The FIM Endurance World Championship continues to go from strength to strength with a record-breaking entry for next month’s 8 Hours of Spa Motos, round two of international motorcycle racing’s ultimate test of rider and machine.
Forty-four teams – including double the number of FIM Endurance World Trophy squads – have signed up for Belgium’s EWC counter from 6-7 June, the highest amount set to race at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps since the championship returned to the iconic Belgian venue in 2022 for what was then a 24-hour contest.
Forty of the permanent EWC teams for 2025 are set to compete with four race-by-race registrations also received to underline the growing appeal of the EWC, which is in its 11th season under the promotional and organisational expertise of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Sports.
The new-for-2025 FIM Endurance World Trophy, for Dunlop-equipped production machinery, welcomes two new entrants for the 8 Hours of Spa Motos, PRD Team CL Racing and Flying Buffs M3 Racing, plus Motoain Racing Team, which has switched from Formula EWC to the championship’s entry-level category.
JO Racing is a new addition to the Formula EWC category ranks, while Champion-MRP-Tecmas and Wójcik Racing Team return to chase success in the Superstock-based, Dunlop-supplied FIM Endurance World Cup.
YART’S SPA EWC VICTORY DEFENCE IS GO!
Winner of the 24H SPA EWC Motos in 2023 and the inaugural 8 Hours of Spa Motos in 2024 following the event’s switch to a sprint-style race, Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team is going for a Spa hat-trick and back-to-back EWC triumphs following its victory in the 24 Heures Motos at Le Mans last month.
APRILIA-POWERED CALIA TARGETS AN ARDENNES DOUBLE
Having formed part of the Aprilia-powered Team Aviobike by M2 Revo alliance to win the Superstock section of the 8 Hours of Spa Motos in 2024, Kevin Calia is bidding for a repeat victory with the Revo-M2 team and its Aprilia RSV4.
BELGIUM’S BEST: HOME HOPEFULS CHALLENGE FOR EWC GLORY
BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team and ELF Marc VDS Racing Team/KM99 will fly the Belgian flag in the 8 Hours of Spa Motos. Meanwhile, home riders Loris Cresson and Luca De Vleeschauwer will race for Maxxess by BMRT3D Pirelli Motul and Pitlane Endurance respectively. Arnaud Dekimpe and David Drieghe, regulars in the 6 Heures Moto de Spa-Francorchamps, form part of the PRD Team CL Racing and Infiniteam FLAM Racing line-ups.
EWC 8 HOURS OF SPA MOTOS TEAM LINE-UP (details correct at time of publication but subject to change):
FIM ENDURANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (FORMULA EWC)
1 Yoshimura SERT Motul / Suzuki
4 Tati Team AVA6 Racing / Honda
5 F.C.C. TSR Honda France / Honda
6 ERC Endurance #6 / BMW
7 YART – Yamaha / Yamaha
8 Team Bolliger Switzerland #8 / Kawasaki
11 Kawasaki Webike Trickstar / Kawasaki
14 Maco Racing Team / Yamaha
24 Maxxess by BMRT3D / Kawasaki
37 BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team / BMW
53 Mana-Au Competition / Honda
65 Motobox Kremer Racing #65 / Yamaha
77 Wójcik Racing Team EWC 77 / Honda
90 Team LRP Poland / BMW
99 ELF Marc VDS Racing Team/KM99 / Yamaha
294 JO Racing Team / Kawasaki
FIM ENDURANCE WORLD CUP (SUPERSTOCK)
9 Champion-MRP-Tecmas / BMW
10 Infini Team FLAM Racing / Yamaha
18 Team18 Pompiers Igol CMS Motostore / Yamaha
22 Team 202 / Yamaha
25 Team Étoile / BMW
27 TRT27 AZ Moto / Honda
33 Team 33 Louit April Moto / Kawasaki
34 JMA Racing Action Bike / Suzuki
36 3ART Best of Bike / Yamaha
41 Dafy-RAC 41-Honda / Honda
44 Honda No Limits / Honda
49 Revo-M2 / Aprilia
55 National Motos Honda FMA / Honda
72 Junior Team Le Mans Sud Suzuki / Suzuki
82 Uniserv Moto82 Team / Kawasaki
85 Team Racing 85 / Kawasaki
86 Pitlane Endurance #86 / Yamaha
111 Aviobike WRS / Ducati
119 Slider Endurance / Honda
241 AG Racing Team / Honda
713 Hungarian Endurance Racing Team by Moto-Jungle / BMW
777 Wójcik Racing Team EWC 777 / Honda
FIM ENDURANCE WORLD TROPHY (PRODUCTION)
13 Flying Buffs M3 Racing / BMW
42 Green Team 42 Lycée Sainte Claire / Kawasaki
96 Motoain Racing Team / Yamaha
185 PRD Team CL Racing / Kawasaki
199 Artec #199 / Kawasaki
222 Team Super Moto Racing / Yamaha
EWC 8 Hours of Spa Motos team line-up in numbers:
44 entries
16 Formula EWC
23 in Superstock
6 in Production
Previous Spa EWC entry list numbers:
2022 (24H SPA EWC Motos): 38
2023 (24H SPA EWC Motos): 36
2024 (8 Hours of Spa Motos): 37
ALL THE ACTION IN TWO DAYS
The second 8 Hours of Spa Motos takes place from 6-7 June. Free Practice is up first from 09h00-11h00 CET on Friday 6 June followed by First Qualifying from 13h35 and Second Qualifying from 16h25. After a 30-minute Warm-up from 09h00 on Saturday 7 June, the build-up to the 8 Hours of Spa Motos begins with the race due to get under way at 12h30 live on television and online around the world. Tickets remain on sale for the ever-spectacular event with more information available HERE.
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