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2016–17 FIM Endurance World Championship
The 2016–17 FIM Endurance World Championship was the 38th season of the FIM Endurance World Championship, a moto racing, motorcycle racing series co-organised by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) and Eurosport. This season marked the first move to a winter schedule for the championship, with the season starting at the Bol d'Or in September 2016 and concluding at the Suzuka 8 Hours in July 2017. The European rounds were held during the winter to avoid conflicts with the Grand Prix motorcycle racing, MotoGP and Superbike racing, Superbike schedules. GMT 94 Yamaha won their 3rd title. Calendar and Results Championship Standings Teams FIM EWC Championship (top-15 teams out of 54 ranked) Riders Championship (top-10 of 182 drivers) Manufacturers FIM EWC Championship References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Endurance World Championship FIM Endurance World Championship, 2016 2016 in motorcycle sport 2017 in motorcycle sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIM Endurance World Championship
The Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC) is the premier worldwide endurance championship in motorcycle road racing. The championship season consists of a series of endurance races (with a duration of six, eight, twelve or twenty-four hours) held on permanent racing facilities. The results of each race are combined to determine three World Championships – riders, teams and manufacturers. Until 2016, the championship was held on a yearly basis, but in order to take advantage of the winter break in MotoGP and Superbikes season, since September 2016 it runs from September to July, with the European races held in September, and then spring and summer of the next year. Scheduling arrangements for the 2020 and 2021 COVID-19 years were different. History The long distance races appeared almost at the same time of the invention of the internal combustion engine at the end of the 19th century, with races being held between major cities such as Paris-Rouen in 1894, Paris-Bordeaux, Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |