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.

Contents

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 in Argentina have formed part of the series since its inception.

History

The FIM launched the series as a World Cup in 2023. [1] This inaugural season consisted of three events and was won by British rider Todd Kellett. [2] Kellett was able to successfully defend his title in the 2024 season by winning every round, as the championship took place over an expanded calendar. [3]

Ahead of the 2025 season, the FIM announced that the series would be upgraded to full FIM World Championship status from that season onwards. [4]

Championship

Classes

The FIM Sand Races World Championship includes the following categories and classes: [5]

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

[5]

PlacePoints
1st25
2nd20
3rd16
4th13
5th11
6th10
7th9
8th8
9th7
10th6
11th5
12th4
13th3
14th2
15th+1

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. ↑ Jon Pearson. "FIM launches all-new Sand Races World Cup". enduro21.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. ↑ FIM. "2025 FIM Sand Races World Championship provisional calendar announced". fim-moto.com.
  5. 1 2 FIM. "2025 FIM Sand Races World Championship Sporting Regulations" (PDF). fim-moto.com.
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