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FIA World Baja Cup

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The FIA World Baja Cup, formerly known as 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 across each category.

FIA World Baja Cup
CategoryCross-country bajas
CountryInternational
Inaugural season2002
Drivers' championQatar Nasser Al-Attiyah (O/A)
Brazil Otávio Sousa Leite (T3)
Brazil Cristiano de Sousa Batista (T4)
Co-Drivers' championFrance Mathieu Baumel (O/A)
Teams' championOverdrive Racing (O/A)
South Racing Can-Am (T4)
Official websiteFIA World Baja Cup
Current season

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]

It was renamed to the World Baja Cup in 2024.[3]

From the 2022 season, the competition runs separately to the World Rally-Raid Championship, and together with the FIM Bajas World Cup. It also has regional counterparts with the FIA European Baja Cup and FIA Middle East Baja Cup.

Champions

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Season Driver Co-driver Car 2nd 3rd Designation
2002   Jean-Louis Schlesser[4]   Henri Magne Buggy Schlesser   Miguel Barbosa   Mikhail Naryshkin FIA European Cup for Cross-Country Bajas
2003   Carlos Sousa[5]   Henri Magne Mitsubishi   Miguel Barbosa   Hiroshi Masuoka
  Luc Alphand
2004   Carlos Sousa[6]   Henri Magne Mitsubishi   Khalifa Al-Mutaiwei   Colin McRae
2005   Marc Blazquez[7]   Ignacio Salvador Nissan Pick-Up D22   Rui Sousa   Joan Roma
  Luc Alphand
  Nasser Al-Attiyah
2006   Marc Blazquez[8]   Ignacio Salvador Nissan Navara   Josef Sykora   Edi Orioli
  Carlos Sousa
  Miguel Barbosa
2007   Boris Gadasin[9] Nissan   Hamad bin Eid Al-Thani   Miroslav Zapletal
2008   Nasser Al-Attiyah[10]   Tina Thörner BMW X-Raid   Boris Gadasin   Tonnie van Deijne
2009   Boris Gadazin[11] Vladimir Demyanenko Nissan Overdrive   Miroslav Zapletal   Tonnie van Deijne
2010   Krzysztof Hołowczyc[12]   Jean-Marc Fortin Nissan Navara   Boris Gadasin   Bogdan Novitskiy
2011–2018 Merged with FIA Cross-Country Rally World Cup
2019[13]   Orlando Terranova   Ronnie Graue Mini JCW Rally X-Raid   Jakub Przygonski   Vladimir Vasilyev FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas
2020   Vladimir Vasilyev[14]   Tom Colsoul Mini JCW Rally X-Raid   Bernhard ten Brinke   Nasser Al-Attiyah
2021   Yazeed Al-Rajhi[15]   Michael Orr Toyota Hilux   Yasir Seaidan   Krzysztof Holowicz
2022   Yazeed Al-Rajhi[16]  Dirk V. Zitzewitz Toyota Hilux  Miroslav Zapletal  Fernando Alvarez
2023   Nasser Al-Attiyah[17]   Mathieu Baumel Toyota Hilux Dakar   Yazeed Al-Rajhi   Joao Ferreira

See also

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References

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  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. ^ Nguyen, Justin (19 October 2023). "FIA rally raid categories, Bajas Cups renamed for 2024". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  4. ^ Classements 2002
  5. ^ Classements 2003
  6. ^ Classements 2004
  7. ^ Classements 2005
  8. ^ Classements 2006
  9. ^ Classements 2007
  10. ^ Classements 2008
  11. ^ Classements 2009
  12. ^ "Classements 2010". www.web4x4.org. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  13. ^ Orlando Terranova es el campeón del mundo FIA de Bajas | Somos Dakar
  14. ^ "Classifications". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  15. ^ "Saudi champion Yazeed Al-Rajhi wins World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas title". Arab News. 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  16. ^ "Saudi Arabia's Rajhi lifts World Cup title with victory at Dubai International Baja". Gulf Today. 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  17. ^ "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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