Jordan Baja

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]

History

The event was organised 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] The 2023 race was cancelled shortly after the outbreak of the Gaza war.^[4]

Winners

Auto

Year	Driver & Codriver	Car	Applicability
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
2023	Cancelled due to Gaza war

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
2022	Mohammed Al Balooshi	KTM 450	Abdalmajeed Al-Khulaifi	Yamaha Raptor
2023	Cancelled due to Gaza war