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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]
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.[citation needed] After its cancellation in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the rally returned to the FIA calendar in 2021.[3]
| Year | Driver & Codriver | Car | Applicability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  Essa Al-Dossary Ali Obaid
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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 | ||
| 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 |
