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2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas

The 2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas is the third season of the reformed FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas; an annual competition for baja-style rally raid events for cars, buggies, and side-by-sides held in multiple countries.

Calendar Edit

The initial calendar for the 2021 world cup featured nine cross-country baja events.[1] The final five rounds are also part of the FIA European Cup for Cross-Country Bajas. Some events on the schedule are shared with the 2021 FIM Bajas World Cup.

Round Dates Rally name
1 4–7 February   Baja Russia - Northern Forest
2 18–20 February   Dubai International Baja
3 4–6 March   Sharqiyah Baja
4 18–20 March   Jordan Baja
5 23–24 July   Baja España Aragón
6 5–8 August   Hungarian Baja
7 26–29 August   Baja Poland
8 9–12 September   28º Italian Baja
9 28–30 October   Baja Portalegre 500

Regulation Edit

The following groups and classes are allowed:

  • T1 - Prototype Cross-Country Vehicles
    • T1.1 - T1 4x4 - Petrol and Diesel
    • T1.2 - T1 4x2 - Petrol and Diesel
  • T2 - Series Production Cross-Country Vehicles - Petrol and Diesel
  • T3 - Lightweight Prototypes Cross-Country Vehicles
  • 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.[1]

Notable teams and drivers Edit

T1 Teams & Drivers
Constructor Car Team Driver Co-driver Rounds
BMW BMW X3 VRT   Validimir Vasilyev   Alexsey Kuzmich 1
MSK Rally Team   Denis Krotov   Konstantin Zhiltsov 1
BMW X5   Wlodzimierz Grajek   Szymon Marciniak 6–7
BMW X6 RR Varga Racing Team ASE   Imre Varga   Jószef Toma 8
Century Century CR6 SMC Junior Motorsport   Jesus Calleja   Eduardo Blanco 5
Chevrolet Chevrolet Silverado   Khalid Aljafla   Ali Mirza 2
Ford Ford F150 EVO OffroadSport   Miroslav Zapletal   Marek Sykora 3, 5–8
Ford F150 NAC Rally Team   Pawel Molgo   Maciej Marton 5–6
Ford EXR 5 PROTO PRK Sport Rally Team   Pedro Dias Da Silva   José Sa 5, 7
  José Janela 8
  Edgar Condenso   Antonio Serrão 5, 7
Ford Ranger   Santiago Carnicer   Miguel Lázaro 5
GAZ GAZelle NEXT Gaz Raid Sport   Alexey Ignatov   Evgeny Pavlov 1
GAZ   Evgenii Sukhovenko   Kirill Chapaev 1
G-Force G-Force BARS G-Force Motorsport   Andrey Novikov   Vladimir Novikov 1
NG-Energo   Andrey Rudskoy   Evgenii Zagorodniuk 1
  Andrei Rudnitsky 5
Mini Mini John Cooper Works Rally Race World   Yasir Seaidan   Alexsey Kuzmich 2–4
X-Raid Team 5–8
  Krzysztof Hołowczyc   Lukasz Kurzeja 5–8
  Michal Maluszynski   Julita Maluszynska 8
6–7
X-Raid   Denis Krotov   Konstantin Zhiltsov 2
MSK Rally Team 7
  Alejandro Martins   José Marques 5
Mini All4 Racing X-Raid Team   Mattias Ekström   Emil Bergkvist 5
  Jutta Kleinschmidt   Philipp Beier 5
Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Pajero   Cesare Rickler   Fontana Sacchetti 8
Nissan Nissan NP300 Pick Up Uspenskiy Rally Tecnica   Sergey Uspenskiy   Marina Danilova 1
Nissan Navara Sabertooth Motoring Adventure   Thomas Bell   Patrick McMurren 2
Nissan Pickup   Khaled Al-Feraihi   Omar Al-Lahim 2–3
  Yahya Al Helei   Khalid Alkendi 2
Nissan Navara VK56   Markus Walcher   Stephan Stensky 7
Peugeot Peugeot 3008 DKR Abu Dhabi Racing   Khalid Al Qassimi   Dirk Von Zitzewitz 2
Porsche Porsche Macan LP Racing KFT.   Pál Lónyai   Attila Csató 5–6, 8
Prodrive Prodrive Hunter Bahrain Raid Xtreme   Nani Roma   Alex Haro 5
  Sébastien Loeb   Fabian Lurquin 5
  Orlando Terranova   Daniel Oliveras 5
Suzuki Suzuki Gran Vitara   Emilio Ferroni   Daniele Fiorini 8
Toyota Toyota LC200 Novgorod Autosport   Aldis Vilcans   Aleksandr Gorkov 1
Toyota Hilux Overdrive Overdrive SA   Yazeed Al Rajhi   Michael Orr 2–3, 5–8
  Erik Van Loon   Sebastien Delaunay 3–5, 8
  Ronan Chabot   Gilles Pillot 4
  Nasser Al-Attiyah   Mathieu Baumel 5
  Tiago Reis   Valter Cardoso 5, 8
  Isidre Esteve   Txema Villalobos 5
  Xavier Pons   Armand Monleon 8
  João Ferreira   David Monteiro 5
R Team - Ralliart Off Road Italy   Sergio Galletti   Giulia Maroni 8
  Riccardo Colombo   Massimiliano Catarsi 8
Toyota Hilux   João Ramos   Filipe Palmeiro 5
Escuderia Team Repauto   Felix Macias   Jose Luis Conde 5
Inbank Toyota Gazoo Racing   Benediktas Vanagas   Filipe Palmeiro 7–8
  Evangelos Bersis   Panagiotis Kalfas 8
Toyota ORD 150 4x4 Centrum Ermelo   Rik van den Brink   Gydo Heimans 7
Toyota DKR 150   Ronald Schoolderman   Mark Salomons 7
Volkswagen Volkswagen Polo 86C-C PRK Sport Rally Team   Pedro Dias Da Silva   José Sa 6
T3 Teams & Drivers
Constructor Car Team Driver Co-driver Rounds
BRP VM Competicion Automovil Club Alcalans   Enrique Reyes   Daniel Conde 5
Can-Am Can-Am Maverick X3   Anastasiya Nifontova   Ekaterina Zhadanova 1
Team Maria Oparina   Anvar Ergashev   Andrei Rudnitski 1
  Yuriy Arshanskiy   Aleksandr Andreev 1
SHERO Rally Team by Duust   Dania Akeel   Laurent Lichtleuchter 3
  Stephane Duple 4
Can-Am Maverick CA Herrador Competicion   Roberto Rodriguez   Herman Rodriguez 5
  Catie Munnings   François Cazalet 5
South Racing Middle East   Mashael Alobaidan   Ali Mirza 5
Can-Am   Ronald Basso   Jean-Pierre Garcin 5
DPR DPR by PRK Sport PR PRK Sport Rally Team   Filipe Nascimento   Paulo Torres 5, 8
  João Serodio 7
G-Force G-Force T3GF G-Force Motorsport   Boris Gadasin   Dmitry Kozhukhov 1
  Andrey Novikov   Dmitry Kozhukhov 5
Herrator Herrator Inzane X3 CA Herrador Competicion   Eduardo Eslava   Laura Diaz 5
Herrator HRX3   Jesus Fuster   Pedro Lopez 8
Escuderia Local Sport   Manuel Macho 5–7
PH-Sport PH-Sport Zephyr   Pierre Lachaume   Loîc Minaudier 2
Polaris Polaris Pro XP   Lina Van de Mars   Lisette Bakker 8
Overdrive OT3 FN Speed Team   Santi Navarro   Sergi Brugué 5
  Marc Solà 6–8
Overdrive SA   Kees Koolen   Mirjam Pol 7
Polaris Polaris RZR XP Turbo   Michel Fadel   Craig Tyson 2
RM Sport RM Sport Mamba   Dania Akeel   Charles Cuypers 6
  Stephane Duple 7–8
T4 Teams & Drivers
Constructor Car Team Driver Co-driver Rounds
Can-Am Can-Am Maverick X3   Claude Fournier   Sebastien Delaunay 1
Can-Am Maverick   Claude Fournier   Laurent Lichtleuchter 5–8
South Racing   Szymon Gospodarczyk 2–4
  Laia Sanz   Lucas Cruz 2
  Mshari Althefiri   Ali Hassan Obaid 2
  Nasser Al-Kuwari 3–8
  Pavel Lebedev   Kiril Shubin 2
  Thomas Bell   Armand Monleón 3–4
  Khalifa Al-Attiyah   Xavier Panseri 4
  Alexandre Re   Pedro Re 5–8
  Molly Taylor   Dennis Zenz 5
  Rokas Baciuska   Mindaugas Lelys 5
  Armand Monleon 7
  Kees Koolen   Pedro Santos 5
  Luis Henderson   Juan Carlos Carignani 7
  Rodrigo Zeballos   Sergio Lafuente 7
  Saleh Al-Saif   Oriol Vidal 2–5
  Sebastian Delaunay 6–7
  Kirill Shubin 8
  Saeed Al-Mouri   Sergio Lafuente 3
  Jerome De Sadeleer   Michael Metge 5
Monster Energy Can-Am   Gerard Farres   Armand Monleon 5
Automovil Club Alcalans   Miguel Valero   Jacqueline Ricci 5, 7–8
FN Speed Team   Gaël Queralt   Marc Solà 5
  Ievgen Kovalevich   Dmytro Tsyro 6
Energylandia Rally Team   Marek Goczał   Michał Goleniewski 7
Can-Am Maverick X3 XRS Nakusi Racing Team   Pavel Silnov   Evgenii Zagorodniuk 6–7
  Armen Puzian 8
  Oleg Uperenko 7
VM VM Automovil Club Alcalans   Miguel Valero   Jacqueline Ricci 6
Yamaha Yamaha YXZ 1000R   Amerigo Ventura   Angelo Montico 5–6
  Mirko Brun 7–8

Results Edit

Overall Edit

Round Rally name Podium finishers
Rank Driver Car Time
1   Baja Russia - Northern Forest 1   Vladimir Vasilyev
  Alexey Kuzmich
BMW X3 5:37:58
2   Andrey Novikov
  Vladimir Novikov
G-Force BARS 5:46:27
3   Boris Gadasin
  Dmitry Kozhukhov
G-Force T3GF (T3) 6:10:54
2   Dubai International Baja 1   Yazeed Al Rajhi
  Michael Orr
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 5:22:13
2   Khalid Al Qassimi
  Dirk Von Zitzewitz
Peugeot 3008 DKR 5:56:02
3   Yasir Seaidan
  Alexey Kuzmich
Mini John Cooper Works Rally 6:00:07
3   Sharqiyah Baja 1   Yasir Seaidan
  Alexey Kuzmich
Mini John Cooper Works Rally 4:05:27
2   Miroslav Zapletal
  Marek Sykora
Ford F150 EVO 4:19:05
3   Saleh Al-Saif
  Oriol Vidal
Can-Am Maverick X3 (T4) 4:27:37
4   Jordan Baja 1   Yasir Seaidan
  Alexey Kuzmich
Mini John Cooper Works Rally 6:37:51
2   Eric Van Loon
  Sebastien Delaunay
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 6:43:15
3   Ronan Chabot
  Gilles Pillot
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 6:54:31
5   Baja España Aragón 1   Nasser Al-Attiyah
  Mathieu Baumel
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 6:32:44
2   Mattias Ekström
  Emil Bergkvist
Mini All4 Racing 6:37:24
3   Yazeed Al Rajhi
  Michael Orr
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 6:38:59
6   Hungarian Baja 1   Krzysztof Hołowczyc
  Łukasz Kurzeja
Mini John Cooper Works Rally 4:56:28
2   Yazeed Al Rajhi
  Michael Orr
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 4:56:28
3   Yasir Seaidan
  Alexey Kuzmich
Mini John Cooper Works Rally 5:10:22
7   Baja Poland 1   Krzysztof Hołowczyc
  Łukasz Kurzeja
Mini John Cooper Works Rally 4:53:01
2   Yazeed Al Rajhi
  Michael Orr
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 5:03:44
3   Benediktas Vanagas
  Filipe Palmeiro
Toyota Hilux 5:07:49
8   28º Italian Baja 1   Yazeed Al Rajhi
  Michael Orr
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 5:02:47
2   Tiago Reis
  Valter Cardoso
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 5:05:50
3   Benediktas Vanagas
  Filipe Palmeiro
Toyota Hilux 5:13:34
9   Baja Portalegre 500 1   Krzysztof Hołowczyc
  Łukasz Kurzeja
Mini John Cooper Works Rally 5:09:44
2   Tiago Reis
  Valter Cardoso
Toyota Hilux 5:10:59
3   Lucas Moraes
  Kaique Bentivoglio
Toyota Hilux Overdrive 5:17:18

T3 Edit

Round Rally name Podium finishers
Rank Driver Car Time
1   Baja Russia - Northern Forest 1   Boris Gadasin
  Dmitry Kozhukhov
G-Force T3GF 6:10:54
2   Anastasiya Nifontova
  Ekaterina Zhadanova
Can-Am Maverick X3 6:28:04
3   Anvar Ergashev
  Andrei Rudnitski
Can-Am Maverick X3 7:21:11
2   Dubai International Baja 1   Pierre Lachaume
  Loîc Minaudier
PH-Sport Zephyr 6:18:53
2   Michel Fadel
  Craig Tyson
Polaris RZR XP Turbo 8:11:56
3   Sharqiyah Baja 1   Dania Akeel
  Laurent Lichtleuchter
Can-Am Maverick X3 5:49:44
4   Jordan Baja 1   Dania Akeel
  Stephane Duple
Can-Am Maverick X3 10:45:20
5   Baja España Aragón 1   Roberto Rodriguez
  Herman Rodriguez
Can-Am Maverick 7:13:14
2   Ronald Basso
  Jean-Pierre Garcin
Can-Am 7:26:00
3   Santi Navarro
  Sergi Brugué
Overdrive OT3 7:38:20
6   Hungarian Baja 1   Jesus Fuster
  Manuel Macho
Herrator HRX3 5:52:45
2   Dania Akeel
  Charles Cuypers
RM Sport Mamba 9:11:42
7   Baja Poland 1   Kees Koolen
  Mirjam Pol
Overdrive OT3 5:33:05
2   Santi Navarro
  Marc Solà
Overdrive OT3 5:36:04
3   Dania Akeel
  Stephane Duple
RM Sport Mamba 7:04:11
8   28º Italian Baja 1   Santi Navarro
  Marc Solà
Overdrive OT3 5:35:34
2   Jesus Fuster
  Pedro Lopez
Herrator HRX3 6:28:45
3   Filipe Nascimento
  Paulo Torres
DPR by PRK Sport PR 6:32:28
9   Baja Portalegre 500 1   David Spranger
  Sebastião Dominguez
Herrator HRX3 5:55:00
2   Santi Navarro
  Marc Solà
Can-Am Maverick X3 6:03:31
3   Filipe Nascimento
  João Serôdio
DPR by PRK Sport PR 6:58:57

T4 Edit

Round Rally name Podium finishers
Rank Driver Car Time
1   Baja Russia - Northern Forest 1   Claude Fournier
  Sebastien Delaunay
Can-Am Maverick X3 6:48:48
2   Dubai International Baja 1   Pavel Lebedev
  Kiril Shubin
Can-Am Maverick 6:48:46
2   Mshari Althefiri
  Ali Hassan Obaid
Can-Am Maverick 7:18:16
3   Claude Fournier
  Szymon Gospodarczyk
Can-Am Maverick 7:33:51
3   Sharqiyah Baja 1   Saleh Al-Saif
  Oriol Vidal
Can-Am Maverick X3 4:27:37
2   Mshari Althefiri
  Nasser Al-Kuwari
Can-Am Maverick X3 4:59:58
3   Saeed Zaki Almouri
  Sergio Lafuente
Can-Am Maverick X3 5:02:37
4   Jordan Baja 1   Saleh Al-Saif
  Oriol Vidal
Can-Am Maverick X3 7:28:11
2   Mshari Althefiri
  Nasser Al-Kuwari
Can-Am Maverick X3 8:08:35
3   Thomas Bell
  Armand Monleón
Can-Am Maverick X3 8:09:00
5   Baja España Aragón 1   Alexandre Re
  Pedro Re
Can-Am Maverick 7:10:35
2   Mshari Althefiri
  Nasser Al-Kuwari
Can-Am Maverick 7:19:47
3   Jerome De Sadeleer
  Michael Metge
Can-Am Maverick 7:19:52
6   Hungarian Baja 1   Alexandre Re
  Pedro Re
Can-Am Maverick X3 5:35:23
2   Pavel Silnov
  Evgenii Zagorodniuk
Can-Am Maverick X3 XRS 5:49:14
3   Miguel Valero
  Jacqueline Ricci
VM 5:49:41
7   Baja Poland 1   Marek Goczał
  Michał Goleniewski
Can-Am Maverick 5:17:17
2   Alexandre Re
  Pedro Re
Can-Am Maverick 5:26:44
3   Saleh Al-Saif
  Sebastien Delaunay
Can-Am Maverick 5:31:17
8   28º Italian Baja 1   Saleh Al-Saif
  Kirill Shubin
Can-Am Maverick 5:26:37
2   Alexandre Re
  Pedro Re
Can-Am Maverick 5:26:43
3   Amerigo Ventura
  Mirko Brun
Yamaha YXZ 1000R 5:31:15
9   Baja Portalegre 500 1   Alexandre Re
  Pedro Re
Can-Am Maverick 5:24:16
2   Amerigo Ventura
  Mirko Brun
Yamaha YXZ 1000R 5:45:30
3   Eduard Pons
  Oriol Mena
Can-Am Maverick 5:57:01

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 
Overall Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Leg Points 1.5 1 .5 0

For the 2021 season points will be awarded to the top three 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