Enduro World Championship

FIM World Enduro Championship
	Motorcycles lined up in Italy
Category	Motorcycle racing
Region	International
Inaugural season	1990
Official website	endurogp.com
	Current season

Last updated January 13, 2025

The FIM Enduro World Championship, formerly known as the World Enduro Championship, is the world championship series for enduro, a popular form of off-road motorcycle sport. The championship currently features three classes (E1, E2 and E3), along with separate categories for junior and female riders. The championship was first organized in 1990, and currently consists of 16 races based on eight two-day events. All rounds include an enduro test, a motocross test and an extreme test.

History

The World Enduro Championship began in 1990, replacing the FIM European Enduro Championship, which had been contested since 1968. The European championship was later restarted by the Union Européenne de Motocyclisme (UEM) in 1993. The WEC had six classes from 1990 to 1993, after which the 80 cc and 500 cc 2-stroke championships were discontinued. The series continued with four classes, 125, 250, 350 and 500 cc, until the 1998 season, which saw 250 cc 4-stroke as a new class and the 350 cc replaced by 400 cc. In 1998, all rounds also counted towards an overall championship, which was continued until 2004.

The competition classes of the WEC were revised for the 2004 season. The number of classes was reduced to three, and 2-stroke and 4-stroke machines were now competing in the same classes. The new classes were named Enduro 1, Enduro 2 and Enduro 3. The 2005 season saw a new addition; the Enduro Junior class (EJ). The age limit in the junior class was originally 21 years, but was later changed to 23.^[1] A class for female riders, Enduro Women, was started in 2010.

The points system of the WEC originally awarded points for 15 best riders in each class, starting with 20 for the winner, 17 for second place and 15 for third. Since the 2004 season, the twenty fastest riders have received points, with 25 going to the winner of each class, 22 for the second fastest and 20 for the third-placed rider.

The 2007 championship included six events in Europe, one in the United States and one in Canada. In the 2008 season, all eights rounds were held in Europe. The current main broadcaster of the championship is Eurosport 2. In South America and Oceania, the series is broadcast on ESPN and Fox Sports, respectively.^[2]

Current classes

Enduro 1 (E1) – Up to 250cc 2 stroke and 4 stroke.
Enduro 2 (E2) – 255+ cc up to 450cc 4 stroke.
Enduro 3 (E3) – 255+ cc 2 stroke and 450+ cc 4 stroke.
Enduro GP– Rankings based on overall standings (E1-E2-E3).

Champions

Season	80 cc two-stroke	125 cc two-stroke	250 cc two-stroke	350 cc four-stroke	500 cc two-stroke	+350 cc four-stroke
1990	Thomas Bieberbach (Simson)	Paul Edmondson (KTM)	Kari Tiainen (Suzuki)	Otakar Kotrba (Husqvarna)	Peter Hansson (KTM)	Jimmie Eriksson (Husaberg)
1991	Pierfranco Muraglia (Kawasaki)	Jeff Nilsson (KTM)	Kari Tiainen (Husqvarna)	Kent Karlsson (Husaberg)	Sven-Erik Jönsson (Husqvarna)	Jaroslav Katriňák (Husaberg)
1992	Francesco Molinari (HRD)	Jeff Nilsson (KTM)	Giorgio Grasso (Kawasaki)	Mario Rinaldi (KTM)	Tulio Pellegrinelli (Honda)	Kari Tiainen (Husqvarna)
1993	Gian-Marco Rossi (TM)	Paul Edmondson (Husqvarna)	Giorgio Grasso (Kawasaki)	Sven-Erik Jönsson (Husqvarna)	Giovanni Sala (KTM)	Fabio Farioli (KTM)
						500 cc four-stroke
1994		Paul Edmondson (Gas Gas)	Giovanni Sala (KTM)	Mario Rinaldi (KTM)		Kari Tiainen (Husqvarna)
1995		Petteri Silván (Husqvarna)	Giovanni Sala (KTM)	Anders Eriksson (Husaberg)		Kari Tiainen (Husqvarna)
1996		Fausto Scovolo (Honda)	Paul Edmondson (Gas Gas)	Anders Eriksson (Husqvarna)		Peter Jansson (Husaberg)
1997		Shane Watts (KTM)	Stéphane Peterhansel (Yamaha)	Mario Rinaldi (KTM)		Kari Tiainen (KTM)
	250 cc four-stroke	125 cc two-stroke	250 cc two-stroke	400 cc four-stroke		500 cc four-stroke
1998	Gian-Marco Rossi (Honda)	Roman Michalík (TM)	Giovanni Sala (KTM)	Björne Carlsson (Husaberg)		Anders Eriksson (Husqvarna)
1999	Vesa Kytönen (Kawasaki)	Juha Salminen (KTM)	Petteri Silván (Gas Gas)	Giovanni Sala (KTM)		Anders Eriksson (Husqvarna)
2000	Matteo Rubin (KTM)	Juha Salminen (KTM)	Stefan Merriman (Husqvarna)	Mario Rinaldi (KTM)		Kari Tiainen (KTM)
2001	Stéphane Peterhansel (Yamaha)	Petteri Silván (Husqvarna)	Juha Salminen (KTM)	Stefan Merriman (Husqvarna)		Anders Eriksson (Husqvarna)
2002	Peter Bergvall (Yamaha)	Petteri Silván (Husqvarna)	Samuli Aro (Husqvarna)	Juha Salminen (KTM)		Anders Eriksson (Husqvarna)
2003	Peter Bergvall (Yamaha)	Petri Pohjamo (Gas Gas)	Stefan Merriman (Honda)	Anders Eriksson (Husqvarna)		Juha Salminen (KTM)
	E1		E2		E3
2004	Stefan Merriman (Yamaha)		Juha Salminen (KTM)		Samuli Aro (KTM)
2005	Iván Cervantes (KTM)		Samuli Aro (KTM)		David Knight (KTM)
2006	Iván Cervantes (KTM)		Samuli Aro (KTM)		David Knight (KTM)
2007	Juha Salminen (KTM)		Mika Ahola (Honda)		Iván Cervantes (KTM)
2008	Mika Ahola (Honda)		Johnny Aubert (Yamaha)		Samuli Aro (KTM)
2009	Mika Ahola (Honda)		Johnny Aubert (KTM)		Iván Cervantes (KTM)
2010	Antoine Méo (Husqvarna)		Mika Ahola (Honda)		David Knight (KTM)
2011	Juha Salminen (Husqvarna)		Antoine Méo (Husqvarna)		Mika Ahola (Honda)
2012	Antoine Méo (KTM)		Pierre-Alexandre Renet (Husaberg)		Christophe Nambotin (KTM)
2013	Antoine Méo (KTM)		Alex Salvini (Honda)		Christophe Nambotin (KTM)
2014	Christophe Nambotin (KTM)		Pierre-Alexandre Renet (Husqvarna)		Matthew Phillips (KTM)
2015	Eero Remes (TM)		Antoine Méo (KTM)		Mathias Bellino (Husqvarna)
2016	Eero Remes (TM)		Matthew Phillips (Sherco)		Steve Holcombe (Beta)
	Enduro GP			Enduro 2
2017	Steve Holcombe (Beta)			Josep García (KTM)
	Enduro GP			Enduro 1	Enduro 2	Enduro 3
2018	Steve Holcombe (Beta)			Brad Freeman (Beta)	Eero Remes (TM)	Steve Holcombe (Beta)
2019	Brad Freeman (Beta)			Brad Freeman (Beta)	Loïc Larrieu (TM)	Steve Holcombe (Beta)
2020	Steve Holcombe (Beta)			Andrea Verona (TM)	Steve Holcombe (Beta)	Brad Freeman (Beta)
2021	Brad Freeman (Beta)			Andrea Verona (Gas Gas)	Josep García (KTM)	Brad Freeman (Beta)
2022	Andrea Verona (Gas Gas)			Andrea Verona (Gas Gas)	Wil Ruprecht (TM)	Brad Freeman (Beta)
2023	Steve Holcombe (Beta)			Josep García (KTM)	Steve Holcombe (Beta)	Brad Freeman (Beta)
2024	Josep García (KTM)			Josep García (KTM)	Andrea Verona (Gas Gas)	Brad Freeman (Beta)

Overall championship

Season	Rider	Bike
1998	Giovanni Sala	250 cc KTM
1999	Petteri Silván	250 cc Gas Gas
2000	Juha Salminen	125 cc KTM
2001	Juha Salminen	250 cc KTM
2002	Juha Salminen	400 cc KTM
2003	Juha Salminen	500 cc KTM
2004	Juha Salminen	E2 KTM

Junior championship

Season	Rider	Team
2005	Cristóbal Guerrero	Gas Gas
2006	Joakim Ljunggren	Husaberg
2007	Joakim Ljunggren	Husaberg
2008	Thomas Oldrati	KTM
2009	Oriol Mena	Husaberg
2010	Lorenzo Santolino	KTM
2011	Jérémy Joly	Honda
2012	Mathias Bellino	Husaberg
2013	Matt Phillips	Husqvarna
2014	Daniel McCanney	Beta
2015	Jamie McCanney	Husqvarna
2016	Giacomo Redondi	Honda
2017	Brad Freeman	Beta
2018	Matteo Cavallo	Beta
2019	Andrea Verona	TM
2020	Hamish MacDonald	Sherco
2021	Matteo Pavoni	TM
2022	Zach Pichon	Sherco
2023	Jed Etchells	Fantic
2024	Max Ahlin	KTM

Women championship

Season	Rider	Team
2010	Ludivine Puy	Gas Gas
2011	Ludivine Puy	Gas Gas
2012	Laia Sanz	Gas Gas
2013	Laia Sanz	Honda
2014	Laia Sanz	Honda
2015	Laia Sanz	KTM
2016	Laia Sanz	KTM
2017	Maria Franke	KTM
2018	Sanna Karkkainen	KTM
2019	Jane Daniels	Husqvarna
2020	Jane Daniels	Husqvarna
2021	Laia Sanz	Gas Gas
2022	Jane Daniels	Fantic
2023	Jane Daniels	Fantic
2024	Mireia Badia	Rieju

Youth Championship

Season	Rider	Team
2009	Romain Dumontier	Husqvarna
2010	Mario Román	KTM
2011	Jonathan Manzi	KTM
2012	Giacomo Redondi	KTM
2013	Jamie McCanney	Husaberg
2014	Davide Soreca	Yamaha
2015	Mikael Persson	Yamaha
2016	Jack Edmondson	KTM
2017	Andrea Verona	TM
2018	Ruy Barbosa	Husqvarna
2019	Hamish MacDonald	Sherco
2020	Sergio Navarro	Husqvarna
2021	Albin Norrbin	Fantic
2022	Harry Edmondson	Fantic
2023	Kevin Cristino	Fantic
2024	Manuel Verzeroli	KTM

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References

↑ "The FIM in congress - Calendar and rules". ABC-WEC.com. 24 October 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2008.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
↑ "EWC Broadcasting in the world". enduro-abc.com. Retrieved 10 October 2011.

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[1] "The FIM in congress - Calendar and rules". ABC-WEC.com. 24 October 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2008.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}

[2] "EWC Broadcasting in the world". enduro-abc.com. Retrieved 10 October 2011.

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