2026 FIM Bajas World Cup

2026 FIM Bajas World Cup
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The 2026 FIM Bajas World Cup season is the 15th season of the FIM Bajas World Cup, an international rally raid competition for motorbikes and quads.

Calendar

The calendar for the 2026 season is scheduled to have seven rounds, with some of the events also being part of 2025 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas.

Round	Dates	Rally name
1	29–31 January	Saudi Baja
2	12–14 February	Jordan Baja
3	10–12 April	Escuderia de Castelo Branco
4	19–20 June	Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura
5	24–26 July	Baja Aragon
6	28–31 October	Baja Qatar
7	5–8 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.)
• 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
Gas Gas		Marcin Talaga	1–2
	RNS Racing	Jason Joslin	1
		Zaid Jaber	2
Husqvarna		Brett Hunt	1–2
		Hamdan Al-Ali	1
Kawasaki	MX Ride Dubai	Abdullah Al-Shatti	1–2
Kove		Martin Chalmers	1
	MX Ride Dubai	Sultan Al-Balooshi	1–2
KTM		Thomas Childs	1–2
	RNS racing	Philip Horlemann	1–2
	RNS Racing	Tony Schattat	1–2
	KTM Qatar/Alfardan Motorcycles	Michael Anderson	1
	Hleem	Abdulhalim Al-Mogheera	1–2
		Mohammed Al-Kubaisi	1–2
		Darko Marasovic	2
Yamaha	Markazia Yamaha Jordan	Abdullah Abu Aisheh	1–2
		Tla'at Al-Shishane	2
Women's Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Husqvarna	DUUST Rally Team	Joanna Modrzewska	1
Triumph			2
Junior Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
KTM	Motozone Racing	Alex McInnes	1–2
Yamaha		Eyad Salmirza	2
Veteran Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Gas Gas	Władcy Dróg/25 SRV	Tomasz Niedzwiedzki	1–2
Husqvarna	DUUST Rally Team	Joanna Modrzewska	1
		Norbert Świętochowski	1
Kove		Thomas Blackburn	1
	Desert Storm	Jatin Jain	1
KTM	MX Ride Dubai	Mohammed Al-Balooshi	1–2
		Rafic Eid	1–2
		Sultan Al-Shanqiti	2
		Patrick Emmert	1
		Stefan Mieczkowski	1
Triumph	DUUST Rally Team	Joanna Modrzewska	2
Trail Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Quad Bajas World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Yamaha		Haitham Al-Tuwayjiri	1
		Abdulaziz Al-Atawi	1–2
		Ahmed Al-Jaber	1–2
		Hani Al-Noumesi	1–2

Results

Motorbikes

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
		Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Saudi Baja	1	Alex McInnes	KTM 450 RFr	04:55:17
		2	Mohammed Al-Balooshi	KTM 450 RR	05:29:41
		3	Sultan Al-Balooshi	Kove Rally EX	05:30:08
2	Jordan Baja	1	Alex McInnes	KTM 450 EXC	06:54:17
		2	Abdulhalim Al-Mogheera	KTM 450	07:00:43
		3	Abdullah Al-Shatti	KTM 450 Rally	07:17:36
3	Escuderia de Castelo Branco	1
		2
		3
4	Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura	1
		2
		3
5	Baja Aragon	1
		2
		3
6	Baja Qatar	1
		2
		3
7	Dubai International Baja	1
		2
		3

Quads

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
		Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Saudi Baja	1	Hani Al-Noumesi	Yamaha Raptor 700R	06:34:05
		2	Abdulaziz Al-Atawi	Yamaha Raptor	06:47:53
		3	Ahmed Al-Jaber	Yamaha Raptor 700R	08:21:52
2	Jordan Baja	1	Hani Al-Noumesi	Yamaha YFM 700R	07:58:05
		2	Ahmed Al-Jaber	Yamaha 700R	08:09:53
		3	Abdulaziz Al-Atawi	Yamaha Raptor 700R	08:19:21
3	Escuderia de Castelo Branco	1
		2
		3
4	Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura	1
		2
		3
5	Baja Aragon	1
		2
		3
6	Baja Qatar	1
		2
		3
7	Dubai International Baja	1
		2
		3

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	JOR	ESC	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Alex McInnes	KTM	1	1						50
2	Abdulhalim Al-Mogheera	KTM	4	2						33
3	Mohammed Al-Balooshi	KTM	2	4						33
4	Abdullah Al-Shatti	Kawasaki	6	3						26
5	Marcin Talaga	Gas Gas	5	10						17
6	Rafic Eid	KTM	9	6						17
7	Sultan Al-Balooshi	Kove	3	Ret						16
8	Abdullah Abu Aisheh	Yamaha	8	8						16
9	Philip Horlemann	KTM	12	7						13
10	Zaid Jaber	Gas Gas		5						11
11	Thomas Blackburn	Kove	7							9
12	Thomas Childs	KTM	17	9						8
13	Brett Hunt	Husqvarna	11	13						8
14	Martin Chalmers	Kove	10							6
15	Mohammed Al-Kubaisi	KTM	15	11						6
16	Joanna Modrzewska	Husqvarna	18							5
		Triumph		12
17	Tomasz Niedzwiedzki	Gas Gas	14	14						4
18	Hamdan Al-Ali	Husqvarna	13							3
19	Tony Schattat	KTM	19	15						2
20	Eyad Salmirza	Yamaha		16						1
21	Jason Joslin	Gas Gas	16							1
22	Stefan Mieczkowski	KTM	20							1
23	Michael Anderson	KTM	21							1
	Sultan Al-Shanqiti	KTM		Ret						0
	Darko Marasovic	KTM		Ret						0
	Tla'at Al-Shishane	Yamaha		Ret						0
	Norbert Świętochowski	Husqvarna	Ret							0
	Patrick Emmert	KTM	Ret							0
	Jatin Jain	Kove	Ret							0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	JOR	ESC	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score

Quads

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	JOR	ESC	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Hani Al-Noumesi	Yamaha	1	1						50
2	Ahmed Al-Jaber	Yamaha	3	2						36
3	Abdulaziz Al-Atawi	Yamaha	2	3						36
	Haitham Al-Tuwayjiri	Yamaha	Ret							0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	JOR	ESC	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score

Women

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	JOR	ESC	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Joanna Modrzewska	Husqvarna	1							50
		Triumph		1
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	JOR	ESC	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score

Junior

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	JOR	ESC	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Alex McInnes	KTM	1	1						50
2	Eyad Salmirza	Yamaha		2						20
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	JOR	ESC	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score

Veteran

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	JOR	ESC	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score
1	Mohammed Al-Balooshi	KTM	1	1						50
2	Rafic Eid	KTM	3	2						36
3	Joanna Modrzewska	Husqvarna	5							27
		Triumph		3
4	Tomasz Niedzwiedzki	Gas Gas	4	4						26
5	Thomas Blackburn	Kove	2							20
6	Stefan Mieczkowski	KTM	6							10
	Sultan Al-Shanqiti	KTM		Ret						0
	Norbert Świętochowski	Husqvarna	Ret							0
	Patrick Emmert	KTM	Ret							0
	Jatin Jain	Kove	Ret							0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	JOR	ESC	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score

Trail

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	JOR	ESC	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score
1										0
Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	SAU	JOR	ESC	EXT	ARA	QAT	DUB	Points	Best Score

External links

• Official website