Motorcycling
Motorcycling is the driving of motorcycles and motorcycles with sidecars in a sporting competition.
Motorcycling is regulated worldwide by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) and across Europe by the Union Européenne de Motocyclisme (UEM) .
Paved circuit
International championships
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Motorcycle world championship
- 500 cm³ class (prototypes up to 500 cm³, 1949–2001) → MotoGP (prototypes up to 800 cm³, 2007–2011; prototypes up to 1000 cm³, 2002–2006, since 2012)
- 350 cm³ class (prototypes up to 350 cm³, 1949–1982)
- 250 cm³ class (prototypes up to 250 cm³, 1949–2009) → Moto2 (prototypes up to 600 cm³, standard engine from Honda 2010–2018, since 2019 from Triumph )
- 125 cm³ class (prototypes up to 125 cm³, 1949–2011) → Moto3 (prototypes up to 250 cm³, since 2012)
- 50 cm³ class (prototypes up to 50 cm³, 1962–1983) → 80 cm³ class (prototypes up to 80 cm³, 1984–1989)
- Superbike World Championship (near-series motorcycles up to 1300 cm³, since 1988)
- Supersport World Championship (near-series motorcycles up to 600 cm³, since 1999)
- Formula 750 (1973–1979, near-series motorcycles up to 750 cm³)
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Formula TT (1977–1989, near-series motorcycles)
- Formula I - four-stroke from 600 to 1000 cm³ and two-stroke from 350 to 500 cm³
- Formula II - four-stroke from 400 to 600 cm³ and two-stroke from 250 to 350 cm³
- Formula III - four-stroke from 200 to 400 cm³ and two-stroke from 125 to 250 cm³
- FIM Endurance World Championship (series motorcycles up to 1000 cm², since 1980)
- FIM Sidecar World Championship
- FIM Supermoto World Championship
- International German Supermoto Championship
European championships
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European Motorcycle Championship (1924–1939, 1947–1948, 1961, since 1981)
- Superstock 1000 (up to 1000 cm³)
- Supersport 600 (up to 600 cm³)
- Moto3 (up to 250 cm³)
National championships
- German motorcycle road championship
- Austrian State Motorcycle Championship
- Belgian motorcycle road championship
- British Superbike Championship
- Italian motorcycle road championship
- Dutch motorcycle road championship
- Swiss motorcycle road championship
- Spanish motorcycle road championship
- AMA Superbike Championship
- All Japan Road Race Championship
- Motorbike road championship of the GDR (1950-1990, in classes from 50 to 500 cm³)
Endurance racing
- 8 hours from Suzuka
- 24 hours of Le Mans
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Bol d'Or driven on the
- Circuit Paul Ricard (1978–1999, since 2015)
- Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours (2000-2014)
- Ridden 24 hours from Liège on the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Race without World Championship status
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Daytona 200 driven on the
- Daytona Beach Road Course (1937-1941 and 1947-1960)
- Daytona International Speedway (currently Superbike class, since 1961)
Road racing
- Isle of Man TT ridden on the Snaefell Mountain Course (all classes, since 1907)
- Macau Grand Prix driven on the Guia Circuit (in addition to automobiles, currently near-series motorcycles up to 1000 cm³, since 1967)
- Manx Grand Prix ridden on the Snaefell Mountain Course
- North west 200
- Ulster Grand Prix (all classes, 1922-1939 and since 1946)
terrain
- Motocross
- Enduro sport
- Trial
- Hillclimbing (without FIM World Championship title)
- Rally raid such as B. Paris-Dakar Rally
train
- Long track races (races on sand or grass tracks with a length of up to 1200 m)
- Speedway (races on short sandy tracks up to 400 m)
- Dirt track or flat track (in the US)
- Ice speedway
Other forms
- Hill climb
- Freestyle motocross
- Motoball (football on motorcycles)
- Supermono (single cylinder engines up to 800 cm³)
- Drag races
- Skijoring
See also
Web links
Wiktionary: Motorcycle sport - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Commons : Motorcycling - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikinews: Motorcycling - In The News
- Link catalog on motorcycle sport at curlie.org (formerly DMOZ )