The one-year-old FIM Oceania Women’s Motocross Cup is already expanding into exciting new frontiers, with the 2025 edition to add teams from America and Africa to join founding members Australia and New Zealand.
To be held alongside round one of the 2025 Penrite ProMX Championship presented by AMX Superstores (ProMX) in Wonthaggi (Vic) on March 22-23, the FIM Oceania Women’s Motocross Cup will feature five-rider teams from three FIM federations – Australia, New Zealand and America – as well as FIM Africa.
Twenty riders will contest three motos over the weekend: the first one a standalone shootout on Saturday, and on Sunday as part of the two televised ProMX Championship MXW battles.
The best 14 results from each team (ie a team can drop its worst result) will determine the final standings.
The event will kickstart a huge year for women’s motocross in Australia, which will also include Australia hosting its first-ever round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship as part of the MXGP of Australia in Darwin from September 19-21.
Above: Team Australia was victorious in the inaugural FIM Oceania Women’s Motocross Cup
The inaugural FIM Oceania Women’s Motocross Cup was held in Woodville, New Zealand in January 2024, with Team Australia – Charli Cannon, Emma Milesevic, Madison Brown, Taylor Thompson, Tayla McCutcheon and Madi Healey – defeating New Zealand in a hard-fought battle.
In early 2025, all selected teams will be announced once confirmed by each federation and FIM Africa.
Above: Women’s ProMX action from Wonthaggi in 2024
FIM Oceania President, Peter Doyle: “After such a thrilling start in Woodville, I’m delighted to see the FIM Oceania Women’s Motocross Cup returning in 2025 with two more teams. I’d like to thank the AMA and FIM Africa for agreeing to join us in Wonthaggi, adding even more spice and depth to the event. I’m looking forward to watching it all unfold.”
Team Australia representative, Mark Luksich: “We are thrilled to to again participate in the FIM Oceania Women’s Motocross Cup. As the winner of the inaugural event we obviously want to back that up here in Australia in front of a home crowd.”
FIM Africa President, Marco Comana: “FIM Africa is proud to be associated with the FIM Oceania’s Women’s Motocross Cup. Our riders are looking forward to upping their levels and making new friends. Team racing is exciting to watch, and the riders will be patriotically motivated.”
AMA President and CEO, Rob Dingman: “The American Motorcyclist Association looks forward to supporting the FIM Oceania Women’s Motocross Cup in 2025. We’re excited for our women and expect them to be competitive in Australia.”
Motorcycling New Zealand President, Mac McLeod: “Promoting women in motorcycling is a key goal of MNZ, and the opportunity to compete in the FIM Oceania Women’s Motocross Cup is a real highlight. It’s another opportunity for our women to pursue more international events and follow in the footsteps of our world motocross champions Courtney Duncan and Katherine Prumm.”
Motorcycling Australia is the national governing body for motorcycle sport in Australia. Committed to promoting and developing the sport, it oversees various disciplines, including road racing, motocross, trials, and more. With a focus on safety, fair play, and fostering a vibrant riding community, Motorcycling Australia drives the growth and success of motorcycle sport across the country.
The global superstars of motorcycle sport shone brightlywhen the 2024 FIM Awards Ceremony was successfully staged on a glittering night at the avant-garde Palma Convention Centre, overlooking the capital city of the beautiful Balearic Island. The prestigious end-of-season ceremony saw this year’s FIM World Champions receive their gold medals to rapturous applause led by the assembled members of the FIM Family and headed by FIM President Jorge Viegas.
With one-thousand guests in attendance to honour the winners of sixty-two FIM World titles from six different arenas of motorcycle sport – Circuit Racing, Motocross, Trial, Enduro, Cross Country Rallies and Track Racing – the programme was packed and was executed perfectly. Filling the impressive venue on the Mediterranean island were representatives from the one-hundred-and twenty-one National Federations who showed their appreciation alongside motorcycling legends, FIM Promoters, FIM Partners and representatives from the wider global motorcycle community / industry.
Expertly overseen by the trio of Masters of Ceremony comprising Barbara Pedrotti, James Toseland and Matt Roberts, a free-to-view livestream on FIM-MOTO.TV along with DAZN Spain, MAX and Discovery+ ensured those in attendance were joined by a sizeable global audience to honour the 2024 FIM World Champions. Following the FIM President’s Speech, Jorge Viegas invited Mrs Margalida Prohens, President of the Balearic Islands, onto the stage to warm applause.
FIM President Jorge Viegas then gave a speech about the FIM Hymn before awarding FIM Distinctions, the Gold Medal Nicolas Rodil des Valle, to Jaime Alguersuari – a former Grand Prix motorcycle racer, visionary event promoter and co-founder of Solo Moto magazine – and Igor Akrapovič, founder of the eponymous exhaust manufacturer. After delivering a speech on the subject of the inaugural FIM Intercontinental Games, FIM President Jorge Viegas then introduced FIM Circuit Racing Legend Dominique Méliand who presented the medals in the Circuit Racing category to Harry Payne – FIM Sidecar Rider World Champion; Kevin Rousseau – FIM Sidecar Passenger World Champion; Aldi Satya Mahendra – FIM Supersport 300 World Champion; Adrian Huertas – FIM Supersport World Champion; Héctor Garzó – FIM MotoE™ World Champion; Álvaro Carpe – FIM JuniorGP™ World Champion; Ana Carrasco – FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Champion; David Alonso – FIM Moto3™ Grand Prix World Champion and Ai Ogura – FIM Moto2™ Grand Prix World Champion.
Janika Judeika, FIM Women’s Commission Director, was then invited onto the stage to present the FIM Women in Motorcycling Trophy to Govinda Prasad Bhattarai, the Executive Director of the Nepal Automobiles’ Association (NASA) for its Women in Motoring campaign.
Next on stage was Giedrė Leskaskienė, FIM Board Member to present the medals in the Motocross category to Magnus Reiten – FIM Snowcross World Champion; Malene Cottew– FIM Women’s Snowcross World Champion; Levi Townley– FIM 85cc Junior Motocross World Champion; Noel Zanocz – FIM 125cc Junior Motocross World Champion; Marvin Vanluchene – FIM Sidecar Motocross Rider World Champion; Marc-Reiner Schmidt – FIM S1GP SuperMoto World Champion; Shane McElrath – FIM SX2 World Supercross Champion; Kay de Wolf – FIM MX2 Motocross World Champion and Lotte van Drunen – FIM Women’s Motocross World Champion. Unfortunately, Glenn Janssens– FIM Sidecar Motocross Passenger World Champion and Eli Tomac – FIM WSX World Supercross Champion were unable to attend. The FIM Sustainability Trophy was then presented by Massimo Bertozzi, Chief Executive Officer of Fast ATPI Sports Travel, to Prime Stadium – Promoter of the FIM EnduroGP World Championship – that was received by Prime Stadium General Manager Carla Alvarenga and Sustainability Manager Alexandra Castelo.
FIM President Jorge Viegas then introduced FIM Trial Legend Takahisa Fujinami who presented the medals in the Trial category to George Hemingway – FIM Trial3 World Champion; Jack Peace – FIM Trial2 World Champion; Emma Bristow – FIM Women’s Trial World Champion and Toni Bou – FIM X-Trial World Champion.
Jesper Christensen, Director of the FIM Commission for Mobility, was then invited onto the stage to present the FIM Road Safety and Public Policy Trophy to DGT-ANESDOR for the International Motorcycle Road Safety Conferencethat was accepted by José María Riaño Sebastián, ANESDOR Secretary General.
More warm applause then greeted FIM Vice-President Giovanni Copioli who presented the gold medals in the Enduro category to Manuel Verzeroli – FIM Youth Enduro World Champion; Max Ahlin – FIM Junior Enduro World Champion; Billy Bolt – FIM SuperEnduro World Champion; Mitchell Brightmore – FIM Hard Enduro Junior World Champion; Manuel Lettenbichler – FIM Hard Enduro World Champion; Mireia Badia – FIM Women’s Enduro World Champion; Brad Freeman – FIM E3 Enduro World Champion; Andrea Verona – FIM E2 Enduro World Champion and Josep Garcia – FIM E1 Enduro World Champion.
Next on stage was Luca Dell’Orto, Chief Executive Officer of Dell’Orto S.p.A, who presented the FIM Trophy for the Future to Carla Molenaar, the founder and organiser of the Molenaar NSF100 Cup.
It was then the turn of the stars of FIM Track Racing to receive their gold medals that were presented by Håkan Leeman, FIM Board Member to Maksymilian Pawelczak – FIM Speedway Youth World Champion – SGP3; Wiktor Przyjemski – FIM Speedway Under 21 World Champion –SGP2; Martin Smolinski – FIM Long Track World Champion; Sammy Halbert – FIM Flat Track World Champion and Martin Haarahiltunen – FIM Ice Speedway World Champion.
FIM President Jorge Viegas then returned to the stage to hand out the Team category medal winners to Australia – FIM Motocross of Nations; Great Britain – FIM Women’s Trial des Nations and FIM Speedway of Nations – SoN; Spain – FIM Trial des Nations; USA – FIM International Six Days’ of Enduro Women’s World Trophy and FIM QuadCross of Nations; the Netherlands – FIM SidecarCross of Nations; Sweden – FIM International Six Days’ of Enduro Junior World Trophy; Poland – FIM Speedway of Nations Under 21 – SON2; France – FIM International Six Days’ of Enduro World Trophy, FIM Junior SuperMoto of Nations and FIM SuperMoto of Nations and Germany – FIM Long Track of Nations. Ignacio Verneda, FIM Deputy President was then invited onto the stage to present the gold medals in the Endurance category to Yoshimura SERT Motul – FIM Endurance Team World Champion; Damien Saulnier and Yohei Kato – Team Managers; Gregg Black – FIM Endurance World Champion; Etienne Masson – FIM Endurance World Champion and Dan Linfoot – FIM Endurance World Champion.
The final category of the night was for Ultimate Champions with FIM President Jorge Viegas once again on stage to make the presentations to Ross Branch – FIM World Rally-Raid Champion – RallyGP; Toni Bou – FIM TrialGP World Champion; Josep Garcia – FIM EnduroGP World Champion; Bartosz Zmarzlik – FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Champion – SGP; Toprak Razgatlıoğlu – FIM Superbike World Champion and Jorge Martin – FIM MotoGP™ World Champion. Unfortunately, Jorge Prado – FIM MXGP Motocross World Champion was unable to attend.
FIM President Jorge Viegas, reflecting on a fantastic evening, said: “Bringing together so many of our FIM World Champions always ensures a very special occasion and the 2024 FIM Awards have provided the perfect conclusion to the FIM’s one-hundred-and-twentieth anniversary year. Palma de Mallorca has proved to be a fantastic venue, made possible with the support of the RFME.
“I would like to thank every single person who has contributed in any way to making the 2024 season such a huge success. Tonight, it has been the perfect way to celebrate it and bring it to a close, though we are already looking ahead to 2025 and putting plans in place to make it even better.”
The GASGAS Enduro Racing Team launched their season at the National Enduro Championship opening race this past weekend in the rugged and picturesque Drakensberg area. Riders Heinrich Aust and James Moore competed fiercely in the challenging three-round event, demonstrating their formidable skills in their respective classes.
Racing with a new format this year, the series featured a sprint race in the first round, intense enduro racing for the second round, and special timed sections along with regular riding in the third round. It was set to be a busy and challenging weekend for all competitors.
Heinrich Aust, competing in the E2 class, faced a tough weekend but ultimately showing true perseverance. He fought hard and secured podium finishes on both Friday and Saturday., Aust clawed his way back up to second place, ending the weekend on a high note.
He stated, “It was a challenging but very fun weekend. Tough on the body and on the bike but I enjoyed it a lot. The faster, special test sections suit my riding so much more so I had a lot of fun with the new format.
James Moore, racing in the E1 class, had an outstanding weekend. He dominated the first two rounds on Friday and Saturday, claiming the top step in both. On Sunday, Moore took second place in the final round, maintaining his strong performance throughout the weekend.
Reflecting on his experience, Moore commented, “The weekend went really well, and I enjoyed the first two rounds a lot. The third round was a bit of an adjustment with the special tests. I made a few adjustments and mistakes, but I’m happy to be back in one piece and excited for the next few rounds.”
Team Manager, Megan Prinsloo, expressed pride in the riders’ performances, stating, “Both Heinrich and James had incredible races this weekend. Despite the challenging conditions, they delivered excellent results. We’re looking forward to building on this momentum in the upcoming rounds.”
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