The 2026–2027 FIM Sand Races World Championship is the 2nd FIM Sand Races World Championship season. The number of rounds was reduced to five to reduce logistical costs and encourage participation. A new race, the Morocco Sand Race to be held at Mazagan beach, El Jadida, opens the season.
British rider Todd Kellett is the reigning champion, after winning five out of six events contested in the inaugural World Championship season.
Race calendar and results
A provisional calendar was released on 5 March 2026. The championship is to be contested over five rounds in Western Europe and Morocco.
Round Date Location Motorcycle Winner Quad Winner Report 1 26–27 September Morocco Sand Race Håkon Fredriksen Randy Naveaux 2 23–25 October Bibione Sand Storm 3 7–8 November Ronde des Sables de Loon Plage 4 27–29 November Monte Gordo Sand Race 5 30–31 January 2027 Enduropale du Touquet
Names in Italics were the highest placed FIM-eligible rider in the event when the event was won by a non-eligible rider.
A test was held in Morocco on 13-14 June.
Regulation changes All events are now of an endurance format with either 1 or 2 races per event. The previous sand cross format of 2 or 3 races being dropped.
A new Sand Races Team Trophy was introduced.
Moto Entry list Sand Races World Championship Constructor Team Rider Rounds Fantic Joyride MX Hugo Buchelot 1 Honda Team Honda Motoblouz SR Motul Todd Kellett 1 Cyril Genot 1 Adrien Petit 1 Team Dafy Wonderbike Joey Nuques 1 Evan Demeester 1 Paul Brunet 1 Maximilien Poul 1 Corentin Koehl 1 KTM Darjen Contractors Sion Talbot 1 Alfie Calvert 1 Paul Lescaillet 1 Ernest Lescaillet 1 Rodrigue Lescaillet 1 Suzuki Suzuki France Sand Racing Team Camille Chapelière 1 Antoine Alix 1 Yamaha Yamaha Monster Drag'On Tek Håkon Fredriksen 1 Jeremy Hauquier 1 Yam Sand Racing Damien Knuiman 1 Buitenhuis Racing Roy Leenheer 1 DV Racing Services Davey Nieuwenhuizen 1 Fabien Maucourt 1 Sand Racing Project Yann Fakin 1 Wesley Tanfin 1 Podium Motos Luca Quenot 1 Jean Loridan 1 Kaeser Racing Daniel Wagenpfeil 1 Women's World Cup Constructor Team Rider Rounds Honda Team Honda Motoblouz SR Motul Mathilde Martinez 1 Yamaha Drag'On Tek/Yamaha France Mathilde Denis 1 Veteran's World Cup Constructor Team Rider Rounds Fantic Gregory Deleu 1 Bernard Perard 1 Honda Christophe Simonnet 1 Andre Vossius 1 Dominique Mieuzet 1 KTM Sand Racing Project Jeremy Leulliette 1 Rodrigue Lescaillet 1 Geert Goethals 1 Daniel Drooghaag 1 Yamaha Nicolas Lavenant 1 Raphaël Loridan 1 Yam Sand Racing Mathieu Reine 1 Maxime Jeanne 1 Junior's World Cup Constructor Team Rider Rounds Gas Gas Arthur Michalak 1 Honda Enzo Lefebvre 1 Husqvarna Team33 Accessoires/Biket Racing Matheo Gerat 1 Nonni Per Lange 1 Lorenzo Batista 1 Romane Tessier 1 Kawasaki Maxime Miet 1 KTM D.L.B. Motosport Ben Almagor 1 Boutaca Racing Team Gonçalo Cardoso 1 Triumph Felix Cardineau 1 Yamaha Noah Bernard 1 Vintage World Cup Constructor Team Rider Rounds Honda David Fedele 1 Anthony Golleau 1 Pablo Henouillle 1 Pascal Lallot 1 Freddy Seguin 1 Kawasaki Damien Leblanc 1 Tom Paringaux 1 KTM Sébastien Antony 1 Yamaha Olivier Collet 1
Sand Races World Championship Only riders who are registered for the FIM Sand Races World Championship were eligible to score championship points.
Points for final positions are awarded as follows:
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th+ Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
The FIM World Championship points accrued from the finish are shown next to the position.
RiderMSRBSSLOOMGSLTOPoints 1 Håkon Fredriksen 125 25 2 Damien Knuiman 220 20 3 Jeremy Hauquier 316 16 4 Joey Nuques 413 13 5 Antoine Alix 511 11 6 Luca Quenot 610 10 7 Alfie Calvert 79 9 8 Evan Demeester 88 8 9 Todd Kellett 97 7 10 Sion Talbot 106 6 11 Hugo Buchelot 115 5 12 Daniel Drooghaag 124 4 13 Daniel Wagenpfeil 133 3 14 Mathilde Martinez 142 2 15 Maxime Jeanne 151 1 16 Maximilien Poul 161 1 17 Roy Leenheer 171 1 18 Raphaël Loridan 181 1 19 Paul Lescaillet 191 1 20 Mathieu Reine 201 1 21 Cyril Genot 211 1 22 Paul Brunet 221 1 23 Fabien Maucourt 231 1 24 Mathilde Denis 241 1 25 Camille Chapelière 251 1 26 Adrien Petit 261 1 27 Wesley Tanfin 271 1 28 Corentin Koehl 281 1 29 Ernest Lescaillet 291 1 30 Gregory Deleu 301 1 31 Rodrigue Lescaillet 311 1 32 Dominique Mieuzet 321 1 33 Nicolas Lavenant 331 1 34 Yann Fakin 341 1 35 Andre Vossius 351 1 36 Bernard Perard 361 1 37 Jean Loridan 371 1 38 Jeremy Leulliette 381 1 39 Davey Nieuwenhuizen 391 1 40 Geert Goethals Ret 0RiderMSRBSSLOOMGSLTOPoints
Women's World Cup
Rider's finishing positions are shown relative to where they finished amongst FIM-eligible riders.
RiderMSRBSSLOOMGSLTOPoints 1 Mathilde Martinez 125 25 2 Mathilde Denis 220 20RiderMSRBSSLOOMGSLTOPoints
Veteran's World Cup
Rider's finishing positions are shown relative to where they finished amongst FIM-eligible riders.
RiderMSRBSSLOOMGSLTOPoints 1 Daniel Drooghaag 125 25 2 Maxime Jeanne 220 20 3 Mathieu Reine 316 16 4 Gregory Deleu 413 13 5 Raphaël Loridan 511 11 6 Nicolas Lavenant 610 1 7 Andre Vossius 79 9 8 Dominique Mieuzet 88 8 9 Rodrigue Lescaillet 97 7 10 Christophe Simonnet 106 6 11 Bernard Perard 115 5 12 Jeremy Leulliette 104 4 13 Geert Goethals Ret 0RiderMSRBSSLOOMGSLTOPoints
Junior's World Cup
The FIM World Championship points accrued from the finish are shown next to the position.
RiderMSRBSSLOOMGSLTOPoints 1 Felix Cardineau 125 25 2 Ben Almagor 220 20 3 Gonçalo Cardoso 316 16 4 Matheo Gerat 413 13 5 Enzo Lefebvre 511 11 6 Maxime Miet 610 10 7 Romane Tessier 79 9 8 Nonni Per Lange 88 8 9 Arthur Michalak 97 7 10 Noah Bernard 106 6 11 Lorenzo Batista Ret 0RiderMSRBSSLOOMGSLTOPoints
Vintage World Cup
Rider's finishing positions are shown relative to where they finished amongst FIM-eligible riders.
RiderMSRBSSLOOMGSLTOPoints 1 Pablo Henouillle 125 25 2 Sébastien Antony 220 20 3 Anthony Golleau 316 16 4 Freddy Seguin 413 13 5 David Fedele 511 11 6 Olivier Collet 610 10 7 Damien Leblanc 79 9 8 Pascal Lallot 88 8 9 Tom Paringaux Ret 0RiderMSRBSSLOOMGSLTOPoints
Quad Entry list Quad World Cup Constructor Team Rider Rounds Can-Am Graham Guy 1 Honda Glenn De Swarte 1 Dirk Schelfhout 1 Oliver Vandendijck 1 Yamaha Randy Naveaux 1 Aloïs Waloszek 1 Axel Dutrie 1 Benoît Sebert 1 Fabien Michel 1 William Jouy 1 Kevin Emerit 1 Nuno Gonçalves 1 Maxime Lopes da Fonseca 1 Harry Walker 1 Raphael Loridan 1 Jean Loridan 1 Nathanaelle Abgrall 1 Cedric Girard 1 Paulo Fernandes 1 Mick Gieling 1 Laurent Delcourt 1 Zsófia Mohácsi 1 Pablo Violet 1 Quad Veteran's World Cup Constructor Team Rider Rounds Can-Am Graham Guy 1 Honda Dirk Schelfhout 1 Yamaha Benoît Sebert 1 Nuno Gonçalves 1 Raphael Loridan 1 Jean Loridan 1 Nathanaelle Abgrall 1 Cedric Girard 1 Paulo Fernandes 1 Laurent Delcourt 1
Quad Standings Only riders who are registered for the FIM Sand Races World Championship are eligible to score championship points.
Points for final positions are awarded as follows:
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th+ Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
The FIM World Championship points accrued from the finish are shown next to the position.
RiderMSRBSSLOOMGSLTOPoints 1 Randy Naveaux 125 25 2 Oliver Vandendijck 220 20 3 Dirk Schelfhout 316 16 4 Aloïs Waloszek 413 13 5 Glenn De Swarte 511 11 6 Axel Dutrie 610 10 7 Benoît Sebert 79 9 8 Fabien Michel 88 8 9 William Jouy 97 7 10 Kevin Emerit 106 6 11 Nuno Gonçalves 115 5 12 Maxime Lopes da Fonseca 124 4 13 Harry Walker 133 3 14 Raphael Loridan 142 2 15 Jean Loridan 151 1 16 Nathanaelle Abgrall 161 1 17 Cedric Girard 171 1 18 Paulo Fernandes 181 1 19 Mick Gieling 191 1 20 Graham Guy 201 1 21 Laurent Delcourt 211 1 22 Zsófia Mohácsi 221 1 23 Pablo Violet 231 1RiderMSRBSSLOOMGSLTOPoints
Quad Veteran's World Cup
Rider's finishing positions are shown relative to where they finished amongst FIM-eligible riders.
RiderMSRBSSLOOMGSLTOPoints 1 Dirk Schelfhout 125 25 2 Benoît Sebert 220 20 3 Nuno Gonçalves 316 16 4 Raphael Loridan 413 13 5 Jean Loridan 511 11 6 Nathanaelle Abgrall 610 10 7 Cedric Girard 79 9 8 Paulo Fernandes 88 8 9 Graham Guy 97 7 10 Laurent Delcourt 106 6RiderMSRBSSLOOMGSLTOPoints
References
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