Category | Motocross |
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Country | International |
Inaugural season | 2005 |
Riders' champion | Lotte van Drunen |
Constructors' champion | Yamaha |
Current season |
The FIM Women's Motocross World Championship is a women-only motocross championship, inaugurated in 2005, and is a feeder series to the FIM Motocross World Championship.
Season | Rider | Constructor |
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2005 | Stephanie Laier | N/A |
2006 | Katherine Prumm | N/A |
2007 | Katherine Prumm | N/A |
2008 | Livia Lancelot | Kawasaki |
2009 | Stephanie Laier | KTM |
2010 | Stephanie Laier | KTM |
2011 | Stephanie Laier | KTM |
2012 | Kiara Fontanesi | Yamaha |
2013 | Kiara Fontanesi | Yamaha |
2014 | Kiara Fontanesi | Yamaha |
2015 | Kiara Fontanesi | Yamaha |
2016 | Livia Lancelot | Kawasaki |
2017 | Kiara Fontanesi | Yamaha |
2018 | Kiara Fontanesi | Yamaha |
2019 | Courtney Duncan | Kawasaki |
2020 | Courtney Duncan | Kawasaki |
2021 | Courtney Duncan | Kawasaki |
2022 | Nancy van de Ven | Yamaha |
2023 | Courtney Duncan | Kawasaki |
2024 | Lotte van Drunen | Yamaha |
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The International Motorcycling Federation or (FIM) is the global governing/sanctioning body of motorcycle racing. It represents 121 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six continental unions.
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