The International Motorcycling Federation (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) or (FIM) is the global governing/sanctioning body of

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. It represents 123 national

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federations that are divided into six continental unions. There are seven motorcycle-racing disciplines that FIM covers, encompassing 82 world championships as well as hundreds of secondary championships:

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and supermoto, cross-country, e-bike, and track racing. FIM is also involved in many non-racing activities that promote the sport, its safety, and support relevant public policy. The FIM is also the first international sporting federation to publish an Environmental Code, in 1994. In 2007, a Commission for Women in Motorcycling was created by the FIM in order to promote the use of powered two-wheelers and the motorcycle sport among women.

History

The FIM was born from the ''Fédération Internationale des Clubs Motocyclistes'' (FICM), which itself was founded in

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, France, on 21 December 1904. The

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was one of the founding members. In 1906, the FICM was dissolved, but reborn in 1912 with the headquarters now located in England. The Six Days Reliability Trial was held the next year, the first international event held by the new incarnation. The name was changed to the ''Fédération Internationale Motocycliste'' (FIM) in 1949, the same year that also saw the first race of the famed Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix. The headquarters were transferred to

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in 1959. 1994 saw the headquarters relocated, this time to Mies, Switzerland, and occupy its own building for the first time, shaped like a stylized motorcycle wheel. The name was changed again in 1998 to the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme at the congress in

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, South Africa. The same year, the FIM was given provisional status of recognition by the

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, and gained full status in 2000 at the

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, Australia. 2004 marked the organization's centenary, and celebrations were held at the congress in Paris in October. Since 2018, Jorge Viegas (Portugal) is President of the ''FIM''. Due to the

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, on March 6, 2022, ''FIM'' banned all Russian and Belarusian motorcycle riders, teams, officials, and competitions.

FIM competitions

Road racing

* FIM Moto2 European Championship * FIM Stock European Championship *

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) ...

* FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing * FIM JuniorGP World Championship * FIM Sidecar World Championship * FIM Superbike World Championship * FIM Supersport World Championship * FIM Supersport 300 World Championship *

Asia Road Racing Championship The FIM Asia Road Racing Championship (known as Idemitsu FIM Asia Road Racing Championship for sponsorship reason) is the regional motorcycle road racing championship for Asia, held since 1996. This championship is part of the production-based ...

Asia Talent Cup The Asia Talent Cup is a motorcycle racing, motorcycle road racing competition intended for young riders in Asia and Oceania. Organized by Dorna Sports, the promoter of the international Grand Prix motorcycle racing and Superbike World Championsh ...

* British Talent Cup * European Talent Cup * FIM MiniGP * Northern America Talent Cup * Northern Talent Cup *

MotoE World Championship The FIM Enel MotoE World Championship (formerly known as the MotoE World Cup) is a class of motorcycle racing that uses only electric motorcycles. The series is sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM and the 2019 Mo ...

* FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship * FIM Intercontinental Games

Off-road racing

* FIM Bajas World Cup * FIM E-Xbike World Cup Race (

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Motocross des Nations The Motocross of Nations (MXON), also known by its original French name (''MXDN'') is an annual team motocross race, where riders representing their country meet at what is billed as the " Olympics of Motocross". The event has been staged since ...

Supermoto of Nations Supermoto is a form of motorcycle racing held on race tracks that alternate between three kinds of track surfaces: the hard packed dirt of track racing, flat track, the irregular jumps and obstacles of motocross, and the paved tarmac of road r ...

* Trial des Nations

Presidents

FIM motorcycle racing helmet testing and homologation

In 2019, the FIM decided to implement its own helmet testing regime. Helmet manufacturers have to submit helmets for testing, and the FIM then lab tests them to make sure they are up to the job of protecting racers.

Members

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Federation Internationale De Motocyclisme International sports organisations based in Switzerland Motorcycle racing organizations Motorcyclists organizations Motorsport governing bodies Motorsport in Switzerland Sport in the canton of Vaud Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations Motorcycle sport