2025 FIM Sand Races World Championship

2025 FIM Sand Races World Championship

Champions

Motorcycles: Todd Kellett

Quads: Pablo Violet

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The 2025 FIM Sand Races World Championship was the 1st FIM Sand Races World Championship season. The series marked the first season that there has been an FIM World Championship for the Beach racing discipline. ^[1]

The FIM ran an FIM Sand Races World Cup in the 2023 and 2024 seasons, with British rider Todd Kellett winning both World Cup titles in the motorcycle category. ^{[2] [3]} After winning five of the six rounds, Kellett was able to be crowned as the first FIM World Champion of the discipline.

The series included six rounds and was bookended by the 2025 and 2026 editions of the Enduropale du Touquet event. ^[4]

Race calendar and results

A provisional calendar was released on 16 January 2025. ^[5] The championship was contested over six rounds in Western Europe and Argentina.

Round	Date	Location	Motorcycle Winner	Quad Winner	Report
1	8–9 February	Enduropale du Touquet	Todd Kellett	Manfred Zienecker
2	29–31 August	Enduro del Invierno	Todd Kellett	Pablo Violet
3	24–26 October	Bibione Sand Storm	Todd Kellett	Dirk Schelfhout
4	21-23 November	Ronde des Sables Hossegor-Capbreton	Todd Kellett	Pablo Violet
5	29–30 November	Monte Gordo Sand Race	Cyril Genot	Harry Walker
6	13–15 February 2026 [6]	Enduropale du Touquet	Todd Kellett	' Pablo Violet

Names in Italics were the highest placed FIM-eligible rider in the event when the event was won by a non-eligible rider.

Moto

Entry list

Sand Races World Championship
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Beta	Equipe Police Nationale/Elite Moto Lannion	David Abgrall	1
Fantic	Team MS Motorsport Fantic	Maxime Sot	1, 3, 5
		Lars van Berkel	3–5
		Paul Arnout	1, 3–6
	Fantic Factory Racing Team	Matteo Pavoni	3
		Timothée Hillairet-Collet	3–5
Gas Gas	Twenty Racing Suspension Gas Gas	Jeremy Knuiman	1
		Damien Knuiman	1
		Wesley Tanfin	1
		Maximilien Poul	3, 5
Honda	Team Honda Motoblouz SR Motul	Lars van Berkel	1
		Håkon Fredriksen	3–5
		Julien Lieber	5
		Cyril Genot	1, 3–5
	Avant Pro Honda		2
	Team Dafy Dunlop Wonderbike	Paolo Maschio	1, 3–5
		Alexis Collignon	1
	Honda YPF MX Racing		2
		Timothée Hillairet-Collet	1
		Jean Collignon	1
	S Briggs Commercial	Ashley Greedy	1
		Damien Champolivier	1, 3–5
	SMQ Competicion	Ramiro Marquez	1–3
	Freytes Motorsport	Anthony Rodríguez	2
	Cabarcos Motos	Sion Talbot	2
Husqvarna	Kaeser Racing Team	Daniel Wagenpfeil	All
	GI Cross Racing Team	Matteo del Coco	3
	Osellini Moto	Lorenzo Macoritto	3
		Ernest Lescaillet	3–5
		Jean Collignon	5
	VitamineH Lille	Marshall Meplon	6
		Arthur Mioque	3–5
KTM			1, 6
	Darjen	Sion Talbot	1, 3–6
Suzuki	Suzuki Moto France	Camille Chapeliere	1, 3
	Big Trail Argentina/Marelli Sports		2
Triumph		Maximilien Poul	1
Yamaha	Monster Energy Yamaha France Drag'On Tek	Todd Kellett	All
		Milko Potisek	All
		Damien Knuiman	3–6
	Yamaha Motor France/Drag'On	Jérémy Hauquier	1, 3–6
	Race Machines		2
		Paul Arnout	2
		Ernest Lescaillet	2
		Mathéo Miot	2
	Yam Sand Racing		1, 4
		Florian Miot	1
	Team 33 Accessoires/IPONE/Groland Racing Team	Joey Nuques	1, 3, 6
	Big Trail Argentina/Marelli Sports		2
	Drag'On Tek	Tias Callens	1, 3–6
		Damien Prevot	1, 3, 5
	Autos Motos Saint Dizier/Yamaha France	Victor Brossier	1, 3–5
		Eddy Mollon	1
		Thomas Penel	1
		Wesley Tanfin	3–6
		Maxime Berteau	3–4
	Yamaha France/Drag'On Tek/Evolution7 Limoges	Valentin Madoulaud	3–4
	Motos VR Yamaha	Luís Outeiro	5
Women's World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Fantic	Drag'On Tek/Yamaha France	Mathilde Denis	3–5
Gas Gas	MX Fonta Racing Syneco	Kiara Fontanesi	3
KTM		Sara Jugla	All
Yamaha	Team New Bike Yamaha	Amandine Verstappen	All
	Yam Sand Racing	Camille Viaud	1, 3–6
	Big Trail Argentina/Marelli Sports		2
	Drag'On Tek/Yamaha France	Mathilde Denis	1–2, 6
Veteran's World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Ducati		Antoine Méo	3
Fantic		Bernard Perard	1, 3–6
Gas Gas		Alexis van de Woestyne	3–6
Honda		Dominique Mieuzet	All
	SMQ Competicion	Fernando Rubio	All
		Timothée Vacherand	3
		Rodrigue Lescaillet	3–6
		Andrea Bergamo	3
		Stéphane Dufay	3
Kawasaki		Danilo Goes	2
	Race Machines	Rodrigue Lescaillet	1–2
		Bernard Perard	2
		Guillaume Renaux	5
KTM		Jean-François Mioque	1, 3–6
		Paul Barbara	1, 3–6
		Christophe Brucker	1
Yamaha		Nicolas Lavenant	All
		Andre Vossius	All
	Fino Motor Racing	António Maio	5
		Damien Prevot	5
Junior's World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Fantic		Clement Vanderstraeten	1
		Noe Dehen	1, 3–6
Gas Gas	Twenty Racing Suspension Gas Gas	Damien Knuiman	1
		Ema Satabin	1, 3–4
	Dafy Moto St Quentin	Evan Demeester	1
Honda	Dafy Moto St Quentin/Wonderbike		3–6
Husqvarna		Dean Gregoire	4
Kawasaki	Bud Racing/Kawasaki France	Lea Chaput	4, 6
	Kawasaki France/FSR Suspension	Maxime Miet	3–6
KTM	Team ANS Racing		1
	Motovation Motosport	Dean Gregoire	1
	Grizzly Racing Service	Ben Almagor	4, 6
Yamaha	CC Motorsports	Matheo Gerat	1, 3–6
Vintage World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Honda		Freddy Seguin	3–5
		Florian Miot	4
		Jean Collignon	4
Kawasaki		Danilo Goes	2
KTM		Sébastien Antony	3–5
Yamaha		Max Bianucci	4
		Nicolas Lavenant	4

Sand Races World Championship

Only riders who are registered for the FIM Sand Races World Championship were eligible to score championship points.

• Points for final positions are awarded as follows:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th+
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Rounds 1, 4 & 6 finishing positions are shown relative to where the rider finished in the event overall. Round 2, 3 & 5 results shown as finishing positions among FIM-registered riders only.

The FIM World Championship points accrued from the finish are shown next to the position.

Pos.	Rider	LTO	EDI	BSS	HOS	MGS	LTO	Points
1	Todd Kellett	125	125	125	125	181	125	126
2	Milko Potisek	220	220	511	220	316	320	107
3	Jeremy Hauquier	99	413	316	413	220	1013	84
4	Tias Callens	117		79	127	610	916	49
5	Lars van Berkel	316		291	316	413		46
6	Cyril Genot	Ret	316	191	Ret	125		42
7	Damien Knuiman	311		413	89	79	4621	33
8	Sion Talbot	581	88	151	425	124	3810	29
9	Paolo Maschio	156		610	511	361		28
10	Joey Nuques	184	511	231			1311	27
11	Mathéo Miot	513	133		710			26
12	Håkon Fredriksen			220	Ret	142		22
13	Alexis Collignon	711	610					21
14	Victor Brossier	175		97	186	241		19
15	Daniel Wagenpfeil	2141	106	161	1114	201	1585	18
16	Paul Arnout	3231	115	181	Ret	151	888	16
17	Amandine Verstappen	951	97	133	Ret	133	Ret	14
18	Julien Lieber					511		11
19	Florian Miot	810						10
20	Camille Viaud	1811	181	201	Ret	191	1486	10
21	Nicolas Lavenant	4991	124	371	2131	291	2882	10
22	Marshall Meplon						739	9
23	Anthony Rodríguez		79					9
24	Valentin Madoulaud			281	118			9
25	Arthur Mioque	Ret		171	Ret	171	937	9
26	Luís Outeiro					88		8
27	Matteo del Coco			88				8
28	Jeremy Knuiman	108						8
29	Damien Prevot	Ret		261		97		8
30	Alexis van de Woestyne			221	1902	321	2793	7
31	Maxime Sot	Ret		271		106		7
32	Timothée Hillairet-Collet	302		124	Ret	261		7
33	Matteo Pavoni			106				6
34	Wesley Tanfin	7561		211	1513	221	Ret	6
35	Rodrigue Lescaillet	5521	191	381	2861	341	5641	6
36	Andre Vossius	7711	211	411	3091	311	7041	6
37	Jean Collignon	1161				115		6
38	Lorenzo Macoritto			115				5
39	Ernest Lescaillet		142	301	2291	231		5
40	Dominique Mieuzet	8001	161	351	Ret	281	5071	5
41	Mathilde Denis						1814	4
42	Bernard Perard	6911	201	DSQ	Ret	331	6821	4
43	Paul Barbara	5761		341	2111	271		4
44	Damien Champolivier	4211		311	2031	251		4
45	David Abgrall	223						3
46	Jean-François Mioque	Ret		391	Ret	351	4951	3
47	Kiara Fontanesi			142				2
48	Maximilien Poul	Ret		Ret1		211		2
49	Maxime Berteau			331	2661			2
50	Ramiro Marquez	Ret	151	361				2
51	Fernando Rubio						3001	1
52	António Maio					301		1
53	Guillaume Renaux					161		1
54	Andrea Bergamo			421				1
55	Camille Chapeliere	Ret	Ret	251				1
56	Stéphane Dufay			401				1
57	Timothée Vacherand			241				1
58	Antoine Méo			321				1
59	Danilo Goes		171					1
60	Eddy Mollon	361						1
	Ashley Greedy	Ret						0
	Thomas Penel	Ret						0
Pos.	Rider	LTO	EDI	BSS	HOS	MGS	LTO	Points

Women's World Cup

Rider's finishing positions are shown relative to where they finished amongst FIM-eligible riders.

Pos.	Rider	LTO	EDI	BSS	HOS	MGS	LTO	Points
1	Mathilde Denis	3	2	3	1	3	2	113
2	Amandine Verstappen	1	1	1	Ret	1	Ret	100
3	Camille Viaud	2	3	4	Ret	2	1	94
4	Sara Jugla	4	4	5	2	4	3	86
5	Kiara Fontanesi			2				20
Pos.	Rider	LTO	EDI	BSS	HOS	MGS	LTO	Points

Veteran's World Cup

Rider's finishing positions are shown relative to where they finished amongst FIM-eligible riders.

Pos.	Rider	LTO	EDI	BSS	HOS	MGS	LTO	Points
1	Fernando Rubio	2	1	1	2	3	3	122
2	Nicolas Lavenant	3	2	6	4	6	2	89
3	Alexis van de Woestyne			2	1	8	1	78
4	Paul Barbara	5		4	3	4	6	63
5	Dominique Mieuzet	8	3	5	Ret	5	5	57
6	Rodrigue Lescaillet	4	5	8	5	11	7	57
7	Andre Vossius	7	7	11	6	9	9	47
8	Bernard Perard	6	6	DSQ	Ret	10	8	34
9	Damien Prevot					1		25
10	Christophe Brucker	1						25
11	Jean-François Mioque	Ret		9	Ret	12	4	24
12	Guillaume Renaux					2		20
13	Timothée Vacherand			3				16
14	Danilo Goes		4					13
15	António Maio					7		9
16	Antoine Méo			7				9
17	Stéphane Dufay			10				6
18	Andrea Bergamo			12				4
Pos.	Rider	LTO	EDI	BSS	HOS	MGS	LTO	Points

Junior's World Cup

Rounds 1, 4 & 6 finishing positions are shown relative to where the rider finished in the event overall. Rounds 3 & 5 results shown as finishing positions among FIM-registered riders only.

The FIM World Championship points accrued from the finish are shown next to the position.

Pos.	Rider	LTO	EDI	BSS	HOS	MGS	LTO	Points
1	Matheo Gerat	1613		220	816	220	1225	94
2	Evan Demeester	716		125	620	125	Ret	86
3	Maxime Miet	1811		316	1411	316	2920	74
4	Noe Dehen	1069		413	4010	413	6816	60
5	Dean Gregoire	520			325			45
6	Lea Chaput	679			529		9813	31
7	Ema Satabin	1818		511	549			27
8	Damien Knuiman	125						25
9	Ben Almagor				913		Ret	13
10	Clement Vanderstraeten	3910						10
Pos.	Rider	LTO	EDI	BSS	HOS	MGS	LTO	Points

Vintage World Cup

Rider's finishing positions are shown relative to where they finished amongst FIM-eligible riders.

Pos.	Rider	LTO	EDI	BSS	HOS	MGS	LTO	Points
1	Freddy Seguin			1	4	1		63
2	Sebastien Antony			2	3	2		56
3	Florian Miot				1			25
4	Danilo Goes		1					25
5	Jean Collignon				2			20
6	Max Bianucci				5			11
7	Nicolas Lavenant				6			10
Pos.	Rider	LTO	EDI	BSS	HOS	MGS	LTO	Points

Quad

Entry list

Quad World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Honda		Oliver Vandendijck	1, 3–6
		Glenn De Swarte	1, 3–6
		Manfred Zienecker	1
		Emmanuel Sarran	1
		Rodolfo Codazzi	3
	Quadyland	Paul Waterlot	4–5
Husqvarna		Lukas Prochazka	3
Laeger's	Drag'on ATV/Laeger's	Harry Walker	5
Yamaha	Drag'On ATV	Pablo Violet	All
		Karl Robin Rillo	6
	Quadyland	Paul Waterlot	1
		Maxime Lopes da Fonseca	1, 3–6
		Fabien Michel	1, 3–6
		Aloïs Waloszek	6
	Solbas Motorsport	Gaston Saos	6
Quad Veteran's World Cup
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Can-Am		Graham Guy	3–6
Honda		Dirk Schelfhout	1, 3–6
Yamaha	Drag'On ATV	Axel Dutrie	1, 3–6
		Nuno Gonçalves	1, 3–6
		Guillaume Waloszek	1, 3–5
		Paulo Fernandes	1, 3–6
		Laurent Delcourt	1, 3–6
		Cedric Girard	1
		Benoît Sebert	All
		Graham Guy	1
	Knull Racing	Jorge Sampaio	5

Quad Standings

Only riders who are registered for the FIM Sand Races World Championship are eligible to score championship points.

• Points for final positions are awarded as follows:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th+
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Rider's finishing positions are shown relative to where they finished in the event overall. Rounds 3 & 5 results are shown as finishing positions among FIM-registered riders only.

The FIM World Championship points accrued from the finish are shown next to the position.

Pos.	Rider	LTO	EDI	BSS	HOS	MGS	LTO	Points
1	Pablo Violet	820	2525	610	1725	220	625	125
2	Fabien Michel	2416		220	5410	161	2220	67
3	Dirk Schelfhout	Ret		125	2316	511	2911	63
4	Benoît Sebert	636	6920	79	658	79	1019	61
5	Nuno Gonçalves	3510		511	3311	88	2813	53
6	Olivier Vandendijck	Ret		Ret2	1920	316	4210	48
7	Axel Dutrie	3213		316	Ret	610	Ret	39
8	Maxime Lopes da Fonseca	558		413	579	133	Ret	33
9	Paul Waterlot	519			2413	115		27
10	Harry Walker					125		25
11	Manfred Zienecker	625						25
12	Glenn De Swarte	Ret		97	1145	413	Ret	25
13	Laurent Delcourt	Ret		88	1344	124	1157	23
14	Paulo Fernandes	685		124	997	97	Ret	23
15	Guillaume Waloszek	1044		133	1036	106		19
16	Aloïs Waloszek						2716	16
17	Graham Guy	2973		115	Ret	142	1356	16
18	Emmanuel Sarran	3411						11
19	Gaston Saos						1108	8
20	Cédric Girard	597						7
21	Lukas Prochazka			106				6
22	Jorge Sampaio					151		1
23	Rodolfo Codazzi			Ret1				1
	Karl Robin Rillo						Ret	0
Pos.	Rider	LTO	EDI	BSS	HOS	MGS	LTO	Points

Quad Veteran's World Cup

Rider's finishing positions are shown relative to where they finished amongst FIM-eligible riders.

Pos.	Rider	LTO	EDI	BSS	HOS	MGS	LTO	Points
1	Benoît Sebert	4	1	4	3	3	3	99
2	Dirk Schelfhout	Ret		1	1	1	2	95
3	Nuno Gonçalves	2		3	2	4	1	94
4	Axel Dutrie	1		2	Ret	2	Ret	65
5	Paulo Fernandes	5		6	4	5	Ret	45
6	Guillaume Waloszek	6		7	5	6		40
7	Graham Guy	7		8	Ret	8	5	36
8	Laurent Delcourt	Ret		5		7	4	33
9	Cedric Girard	3						16
10	Jorge Sampaio					9		7
Pos.	Rider	LTO	EDI	BSS	HOS	MGS	LTO	Points

References

1. FIM. "2025 FIM Sand Races World Championship provisional calendar announced". fim-moto.com.
2. FIM Communications. "Todd Kellett wins inaugural FIM Sand Races World Cup". fim-moto.com.
3. FIM. "King Kellett retains his FIM Sand Races World Cup title with Monte Gordo Sand Race double – Race Report". dirthub.co.uk.
4. "2025 FIM Sand Races World Championship provisional calendar announced – No Weston". dirthub.co.uk.
5. "2025 FIM Sand Races World Championship provisional calendar announced". fim-moto.com. 16 January 2025.
6. "Enduropale : tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur la course des sables du Touquet" [Enduropale: everything you need to know about the Touquet sand race]. Red Bull (in French). 30 December 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2026.

External links

• Official website