2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas
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| 2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas | |||
| Previous: | 2020 | Next: | 2022 |
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.
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
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
| 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
Overall
| 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
| 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
| 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 | ||
