Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox Sport governing body Template:MotoGP overview The International Motorcycling Federation (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) or (FIM) is the global governing/sanctioning body of motorcycle racing.[1] It represents 123 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six continental unions.

There are ten motorcycle-racing disciplines that FIM covers, encompassing 60 championships as well as hundreds of secondary championships of circuit racing, enduro, Speedway Racing, Trials, Off-Roading, Motorcross, Supercross, Sno-Cross, Sidecars, and E-Bikes. 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 Paris, France, on 21 December 1904. The British Auto-Cycle Union 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 Geneva, Switzerland 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 Cape Town, South Africa. The same year, the FIM was given provisional status of recognition by the International Olympic Committee, and gained full status in 2000 at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 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 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, on 6 March 2022, FIM banned all Russian and Belarusian motorcycle riders, teams, officials, and competitions.[2]

FIM competitions

Circuit Racing

World Championships

Feeder Series

European and Asian Cups

Nation Championships

Endurance Racing

Speedway Grand Prix

Moto Trials

Off-Roading

SideCars and ATVs

E-Bike

Main article: Electric bicycle

Presidents

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Term President Nationality
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1905–1906 Marquis de Mouzilly Saint-Mars Script error: No such module "flag".
1912–1924 Arthur Stanley Script error: No such module "flag".
1924–1946 Alberto Bonacossa Script error: No such module "flag".
1946–1947 Augustin Pérouse Script error: No such module "flag".
1947–1949 Marcel Haecker Template:SWI
Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM)
Term President Nationality
1949–1951 Marcel Haecker Template:SWI
1951–1959 Augustin Pérouse Script error: No such module "flag".
1959–1965 Pieter Nortier Script error: No such module "flag".
1965–1983 Nicolás Rodil del Valle Script error: No such module "flag".
1983–1989 Nicolas Schmit Script error: No such module "flag".
1989–1995 Jos Vaessen Script error: No such module "flag".
1995–2006 Francesco Zerbi Script error: No such module "flag".
2006–2018 Vito Ippolito Script error: No such module "flag".
2018–present Jorge Viegas Script error: No such module "flag".

FIM motorcycle racing helmet testing and homologation

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Members

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See also

References

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External links

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