– Season starts in January – ends in November
– A total of 18 rallies in 13 countries
The calendars for the 2024 season of the « FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas » and « FIA European Cup for Cross-Country Bajas » were published at the FIA World Motorsport Council. A few weeks earlier, the FIA World Rally Raid Championship had already announced its races for next year.
The 18 events in total will be held in 13 countries worldwide: in South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North Africa. There are a few changes to the 2023 season: The Italy Baja and the Baja Greece swap series: The Italy Baja will be part of the European Cup in 2024 and the Baja Greece of the World Cup. In the FIA World Rally Raid Championship, the BP Ultimate Rally Raid event in Portugal is part of the calendar for the first time.
This season, Krzysztof Holowczyc and Lukasz Kurzeja won the FIA European Cup for Cross-Country Bajas. This weekend, Joao Ferreira and Filipe Palmeiro in the MINI JCW Rally Plus will be fighting for a top position in the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas at the Baja Portalegre. The final event is the Dubai International Baja. In the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship, X-raid secured second place in the manufacturers’ standings.
Points system
Points are awarded according to the results of the individual stages and the overall result. From the 2024 season onwards, the crew will keep its points from the stage classification – even in the event that it does not finish the event.
Marathon events (e.g. Dakar Rally)
General classification: 50, 40, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2.
Stage classification: 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1.
Rally and Baja events
Overall classification: 30, 25, 20, 17, 15, 13, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2.
Stage classification: 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1.
Classification of constructors
Each constructor may enter a maximum of three teams in each event. Only the top two teams will receive points, which will be awarded according to the above scale.
Calendar 2024
FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas
08-10/02 : Saudi Baja (KSA)
22-25/05 : Baja Greece (GRE)
26-28/07 : Baja Spain (ESP)
22-25/08 : Baja Poland (POL)
17-19/10 : Baja Portalegre (POR)
31/10/ – 02/11 : Qatar Intern. Baja (QAT)
15-17/11 : Dubai Intern. Baja (UAE)
28-30/11 : Jordan Baja (JOR)
FIA European Cup for Cross-Country Bajas
02-04/05 : TT Dehesa Extremadura (ESP)
04-07/07 : Italian Baja (ITA)
08-11/08 : HunGarian Baja (HUN)
19-22/09 : Baja TT Sharish (POR)
07-09/11 : Baja Troia (TUR)
FIA World Rally-Raid Championship
05-19/01 : Dakar Rally (KSA)
25/02/ – 02/03 : Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge (UAE)
02-07/04 : BP Ultimate Rally-Raid (POR)
02-08/06 : Desafío Ruta 40 (ARG)
05-11/10 : Rallye du Maroc (MAR)