Category | Motorcycle racing |
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Region | International |
Inaugural season | 1960 |
Constructors | Suzuki, Yamaha, BMW, Honda, Kawasaki |
Tyre suppliers | Dunlop, Pirelli, Bridgestone |
Riders' champion | Niccolò Canepa Marvin Fritz Karel Hanika |
Makes' champion | Yamaha |
Teams' champion | YART Yamaha |
Official website | fimewc.com |
Current season |
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 WorldSBK 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.[1] Scheduling arrangements for the 2020 and 2021 COVID-19 years were different.