2023 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas

2023 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas
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The 2023 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas is the fifth season of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas; an annual competition for baja rally events for cars, buggies, and side-by-sides held in multiple countries.

Calendar edit

The initial calendar for the 2023 world cup features eight cross-country baja events.[1] The calendar was revised in March.[2] Some events on the schedule are shared with the 2023 FIM Bajas World Cup.

Round Dates Rally name
1 2—4 February   Saudi Baja[3] [4]
2 16–18 March   Qatar International Baja[5]
3 7–9 July   30º Italian Baja
4 20–23 July   Baja España Aragón
5 24–27 August   Baja Poland
6 26–28 October   Baja Portalegre 500
7 9–11 November   Dubai International Baja
8 23–25 November   Jordan Baja

Regulation edit

The following groups and classes are allowed:

  • Group T1 - Prototype Cross-Country Vehicles
    • T1.1 - T1 4x4 - Petrol and Diesel
    • T1.2 - T1 4x2 - Petrol and Diesel
  • Group T2 - Series Production Cross-Country Vehicles - Petrol and Diesel
  • Group T3 - Lightweight Prototypes Cross-Country Vehicles
  • Group T4 - Lightweight Series Production Cross-Country Side-by-Side Vehicles

The FIA awards the world cup to drivers, co-drivers, teams, T3 and T4 drivers and T4 teams.[6]

Teams and drivers edit

T1 & T2 Teams & Drivers
Constructor Car Team Driver Co-driver Rounds
BAIC BJ40 BAIC ORV   Zhang Guoyu   Oriol Mena 2
  Zi Yunliang   Sha He 2
Ford F150 EVO Offroad Sport CZ   Miroslav Zapletal   Marek Sykora 3
Ming Racing Sports   František Brutovský   Petr Hauptmann 3
Ford Ranger T1+ M-Sport Ford World Rally Team   Nani Roma   Alex Haro 4
  Gareth Woolridge   Boyd Dreyer 4
Mini John Cooper Works Rally Plus X-Raid Mini JCW Team   Krzysztof Hołowczyc   Lukasz Kurzeja 1–4
  João Ferreira   Filipe Palmeiro 3–4
  Michał Maluszynski   Szymon Gospodarczyk 3
  Sebastian Halpern   Bernardo Graue 4
Unique Racing Team   Vaidotas Žala   Paulo Fiuza 4
Mitsubishi Pajero DID   Stefano Moro   Francesco Proietti 2
Nissan Patrol Team Al-Thunayyan Racing   Majed Al-Thunayyan   Fahad Al-Sufyani 2
Suzuki New Gran Vitara   Alfio Bordonaro   Stefano Lovisa 3
  Lorenzo Codeca'   Mauro Toffoli 3
Toyota Hilux Overdrive Overdrive Racing   Juan Cruz Yacopini   Daniel Oliveras 1–4
  Denis Krotov   Konstantin Zhiltsov 2–3
  Ronan Chabot   Gilles Pillot 2
  Yazeed Al-Rajhi   Timo Gottschalk 3–4
  Francisco Barreto   Carlos Silva 3–4
  Lucas Moraes   Kaique Bentivoglio 4
  Rokas Baciuška   Oriol Vidal 4
Nasser Racing   Nasser Al-Attiyah   Mathieu Baumel 1
GR DKR Hilux Toyota Gazoo Racing 2–4
Hilux Finarto Racing   Tomasz Baranowski   Maciej Marton 3
Varga Racing Team ASE   Imre Varga   Jozsef Toma 3
Proxcars TME Rally Team   Magdalena Zajac   Jacek Czachor 3–4
  Tiago Reis   Valter Cardoso 4
  Romain Dumas   Max Delfino 4
T3 Teams & Drivers
Constructor Car Team Driver Co-driver Roundsf
Bedu Pro X3 Bedu Racing   Csaba Miklos   Albert Horn 3
  Miklos Trebitsch   Sandor Trebitsch 3
Can-Am Maverick X3 Dark Horse   Saleh Alsaif   Nasser Al-Kuwari 1
  Mshari Althefiri   Oriol Vidal 3
South Racing Can-Am 1
  Otavio Sousa Leite   João Ferreira 1–4
  Fernando Álvarez   Xavier Panseri 1–4
  Hector Diego Martínez   Sergio Lafuente 1–2
  Dania Akeel   Laurent Lichtleuchter 1–2
  Calheine Perry 3–4
  Anja Van Loon   Floor Maten 3
  Erik Van Loon   Sébastien Delaunay 3
  Hein Verschuuren 4
  João Monteiro   Nuno Morais 4
FN Speed Team   Santiago Navarro   Adrien Metge 1
  Pol Ros 3
QMMF Team   Nasser Al-Kuwari   François Cazalet 2
  Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari   Alexei Kuzmich 2
  Ahmad Al-Muhannadi   Mubarak Al-Khelaifi 2
  Rashid Al-Muhannadi   Szymon Gospodarczyk 2
Sports Racing Technologies   Egidijus Valeiša   Mindaugas Varža 3–4
  Mshari Althefiri   Dennis Zenz 4
Marbet Lipsko Rally Team   Piotr Otko   Karolina Otko 3
  Andrea Castagnera   Alberto Marcon 3
  Elvis Borsoi   Stefano Pelloni 3
  Federico Butto   Elisa Tassile 3
Santag Racing   João Dias   Pedro Re 4
  Armindo Araujo   Luis Ramalho 4
  Paulo Rodrigues   Miguel Salvador 4
  Romain Locmane   Jean-François Palissier 4
  Duarte Silva   Nuno Silva 4
Classic Cars Andorra   Jordi Pons   Jessica Nebra 4
  Paulo Casaca   João Serodio 4
  Andrea Lafarja   Ricardo Torlaschi 4
G Rally Team OT3 G Rally Team   Kees Koolen   Wouter Rosegaar 1–4
  Lionel Baud   Lucie Baud 2
  Guillaume De Mévius   François Cazalet 4
  Claude Fournier   Andre Leyh 4
Herrator HRX-3 C.A. Herrador Competición   Roberto Rodríguez   Herman Rodríguez 4
JMPR T3 Escuderia JMP Racing   Rui Carneiro   Manuel Porem 4
  José Maria Naranjo   José Antonio Alvarez 4
MCE-5 T3M   Mshari Althefiri   Oriol Vidal 2
  Gunter Hinkelmann   Enio Bozzano 4
MMP T3 Rally Raid   Benjamin Favre   Jean-Pierre Garcin 4
  Christophe Cresp   Jean Brucy 4
  Jedidia Favre   Thibaud Darroux 4
  Laurent Poletti   Pascal Larroque 4
  Stephane Consani   Thibault de la Haye 4
PH-Sport Zephyr   Jean-Luc Ceccaldi   Laurent Magat 2
Taurus T3 Max T3M Sec. Esp. RACC Motor Sport   Laia Sanz   Maurizio Gerini 4
Wevers Sport   Mitch Guthrie   Kellon Walch 4
VM Competicion Ordaz-R Gedeser XXI   Enrique Reyes   Fina Román 4
Yamaha X-Raid 1000R Turbo X-Raid Yamaha Supported Team   Miquel Prat   Mario González 4
T4 Teams & Drivers
Constructor Car Team Driver Co-driver Rounds
BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo South Racing Can-Am   Cristiano Batista   Fausto Mota 1–4
  Ricardo Ramilo   Andrei Rudnitski 1, 3
  Marc Sola 2
  Bruno Jacomy 4
FN Speed Team   Pau Navarro   Michael Metge 1
  Gonçalo Reis 2–4
  Rebecca Busi   Alba Sanchez 3–4
  Stefano Marrini   Silvio Valentini 2
  Jérôme de Sadeleer   Michael Metge 4
Colegio Mayor Elías Ahuja   Fidel Castillo   Marc Sola 4
Polaris Pro R   Jeremie Warnia   Loïc Minaudier 1–4
  Luis Henderson   Juan Carlos Carignani 1
  Bruno Jacomy 2
  Michele Cinotto   Maurizio Dominella 1
  Pietro Cinotto 2
  Dario De Lorenzo   Aldo De Lorenzo 3
  Jean-Luc Ceccaldi   Sébastien Delaunay 4
Yamaha YXZ 1000R Quaddy Racing   Amerigo Ventura   Mirko Brun 3

Results edit

Overall edit

Round Rally name Podium finishers
Rank Driver Car Time
1   Saudi Baja 1   Nasser Al-Attiyah
  Mathieu Baumel
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 3:56:17
2   Juan Cruz Yacopini
  Daniel Oliveras
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 4:15:19
3   Krzysztof Hołowczyc
  Łukasz Kurzeja
Mini John Cooper Works Plus 4:26:36
2   Qatar International Baja 1   Nasser Al-Attiyah
  Mathieu Baumel
Toyota GR DKR Hilux 4:51:49
2   Denis Krotov
  Konstantin Zhiltsov
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 5:08:11
3   Zhang Guoyu
  Oriol Mena
BAIC ORV BJ40 5:11:00
3   Italian Baja[7] 1   Yazeed Al-Rajhi
  Timo Gottschalk
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 4:41:12
2   Nasser Al-Attiyah
  Mathieu Baumel
Toyota GR DKR Hilux 4:50:40
3   João Ferreira
  Filipe Palmeiro
Mini John Cooper Works Plus 4:53:51
4   Baja España Aragón 1   Nasser Al-Attiyah
  Mathieu Baumel
Toyota GR DKR Hilux 6:18:37
2   Lucas Moraes
  Kaique Bentivoglio
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 6:20:20
3   Vaidotas Žala
  Paulo Fiuza
Mini John Cooper Works Plus 6:28:28
5   Baja Poland 1   Krzysztof Hołowczyc

  Lukasz Kurzeja

Mini John Cooper Works Plus 4:11:59
2   Michał Maluszynski

  Julita Maluszynska

Mini John Cooper Works Plus 4:21:57
3   Wlodzimierz Grajek

  Dominik Jazic

Toyota Hilux 4:35:53
6   Baja Portalegre 500 1   João Ferreira

  Filipe Palmeiro

Mini John Cooper Works Plus 4:54:16
2   Yazeed Al-Rajhi
  Timo Gottschalk
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 4:56:37
3   Nasser Al-Attiyah

  Mathieu Baumel

Prodrive Hunter T1+ 4:58:42
7   Jordan Baja (Cancelled)[8] 1
2
3
8   Dubai International Baja 1   Nasser Al-Attiyah

  Mathieu Baumel

Prodrive Hunter T1+ 5:22:52
2   Yazeed Al-Rajhi
  Timo Gottschalk
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 5:28:06
3   Juan Cruz Yacopini
  Daniel Oliveras
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 5:48:35

T3 edit

Round Rally name Podium finishers
Rank Driver Car Time
1   Saudi Baja 1   Saleh Alsaif
  Nasser Al-Kuwari
Can-Am Maverick 4:33:28
2   Fernando Álvarez
  Xavier Panseri
Can-Am Maverick 4:39:59
3   Dania Akeel
  Laurent Lichtleuchter
Can-Am Maverick 4:42:49
2   Qatar International Baja 1   Mshari Althefiri
  Oriol Vidal
MCE-5 T3M 5:30:32
2   Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari
  Alexei Kuzmich
Can-Am Maverick 5:38:05
3   Nasser Al-Kuwari
  François Cazalet
Can-Am Maverick 5:44:23
3   Italian Baja 1   Otavio Sousa Leite
  João Ferreira
Can-Am Maverick 5:08:46
2   Egidijus Valeiša
  Mindaugas Varža
Can-Am Maverick X3 5:10:24
3   Mshari Althefiri
  Oriol Vidal
Can-Am Maverick 5:24:55
4   Baja España Aragón 1   Guillaume De Mévius
  François Cazalet
G Rally Team OT3 6:39:30
2   João Dias
  Pedro Re
Can-Am Maverick X3 6:43:39
3   João Monteiro
  Nuno Morais
Can-Am Maverick 6:52:18
5   Baja Poland 1   Mshari Althefiri
  Oriol Vidal
Can-Am Maverick X3 4:34:23
2   Otavio Sousa Leite

  João Ferreira

Can-Am Maverick 4:44:43
3   Dania Akeel

  Calheine Perry

Can-Am Maverick 5:13:07
6   Baja Portalegre 500 1   João Dias

  Joao Miranda

Can-Am Maverick X3 4:56:55
2   Armindo Araujo

  Luis Ramalho

Can-Am Maverick X3 4:57:29
3   Adam Thomelius

  Oscar Andersson

Can-Am Maverick 5:00:30
7   Jordan Baja (Cancelled)[8] 1
2
3
8   Dubai International Baja 1   Otavio Sousa Leite

  João Ferreira

Can-Am Maverick 6:04:05
2   Cristiano Batista

  Fausto Mota

Can-Am Maverick 6:09:34
3   Dania Akeel

  Calheine Perry

Can-Am Maverick 6:30:50

T4 edit

Round Rally name Podium finishers
Rank Driver Car Time
1   Saudi Baja 1   Pau Navarro
  Michael Metge
BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo 4:42:35
2   Jeremie Warnia
  Loïc Minaudier
Polaris Pro R 4:43:32
3   Michele Cinotto
  Maurizio Dominella
Polaris Pro R 4:54:53
2   Qatar International Baja 1   Jeremie Warnia
  Loïc Minaudier
Polaris Pro R 5:45:51
2   Cristiano Batista
  Fausto Mota
BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo 5:46:21
3   Pau Navarro
  Gonçalo Reis
BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo 6:02:01
3   Italian Baja 1   Cristiano Batista
  Fausto Mota
BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo 5:08:38
2   Amerigo Ventura
  Mirko Brun
Yamaha YXZ 1000R 5:09:43
3   Dario De Lorenzo
  Aldo De Lorenzo
Polaris RZR Pro R 6:10:27
4   Baja España Aragón 1   Cristiano Batista
  Fausto Mota
BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo 7:02:08
2   Pau Navarro
  Gonçalo Reis
BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo 7:08:40
3   Eduard Pons
  Jaume Betriu
BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo 7:13:58
5   Baja Poland 1   Cristiano Batista

  Fausto Mota

BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo 4:46:52
2   Jeremie Warnia
  Loïc Minaudier
Polaris Pro R 4:55:27
3   Ricardo Ramilo

  Dmytro Tsyro

Can-Am Maverick X3 5:03:46
6   Baja Portalegre 500 1   Cristiano Batista

  Robledo Nicoletti

BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo 5:07:36
2   Alexander Toril Boquol

  Pedro Lopez Chavez

BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo 5:24:59
3   Sean Haran

  Martin Hales

Polaris RZR Pro R 5:47:35
7   Jordan Baja (Cancelled)[8] 1
2
3
8   Dubai International Baja 1   João Ferreira

  Filipe Palmeiro

BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo 5:48:48
2   Amerigo Ventura
  Mirko Brun
Yamaha YXZ 1000R 6:25:42
3   Atif Alzarouni

  Patrick McMurren

Yamaha YXZ 1000R 7:06:46

Championship standings edit

Points system
  • Points for final positions are awarded as per the following table:
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Overall Points 30 25 20 17 15 13 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
Leg Points 5 4 3 2 1 0

For the 2023 season points will be awarded to the top five finishing positions of each leg on each event. These points will only be awarded if the driver finishes in the overall classification of each event. If they do not then no leg points are awarded, but the following vehicles will not move up a position for leg points.

FIA World Cup for Drivers, Co-Drivers, and Teams edit

Drivers' & Co-Drivers' championships edit

Teams championship edit

Pos Team SAU
 
QAT
 
ITA
 
ESP
 
POL
 
POR
 
JOR
 
DUB
 
Points
1 Overdrive Racing 30 55 50 47 182
2 South Racing Can-Am 31 37 30 24 122
3 X-Raid Mini JCW Team 25 0 40 45 110
4 G Rally Team 15 13 11 22 61
5 FN Speed Team 30 15 0 14 59
6 Sports Racing Technologies 0 9 9
Pos Team SAU
 
QAT
 
ITA
 
ESP
 
POL
 
POR
 
JOR
 
DUB
 
Points

FIA T3 World Cup for Drivers edit

Drivers' championship edit

Pos Driver SAU
 
QAT
 
ITA
 
ESP
 
POL
 
POR
 
JOR
 
DUB
 
Points
1   Mshari Althefiri Ret 139 323 615 77
2   Otavio Sousa Leite 517 418 140 Ret 75
3   Fernando Álvarez 230 518 125 515 68
4   Dania Akeel 325 118 421 125 59
5   Kees Koolen 422 811 518 98 59
6   Guillaume De Mévius 140 40
7   Saleh Alsaif 138 38
8   João Dias 233 33
9   Egidijus Valeiša 233 Ret 33
10   Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari 232 32
11   Nasser Al-Kuwari 325 25
12   João Monteiro 324 33
13   Armindo Araujo 419 19
14   Hector Diego Martínez 711 98 19
15   Santiago Navarro 618 Ret 18
16   Erik Van Loon 116 711 17
17   Lionel Baud 614 14
18   Piotr Otko 614 14
19   Csaba Miklos 712 12
20   Rashid Al-Muhannadi 711 11
21   Andrea Castagnera 89 9
22   Laia Sanz 89 9
23   Anja Van Loon 98 8
24   Ahmad Al-Muhannadi 107 7
25   Paulo Rodrigues 107 7
26   Miklos Trebitsch 107 7
27   Benjamin Favre 116 6
28   Jean-Luc Ceccaldi 125 5
29   Christophe Cresp 134 4
30   Jedidia Favre 143 3
31   Mitch Guthrie 213 3
32   Romain Locmane 152 2
  Duarte Silva 16 0
  Claude Fournier 17 0
  Enrique Reyes 18 0
  Miquel Prat 19 0
  Rui Carneiro 20 0
  Roberto Rodríguez 22 0
  Jordi Pons 23 0
  Elvis Borsoi Ret 0
  Federico Butto Ret 0
  Laurent Poletti Ret 0
  Paulo Casaca Ret 0
  José Maria Naranjo Ret 0
  Gunter Hinkelmann Ret 0
  Stephane Consani Ret 0
  Andrea Lafarja Ret 0
Pos Driver SAU
 
QAT
 
ITA
 
ESP
 
POL
 
POR
 
JOR
 
DUB
 
Points

FIA T4 World Cup for Drivers and Teams edit

Drivers' championship edit

Pos Driver SAU
 
QAT
 
ITA
 
ESP
 
POL
 
POR
 
JOR
 
DUB
 
Points
1   Jeremie Warnia 232 138 70
2   Pau Navarro 138 325 63
3   Cristiano Batista 618 233 51
4   Ricardo Ramilo 422 419 41
5   Luis Henderson 516 616 32
6   Michele Cinotto 324 24
7   Stefano Marrini 517 17
8   Pietro Cinotto 713 13
Pos Driver SAU
 
QAT
 
ITA
 
ESP
 
POL
 
POR
 
JOR
 
DUB
 
Points

Teams championship edit

Pos Team SAU
 
QAT
 
ITA
 
ESP
 
POL
 
POR
 
JOR
 
DUB
 
Points
1 FN Speed Team 30 25 55
2 South Racing Can-Am 25 30 55
Pos Team SAU
 
QAT
 
ITA
 
ESP
 
POL
 
POR
 
JOR
 
DUB
 
Points

References edit

  1. ^ "FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas calendar 2023". FIA. automobilsport.com. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  2. ^ "FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas calendar 2023". FIA aligns 2023 Cross-Country Bajas calendars with FIM. 13 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Riders from 12 nations to tackle opening round of FIA Bajas World Cup in Saudi". arabnews.com. arabnews.com. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Al Rajhi and Al Attiyah top car list at Saudi Baja-Hail". thepeninsulaqatar.com. thepeninsulaqatar.com. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  5. ^ "QMMF announces second rounds of FIA and FIM Baja Cups". gulf-times.com. gulf-times.com. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  6. ^ "FIA CROSS-COUNTRY RALLIES Regulations". FIA. fia.com. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 Italian Baja results". rally.ficr.it. 9 July 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "2023 Jordan Baja cancelled". www.fim-moto.com. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.

External links edit