World Enduro Championship
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FIM World Enduro Championship | |
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Sport | Motorcycle sport |
Founded | 1990 |
Country(ies) | International |
Most recent champion(s) |
E1 Juha Salminen E2 Mika Ahola E3 Ivan Cervantes |
The Maxxis FIM World Enduro Championship (WEC) is the world championship series for enduro, a popular form of off-road motorcycle sport.
The World Enduro Championship consists of eight two-day racing events. The 2007 championship included six races in Europe, one in the United States and one in Canada.
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[edit] Current bike classes
- Enduro 1 (E1) – 100 to 125 cc 2-stroke or 175 - 250 cc 4-stroke
- Enduro 2 (E2) – 175 to 250 cc 2-stroke or 290 - 450 cc 4-stroke
- Enduro 3 (E3) – 290 to 500 cc 2-stroke or 475 - 650 cc 4-stroke
[edit] World champions
Year | 80 cc 2-stroke | 125 cc 2-stroke | 250 cc 2-stroke | 350 cc 4-stroke | 500 cc 2-stroke | +350 cc 4-stroke |
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1990 | Thomas Bieberbach Simson | Paul Edmondson KTM | Kari Tiainen Suzuki | Otokar Kotrba Husqvarna | Peter Hansson KTM | Jimmie Eriksson Husaberg |
1991 | Pierfranco Muraglia Kawasaki | Jeff Nilsson KTM | Kari Tiainen Husqvarna | Kent Karlsson Husaberg | Svenerik Jönsson Husqvarna | Jaroslav Katrinak Husaberg |
1992 | Gian-Marco Rossi HRD | Jeff Nilsson KTM | Giorgio Grasso Kawasaki | Mario Rinaldi KTM | Tulio Pellegrinelli Honda | Kari Tiainen Husqvarna |
1993 | Gian-Marco Rossi TM | Paul Edmondson Husqvarna | Giorgio Grasso Kawasaki | Svenerik Jönsson Husqvarna | Giovanni Sala KTM | Fabio Farioli KTM |
500 cc 4-stroke | ||||||
1994 | Paul Edmondson GasGas | Giovanni Sala KTM | Mario Rinaldi KTM | Kari Tiainen Husqvarna | ||
1995 | Petteri Silván Husqvarna | Giovanni Sala KTM | Anders Eriksson Husaberg | Kari Tiainen Husqvarna | ||
1996 | Fausto Scovolo Yamaha | Paul Edmondson GasGas | Anders Eriksson Husqvarna | Peter Jansson Husaberg | ||
1997 | Shane Watts KTM | Stéphane Peterhansel Yamaha | Mario Rinaldi KTM | Kari Tiainen Husqvarna | ||
250 cc 4-stroke | 400 cc 4-stroke | |||||
1998 | Gian-Marco Rossi Honda | Roman Michalik TM | Giovanni Sala KTM | Björne Carlsson Husaberg | Anders Eriksson Husqvarna | |
1999 | Vesa Kytönen Kawasaki | Juha Salminen KTM | Petteri Silván GasGas | Giovanni Sala KTM | Anders Eriksson Husqvarna | |
2000 | Matteo Rubin KTM | Juha Salminen KTM | Stefan Merriman Husqvarna | Mario Rinaldi KTM | Kari Tiainen Husqvarna | |
2001 | Stéphane Peterhansel Yamaha | Petteri Silván Husqvarna | Juha Salminen KTM | Stefan Merriman Husqvarna | Anders Eriksson Husqvarna | |
2002 | Peter Bergvall Yamaha | Petteri Silván Husqvarna | Samuli Aro Husqvarna | Juha Salminen KTM | Anders Eriksson Husqvarna | |
2003 | Peter Bergvall Yamaha | Petri Pohjamo GasGas | Stefan Merriman Honda | Anders Eriksson Husqvarna | Juha Salminen KTM | |
E1 | E2 | E3 | ||||
2004 | Stefan Merriman Yamaha | Juha Salminen KTM | Samuli Aro KTM | |||
2005 | Ivan Cervantes KTM | Samuli Aro KTM | David Knight KTM | |||
2006 | Ivan Cervantes KTM | Samuli Aro KTM | David Knight KTM | |||
2007 | Juha Salminen KTM | Mika Ahola Honda | Ivan Cervantes KTM |
[edit] Overall world champions
Year | Rider | Bike |
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1998 | Giovanni Sala | 250 cc KTM |
1999 | Petteri Silván | 250 cc GasGas |
2000 | Juha Salminen | 125 cc KTM |
2001 | Juha Salminen | 250 cc KTM |
2002 | Juha Salminen | 400 cc KTM |
2003 | Juha Salminen | 500 cc KTM |
2004 | Juha Salminen | E2 KTM |