 FIM Sand Races World Championship logo | |
| Category | Motorcycle racing |
|---|---|
| Region | International |
| Inaugural season | 2025 |
| Official website | FIM Sand Races World Championship |
 Current season | |
TheFIM Sand Races World Championship is the world championship series forbeach racing, a variant of off-roadmotorcycle racing.
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 theEnduropale du Touquet and theEnduro del Verano [es] inArgentina have formed part of the series since its inception.
In October 2022 theFIM in conjunction with theFrench [fr],Portuguese and Argentinian Motorcycling Federations announced the launch of a new FIM Sand Races World Cup series starting in 2023.[1]
The inaugural season consisted of three events:[1]
| Round | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–5 February |  Enduropale du Touquet |
| 2 | 24–26 February |  Enduro del Verano |
| 3 | 17–19 November |  Monte Gordo Sand Experience |
36 riders contested the series[2] and the Cup was won by British riderTodd Kellett.[3]
The calendar was expanded to 6 events for 2024:
| Round | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2–4 February | Enduropale du Touquet |
| 2 | 23–25 February | Enduro del Verano |
| 3 | 26-27 October | Ronde des Sables de Loon Plage |
| 4 | 1-3 November |  Bibione Sand Storm |
| 5 | 22–24 November | Monte Gordo Sand Experience |
| 6 | 7–8 December | Ronde des Sables Hossegor-Capbreton |
The 4th round was initially scheduled to be theWeston Beach Race on 12–13 October.[4] This was later changed to the Ronde des Sables de Loon Plage on 26-27 October.[5]
Kellett was able to successfully defend his title in the 2024 season by winning every round.[6] 48 riders competed.[7]
Ahead of the 2025 season, the FIM announced that the series would be upgraded to full FIM World Championship status from that season onwards.[8] Todd Kellet won the championship, winning every round but one.[9]
The FIM Sand Races World Championship includes the following categories and classes:[10]
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
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Season | Motorcycle Champion | Quad Champion | Junior Champion | Women Champion | Veteran Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025[9][11] |  Todd Kellett (Yamaha) | Pablo Violet (Yamaha) | Matheo Gerat (Yamaha) | Mathilde Denis (Honda) |  Fernando Rubio (Honda) |
| Series run as World Cup | |||||
| 2024 | Todd Kellett (Yamaha) | Pablo Violet (Yamaha) | Paolo Maschio (Kawasaki) |  Amandine Verstappen (Yamaha) | Gregory Deleu (Fantic) |
| 2023 | Todd Kellett (Yamaha) | Michel Trannin (Honda) | Paolo Maschio (Kawasaki) | Mathilde Denis (Honda) | Arnaud Besnier (Honda) |