The FIM Trial World Championship and FIM X-Trial World Championship are the most prestigious
motorcycle trials
Motorcycle trials, also known as observed trials, often called simply trial/s (with or without the plural "s"), is a non-speed event on specialized motorcycles. The sport is most popular in the United Kingdom and Spain, though there are participan ...
tournaments of the world, organised by the
Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM; en, International Motorcycling Federation) is the global governing/sanctioning body of motorcycle racing. It represents 116 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six regiona ...
. The outdoor championship is held since 1964 and the indoor (X-Trial) since 1993.
From 1964 to 1967 the championship was named Challenge Henry Groutards. From 1968 to 1974, it was the Trial European Championship, and from 1975 onwards it has been known as the World Championship.
Up until 2010, the outdoor world trial championship has been won by 6 different pilots from the
UK, 5 from Spain, 2 from
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
and France, and 1 from Belgium, Germany, United States, Japan and Sweden. Since 2005, only Spanish pilots have won the outdoor and the indoor world trial championships.
World Trials Champions
"Note: Green background denotes International Trial Master Championship."
"Note: Pink background denotes European Championship."
Championships per rider
As of September 2022, the following ranking shows the riders with most world titles, in outdoor, indoor and total:
Championships per country
As of September 2021, the following ranking shows the countries with most world titles, in outdoor, indoor and total:
See also
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FIM Trial European Championship
The FIM Trials European Championship is organised by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme and has been held since 1992. The championship gives up and coming riders a chance to compete at international level against top class riders, man ...
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Trial des Nations ''Trial des Nations'' is the most important Motorcycle trials competition of national teams organized by the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM). After the experiment of Myslenice, Poland, the first official ''trial of Nations'' was held in ...
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Scott Trial
The Scott Trial is a British motorcycle trials competition dating from 1914 run over an off-road course of approximately 70 miles. One of the most challenging trials events in the UK, its appeal is to clubman riders as well as international profe ...
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Scottish Six Days Trial
The Scottish Six Days Trial is an internationally recognised Motorcycle trials competition, which has been running since 1909 (with breaks for the two world wars) making it the oldest motorcycle trials event in the world. Motorcycle riders from al ...
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NATC Trials Championship
References
External links
Official websiteTrial World Championship at the FIM official website
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