2021 FIM Endurance World Championship

The 2021 FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC) was the 42nd season of the FIM Endurance World Championship, a motorcycle racing series co-organised by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) and Eurosport Events.

Calendar

The 2021 championship was scheduled to consists of 5 races in Europe and Asia.
The calendar was released on 29 December 2020.[1] On 17 March 2021; the calendar was updated and the races of 12 Hours of Estoril and Suzuka 8 Hours swapped their places in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Therefore, the season began on the 17 April with the 24 Hours Moto in France, and was scheduled to end on the 7 November with the Suzuka 8 Hours in Japan.

Rnd Race Circuit Location Date
1 24 Heures Motos Bugatti Circuit Le Mans, France 12–13 June[3]
2 12 Hours of Estoril Autodromo do Estoril Cascais, Portugal 17 July[a]
3 Bol d'Or Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, Var, France 18–19 September
4 6 Hours of Most Autodrom Most Most, Czech Rep. 9 October[4]
Cancelled
8 Hours of Oschersleben Motorsport Arena Oschersleben Saxony-Anhalt, Germany 13 May[b]
Suzuka 8 Hours Suzuka International Racing Course Suzuka, Mie Japan 7 November[c]

Calendar Changes

  • After being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 8 Hours of Oschersleben, Suzuka 8 Hours and the Bol d'Or all returned to the calendar.
  • The 8 Hours of Sepang was dropped from the calendar.
  • On 17 March 2021; 12 Hours of Estoril and Suzuka 8 Hours swapped their places in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Suzuka 8 Hours was later cancelled.
  • Also due to COVID-19, 24 Hours Moto and 8 Hours of Oschersleben were first delayed.
  • The race at Autodrom Most was then added following the cancellation of the Oschersleben and Suzuka eight-hour races. Originally an eight-hour race, the event, part of the FIA WTCC Race of the Czech Republic (which is also promoted by Eurosport) schedule, it was reduced to six hours because of restrictions at the event.[5][6]

Teams and riders

FIM EWC Teams

No. Team Bike Tyre Riders Rounds
1 Yoshimura SERT Motul Suzuki GSX-R 1000R B Gregg Black All
Xavier Siméon All
Sylvain Guintoli All
4 Tati Team Beringer Racing Kawasaki ZX-10R M Alan Techer 1, 3
Sébastien Suchet All
Julien Enjolras 1
Morgan Berchet 2-3
Valentin Suchet 2, 4
Enzo Boulom 4
5 F.C.C. TSR Honda France Honda CBR 1000 SP B Joshua Hook All
Yuki Takahashi All
Mike Di Meglio All
6 Team ERC Endurance Ducati Panigale V4 R M Mathieu Gines All
Louis Rossi 1-2
Etienne Masson All
Lorenzo Zanetti 3-4
7 YART - Yamaha Official Team EWC Yamaha YZF-R1 B Karel Hanika All
Marvin Fritz All
Niccolò Canepa All
8 Team Bolliger Switzerland #8 Kawasaki ZX-10R M Jan Bühn All
Jesper Pellijeff All
Ondřej Ježek 1
Marcel Brenner 2
Nico Thöni 3
Nigel Walraven 4
9 Tecmas BMW BMW S1000RR M Camille Hedelin 3
Dylan Buisson 3
Maxime Bonnot 3
11 Webike SRC Kawasaki France Kawasaki ZX-10R D Jeremy Guarnoni All
Erwan Nigon All
David Checa All
14 MACO Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R1 D Gregory Leblanc 1
Enzo Boulom 1
Charles Diller 1
Anthony West 3-4
Ondřej Ježek 3-4
Marc Moser 3
30 GT Endurance Yamaha YZF-R1 M Camille Lageon 1
Karl Croix 1
Paul Dufour 1
36 3ART Best of Bike Yamaha YZF-R1 M Nicolas Escudier 1-2
Matthieu Lagrive 1
Morgan Berchet 1
Martin Renaudin 2
Ludovic Rizza 2
37 BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team BMW S1000RR D Markus Reiterberger All
Illia Mykhalchyk 1,3-4
Javier Fores 1-2
Kenny Foray 2-4
65 Motobox Kremer Racing #65 Yamaha YZF-R1 D Geoffroy Dehaye All
Stefan Ströhlein 1-2, 4
Benjamin Colliaux 1, 3
Kevin Jacob 2
Lukas Walchhütter 3-4
77 Wójcik Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R1 D Sylvain Barrier 1
Balint Kovacs 1
Artur Wielebski 1
Gino Rea 2-4
Michael Laverty 2
Michal Filla 2
Sheridan Morais 3-4
Dan Linfoot 3-4
90 Team LRP Poland BMW S1000RR P Dominik Vincon 1, 4
Kamil Krzemien 1, 3-4
Bartolomiej Lewandowski 1, 4
Nigel Walraven 2
Stefan Kerschbaumer 2-3
Thomas Gradinger 2
Julian Puffe 2
96 Moto AIN Yamaha YZF-R1 D Randy De Puniet All
Roberto Rolfo 1-3
Robin Mulhauser 1-3
Loris Baz 4
Corentin Perolari 4
98 EMRT Endurance Monaco Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R1 D Reynald Castillon 3
Bruno Weber 3
Hugo Robert 3
333 VRD Igol Experiences Yamaha YZF-R1 D Florian Alt All
Florian Marino 1-3
Nicolas Terol 1-3

Results and Standings

Race Results

Round Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap Formula EWC Winners Superstock Winners Experimental Winners Report
1 Le Mans YART - Yamaha Official Team EWC Tati Team Beringer Racing Yoshimura SERT Motul Honda National Motos Metiss JBB [7]
Karel Hanika

Marvin Fritz

Niccolò Canepa

Alan Techer Gregg Black

Xavier Siméon

Sylvain Guintoli

Guillaume Antiga

Stéphane Egea

Kévin Trueb

Gabriel Pons

Ludovic Rizza

Mathieu Charpin

2 Estoril YART - Yamaha Official Team EWC Yoshimura SERT Motul F.C.C. TSR Honda BMRT 3D Maxxess Nevers No Entries [8]
Karel Hanika

Marvin Fritz

Niccolò Canepa

Sylvain Guintoli Joshua Hook

Yuki Takahashi

Mike Di Meglio

Jonathan Hardt

Julien Pilot

Loris Cresson

3 Le Castellet Yoshimura SERT Motul Tati Team Beringer Racing Yoshimura SERT Motul BMRT 3D Maxxess Nevers Metiss JBB
Gregg Black

Xavier Siméon

Sylvain Guintoli

Alan Techer Gregg Black

Xavier Siméon

Sylvain Guintoli

Anthony Loiseau

Jonathan Hardt

Julien Pilot

Mathieu Charpin

Kevin Trueb

Asrin Rodi Pak

4 Most YART - Yamaha Official Team EWC YART - Yamaha Official Team EWC BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team No Limits Motor Team No Entries
Karel Hanika

Marvin Fritz

Niccolò Canepa

Marvin Fritz Illia Mykhalchyk

Markus Reiterberger

Kenny Foray

Luca Scassa

Alexis Masbou

Kevin Calia

Championship standings

Points systems
Rounds 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th
24 Hrs 40 33 28 24 21 19 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
12 Hrs 35 29 25 21 18 16 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
6 Hrs Finale 45 36 31.5 28.5 25.5 22.5 21 19.5 18 16.5 15 13.5 12 10.5 9 7.5 6 4.5 3 1.5
  • According to FIM regulations, the points allocated for the final round was promoted by 150%.
Bonus Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
All Rounds 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
  • The Top 10 teams after 8h and 16h of race received bonus points.
Starting Grid 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
All Rounds 5 4 3 2 1
  • In each race, the top 5 teams on starting grid received bonus points.

FIM EWC World Championship Team Rankings

Pos. No Team Bike Tyre LE MANS ESTORIL BOL D'OR MOST Points
Grid 8 Hrs 16 Hrs 24 Hrs Grid 8 Hrs 12 Hrs Grid 8 Hrs 16 Hrs 24 Hrs Grid 6 Hrs
1 1 Yoshimura SERT Motul Suzuki GSX-R 1000R B 4 10 10 40 3 0 9 5 10 10 40 3 31,5 175,5
2 37 BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team BMW S1000RR D 3 6 7 28 4 7 25 3 1 Ret - 4 45 133
3 11 Webike SRC Kawasaki France Kawasaki ZX-10R D 7 8 33 10 29 Ret - - 28,5 115,5
4 333 VRD Igol Experiences Yamaha YZF-R1 D 1 1 6 24 8 21 1 7 8 28 Ret 105
5 5 F.C.C. TSR Honda France Honda CBR 1000 SP B 8 9 19 2 9 35 2 5 Ret - 2 Ret 91
6 7 YART - Yamaha Official Team EWC Yamaha YZF-R1 B 5 9 Ret - 5 0 13 4 9 2 Ret 5 36 88
7 96 Moto AIN Yamaha YZF-R1 D Ret - - 6 18 6 9 33 13,5 85,5
8 65 Motobox Kremer Racing #65 Yamaha YZF-R1 D 4 4 15 0 8 2 7 24 21 85
9 6 Team ERC Endurance Ducati Panigale V4 R M 5 3 21 4 16 8 Ret - 22,5 79,5
10 14 MACO Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R1 D 2 5 17 3 6 21 16,5 70,5
11 77 Wójcik Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R1 D 0 1 11 3 12 4 Ret - 1 26,5 57,5
12 4 Tati Team Beringer Racing Kawasaki ZX-10R M 2 0 Ret - 1 1 Ret 0 5 17 19,5 45,5
13 90 Team LRP Poland BMW S1000RR P Ret - - 0 10 0 4 15 15 44
14 8 Team Bolliger Switzerland#8 Kawasaki ZX-10R M 0 0 0 5 14 Ret - - 18 37
15 98 EMRT Endurance Monaco Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R1 D 0 3 19 22
16 30 GT endurance Yamaha YZF-R1 M 3 2 13 18
17 36 3ART Best of Bike Yamaha YZF-R1 M Ret - - 2 11 13
18 9 Tecmas BMW BMW S1000RR M Ret - - 0
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

FIM EWC World Championship Manufacturer's Rankings

Pos Manufacturer LMS
 EST
 LEC
 MOS
 Points
1 Yamaha 41 39 61 61.5 202.5
2 Kawasaki 33 43 17 48 141
3 BMW 28 35 15 60 138
4 Suzuki 40 9 40 31.5 120.5
5 Ducati 21 16 0 22.5 59.5
6 Honda 19 35 0 0 54

Notes

  1. ^ The 12 Hours of Estoril was originally due to take place on 16 October 2021. It was rescheduled to 17 July by swapping the places with Suzuka 8 Hours in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. ^ The 8 Hours of Oschersleben was originally due to take place on 13 May 2021. It was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  3. ^ The Suzuka 8 Hours was originally due to take place on 18 July 2021. It was postponed to 7 November 2021 by in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The race was later cancelled.

References

  1. ^ "Five races in 2021 FIM EWC calendar". fimewc.com. Eurosport Events. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. ^ "FIM EWC Calendar Adapted In Response To Global Health Situation". fimewc.com. Eurosport Events. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Le Mans 24 Heures Motos rescheduled to 12-13 June 2021". lemans.org. 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  4. ^ "2021 SUZUKA 8 HOURS CANCELLED, 8 HOURS OF MOST TO DEBUT ON FIM EWC CALENDAR". FIM EWC. 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  5. ^ "Revised 2021 FIM EWC calendar". fimwec.com. 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  6. ^ "Revised 2021 FIM EWC calendar without the 8 Hours of Oschersleben". 30 April 2021.
  7. ^ "EWC: Dominio assoluto di Yoshimura SERT nella 24 Heures Motos". Tutti Pazzi per il Motorsport. 13 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-06-14.
  8. ^ 12 Hours of Estoril - Final results
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