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.
The Baja TT Escuderia de Castelo Branco, originally scheduled to be the third round of the series, was postponed to be the last round due to severe weather conditions.
The Baja Aragon was postponed nearly two months from its original date due to the risk of wildfires in the region.
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 19–20 June Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura 4 11–13 September Baja Aragon 5 28–31 October Baja Qatar 6 5–8 November Dubai International Baja 7 13–15 November Escuderia de Castelo Branco
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 Honda Honda RedMoto France/Elite Factory 15 Hugo Blanjoue 4 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 1–3 RNS Racing Tony Schattat 1–2 KTM Qatar/Alfardan Motorcycles Michael Anderson 1 Hleem Abdulhalim Al-Mogheera 1–4 Mohammed Al-Kubaisi 1–3 Darko Marasovic 2 XRaids Experience Mark Harfield 4 Sylvain Salicru 4 Sherco Sherco TVS Rally Factory Lorenzo Santolino 4 Rajendra Revallar 4 Yamaha Markazia Yamaha Jordan Abdullah Abu Aisheh 1–2 Tla'at Al-Shishane 2 Women's Bajas World Cup Constructor Team Rider Rounds Honda Maria Taranto 4 Husqvarna DUUST Rally Team Joanna Modrzewska 1 Triumph 2–4 KTM XRaids Experience Priyankka Dutta 4 Yamaha Motocross Center Sara García 3–4 Junior Bajas World Cup Constructor Team Rider Rounds Husqvarna Victor Moya 3 Honda David Braceras 4 KTM Motozone Racing Alex McInnes 1–3 MX Ride Dubai Ethan Lane 3–4 Moto Gardunha António Feliciano 3 XRaids Experience Alfredo Pellicer 4 Yamaha Eyad Salmirza 2 Bracot Tómas Paulo 4 Martim Pedroso 4 Veteran Bajas World Cup Constructor Team Rider Rounds Gas Gas Władcy Dróg/25 SRV Tomasz Niedzwiedzki 1–2 Honda 3 Maria Taranto 4 Husqvarna DUUST Rally Team Joanna Modrzewska 1 Norbert Świętochowski 1 Kove Thomas Blackburn 1 Desert Storm Jatin Jain 1 Paulo Cardoso 3–4 KTM MX Ride Dubai Mohammed Al-Balooshi 1–4 Rafic Eid 1–2 Sultan Al-Shanqiti 2 Amit Jagtap 4 Patrick Emmert 1 Stefan Mieczkowski 1 Richárd Hodola 3–4 Triumph DUUST Rally Team Joanna Modrzewska 2–4 Yamaha Toni Vingut 4 Trail Bajas World Cup Constructor Team Rider Rounds Kove Matteo Bottino 3–4 Julio López 4 Quad Bajas World Cup Constructor Team Rider Rounds CFMoto Ahmed Al-Jaber 3–4 Yamaha 1–2 Haitham Al-Tuwayjiri 1 Abdulaziz Al-Atawi 1–4 Hani Al-Noumesi 1–4 Knull Racing Jorge Sampaio 3–4 Bracot Tómas Paulo 4 Antoine Sanchez 4 Wojtasik Motosport Marcin Wilkołek 4 Martim Pedroso 4 Daniel Vilá 4 Toni Vingut 4
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 Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura 1 Ethan Lane KTM 450 EXC-F 07:46:49 2 Sara García Yamaha WR450F 07:49:20 3 Paulo Cardoso Kove 450 Rally 07:52:59 4 Baja Aragon 1 Lorenzo Santolino Sherco 450 Rallye 06:57:27 2 Alfredo Pellicer KTM 450 Rally 07:08:56 3 Hugo Blanjoue Honda CRF 450RX 07:21:33 5 Baja Qatar 1 2 3 6 Dubai International Baja 1 2 3 7 Escuderia de Castelo Branco 1 2 3
Quads Round Rally name Podium finishers Rank Rider Bike Time 1 Saudi Baja 1 Hani Al-NoumesiYamaha Raptor 700R 06:34:05 2 Abdulaziz Al-AtawiYamaha Raptor 06:47:53 3 Ahmed Al-JaberYamaha Raptor 700R 08:21:52 2 Jordan Baja 1 Hani Al-NoumesiYamaha YFM 700R 07:58:05 2 Ahmed Al-JaberYamaha 700R 08:09:53 3 Abdulaziz Al-AtawiYamaha Raptor 700R 08:19:21 3 Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura 1 Jorge SampaioYamaha YFZ 450R 08:23:31 2 Ahmed Al-JaberCFMoto CForce 09:08:20 4 Baja Aragon 1 Tómas PauloYamaha YFZ 450R 07:24:56 2 Antoine SanchezYamaha Raptor 700 07:42:23 3 Marcin WilkołekYamaha Raptor 700 07:47:27 5 Baja Qatar 1 2 3 6 Dubai International Baja 1 2 3 7 Escuderia de Castelo Branco 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 EXT ARA QAT DUB ESC Points Best Score 1 Alex McInnes KTM 1 1 8 58 2 Abdulhalim Al-Mogheera KTM 4 2 4 6 56 3 Mohammed Al-Balooshi KTM 2 4 5 10 50 4 Ethan Lane KTM 1 4 38 5 Sara García Yamaha 2 5 31 6 Abdullah Al-Shatti Kawasaki 6 3 26 7 Lorenzo Santolino Sherco 1 25 8 Paulo Cardoso Kove 3 7 25 9 Alfredo Pellicer KTM 2 20 10 Marcin Talaga Gas Gas 5 10 17 11 Rafic Eid KTM 9 6 17 12 Hugo Blanjoue Honda 3 16 13 Sultan Al-Balooshi Kove 3 Ret 16 14 Abdullah Abu Aisheh Yamaha 8 8 16 15 Joanna Modrzewska Husqvarna 18 15 Triumph 12 10 12 16 Philip Horlemann KTM 12 7 Ret 13 17 Tomasz Niedzwiedzki Gas Gas 14 14 13 Honda 7 18 Mohammed Al-Kubaisi KTM 15 11 9 13 19 Zaid Jaber Gas Gas 5 11 20 Victor Moya Husqvarna 6 10 21 Thomas Blackburn Kove 7 9 22 Richárd Hodola KTM Ret 8 8 23 Thomas Childs KTM 17 9 8 24 Brett Hunt Husqvarna 11 13 8 25 Rajendra Revallar Sherco 9 7 26 Martin Chalmers Kove 10 6 27 Amit Jagtap KTM 11 5 28 Mark Harfield KTM 13 3 29 Hamdan Al-Ali Husqvarna 13 3 30 Priyankka Dutta KTM 14 2 31 Tony Schattat KTM 19 15 2 32 Maria Taranto Honda 15 1 33 Eyad Salmirza Yamaha 16 1 34 Jason Joslin Gas Gas 16 1 35 Stefan Mieczkowski KTM 20 1 36 Michael Anderson KTM 21 1 David Braceras Honda Ret 0 Sylvain Salicru KTM Ret 0 António Feliciano KTM Ret 0 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 EXT ARA QAT DUB ESC Points Best Score
Quads
Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU JOR EXT ARA QAT DUB ESC Points Best Score 1 Ahmed Al-Jaber Yamaha 3 2 67 CFMoto 2 5 2 Hani Al-Noumesi Yamaha 1 1 Ret 6 60 3 Jorge Sampaio Yamaha 1 4 38 4 Abdulaziz Al-Atawi Yamaha 2 3 Ret Ret 36 5 Tomás Paulo Yamaha 1 25 6 Antoine Sanchez Yamaha 2 20 7 Marcin Wilkołek Yamaha 3 16 8 Martim Pedroso Yamaha 7 9 Daniel Vilá Yamaha Ret 0 Toni Vingut Yamaha Ret 0 Haitham Al-Tuwayjiri Yamaha Ret 0 Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU JOR EXT ARA QAT DUB ESC Points Best Score
Women
Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU JOR EXT ARA QAT DUB ESC Points Best Score 1 Joanna Modrzewska Husqvarna 1 90 Triumph 1 2 2 2 Sara García Yamaha 1 1 50 3 Priyankka Dutta KTM 3 16 4 Maria Taranto Honda 4 13 Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU JOR EXT ARA QAT DUB ESC Points Best Score
Junior
Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU JOR EXT ARA QAT DUB ESC Points Best Score 1 Alex McInnes KTM 1 1 3 66 2 Ethan Lane KTM 1 3 41 3 Alfredo Pellicer KTM 1 25 4 Tomás Paulo Yamaha 2 20 5 Victor Moya Husqvarna 2 20 6 Eyad Salmirza Yamaha 2 20 7 Martim Pedroso Yamaha 4 13 David Braceras Honda Ret 0 António Feliciano KTM Ret 0 Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU JOR EXT ARA QAT DUB ESC Points Best Score
Veteran
Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU JOR EXT ARA QAT DUB ESC Points Best Score 1 Mohammed Al-Balooshi KTM 1 1 2 3 86 2 Joanna Modrzewska Husqvarna 5 51 Triumph 3 4 5 3 Paulo Cardoso Kove 1 1 50 4 Tomasz Niedzwiedzki Gas Gas 4 4 42 Honda 3 5 Rafic Eid KTM 3 2 36 6 Richárd Hodola KTM Ret 2 20 7 Thomas Blackburn Kove 2 20 8 Amit Jagtap KTM 4 13 9 Maria Taranto Honda 6 10 10 Stefan Mieczkowski KTM 6 10 Toni Vingut Yamaha Ret 0 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 EXT ARA QAT DUB ESC Points Best Score
Trail
Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU JOR EXT ARA QAT DUB ESC Points Best Score 1 Matteo Bottino Kove 1 1 50 2 Julio López Kove 2 20 Pos Rider Manufacturer SAU JOR EXT ARA QAT DUB ESC Points Best Score
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