{"id":130387,"date":"2025-11-13T04:01:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T04:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/130387\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T04:01:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T04:01:11","slug":"dubai-international-baja-to-draw-the-curtain-on-a-thrilling-season-of-fia-world-and-middle-east-baja-cup-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/130387\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai International Baja to draw the curtain on a thrilling season of FIA World and Middle East Baja Cup action"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dubai International Baja to draw the curtain on a thrilling season of FIA World and Middle East Baja Cup action <\/p>\n

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The Dubai International Baja will decide the outcome of the outstanding honours in the 2025 FIA World and Middle East Baja Cups on November 20th-23rd.<\/p>\n

Based at Dubai Festival City, the ninth edition of the event has attracted a field of 46 cars with 12 registered in the Ultimate category, nine in Challenger, 19 in SSV and six in the increasingly popular Stock class for series-production cross-country machines.<\/p>\n

Fifteen crews will be competing for FIA World Baja Cup points and nine will be challenging for points in the FIA Middle East Baja Cup.<\/p>\n

The Baja is being held under the patronage of\u00a0H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum. Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai.<\/p>\n

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Yacopini and Oliveras on the brink of FIA World Baja Cup title<\/p>\n

A fourth victory from five starts with wins in Jordan, Italy, Spain and Qatar have given Juan Cruz Yacopini and Dani Oliveras 403 points in their respective Drivers\u2019 and Navigators\u2019 Championships before the final round in Dubai. The SVR Toyota Hilux crew are still not mathematically assured of the titles, although they have already confirmed Ultimate category honours.<\/p>\n

The South Racing Can-Am Team\u2019s Mitchel van den Brink and his navigator Bart van Heun secured the SSV title in Qatar recently and took maximum points in Greece and Portugal. They trail the Argentine and the Spaniard by 62 points and still have a mathematical chance of snatching the overall Drivers\u2019 and Navigators\u2019 championships. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Czech veteran Miroslav Zapletal and his Slovakian navigator Marek Sykora have already posted the permitted six scores from eight in their Ford F-150 Evo and will be hoping that they will not be deprived of a podium finish to the season by the Challenger category-winning Taurus crew of Sergei Remennik and Aleksei Ignatov.<\/p>\n

The Nasser Racing Team driver trails Zapletal by 53 points and can still put another score on the board. Remennik and Ignatov confirmed overall victory in the Challenger category after the Qatar International Baja.<\/p>\n

Behind the triumphant van den Brink, Briton Paul Severn (Polaris) and Omani Hamed Al-Wahaibi (Can-Am) will be joined by Maha Al-Hameli (Can-Am) and Eugenio Amos (Can-Am) to battle it out for the remaining two podium places in the final SSV standings. Quaddy Racing\u2019s Amerigo Ventura (Yamaha) and his navigator Erika Mingozzi are non-starters with six scores already on the board, although they have a 31-point cushion over Severn and his navigator Max Delfino in the current standings.<\/p>\n

The event also sees the return of Fernando Alvarez after another spell on the sidelines following back issues. The Argentina-based Spaniard returns to the South Racing fold. Saudi driver Abdullah Al-Haydan and Emirati Mansour Al-Helai are also registered for the FIA World Baja Cup in a pair of Can-Ams.<\/p>\n

Majed Al-Thunayyan and his navigator Fahad Al-Sufyani hold a 30-point advantage over Fernando Barreiros and Jos\u00e9 Sa Pir\u00e9s in the duel for Stock category honours. They will decide the destiny of the championship in the UAE.<\/p>\n

Non-registered drivers keen to make an impression on the season\u2019s finale include Abu Dhabi\u2019s former MERC champion and WRC star Sheikh Khalid Al-Qassimi in a Toyota Hilux and the Toyota Gazoo Racing W2RC duo of Seth Quintero and Toby Price. The latter pair are using the event as a pre-Dakar test with the latest versions of the Hilux and their respective navigators, Andrew Short and Brent Bauman.<\/p>\n

There is also a solitary diesel-engined X-raid Mini JCW Rally for Portugal\u2019s Maria Gameiro and an Overdrive Racing Toyota in the hands of Ronan Chabot. Czech Martin Prokop has also entered the event for further testing and development with his Ford Raptor that finished second in Qatar recently.<\/p>\n

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Grandstand finale in prospect for FIA Middle East Baja Cup<\/p>\n

Four drivers still have a mathematical chance of winning the Drivers\u2019 Championship in the FIA Middle East Baja Cup. Maximum points for third overall in the recent Qatar International Baja have put Ultimate category champion Dania Akeel in pole position to take the title.<\/p>\n

The Toyota Hilux driver heads to the UAE with a nine-point cushion over the QMMF Team\u2019s Khalifa Saleh Al-Attiyah (Taurus). Hamza Bakhashab is third in the points\u2019 standings in his Can-Am Maverick R, albeit 39 points behind the leading Saudi, and Qatar\u2019s Abdullah Al-Rabban has already won the Stock category and has a slim chance, despite trailing the leader by 60 points in his Nissan Patrol.<\/p>\n

An accident on the final day in Qatar has put paid to Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari\u2019s chances, although a top performance by the Qatari could take points off his rivals at the season\u2019s finale. The accident on his home event also enabled Khalifa Saleh Al-Attiyah to confirm the regional Challenger title after he picked up points for second place. His Argentine navigator Bruno Jacomy is in pole position to win the Challenger Navigators\u2019 Championship.<\/p>\n

Bakhashab\u2019s navigator Marcin Pasek holds a 27-point cushion over Emirati Ali Ajami in the overall Navigators\u2019 Championship. St\u00e9phane Dupl\u00e9 and Jacomy are also within ear shot of the top step of the podium. Both S\u00e9bastien Delaunay and Ali Hassan Obaid can still mathematically catch Dupl\u00e9 in the chase to become the leading Ultimate class navigator.<\/p>\n

The QMMF Team has already won the Teams\u2019 title, Bakhashab has been crowned as the leading Junior driver and also won the SSV Drivers\u2019 title, while Al-Rabban has secured the Master driver title with Ali Ajami. Pasek is the regional SSV champion navigator.<\/p>\n

The event also sees the international FIA debut of the new Defender Dakar D7x-R that will enter the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) from the Dakar rally onwards. Built with support from Land Rover to challenge Toyota\u2019s long-term dominance of the showroom category in cross-country motorsport, the pair of Defenders will be in the hands of Dakar legend St\u00e9phane Peterhansel and the talented Lithuanian driver Rokas Baciu\u0161ka.<\/p>\n

They carried out development and testing with the new car in Morocco recently and will team up with navigators Michael Metge and Oriol Vidal for the Defender\u2019s international debut in the world spotlight.<\/p>\n

Subject to final checks by sweep crews, the provisional timetable for the Dubai International Baja will see crews tackling a Prologue of 5.64km in the Hatta region of the Hajar mountains on Friday, November 21st to determine the starting order for the first of the desert stages.<\/p>\n

That first stage starts at Al-Faqa\u2019a and passes through the rolling dunes of the Al-Qudra desert for 195.24km on Saturday, November 22nd.<\/p>\n

The second stage on Sunday, November 23rd runs for 195.63km before the return to Dubai Festival City for the podium ceremony and prize giving,<\/p>\n

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2025 Dubai International Baja \u00a0– entry list:<\/p>\n

Ultimate<\/p>\n

200. Juan Cruz Yacopini (ARG)\/Dani Oliveras (ESP)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Toyota Hilux IMT Evo*<\/p>\n

201. Miroslav Zapletal (CZE)\/Marek Sykora (SVK)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ford F-150 Evo<\/p>\n

202. Dania Akeel (SAU)\/S\u00e9bastien Delaunay (FRA)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Toyota Hilux Evo+<\/p>\n

203. Nasser Al-Ajmi (KUW)\/Arunas Gelazninkas (LTU)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nissan Safari+<\/p>\n

204. Ahmed El-Shami (UAE)\/Ali Hassan Obaid (UAE)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Century CR6+<\/p>\n

205. Martin Prokop (CZE)\/Viktor Chytka (CZE)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ford Raptor<\/p>\n

206. Seth Quintero (USA)\/Andrew Short (USA)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Toyota GR Hilux<\/p>\n

208. Sheikh Khalid Al-Qassimi (UAE)\/Khalid Al-Kendi (UAE)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Toyota Hilux IMT Evo<\/p>\n

209. Maria Gameiro (POR)\/Rosa Romero (ESP)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mini John Cooper Works Rally 3.0D<\/p>\n

210. Ronan Chabot (FRA)\/Gilles Pillot (FRA)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Toyota Hilux Evo<\/p>\n

211. Khalid Al-Feraihi (KSA)\/Candido Carrera (ESP)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Toyota Hilux IMT Evo<\/p>\n

212. Toby Price (AUS)\/Brent Bauman (AUS)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Toyota Hilux Evo<\/p>\n

Challenger<\/p>\n

300. Sergei Remennik (UAE)\/Aleksei Ignatov (KGZ)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Taurus T3 Max*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

301. Khalid Al-Jafla (UAE)\/Andrei Rudnitski (LTU) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Taurus T3 Max*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

302. Aleksei Shmotev (UAE)\/Yaroslav Fedorov (KGZ)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Taurus T3 Max*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

303. Khalifa Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)\/Bruno Jacomy (ARG)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Taurus T3 Max+<\/p>\n

304. Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari (QAT)\/St\u00e9phane Dupl\u00e9 (FRA)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Taurus T3 Max+<\/p>\n

305. David Mabbs (UAE)\/David McBride (UAE)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can-Am Maverick X3 XRS<\/p>\n

306. Rashid Al-Muhannadi (QAT)\/Szymon Gospodarczyk (POL)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Taurus T3 Max<\/p>\n

307. Jonathan Hart (UAE)\/Ali Mirza (UAE)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can-Am Maverick X3 XRS<\/p>\n

308. Aleksander Szustkowski (POL)\/Robin Szustkowski (POL)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can-Am Maverick X3<\/p>\n

SSV<\/p>\n

400. Mitchel van den Brink (NED)\/Bart van Heun (NED)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can-Am Maverick R*<\/p>\n

401. Paul Severn (GBR)\/Max Delfino (FRA)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Polaris RZR Pro R Sport*<\/p>\n

402. Hamed Al-Wahaibi (OMA)\/Ilka Minor (AUT)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can-Am Maverick R*<\/p>\n

403. Maha Al-Hamali (KSA)\/Xavier Flick (FRA)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can-Am Maverick R*<\/p>\n

404. Eugenio Amos (ITA)\/Paolo Ceci (ITA)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can-Am Maverick R*<\/p>\n

405. Erik van Loon (NED)\/Wouter Rosegaar (NED)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can-Am Maverick R*<\/p>\n

406. Hamza Bakhashab (KSA)\/Marcin Pasek (POL)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can-Am Maverick R+<\/p>\n

407. Mohammed Al-Attiyah (QAT)\/Aleksei Kuzmich (UAE)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can-Am Maverick R+<\/p>\n

408. Fernando Alvarez (ARG)\/Xavier Panseri (FRA)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can-Am Maverick R*<\/p>\n

409. Abdullah Al-Haydan (KSA)\/Bader Al-Ajmi (KUW)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo RR*<\/p>\n

410. Mansour Al-Helai (UAE)\/Mohamed Hamri (UAE)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can-Am Maverick R*<\/p>\n

411. Hassan Jameel (KSA)\/Maciej Giemza (POL)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can-Am Maverick R<\/p>\n

412. Atif Al-Zarouni (UAE)\/Patrick McMurren (UAE)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yamaha YXZ 1000 R<\/p>\n

413. Nora Al-Jassasi (UAE)\/Mohamed Al-Mazrui (OMA)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo RR<\/p>\n

414. Mohammed Al-Marri (QAT)\/Aisvydas Paliukenas (LTU)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can-Am Maverick R<\/p>\n

416. Stefano Marrini (ITA)\/Stefano Tiraboschi (ITA)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo RR<\/p>\n

417. Anya van Loon (NED)\/Hein Verschuuren (NED)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can-Am Maverick R<\/p>\n

418. Robert Knight (AUS)\/Chris Western (AUS)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can-Am Maverick R<\/p>\n

419. Hangting Guo (CHI)\/Zhang Ziming (CHI)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo RR<\/p>\n

Stock<\/p>\n

500. Majed Al-Thunayyan (KSA)\/Fahad Al-Sufyani (KSA)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nissan Patrol Y61*<\/p>\n

501. Fernando Barreiros (POR)\/Jose S\u00e1 Pies (POR)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nissan Patrol*<\/p>\n

502. Abdullah Al-Rabban (QAT)\/Ali Ajami (UAE)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nissan Patrol+<\/a><\/p>\n

503. Mohammed Al-Meer (QAT)\/Alexey Mun (KAZ)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nissan Patrol+<\/p>\n

504. St\u00e9phane Peterhansel (FRA)\/Michael Metge (FRA)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Defender Dakar D7x-R<\/a><\/p>\n

505. Rokas Baciu\u0161ka (LTU)\/Oriol Vidal (ESP)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Defender Dakar D7x-R<\/p>\n

*denotes registered for the FIA World Baja Cup<\/p>\n

+ denotes registered for the FIA Middle East Baja Cup<\/p>\n

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Timetable of events<\/p>\n

Thursday, November 20<\/a><\/p>\n

Administration checks, Service Park, Festival City Mall\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 07.30-12.30hrs<\/p>\n

Scrutineering checks, Toyota, Al-Badia Service Centre\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 08.30-14.30hrs<\/p>\n

Pre-event press conference\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11.00hrs<\/p>\n

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Friday, November 21<\/p>\n

Prologue (5.64km), Leem Lake, Hatta\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 16.00hrs (first competitor)<\/p>\n

Ceremonial start, Dubai Festival Bay\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20.00hrs<\/p>\n

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Saturday, November 22<\/p>\n

SS1 Al-Faqa\u2019a-Al Qudra Desert (195.24km)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11.26hrs (first car)<\/p>\n

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Sunday, November 23 <\/p>\n

SS2 Al-Qudra-Al-Qudra Desert (195.63km)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10.26hrs (first car)<\/p>\n

Post=event interviews, TBA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 18.30hrs<\/p>\n

Podium ceremony and prize giving, TBA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20.00hrs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dubai International Baja to draw the curtain on a thrilling season of FIA World and Middle East Baja…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":130388,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[13335,13331,4403,13328,13317,13327,13339,13338,180,13326,13318,13332,13329,85,46,13337,843,13315,13316,13333,13330,13325,13334,105,13336,13321,13319,13320,13324,13323,13322],"class_list":["post-130387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-action-for-road-safety","tag-circuit","tag-connectivity","tag-eprix","tag-f1","tag-fe","tag-fia","tag-fia-president","tag-formula-1","tag-formula-e","tag-formula-one","tag-hill-climb","tag-historic","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-jean-todt","tag-mobility","tag-motor-sport","tag-motorsport","tag-off-road","tag-rally","tag-rallycross","tag-road-safety","tag-sports","tag-todt","tag-touring-car","tag-wec","tag-world-endurance-championship","tag-world-rallycross","tag-world-rx","tag-wtcc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130387\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}