AMMAN, JORDAN – The Jordan Baja will be the second round of the new FIM Asia Baja Cup, which was announced last year and began with the Saudi Baja at the end of January.
Approved by the FIM Asia General Assembly in 2024, the series will visit four events in 2025, running alongside the FIA Middle East Baja Cup. After the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (SAMF) hosted the opener, Jordan Motorsport runs round two on 10–12 April. The Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) and the Emirates Motorsports Organisation (EMSO) host rounds three and four on 6–8 November and 20–23 November.
Al-Balooshi wins the opener
Based in Ha’il, a couple of weeks after Saudi Arabia hosted the Dakar Rally, the opening round was won by four-time Jordan Baja winner Mohammed Al-Balooshi, who collected 25 points. Fourteen bike and quad riders scored points, and FIM Asia, with 29 member countries, hopes the calendar will expand across the continent.
EMSO riders took the top two places, with Abdullah Lanjawi second on his Kove. Saudi rider Ibrahim Al-Jarallah was fifth, Yaghoob Youssef Azadi the leading Qatari in sixth, and Kuwait’s Sarah Khuraibet, entered by the Kuwait International Automobile Club, was the top female rider in seventh, ahead of SAMF riders Abdulrahman Al-Medaihesh and Mohammed Al-Muaikil.
Saudi riders dominated the quads, with Haitham Al-Tuwaijri winning on his Yamaha ahead of Abdulaziz Al-Shayban, Hani Al-Noumesi, Abdulaziz Al-Shammeri and Abdulaziz Al-Atawi.
The FIM Asia Baja Cup is an exciting addition to the FIM off-road calendar and we are delighted that the first year will run in tandem with the regional FIM Bajas World Cup events and the FIA Middle East Baja Cup. The scope for expansion of the championship is considerable. The interest in this form of motor sport in the Middle East and Asia is growing fast and we are confident that other ASNs and countries will come on board as the series develops, attracting new riders and competitors in the process.
Zaid Balqez, Jordan Motorsport
The 2025 Jordan Baja will be based at the Westin Saraya Aqaba Resort & Spa for the first time. Entries close on Wednesday 26 March.