title: 2019 FIM Bajas World Cup
text: # 2019 FIM Bajas World Cup
  
  The 2019 FIM Bajas World Cup season was the 8th season of the FIM Bajas World Cup, an international rally raid competition for motorbikes and quads.
  
  ## Calendar
  
  The calendar for the 2019 season will feature four baja-style events. Some of the bajas are also part of 2019 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas.
  
  | Round | Dates | Rally name |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 7-9 March | Dubai International Baja |
  | 2 | 23-24 March | Baja do Pinhal |
  | 3 | 26-28 July | Baja Aragón |
  | 4 | 9-11 August | Hungarian Baja |
  
  ## Teams and riders
  
  | Constructor | Bike | Team | Rider | Rounds |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Honda | Honda CRF450R | Lodovico Paravicini | Lodovico Paravicini | 1 |
  | Honda | Honda 450RX | Ivan Donoso | Ivan Donoso | 2 |
  | Honda | Honda 700 TRX | Boomer Team UAE | Khalifa Al Raisse | 1-2 |
  | Honda | Honda 700 TRX | Humaid AlmaShghouni | Humaid AlmaShghouni | 1 |
  | Honda | Honda 700 TRX | Roger Martin | Roger Martin | 1 |
  | Honda | Honda 700 TRX | Dirk van den Donk | Dirk van den Donk | 1 |
  | Husqvarna | Husqvarna 450FC | Aaron Mare | Aaron Mare | 1 |
  | Husqvarna | Husqvarna 450FC | Antoine Jaillet | Antoine Jaillet | 1 |
  | Husqvarna | Husqvarna 450FC | Ryan Rogers | Ryan Rogers | 1 |
  | Husqvarna | Husqvarna 450FR | HT Rally Raid | Jakub Piatek | 1 |
  | Husqvarna | Husqvarna FC 450 | SRG - Motorsports | Ryan Blair | 1 |
  | Husqvarna | Husqvarna FX 450 | Mark Ackerman | Mark Ackerman | 1 |
  | Husqvarna | Husqvarna FX 450 | SRG - Motorsports | Andrew Haddon | 1 |
  | Husqvarna | Husqvarna FX 450 | Stuart Murray | Stuart Murray | 1 |
  | Kawasaki | Kawasaki KX450 | Mohammed Al Balooshi | Mohammed Al Balooshi | 1 |
  | Kawasaki | Kawasaki KX450 | Sultan Balooshi | Sultan Balooshi | 1 |
  | Kawasaki | Kawasaki KX450 | Abdullah Taleb Al Shatti | Abdullah Taleb Al Shatti | 1 |
  | KTM | KTM 450 SXF | Benjamin Melot | Benjamin Melot | 1-2 |
  | KTM | KTM 450 SXF | Mohammed Jaffar | Mohammed Jaffar | 1 |
  | KTM | KTM 450 SXF | Shannon O'Connor | Shannon O'Connor | 1 |
  | KTM | KTM 450 SXF | Crazy Camel Racing | Darko Marasovic | 1 |
  | KTM | KTM 450 SXF | Khaled Ahmed al Bahar | Khaled Ahmed al Bahar | 1 |
  | KTM | KTM 450 SXF | Faisal Adel al Yaqout | Faisal Adel al Yaqout | 1 |
  | KTM | KTM 450 EXC | Orlen Team | Adam Tomiczek | 1 |
  | KTM | KTM 450 EXC | Orlen Team | Maciej Giemza | 1 |
  | KTM | KTM 450 EXC | Mohammed Anis | Mohammed Anis | 1 |
  | KTM | KTM 450 XCF | Christopher Wilding | Christopher Wilding | 1 |
  | KTM | KTM 450 XCF | Mishal Alghuneim | Mishal Aighuneim | 1 |
  | KTM | KTM 450 XCF | Jason Black | Jason Black | 1 |
  | KTM | KTM 450 Rally Replica | Vendetta Racing | David McBride | 1 |
  | KTM | KTM 450 Rally Replica | Vendetta Racing | David Mabbs | 1 |
  | KTM | KTM 450 Rally Replica | Vendetta Racing | William McBride | 1 |
  | KTM | KTM 450 Rally Replica | Tomas Da Gavardo | Tomas Da Gavardo | 1-2 |
  | KTM | KTM 450 Rally Replica | SRG - Motorsports | Alan Wilkinson | 1 |
  | KTM | KTM 450 Rally Replica | Kobus Roos | Kobus Roos | 1 |
  | KTM | KTM EVC 500 | Tomas Kristofferson | Tomas Kristofferon | 1 |
  | KTM | KTM EVC 500 | Sheika Nader al Nouri | Sheika Nader al Nouri | 1 |
  | KTM | KTM EVC 500 | George El Hacham | George El Hacham | 1 |
  | KTM | KTM EVC 500 | Derek Hitchcock | Derek Hitchcock | 1 |
  | KTM | KTM EVC 500 | Stan Murray | Stan Murray | 1 |
  | KTM | KTM 525 XC | Mohammed al Shamsi | Mohammed al Shamsi | 1 |
  | Suzuki | Suzuki LTR | Arnaldo Martins | Arnaldo Martins | 2 |
  | Yamaha | Yamaha WR450F | Crazy Camel Racing | Manuel Lucchese | 1 |
  | Yamaha | Yamaha WR450F | Crazy Camel Racing | Aishwarya Pissay | 1-2 |
  | Yamaha | Yamaha WR450F | Crazy Camel Racing | Tamas Esche | 1 |
  | Yamaha | Yamaha WR450F | Crazy Camel Racing | Mattia Riva | 1 |
  | Yamaha | Yamaha WR450F | Ashish Raorane | Ashish Raorane | 1-2 |
  | Yamaha | Yamaha WR450F | Daniel Jordão | Daniel Jordão | 2 |
  | Yamaha | Yamaha WR450F | Sara Garcia | Sara Garcia | 2 |
  | Yamaha | Yamaha YZ450F | Abdulla bin Dakhan | Abdulla bin Dakhan | 1 |
  | Yamaha | Yamaha YZ450FX | Crazy Camel Racing | Richard Brewer | 1 |
  | Yamaha | Yamaha YZ450FX | Ali Laghar | Ali Laghar | 1 |
  | Yamaha | Yamaha YZ450FX | Hergen Fekken | Hergen Fekken | 1 |
  | Yamaha | Yamaha 450 YZ | Kalid al Falasi | Kalid al Falasi | 1 |
  | Yamaha | Yamaha Raptor 700R | Fahad al Musallam | Fahad al Musallam | 1 |
  | Yamaha | Yamaha Raptor 700R | Antonin Pacanda | Antonin Pacanda | 2 |
  | Yamaha | Yamaha YFM 700R | Aleksandr Maksimov | Aleksandr Maksimov | 1-2 |
  | Yamaha | Yamaha YFM 700R | Juraj Varga | Juraj Varga | 2 |
  | Yamaha | Yamaha YFZ 450 | Abdulmajeed Aakhulaifi | Abdulmajeed Aakhulaifi | 1 |
  | Yamaha | Yamaha YFZ 450 | Momammed al Khulaifi | Momammed al Khulaifi | 1 |
  | Yamaha | Yamaha YFZ 450 | Stuart Isaacs | Stuart Isaacs | 1 |
  | Yamaha | Yamaha YFZ 450 | Luís Engeitado | Luís Engeitado | 2 |
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  ## Results
  
  ### Motorbikes
  
  | Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Round | Rally name | Rank | Rider | Bike | Time |
  | 1 | Dubai International Baja | 1 | Aaron Mare | Husqvarna 450 FC | 6:10:13 |
  | 1 | Dubai International Baja | 2 | Benjamin Melot | KTM 450 XCF | 6:17:55 |
  | 1 | Dubai International Baja | 3 | Mark Ackerman | Husqvarna FX 450 | 6:18:58 |
  | 2 | Baja do Pinhal | 1 | Benjamin Melot | KTM 450 SXF | 6:31:49 |
  | 2 | Baja do Pinhal | 2 | Jakub Piatek | Husqvarna 450FR | 6:44:23 |
  | 2 | Baja do Pinhal | 3 | Tomas De Gavardo | KTM 450 Rally Replica | 6:54:42 |
  | 3 | Baja Aragón | 1 | Michael Metge | Sherco Rally | 6:30:21 |
  | 3 | Baja Aragón | 2 | Tosha Shareina Marzal | Husqvarna FE 450 | 6:34:00 |
  | 3 | Baja Aragón | 3 | Juan Pedrero | KTM 450 | 6:37:39 |
  | 4 | Hungarian Baja | 1 | Adam Tomiczek | Husqvarna FE 450 | 6:01:48 |
  | 4 | Hungarian Baja | 2 | Stefan Svitko | KTM 450 Rally | 6:04:25 |
  | 4 | Hungarian Baja | 3 | Marciej Giemza | Husqvarna FE 450 | 6:29:26 |
  
  ### Quads
  
  | Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Round | Rally name | Rank | Rider | Quad | Time |
  | 1 | Dubai International Baja | 1 | Khalifa Al Raisse | Honda 700 TRX | 7:8:14 |
  | 1 | Dubai International Baja | 2 | Abdulmajeed Al Khulaifi | Yamaha YFZ 450 | 7:25:59 |
  | 1 | Dubai International Baja | 3 | Aleksandr Maksimov | Yamaha YFM 700R | 7:54:04 |
  | 2 | Baja do Pinhal | 1 | Luís Engeitado | Yamaha YFZ 450 | 6:08:35 |
  | 2 | Baja do Pinhal | 2 | Juraj Varga | Yamaha YFM 700R | 6:50:17 |
  | 2 | Baja do Pinhal | 3 | Aleksandr Maksimov | Yamaha Raptor 700R | 6:54:12 |
  | 3 | Baja Aragón | 1 | Daniel Vila Vaques | Yamaha Raptor 700R | 6:56:11 |
  | 3 | Baja Aragón | 2 | Mario Gajon Garcia | KTM 525 XC | 7:10:43 |
  | 3 | Baja Aragón | 3 | Toni Vingut | KTM 450HC | 7:15:21 |
  | 4 | Hungarian Baja | 1 | Juraj Varga | Yamaha YFM 700 R | 8:06:25 |
  | 4 | Hungarian Baja | 2 | Aleksandr Maksimov | Yamaha YFM 700 R | 8:20:02 |
  | 4 | Hungarian Baja | 3 | Paweł Otwinowski | Yamaha Raptor | 8:22:49 |
  
  ## Championship standings
  
  ### Riders' championship
  
  * Points for final positions were 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 |
  
  **Motorbikes**
  
  | Pos | Rider | DUB | PIN | ARA | HUN | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Benjamin Melot | $2^{20}$ | $1^{25}$ | $8^8$ | $4^{13}$ | 66 |
  | 2 | Jakub Piatek | $10^6$ | $2^{20}$ | $12^4$ | $5^{11}$ | 41 |
  | 3 | Sultan Al Balooshi | $5^{11}$ | $6^7$ | $13^3$ | $6^{10}$ | 31 |
  | 4 | Adam Tomiczek | | | $11^5$ | $1^{25}$ | 30 |
  | 5 | Tomas De Gavardo | $13^3$ | $3^{16}$ | $23^1$ | $8^8$ | 28 |
  | 6 | Maciej Giemza | | | $6^{10}$ | $3^{16}$ | 26 |
  | 7 | Michael Metge | | | $1^{25}$ | | 25 |
  | 8 | Aaron Mare | $1^{25}$ | | | | 25 |
  | 9 | Abdullah T. Alshatti | $7^9$ | $10^6$ | $14^2$ | $12^4$ | 21 |
  | 10 | Štefan Svitko | | | | $2^{20}$ | 20 |
  | 11 | Tosha Schareina Marzal | | | $2^{20}$ | | 20 |
  | 12 | Ashish Raorane | $18^1$ | $8^8$ | $29^1$ | $7^9$ | 19 |
  | 13 | Juan Pedrero | | | $3^{16}$ | | 16 |
  | 14 | Mark Ackermann | $3^{16}$ | | | | 16 |
  | 15 | Rita Vieira | | $6^{10}$ | $25^1$ | $11^5$ | 16 |
  | 16 | Sara Garcia Alvarez | | $7^9$ | $27^1$ | $10^6$ | 16 |
  | 17 | Lorenzo Santolino | | | $4^{13}$ | | 13 |
  | 18 | Ivan Donoso Silva | | $4^{13}$ | | | 13 |
  | 19 | Mohammad Jaafar Meshari | $4^{13}$ | | | | 13 |
  | 20 | Mohammed Al Balooshi | $24^1$ | $5^{11}$ | | | 12 |
  | 21 | Martin Michek | | | $5^{11}$ | | 11 |
  | 22 | Ryan Blair | $6^{10}$ | | | | 10 |
  | 23 | Aishwarya Madhusudhan Pissay | $21^1$ | $11^5$ | $33^1$ | $13^3$ | 10 |
  | 24 | Narith Noah Koitha Veettil | | | $7^9$ | | 9 |
  | 25 | Shannon O'Connor | $8^8$ | | | | 8 |
  | 26 | Rosa Romero | | | $24^1$ | $9^7$ | 8 |
  | 27 | Christian España Muñoz | | | $9^7$ | | 7 |
  | 28 | Ryan Rogers | $9^7$ | | | | 7 |
  | 29 | Santosh Chunchungguppe S | | | $10^6$ | | 7 |
  | 30 | Antoine Jaillet | $11^5$ | | | | 5 |
  | 31 | William Mcbride | $12^4$ | | | | 4 |
  | 32 | Thomas Childs | $14^2$ | | | | 2 |
  | 33 | David Mabbs | $15^1$ | | | | 1 |
  | 34 | Mishal Al Ghuneim | $16^1$ | | | | 1 |
  | 35 | Mohamed Anis | $17^1$ | | | | 1 |
  | 36 | Bruno Bony | | | $26^1$ | | 1 |
  | 37 | Khalid Al Falasi | $19^1$ | | | | 1 |
  | 38 | Margot Llobera | | | $28^1$ | | 1 |
  | 39 | David McBride | $20^1$ | | | | 1 |
  | 40 | Fabrice Lardon | | | $30^1$ | | 1 |
  | 41 | Alan Wilkinson | $22^1$ | | | | 1 |
  | 42 | Enzo Cilote | | | $32^1$ | | 1 |
  | 43 | Andrew Haddon | $23^1$ | | | | 1 |
  | 44 | Joaquim Rodrigues | | | | $34^1$ | 1 |
  | Pos | Rider | DUB | PIN | ARA | HUN | Points |
  
  **Quads**
  
  | Pos | Rider | DUB | PIN | ARA | HUN | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Aleksandr Maksimov | $3^{16}$ | $3^{16}$ | $5^{11}$ | $2^{20}$ | 63 |
  | 2 | Juraj Varga | | $2^{20}$ | $9^7$ | $1^{25}$ | 51 |
  | 3 | Daniel Vila Vaquez | | | $1^{25}$ | | 25 |
  | 4 | Luis Engeitado | | $1^{25}$ | | | 25 |
  | 5 | Khalifa Al Raeesi | $1^{25}$ | | | | 25 |
  | 6 | Mario Gajon Garcia | | | $2^{20}$ | | 20 |
  | 7 | Abdulmajeed Al Khulaifi | $2^{20}$ | | | | 20 |
  | 8 | Paweł Otwinowski | | | | $3^{16}$ | 16 |
  | 9 | Toni Vingut | | | $3^{16}$ | | 16 |
  | 10 | Jérôme Connart | | | $4^{13}$ | | 13 |
  | 11 | Antonin Pacanda | | $4^{13}$ | | | 13 |
  | 12 | Mohammad J. Alkhulaifi | $4^{13}$ | | | | 13 |
  | 13 | Romain Dutu | | | $6^{10}$ | | 10 |
  | 14 | Alexandre Giroud | | | $7^9$ | | 9 |
  | 15 | Miguel Angel Arranz Lopez | | | $8^8$ | | 8 |
  | 16 | Sergei Redkov | | | $10^6$ | | 6 |
  | 17 | Artur Ardavichus | | | $11^5$ | | 5 |
  | Pos | Rider | DUB | PIN | ARA | HUN | Points |
  