Qatar Cross-Country Rally (Baja)- previous winners
Cars

2004 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Didier le Gal (FRA) Chevrolet Pro Truck
2005 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Alain Guehennec (FRA) BMW X5
2006-2010 No Baja
*2011 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Lucas Cruz Senra (ESP) SAM Mercedes 35CC
2012 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Lucas Cruz Senra (ESP) Toyota Hilux
2013 Jean-Louis Schlesser (FRA)/Konstantin Zhiltsov (RUS) Schlesser Original
2014 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Mathieu Baumel (FRA) Mini All4 Racing
2015 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Mathieu Baumel (FRA) Mini All4 Racing
2016 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Mathieu Baumel (FRA) Toyota Hilux
2017 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Mathieu Baumel (FRA) Toyota Hilux
2018 Jakub Przygonski (POL)/Tom Colsoul (BEL) MINI John Cooper Works Rally
2019 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Mathieu Baumel (FRA) Toyota Hilux
2020 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Mathieu Baumel (FRA) Toyota Hilux
2021 No FIA
2022 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Mathieu Baumel (FRA) Toyota GR DKR Hilux
2023 Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Mathieu Baumel (FRA) Toyota GR DKR Hilux

2024 Denis Krotov (KGZ)/Konstantin Zhiltsov (ANA) Mini John Cooper Works Rally 3.0i

Bikes
2004 Tim Trenker (UAE) KTM
2005 Pau Soler (ESP) KTM
2006-2010 No Baja
*2011 Justin Taylor (AUS) Honda CRF 450X
2012 Marc Coma (ESP) KTM 450 Rally
2013 Marc Coma (ESP) KTM 450 Rally
2014 Joan Barreda-Bort (ESP) Honda CRF 450 Rally
2015 Marc Coma (ESP) KTM 450 Rally
2016 Sam Sunderland (GBR) KTM 450 Rally
2017 Sam Sunderland (GBR) KTM 450 Rally
2018 Maciej Giemza (POL) KTM 450 Rally
2019 No FIM
2020 No FIM
2021 Mohammed Al-Balooshi (ARE) KTM 450 RR
2022 Konrad Dąbrowski (POL) Husqvarna FR450 Rally Replica
2023 Konrad Dabrowski (POL) KTM 450 Rally

2024 Mohammed Al-Balooshi (ARE) KTM 450 Rally

Quads
2004 Abdullah Al-Shamein (QAT) Yamaha
2005 Angelo Montico (ITA) Honda TRX 450
2006-2010 No Baja
*2011 Adel Abdulla (QAT) KTM XC 525
2012 Rafal Sonik (POL) Honda TRX 700
2013 Rafal Sonik (POL) Honda TRX 700
2014 Mohammed Abu Issa (QAT) Honda TRX 700
2015 Rafal Sonik (POL) Honda TRX 700
2016 Ignacio Casale (CHI) Yamaha Raptor 700 SE
2017 Rafal Sonik (POL) Yamaha Raptor 700 R
2018 Aleksandr Maksimov (RUS) Yamaha YFM 700R
2019 No FIM
2020 No FIM
2021 Haitham Al-Tuwaijri (SAU) Yamaha Raptor
2022 Abdulmajeed Al-Khulaifi (SAU) Yamaha
2023 Arnoud Dom (BEL) Suzuki LTR 45

2024 Hani Al-Noumesi (SAU) Yamaha Raptor 700

SSV
2021 Ahmed Al-Kuwari (QAT)/Nasser Al-Kuwari (QAT) Yamaha YXZ 1000 R
2022 Abdullah Al-Khelaifi (QAT)/Abdulaziz Al-Jabri (QAT) Yamaha YXZ 1000 RR
2023 no category

T3 (Challenger after 2024)
2022 Kris Meeke (AND)/François Cazalet (FRA) Can-Am Maverick X3
2023 Meshari Al-Thefiri (KWT)/Oriol Vidal (ESP) MCE-3 T3M

2024 Anja Van Loon (NLD)/Floor Maten (NLD) Can-Am Maverick X3

T4 (SSV from 2024)
2022 Khalifa Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Max Delfino (FRA) Can-Am Maverick X3
2023 Jeremie Warnia (FRA)/Loic Minaudier (FRA) Polaris RZR 1000 R

2024 João Ferreira (PRT)/Filipe Palmeiro (PRT) Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo RR

Stock

2024 Abdullah Al-Rabban (QAT)/Hassan Ali Obaid (ARE) Nissan Patrol

The event ran as the NBK Group Qatar Baja in 2004 and 2005.

*The event ran as the Qatar International Baja in 2011.

The Sealine Cross-Country Rally became the Qatar Cross-Country Rally in 2017. Manateq was the title sponsor in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

The Qatar International Baja was the fifth round of the 2021 FIM Bajas World Cup, but there was no FIA event.

The Qatar International Baja was the second round of both the FIM Bajas World Cup and the FIA Middle East Cup for Cross-Country Bajas in 2022. It was a round of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies in 2023.

The 2024 Qatar International Baja was round five of the FIM Bajas World Cup, round two of the FIA Middle East Baja Cup and the sixth round of the FIA World Baja Cup. 

Published On: 2 November 2024