Jordan Baja

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The Jordan Baja is an international baja-style rally raid cross-country endurance racing 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]

History[]

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. After its cancellation in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the rally returned to the FIA calendar in 2021.

Winners[]

Auto[]

Year	FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas		National
	Driver & Codriver	Car	Driver & Codriver	Car
2018	N/A		Essa Al-Dossary Ali Obaid	Nissan Navara
2019	Timo Gottschalk	Mini All 4 Racing	Hamzeh Tymour Adnan Bjanthala	Land Rover Defender
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Alexey Kuzmich	Mini John Cooper Works Rally	Hamad Harbi	Yamaha YXZ 1000

Moto & Quad[]

Year	Moto		Quad
	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

External links[]

• Official website

References[]