FIM Europe News

Sad passing of Massimo Sironi The FIM Europe is saddened to inform about the passing of Massimo Sironi after two though years of fight against a disease. He has been part of the FIM Europe Family from 2008 to 2018 as member of the Vintage Commission. He was a great Enduro lover, who lived the motorsport with enthusiasm and dedication, involving family and friends in his passion and adventures. Founder and active member of the Motoclub Scuderia Norelli, he was President from 2003 to 2007 and then from 2021 until his passing. He made the “Valli Bergamasche Revival” an international event well-known and appreciated all over the world. Popular and familiar figure within the Italian motorcycling community, Massimo will be hugely missed by the entire FIM Europe Family, who extends its condolences to his family and many friends at this difficult time. Alessandro Sambuco, FIM Europe General Secretary “I met Massimo many

S4 and SM Junior European Championship: Francisco Gomez Requena and Andrea Benvenuti are the champions! The S4 and SM Junior European Championships got to their final race in Castelletto di Branduzzo, Italy, perfect scene for the last round of the season. The battle for the titles was still open. In the S4 Kevin Vandi and Francisco Gomez Requena were the main rivals, divided by a 10-point gap. The SM Junior was even more challenging with the head-to-head of Matej Kokes and Andrea Benvenuti, who arriver tied on points at this last race. S4 Race 1 Pole man Alessandro Morosi (Honda RedMoto Gazza Racing) did not make the best out of his starting position and lost it when Francisco Gomez Requena (Husqvarna) took it away from him; Kevin Vandi (L30 Racing Tm Factory) was third. Halfway through the lap Morosi made a small mistake and dropped down to fourth place. The Honda

Motocross European Championships: 2024 provisional calendar FIM Europe, together with Infront Moto Racing and FIM, is delighted to share the provisional 2024 Motocross calendar! The season is set to kick off on the 24th of March with the Grand Prix of Europe (venue TBA) and to finish off on 08th September in Afyonkarahisar, Turkiye. 15 events together with the FIM Motocross World Championship for 4 different series: EMX250, EMX125, EMX Open and EMX2T, adding the Finals for EMX65 and EMX85. Stay tuned! Links FIM Europe Motocross MXGP

European races of the weekend 14-15/10/2023  

MSidecarcross and Quadcross of European Nations: amazing United States and the Netherlands crowned champions The Sidecarcross and Quadcross of European Nations witnessed an astounding spectacle as it hosted the amazing attendance of many extra-European teams, with a warm audience at the track of Cingoli, in central Italy. The atmosphere was nothing short of electrifying and the crowd's unwavering support for all the riders, especially the home team, giving more strength to Italy to race in front of its public. Team USA made up with Joel Hetrick, Bryce Ford and Chad Wienen took the top step of the podium at the Quadcross of European Nations, while Team Netherlands won the Sidecarcross of European Nations. Quadcross In all three races Team USA ruled finishing first and second. In Race 1 Third position for Team Great Britain with Harry Walker, while in Race 2 was the European Champion Patrick Turrini who battled with the American taking the

Yamaha YZ bLU-cRU 65cc-85cc-125cc Cup: Maymann and Gordon do it for Denmark with YZ85 and YZ65 victories, while Mancini puts on a masterclass to win the YZ125 From left: Yamaha Motor Europe Marketing Motorsport Director's Paolo Pavesio, Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo, YZ Champions, FIM Europe Motocross Commission Vice Chairman Peter Goris A fired-up French crowd were treated to YZ bLU cRU FIM Europe Cup SuperFinale races at the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations in Ernèe. On Saturday Denmark’s Storm Maymann and Willads Gordon emerging victorious in the YZ85 and YZ65 classes, respectively. On Sunday Italian Simone Mancini has taken victory in the YZ125 class after putting in a masterful display which saw him top timed practice, carve to the front and lead for the entire race. This year, the European SuperFinale has roughly 40 riders in each of the three classes - YZ65, YZ85 and YZ125 – making it harder to call and more exciting than ever before

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Stock European Championship: Senna Agius and Daniel Muñoz take the title! The 2023 Moto2 European Championship, European Talent Cup and Stock European Championship were underway with the penultimate round of the season at the iconic MotorLand Aragon circuit in Spain. In the Moto2™ European Championship it was Senna Agius who flew to a mighty double, becoming the first Australian Champion in the class. In the European Talent Cup the title race is still on despite Maximo Quiles’ double. In the Stock European Championship Eric Fernandez beat Daniel Muñoz in a final lap belter, although 17-year-old Muñoz is the 2023 Champion. Moto2 Senna Agius went from pole to lead all of Race 1 although he was under early pressure from a fast-starting Yeray Ruiz, who jumped the start and only got to serve one of two Long Lap Penalties before falling at Turn 2; thankfully, he was OK. Agius’ title rival Xavier

SM Junior European Championship: Andrea Benvenuti wins in Belgium The penultimate round of the SM Junior European Championship was raced at the city circuit of Mettet, Belgium, an historic location scene of the most beautiful European by-invitation-races. A circuit that ensured a thrilling show. Andrea Benvenuti (KTM) comes back home after achieving the victory in Mettet and prevailing over his main rival Matej Kokes (Husqvarna). With one more race to go, both riders have the same number of points but the Italian rider has the red plate of Championship leader thanks to better results. Race 1 As the red lights blinked off Nathan Terraneo could not pull away so Andrea Benvenuti and Matej Kokes got the green light. The Italian rider took the lead of the race but could keep it for just a few corners as he was overtaken by Kokes at the start of the off-road. Matej tried

SSP 300 Women’s European Championship: poker for Beatriz Neila Santos The 2023 season of the Women's European Championship came to an end at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. It was the perfect weekend for Beatriz Neila Santos (511 Racing Team), who took an amazing win at the end of a very tight race that was hard fought until the chequered flag. Thanks to a good advantage in the standings and this umpteenth success the Spanish rider conquered her fourth European title in a row. The reigning champion beat Sara Cabrini (Gradara Corse) in the final lap and the Italian was second at the finish line after fighting hard for victory and leading the race for a few laps. Natalia Rivera (Trasimeno) was third in the race after a small mistake in the last corner, when she was fighting for victory with her compatriot. The Spanish vice-European

Bajas European Championship: Baja TT do Oeste After a relatively short break, the third and last round of the Bajas European Championship was raced from October 06th to 08th in occasion of the Baja TT do Oeste, official event for the Mini Baja Trophy and, internationally, for the FIM Bajas World Cup. The public took advantage of the good weather over the weekend to visit the tracks, enjoying a huge spectacle with the high participation of drivers from different nationalities. The Baja Oeste de Portugal took place on tracks designed in the municipalities of Torres Vedras, Bombarral, Azambuja, Alenquer, Óbidos, Sobral de Monte Agraço and Cadaval, the latter being home to the operations center for the Baja TT Oeste de Portugal organized by Escuderia Castelo Branco. In this last round riders had to deal with Friday’s prologue of 6 km, plus a route that included two selective sectors, one with