FIA World Baja Cup
World baja rally motorsport series
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The FIA World Baja Cup, formerly known as the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, is a baja rally series organized by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver, co-driver, and team across each category.
Juan Cruz Yacopini (O/A) 
Sergei Remennik (T3) 
Mitchel van den Brink (T4) | |
| Category | Cross-country bajas |
|---|---|
| Country | International |
| Inaugural season | 2002 |
| Drivers' champion | Juan Cruz Yacopini (O/A) Sergei Remennik (T3) Mitchel van den Brink (T4) |
| Co-Drivers' champion |  Daniel Oliveras (O/A) |
| Teams' champion | South Racing Can-Am (O/A) |
| Official website | FIA World Baja Cup |
 Current season | |
History
Starting with the 2002 season, the previous FIA's International Cup for Cross-Country Bajas was joined with the FIA Cross-Country Rally World Cup to form the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies.[1] From the beginning of the 2019 season the cup was once again split, with the World Cup for Cross Country Bajas being held alongside the competition for "baja" style rally raids.[2]
It was renamed to the World Baja Cup in 2024.[3]
From the 2022 season, the competition runs separately to the World Rally-Raid Championship, and together with the FIM Bajas World Cup. It also has regional counterparts with the FIA European Baja Cup and FIA Middle East Baja Cup.
Champions
| Season | Driver | Co-driver | Car | 2nd | 3rd | Designation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser[4] |
 Henri Magne |
Buggy Schlesser |  Miguel Barbosa |
 Mikhail Naryshkin |
FIA European Cup for Cross-Country Bajas |
| 2003 | Carlos Sousa[5] |
Henri Magne |
Mitsubishi | Miguel Barbosa |
 Hiroshi Masuoka Luc Alphand | |
| 2004 | Carlos Sousa[6] |
Henri Magne |
Mitsubishi | Khalifa Al-Mutaiwei |
 Colin McRae | |
| 2005 | Marc Blazquez[7] |
Ignacio Salvador |
Nissan Pick-Up D22 | Rui Sousa |
Joan Roma Luc Alphand Nasser Al-Attiyah | |
| 2006 | Marc Blazquez[8] |
Ignacio Salvador |
Nissan Navara |  Josef Sykora |
Edi Orioli Carlos Sousa Miguel Barbosa | |
| 2007 | Boris Gadasin[9] |
Nissan | Hamad bin Eid Al-Thani |
 Miroslav Zapletal | ||
| 2008 | Nasser Al-Attiyah[10] |
 Tina Thörner |
BMW X-Raid | Boris Gadasin |
Tonnie van Deijne | |
| 2009 | Boris Gadazin[11] |
Vladimir Demyanenko | Nissan Overdrive | Miroslav Zapletal |
Tonnie van Deijne | |
| 2010 |  Krzysztof Hołowczyc[12] |
 Jean-Marc Fortin |
Nissan Navara | Boris Gadasin |
Bogdan Novitskiy | |
| 2011–2018 | Merged with FIA Cross-Country Rally World Cup | |||||
| 2019[13] | Orlando Terranova |
Ronnie Graue |
Mini JCW Rally X-Raid | Jakub Przygonski |
Vladimir Vasilyev |
FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas |
| 2020 | Vladimir Vasilyev[14] |
Tom Colsoul |
Mini JCW Rally X-Raid | Bernhard ten Brinke |
Nasser Al-Attiyah | |
| 2021 |  Yazeed Al-Rajhi[15] |
 Michael Orr |
Toyota Hilux | Yasir Seaidan |
Krzysztof Holowicz | |
| 2022 | Yazeed Al-Rajhi[16] |
 Dirk V. Zitzewitz |
Toyota Hilux | Miroslav Zapletal |
Fernando Alvarez | |
| 2023 | Nasser Al-Attiyah[17] |
Mathieu Baumel |
Toyota Hilux Dakar | Yazeed Al-Rajhi |
Joao Ferreira | |
| 2024 | João Ferreira |
Filipe Palmeiro |
X-Raid Mini JCW Team | Fernando Alvarez |
Eduardo Pons |
FIA World Baja Cup |
| 2025 | Juan Cruz Yacopini |
Daniel Oliveras |
Toyota Hilux | Mitchel van den Brink |
Sergei Remennik |
FIA World Baja Cup |