Jordan Motorsport says it is doing everything possible to prepare a safe Jordan Baja, round four of the 2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas and round two of the FIM Bajas World Cup (bikes), on March 18-20.
Officials are working closely with the Jordanian Government, the FIA and FIM to apply strict health protocols in line with the latest Covid-19 guidance.
With several competitors racing in Saudi Arabia’s third round of the FIA series this weekend, Jordan Motorsport has extended the entry deadline: reduced-fee entries are accepted until March 7, with a final cut-off of March 11.
The route
The Baja is again based at the Red Sea resort of Aqaba, home of its first two editions, with competitive kilometres through the spectacular southern deserts of Wadi Rum.
It opens with the tough 210km Wadi Rum stage on the morning of March 19, followed by the 112km Disi stage in the afternoon. On Saturday, March 20, crews face the gruelling 236km Salhiyah stage before returning to Aqaba for the podium finish.
History
The first Jordan Baja ran in 2018 as a successful candidate event and joined the full FIA calendar in 2019, when Poland’s Jakub Przygonski and German co-driver Timo Gottschalk won in a MINI All4 Racing. The 2020 edition was due to include an FIM Bajas World Cup round for bikes for the first time, but its cancellation means the two-wheel debut comes this month.
Before Jordan, the FIA series will have visited Russia, Dubai and, this weekend, Saudi Arabia, while the bikes opened their World Cup season in Dubai.