The Baja España Aragón, also known as the Baja Aragón or Spanish Baja, is a baja rally event held in the region of Aragón in northern Spain.
, it is part of the FIA World Baja Cup, FIA European Baja Cup, and FIM Bajas World Cup schedules as well as the Spanish Cross-Country Rally Championship.
History
This event was launched in 1983, based on the popularity of the African Adventure rallies, such as the Dakar Rally and the Pharaons Rally. The event's creators, a group of French and Spanish enthusiasts, chose the desert of Monegros because of the scenery and availability of service infrastructure in Zaragoza. The first baja in Spain was called the Baja Montesblancos."Historia ". Baja Spain.
In 1992, the Spanish Baja was cancelled, as it coincided with the Summer Olympics in Barcelona. After this, the Spanish Automobile Federation took over the organisation, and entered it into the FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the 2020 race to be called off.
The 2026 edition was postponed from its usual late July slot to September due to wildfires across Spain.
Winners CarBikeRefYearDriverCo-driverCarRiderBike 1983 Jean-Jacques Rate S. Charrier Toyota Poli Audoard Yamaha 1984 Raoul Raymondis J. Pastorello Range Rover Serge Bacou Chuck Stearns Yamaha 1985 Pierre Lartigue Bernard Giroux Lada Chavanette Morales KTM 1986 Jean Da Silva Hubert Rigal Mitsubishi Locroix Neels Theric Honda 1987 Jean Da Silva Hubert Rigal Mitsubishi Carlos Mas Ferran Gil Yamaha 1988 Ari Vatanen Bruno Berglund Peugeot Jordi Arcarons José Luís Steuri KTM 1989 Jacky Ickx Christian Tarin Peugeot António Lopes João Lopes Honda 1990 Ari Vatanen Bruno Berglund Citroën Agustí Vall Davide Trolli KTM 1991 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander Mitsubishi Jordi Arcarons Danny Laporte Husqvarna 1992 Cancelled due to the 1992 Summer Olympics 1993 Pierre Lartigue Michel Périn Citroën Josep Lluís Steuri KTM 1994 Timo Salonen Fred Gallagher Citroën Agustí Vall KTM 1995 Pierre Lartigue Michel Périn Citroën Nani Roma KTM 1996 Ari Vatanen Gilles Picard Citroën Josep Lluís Steuri Honda 1997 Pierre Lartigue Michel Périn Citroën Nani Roma KTM 1998 Jean-Louis Schlesser Jean-Dominique Comolli Buggy Schlesser Isidre Esteve KTM 1999 Josep Maria Servià Thierry Delli-Zotti Buggy Schlesser Nani Roma KTM 2000 Jean-Louis Schlesser Jean-Dominique Comolli Buggy Schlesser Isidre Esteve KTM 2001 Jean-Louis Schlesser Jean-Dominique Comolli Buggy Schlesser Isidre Esteve KTM 2002 Jean-Louis Schlesser Jean-Dominique Comolli Buggy Schlesser Nani Roma KTM 2003 Luc Alphand Arnaud Debron BMW X5 Isidre Esteve KTM 2004 Carlos Sousa Henri Magne Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution Marc Coma KTM 2005 Nani Roma Henri Magne Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution Isidre Esteve KTM 2006 Jozel Sýkora Marek Sýkora Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution Isidre Esteve KTM 2007 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution Gerard Farrés KTM 2008 Nasser Al-Attiyah Tina Thörner BMW X3 Marc Coma KTM 2009 Nani Roma Michel Périn BMW X3 Gerard Farrés KTM 2010 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret BMW X3 Marc Guasch Yamaha 2011 Filipe Campos Jaime Baptista BMW X3 Gerard Farrés KTM 2012 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul Cottret Mini All4 Racing Joan Barreda Husqvarna 2013 Nani Roma Michel Périn Mini All4 Racing Joan Barreda Honda 2014 Nani Roma Michel Périn Mini All4 Racing Gerard Farrés Gas Gas 2015 Nani Roma Àlex Haro Mini All4 Racing Gerard Farrés KTM 2016 Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu Baumel Toyota Hilux Overdrive Joan Barreda Honda 2017 Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu Baumel Toyota Hilux Overdrive Joan Barreda Honda 2018 Vladimir Vasilyev Konstantin Zhiltsov Toyota Hilux Overdrive Michaël Metge Sherco 2019 Orlando Terranova Ronnie Graue Mini John Cooper Works Rally Michaël Metge Sherco 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu Baumel Toyota Hilux Overdrive Joan Barreda Honda 2022 Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu Baumel Toyota GR DKR Hilux Tosha Schareina Honda 2023 Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu Baumel Toyota GR DKR Hilux Tosha Schareina Honda 2024 Guillaume de Mévius Mathieu Baumel Toyota Hilux Overdrive Tosha Schareina Honda 2025 João Ferreira Filipe Palmeiro Toyota GR DKR Hilux Lorenzo Santolino Sherco 2026 João Ferreira Filipe Palmeiro Toyota GR DKR Hilux Lorenzo Santolino Sherco
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