FIM Sand Races World Championship

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FIM Sand Races World Championship
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Category Motorcycle racing
RegionInternational
Inaugural season2025
Official website FIM Sand Races World Championship
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The FIM Sand Races World Championship is the world championship series for beach racing, a variant of off-road motorcycle racing.

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Rounds of the series are mass-start, mass-participation events taking place on beaches or in other sandy coastal areas.

The series originated as an FIM-sanctioned World Cup, held in 2023 and 2024, before being upgraded to a full FIM World Championship for 2025 onwards. Famous events such as the Enduropale du Touquet  [ fr ] and the Enduro del Verano  [ es ] in Argentina have formed part of the series since its inception.

History

In October 2022 the FIM in conjunction with the French  [ fr ], Portuguese and Argentinian Motorcycling Federations announced the launch of a new FIM Sand Races World Cup series starting in 2023. [1]

2023

The inaugural season consisted of three events: [1]

RoundDateLocation
13–5 February Flag of France.svg Enduropale du Touquet
224–26 February Flag of Argentina.svg Enduro del Verano
317–19 November Flag of Portugal (official).svg Monte Gordo Sand Experience


36 riders contested the series [2] and the Cup was won by British rider Todd Kellett . [3]

2024

The calendar was expanded to 6 events for 2024:

RoundDateLocation
12–4 February Flag of France.svg Enduropale du Touquet
223–25 February Flag of Argentina.svg Enduro del Verano
326-27 October Flag of France.svg Ronde des Sables de Loon Plage
41-3 November Flag of Italy.svg Bibione Sand Storm
522–24 November Flag of Portugal (official).svg Monte Gordo Sand Experience
67–8 December Flag of France.svg Ronde des Sables Hossegor-Capbreton

The 4th round was initially scheduled to be the Weston Beach Race on 12–13 October. [4] This was later changed to the Ronde des Sables de Loon Plage on 26-27 October. [5]

Kellett was able to successfully defend his title in the 2024 season by winning every round. [6] 48 riders competed. [7]

2025

Ahead of the 2025 season, the FIM announced that the series would be upgraded to full FIM World Championship status from that season onwards. [8]

Championship

Classes

The FIM Sand Races World Championship includes the following categories and classes: [9]

Format

Rounds of the championship must take place on circuits that are composed of least 90% sand.

Events can be run in two formats:

Endurance on Sand

Sand Cross

Points system

[9]

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th+ 
Points252016131110987654321

List of Champions

SeasonMotorcycle ChampionQuad ChampionJunior ChampionWomen ChampionVeteran Champion
2025
Series run as World Cup
2024 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Todd Kellett (Yamaha) Flag of France.svg Pablo Violet (Yamaha) Flag of France.svg Paolo Maschio (Kawasaki) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Amandine Verstappen (Yamaha) Flag of France.svg Gregory Deleu (Fantic)
2023 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Todd Kellett (Yamaha) Flag of France.svg Michel Trannin (Honda) Flag of France.svg Paolo Maschio (Kawasaki) Flag of France.svg Mathilde Denis (Honda) Flag of France.svg Arnaud Besnier (Honda)

References

  1. 1 2 Jon Pearson. "FIM launches all-new Sand Races World Cup". enduro21.com.
  2. ↑ "FIM Sand Races World Cup | FIM". www.fim-moto.com. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  3. ↑ FIM Communications. "Todd Kellett wins inaugural FIM Sand Races World Cup". fim-moto.com.
  4. ↑ "Calendario 2024 Copa Del Mundo Fim Sand Races" [The 2024 Fim Sand Races World Cup Calendar Is Announced]. MX Zone Argentina (in Spanish). 21 December 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "2024 FIM Sand Races World Cup calendar updated". www.fim-moto.com. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  6. ↑ FIM. "King Kellett retains his FIM Sand Races World Cup title with Monte Gordo Sand Race double – Race Report". dirthub.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "FIM Sand Races World Cup | FIM". www.fim-moto.com. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  8. ↑ FIM. "2025 FIM Sand Races World Championship provisional calendar announced". fim-moto.com.
  9. 1 2 FIM. "2025 FIM Sand Races World Championship Sporting Regulations" (PDF). fim-moto.com.
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