scheduled to have eight rounds, with some of the events also being part of 2025 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas.
The sixth round in Hungary was later cancelled after the season had started.
Round Dates Rally name 1 30 January–1 February Saudi Baja 2 21–23 March Baja TT do Oeste 3 10–12 April Jordan Baja 4 1–3 May Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura 5 25–27 July Baja Aragon 6 6–8 November Baja Qatar 7 20–23 November Dubai International 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: Trail (more than 600cc, twin cylinder or more and with the minimum weight of 165kg. The maximum speed for this category is 130 km/h.) Category 4: SSV Class 1: Women Class 2: Junior Class 3: Veterans All the other categories i.e “Over 450cc” do not count towards the FIM Bajas World Cups & Trophy.
Teams and riders
Bajas World Cup Constructor Team Rider Rounds Beta Emanuele Gallone 1 Cloud Racing Christophe Suberville 6 Fantic Abdulrahman Al-Sheeb 6 Team Alhakeem Ehab Alhakeem 6 Gas Gas BOAC Racing Martin Chalmers 1 ANB Motorsports Abdallah Abuaisheh 3 Sandlander Motors/X-Grip Norbert Zsigovits 5 Rally POV Tiziano Internò 5 Michał Janaszek 6 Marcin Talaga 6–7 Desert Spirit Jason Joslin 6–7 Tomasz Niedźwiedzki 6–7 Honda Monster Energy Honda HRC Tosha Schareina 4 RS Moto Honda Rally Team Paolo Lucci 5 Robbie Wallace 6 Husqvarna Desert Spirit Jason Joslin 1, 3 Abdullatif Mojadam 1 Yaghoob Azadi 1 Bs – Frutas Patricia Pilar Bruno Santos 4 Borja Pérez 5 Team Dovland Hans Kristian Dovland 6 Luc Dumore 6 Roberto Mariscal 6 Emanuele Gallone 6 Fernando Pasquel 6 Team Alhakeem Ehab Alhakeem 7 AG Dakar School Saulius Klevinskas 7 Kove Ibrahim Aljarallah 1 Mohammed Almuaikil 1 SRG Motorsports Abdulla Lanjawi 1, 6–7 Pont Grup Kove Javi Vega 1–2, 4–5 Thomas Cross 1, 3 Kove Factory Racing Neels Theric 5 Sunier Sunier 5 Orion - Moto Racing Group Milan Engel 5 Chasing Borders Peter Solnør 6 Inotherm/KOVE MOTO Slovenija Simon Marčič 6 Desert Storm Racing Badr Al-Hamdan 6 KTM Maki Rees-Stavros 1, 6–7 RNS Electronics Tony Schattat 1, 6–7 Abdulrahman Almed 1 Desert Spirit Hamdan Al-Ali 1, 3 North Squad Philip Horlemann 1, 3, 6–7 Vendetta Racing Thomas Childs 3, 6–7 Richárd Hodola 5 Joyride Race Service Iñigo Zardoya 5 RS Motos/Kang Racing Mexico Leoncio Reynoso 6 Michael Anderson 6 Duust Rally Team Jean-Loup Lepan 6–7 Tomasz Orwat 7 Mohammed Al-Kubaisi 6 Jakov Jukić 6 Oran O'Kelly 6 BAS World KTM Racing Team Mathieu Doveze 7 AG Dakar School Edvard Sokolovskij 7 Darko Marasovic 7 Sherco Sherco TVS Rally Factory Lorenzo Santolino 5 Bradley Cox 5 Harith Noah 5–6 Yamaha Markazia Yamaha Jordan Abdallah Abuaisheh 6 Tla'at Al-Shishane 6 Farooq Husain 7 Women's Bajas World Cup Constructor Team Rider Rounds Gas Gas Alona Ben Natan 2, 4–5 Honda Sarah Kashyap 1 Team Offroad Center Bianchi Prata Maria Taranto 2, 5 Husqvarna Sarah Khuraibet 1, 6 Duust Rally Team Joanna Modrzewska 5–7 AG Dakar School Alona Ben Natan 7 Kove Kove Factory Racing Lili-May Mansuy 5 KTM Duust Rally Team Raimonda Biguzaite 7 Yamaha MotocrossCenter Sara García 4–5 Junior Bajas World Cup Constructor Team Rider Rounds Honda Honda Motorcycles Jordan Abdallah Al-Batayneh 3 Husqvarna MotoZone Racing Alex McInnes 1, 6–7 BP Ultimate Adventure Team Martim Ventura 2 Víctor Moya 4–5 Taj Karo 7 KTM Hanno Geyser 1 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Edgar Canet 4 Duust Rally Team Konrad Dąbrowski 5–7 Joyride Race Service Martí Escofet 5 JG Racing Justin Gerlach 6 Kove Kove Factory Racing Lili-May Mansuy 5 Motorrad Konnection Benjamin Harvey-Grounds 6 RS Motos/Italika Mauricio Reynoso 6 Yamaha António Feliciano 2 Veteran Bajas World Cup Constructor Team Rider Rounds Fantic MX Ride Dubai Mohammed Al-Balooshi 4 Gas Gas Lionel Vericel 5 MX Ride Dubai Rafic Eid 1, 3, 5–7 Honda Team Offroad Center Bianchi Prata 2, 4 Maria Taranto 2, 5 Frédéric Fontarosa 2, 5 Steven Holt 6 Husqvarna Frédéric Fontarosa 6–7 Andrew Houlihan 6 Matthew Glade 6 Erik Myrberget 6 Duust Rally Team Norbert Świętochowski 6 Matthew Roach 6 Kawasaki Racing Team 25 Paulo Cardoso 2, 4–5 KTM Jorge Brandão 2, 4–5 MX Ride Dubai Sultan Al-Shanqiti 2–7 Joyride Race Service Dennis Mildenberger 5 David Brock 5 Jeff Chetail 5 Martin Klyver 5 Nuno Silva 5 Patrick Butaye 5 Ladislao Hernández 6 Stefan Mieczkowski 1, 6 Duust Rally Team Sławomir Sypień 6 MX Ride Dubai Mohammed Al-Balooshi 2, 6 Husqvarna 1, 3, 7 Barry Howe 1, 3 SRG Motorsports Jacek Bartoszek 7 Kove Frédéric Fontarosa 1, 3 Cesare Salvi 5 Yuji Kahara 5 Desert Storm Racing Jatin Jain 6 Tomasz Dąbrowski 7 Yamaha Muhamed Pličanič 6 Trail Bajas World Cup Constructor Team Rider Rounds Aprilia Julio López 5 KTM Nicola Dutto 5 Kove Kove Italia Matteo Bottino 5 Yamaha Yamaha Motor Portugal António Maio 2 Yamaha Motor Time Alessandro Ruoso 2, 4–5 Quad Bajas World Cup Constructor Team Rider Rounds Honda Victor Carles 5 KTM Alejandro García 4–5 Yamaha Hani Al-Noumesi 1–3, 6–7 Abdulaziz Alshayban 1 Abdulaziz Alatawi 1, 6 Haitham Altuwayjiri 1 Abdulaziz Alshammari 1 Knull Racing Jorge Sampaio 2, 4–5 Antoine Sanchez 4–5 Team Arnaldo Martins/Gallos Group/Goldspeed Tomás Paulo 5 Jérôme Connart 5 Toni Vingut 5 Team Giroud Kévin Giroud 5 Abdulaziz Ahli 6–7 Yaghoob Azadi 6 SQGP Racing Team Marcin Wilkolek 7 SSV Bajas World Cup Constructor Team Rider Rounds
Results Motorbikes Round Rally name Podium finishers Rank Rider Bike Time 1 Saudi Baja 1 Alex McInnesHusqvarna FE450 05:36:35 2 Mohammed Al-BalooshiHusqvarna Rally 05:52:47 3 Abdulla LanjawiKove 450 Rally 06:04:09 2 Baja do Oeste 1 Martim VenturaHusqvarna FE450 06:03:01 2 Jorge BrandãoKTM EXC 06:35:54 3 Paulo CardosoKawasaki KXF 06:53:05 3 Jordan Baja 1 Mohammed Al-BalooshiHusqvarna RR 450 07:53:52 2 Rafic EidGas Gas RX Rally Bike 07:56:16 3 Philip HorlemannKTM 450 Rally Replica 08:08:54 4 Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura 1 Tosha SchareinaHonda CRF 450 Rally 9:56:51 2 Javi VegaKove 450 Rally EX 10:15:25 3 Bruno SantosHusqvarna FR 450 Rally 10:24:39 5 Baja Aragon 1 Lorenzo SantolinoSherco 450 SEF Rally 06:38:59 2 Neels ThericKove Rally EX 06:45:08 3 Javi VegaKove Rally EX 06:56:16 6 Baja Qatar 1 Konrad DąbrowskiKTM 450 Rally 06:37:11 2 Mohammed Al-BalooshiKTM 450 RR 07:08:28 3 Jean-Loup LepanKTM 450 Rally 07:18:30 7 Dubai International Baja 1 Konrad DąbrowskiKTM 450 Rally 06:05:11 2 Alex McInnesKTM EXC 06:05:45 3 Mohammed Al-BalooshiYamaha 450 YZF 06:09:35
Quads Round Rally name Podium finishers Rank Rider Bike Time 1 Saudi Baja 1 Haitham AltuwayjiriYamaha Raptor 700 06:58:24 2 Abdulaziz AlshaybanYamaha Raptor 700 07:00:07 3 Hani Al-NoumesiYamaha Raptor 700 07:03:23 2 Baja do Oeste 1 Jorge SampaioYamaha AJ42 (450R) 07:05:57 2 Hani Al-NoumesiYamaha Raptor 700 07:45:58 3 Jordan Baja 1 Hani Al-NoumesiYamaha Raptor 700 08:25:01 4 Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura 1 Antoine SanchezYamaha YFM 700 11:05:50 2 Jorge SampaioYamaha AJ42 (450R) 13:55:02 5 Baja Aragon 1 Jérôme ConnartYamaha 700R 07:06:15 2 Antoine SanchezYamaha YFM 700 07:24:05 3 Alejandro GarcíaKTM 525XC 07:39:44 6 Baja Qatar 1 Abdulaziz AhliYamaha Raptor 700 R 08:04:21 2 Hani Al-NoumesiYamaha Raptor 09:42:40 7 Dubai International Baja 1 Abdulaziz AhliYamaha Raptor 700 07:39:34 2 Marcin WilkolekYamaha Raptor 700 07:55:04 3 Hani Al-NoumesiYamaha Raptor 700 09:38:04
Championship standings Riders' championship Points for final positions 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
A rider's best six results will count towards their final position in the final standings.
Motorbikes
Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU OES JOR EXT ARA QAT DUB Points Best Score 1 Mohammed Al-Balooshi Husqvarna 2 1 103 KTM 5 2 Fantic 5 Yamaha 3 2 Rafic Eid Gas Gas 5 2 11 12 8 70 66 Honda 4 7 3 Konrad Dąbrowski KTM 4 1 1 63 4 Alex McInnes Husqvarna 1 7 2 54 5 Javi Vega Kove 4 Ret 2 3 49 6 Jorge Brandão KTM 2 4 9 40 7 Philip Horlemann KTM 9 3 5 12 38 8 Paulo Cardoso Kawasaki 3 6 12 30 9 Abdulla Lanjawi Kove 3 25 5 28 10 Sultan Al-Shanqiti KTM 6 7 11 29 30 18 27 11 Jean-Loup Lepan KTM 3 6 26 12 Lorenzo Santolino Sherco 1 25 13 Tosha Schareina Honda 1 25 14 Martim Ventura Husqvarna 1 25 15 Maki Rees-Stavros KTM Ret 4 7 22 16 Neels Theric Kove 2 20 17 Harith Noah Sherco 5 8 19 18 Alona Ben Natan Gas Gas 7 10 28 25 17 19 Bruno Santos Husqvarna 3 16 20 Frédéric Fontarosa Kove Ret 10 16 Honda 9 27 Husqvarna 36 20 21 Barry Howe Husqvarna 11 6 15 22 Thomas Cross Kove 6 11 15 23 Abdallah Abuaisheh Gas Gas 4 14 Yamaha 18 24 Sara García Yamaha 8 10 14 25 Mathieu Doveze KTM 4 13 26 Thomas Childs KTM 5 15 17 13 27 Jason Joslin Husqvarna 13 8 23 24 12 28 Michael Anderson KTM 6 10 29 Martí Escofet KTM 6 10 30 Norbert Zsigovits Gas Gas 7 9 31 Hanno Geyser KTM 7 9 32 Maria Taranto Honda 8 32 9 33 Iñigo Zardoya KTM 8 8 34 Hamdan Al-Ali KTM 8 Ret 8 35 Víctor Moya Husqvarna 9 22 8 36 Taj Karo Husqvarna 9 7 37 Peter Solnør Kove 9 7 38 Abdallah Al-Batayneh Honda 9 7 39 Edvard Sokolovskij KTM 10 6 40 Hans Kristian Dovland Husqvarna 10 6 41 Martin Chalmers Gas Gas 10 6 42 Saulius Klevinskas Husqvarna 11 5 43 Simon Marčič Kove 11 5 44 Ibrahim Aljarallah Kove 12 4 45 Tony Schattat KTM 14 26 21 4 46 Tomasz Orwat KTM 13 3 47 Justin Gerlach KTM 13 3 48 Lili-May Mansuy Kove 13 3 49 Marcin Talaga Gas Gas 19 14 3 50 Joanna Modrzewska Husqvarna 25 22 22 3 51 Andrew Houlihan Husqvarna 14 2 52 Yuji Kahara Kove 14 2 53 Tomasz Niedźwiedzki Gas Gas 35 19 2 54 Darko Marasovic KTM 15 1 55 Sunier Sunier Kove 15 1 56 Yaghoob Azadi Husqvarna 15 1 57 Ehab Alhakeem Yamaha Ret 1 Husqvarna 16 58 Badr Al-Hamdan Kove 16 1 59 David Brock KTM 16 1 60 Sarah Khuraibet Husqvarna 16 Ret 1 61 Emanuele Gallone Beta Ret 1 Husqvarna 17 62 Nuno Silva KTM 17 1 63 Abdulrahman Almed KTM 17 1 64 Martin Klyver KTM 18 1 65 Stefan Mieczkowski KTM 18 Ret 1 66 Dennis Mildenberger KTM 19 1 67 Mohammed Almuaikil Kove 19 1 68 Mohammed Al-Kubaisi KTM 20 1 69 Lionel Vericel Gas Gas 20 1 70 Luc Dumore Husqvarna 21 1 71 Borja Pérez Husqvarna 21 1 72 Jacek Bartoszek Husqvarna 23 1 73 Richárd Hodola KTM 23 1 74 Robbie Wallace Honda 24 1 75 Patrick Butaye KTM 24 1 76 Farooq Husain Husqvarna 26 1 77 Cesare Salvi Kove 26 1 78 Tomasz Dąbrowski Kove 27 1 79 Jakov Jukić KTM 27 1 80 Raimonda Biguzaite KTM 28 1 81 Leoncio Reynoso KTM 28 1 82 Roberto Mariscal Husqvarna 29 1 83 Milan Engel Kove 30 1 84 Jatin Jain Kove 31 1 85 Tiziano Internò Gas Gas 31 1 86 Benjamin Harvey-Grounds Kove 32 1 87 Ladislao Hernández KTM 33 1 88 Matthew Glade Husqvarna 34 1 89 Oran O'Kelly KTM 37 1 90 Tla'at Al-Shishane Yamaha 38 1 91 Mauricio Reynoso Kove 39 1 Abdulrahman Al-Sheeb Fantic Ret 0 Steven Holt Honda Ret 0 Sławomir Sypień KTM Ret 0 Matthew Roach Husqvarna Ret 0 Muhamed Pličanċ Yamaha Ret 0 Erik Myrberget Husqvarna Ret 0 Christophe Suberville Beta Ret 0 Fernando Pasquel Husqvarna Ret 0 Michał Janaszek Gas Gas Ret 0 Norbert Świętochowski Husqvarna Ret 0 Bradley Cox Sherco Ret 0 Jeff Chetail KTM Ret 0 Paolo Lucci Honda Ret 0 Edgar Canet KTM Ret 0 António Feliciano Yamaha Ret 0 Sarah Kashyap Honda Ret 0 Abdullatif Mojadam Husqvarna Ret 0 Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU OES JOR EXT ARA QAT DUB Points Best Score
Quads