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The Jordan Baja is an international baja rally event held in the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan. The event had the status of a World Cup Baja round in 2021 for both FIA and FIM championships. Jordan Baja had 559 competitive kilometres in a total route of 859 km for 2021 with 15 motorcycles and five quads in fray in the near-by deserts of Wadi Rum. [1] Competitors from 15 nations took part in the fourth round of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, Round 2 of the FIM Bajas World Cup and a National Baja was also held along with the two international-status events. [2]
The event was organized for the first time in 2018, becoming an official event of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas in 2019.[ citation needed] After its cancellation in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the rally returned to the FIA calendar in 2021. [3]
Year | Driver & Codriver | Car | Applicability | |
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2018 |
Essa Al-Dossary Ali Obaid |
Nissan Navara | National | |
2019 |
Jacub Przygonski Timo Gottschalk |
Mini All 4 Racing | FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas | |
2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
2021 |
Yasir Seaidan Alexey Kuzmich |
Mini John Cooper Works Rally | FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas | |
2022 |
Saleh Al-Saif Egor Okhotnikov |
BRP Can Am Maverick X3 XRS |
Year | Moto | Quad | ||
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Rider | Vehicle | Rider | Vehicle | |
2018 | Ata Al-Hmoud | Beta 390 | N/A | |
2019 | Mohammed Al Balooshi | KTM 450 Rally | N/A | |
2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
2021 | Mohammed Al Balooshi | Husqvarna FC450 | Faisal Al-Suwayh | Yamaha YZF450R |
2022 | Mohammed Al Balooshi | KTM 450 | Abdalmajeed Al-Khulaifi | Yamaha Raptor |