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| 2023 FIM Bajas World Cup | |||
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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.
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 |
The following classes and categories are included:
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]
| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 4 | Baja Aragon | 1 | |||
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| 5 | Hungarian Baja | 1 | |||
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| 6 | Baja do Oeste | 1 | |||
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| 7 | Jordan Baja | 1 | |||
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| 8 | Dubai International Baja | 1 | |||
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| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 4 | Baja Aragon | 1 | |||
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| 5 | Hungarian Baja | 1 | |||
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| 6 | Baja do Oeste | 1 | |||
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| 8 | Dubai International Baja | 1 | |||
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| 2 | Qatar International Baja | 1 | |||
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| 3 | Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura | 1 | |||
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| 4 | Baja Aragon | 1 | |||
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| 5 | Hungarian Baja | 1 | |||
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| 6 | Baja do Oeste | 1 | |||
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| 7 | Jordan Baja | 1 | |||
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| 8 | Dubai International Baja | 1 | |||
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| 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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | SAU | QAT | EXT | ARA | HUN | OES | JOR | DUB | Points | Best Score |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | SAU | QAT | EXT | ARA | HUN | OES | JOR | DUB | Points | Best Score |
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| 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 |
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