PRESS RELEASE MIES, 31/03/2021 FOR MORE INFORMATION: ISABELLE LARIVIÈRE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER [email protected] TEL +41 22 950 95 68 FIM MXGP/MX2/ Women’s/Junior Motocross World Championships & FIM 65cc Junior Motocross World Cup 2021 Calendar UPDATE, 31 March The FIM and Infront Moto Racing would like to inform on the updates to the 2021 calendar of the FIM Motocross World Championship. Due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, the decision has been made to delay the start of the upcoming season, as the FIM Motocross World Championship will kick off in Orlyonok with the MXGP of Russia on the 12th/13th of June. The updated calendar will also welcome back the MXGP of Great Britain in Matterley Basin on the 26th/27th of June, followed by the MXGP of Italy at the legendary circuit of Maggiora on the 3rd/4th of July. The MXGP of Latvia, of the Netherlands and the Czech Republic will come next in July, before heading to the deep sand of Lommel for the MXGP of Flanders in August. MXGP will then move to Sweden on the 14th/15th of August, followed by the MXGP of Finland and MXGP of Turkey. The newest addition to the 2021 racing calendar is the MXGP of Sardegna, with the popular winter training facility of Riola Sardo hosting the round 11 of the campaign, with the EMX65 and EMX85 Championship races held on the same weekend. The championship will then continue with the MXGP of Germany, France, Spain, Portugal and Trentino in October, with a venue for the French Grand Prix to be confirmed soon. The season will then conclude with three fly-away races, in Argentina on the 13th/14th of November, followed by the MXGP of Asia and Indonesia on the 27th/28th of November and 4th/5th of December. Meanwhile the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations will go ahead on the 26th of September, as originally planned, with the Italian circuit in Mantova confirmed as the newest host of the prestigious event. Additionally, the FIM-E Motocross of European Nations scheduled on the 18th and 19th of September, will now be as TBA, with more details to be announced at a later date. The same race format as last year will be used during the upcoming season meaning that MXGP and MX2 classes will run on Sunday and EMX and WMX classes will run all on Saturday. The decision to run a one day format was made due to the tight racing schedule in order to allow more recovery time for the riders and the team staff. Infront Moto Racing is hopeful that with the recent development of the vaccine, there will be a possibility to finally welcome back spectators in the summer months, which is very important to our beloved sport. We would like to thank the FIM, FIM-Europe, all the organisers and federations along with the teams, riders, partners and fans for their continued support and understanding, as MXGP remain committed to bringing another epic season of racing! …/… 11 ROUTE DE SUISSE TEL +41 22 950 95 00 CH – 1295 MIES FAX +41 22 950 95 01 [email protected] FOUNDED 1904 WWW.FIM-MOTO.COM Date FMNR Venue Country Women 13 June MFR Orlyonok Russia* 27 June ACU Matterley Basin Great Britain 4 July FMI Maggiora Italy 11 July Lamsf Kegums Latvia 18 July KNMV Oss Netherlands 25 July ACCR Loket Czech Republic Women 01 August FMB Lommel Belgium Women 15 August SVEMO Uddevalla Sweden 22 August SML Iitti-KymiRing Finland 5 September TMF Afyonkarahisar Turkey Women 19 September FMI Riola Sardo Sardegna/Italy 03 October DMSB Teutschenthal Germany 10 October FFM Tba France 17 October RFME Intu Xanadu-Arroyomolinos Spain Women 24 October FMP Agueda Portugal 31 October FMI Pietramurata Italy Women 14 November CAMOD Neuquen Argentina 28 November IMI Borubudur Indonesia 05 December IMI Bali Indonesia Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations 26 September FMI Mantova Italy FIM Junior 85cc/125cc Motocross World Championships & FIM 65cc Junior Motocross World Cup Date FMN Venue Country 31 July-01 August AMOTOE Megalopolis Greece *To be confirmed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ About the FIM (www.fim-moto.com) The FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) founded in 1904, is the governing body for motorcycle sport and the global advocate for motorcycling. The FIM is an independent association formed by 115 National Federations throughout the world. It is recognised as the sole competent authority in motorcycle sport by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Among its 50 FIM World Championships the main events are MotoGP, Superbike, Endurance, Motocross, Supercross, Trial, Enduro, Cross-Country Rallies and Speedway. Furthermore, the FIM is also active and involved in the following areas: public affairs, road safety, touring and protection of the environment. The FIM was the first international sports federation to impose an Environmental Code in 1994. 11 ROUTE DE SUISSE TEL +41 22 950 95 00 CH – 1295 MIES FAX +41 22 950 95 01 [email protected] FOUNDED 1904 WWW.FIM-MOTO.COM .