2021 FIM Endurance World Championship explained

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.

	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
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
	Suzuka 8 Hours	Suzuka International Racing Course	Suzuka, Mie Japan	7 November

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		Gregg Black	All
Xavier Siméon			All
Sylvain Guintoli			All
4	Tati Team Beringer Racing	Kawasaki ZX-10R		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		Joshua Hook	All
Yuki Takahashi			All
Mike Di Meglio			All
6	Team ERC Endurance	Ducati Panigale V4 R		Mathieu Gines	All
Louis Rossi			1-2
Etienne Masson			All
Lorenzo Zanetti			3-4
7	YART - Yamaha Official Team EWC	Yamaha YZF-R1		Karel Hanika	All
Marvin Fritz			All
Niccolò Canepa			All
8	Team Bolliger Switzerland #8	Kawasaki ZX-10R		Jan Bühn	All
Jesper Pellijeff			All
Ondřej Ježek			1
Marcel Brenner			2
Nico Thöni			3
Nigel Walraven			4
9	Tecmas BMW	BMW S1000RR		Camille Hedelin	3
Dylan Buisson			3
Maxime Bonnot			3
11	Webike SRC Kawasaki France	Kawasaki ZX-10R		Jeremy Guarnoni	All
Erwan Nigon			All
David Checa			All
14	MACO Racing Team	Yamaha YZF-R1		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		Camille Lageon	1
Karl Croix			1
Paul Dufour			1
36	3ART Best of Bike	Yamaha YZF-R1		Nicolas Escudier	1-2
Matthieu Lagrive			1
Morgan Berchet			1
Martin Renaudin			2
Ludovic Rizza			2
37	BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team	BMW S1000RR		Markus Reiterberger	All
Ilya Mykhalchyk			1,3-4
Javier Fores			1-2
Kenny Foray			2-4
65	Motobox Kremer Racing #65	Yamaha YZF-R1		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		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		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		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		Reynald Castillon	3
Bruno Weber			3
Hugo Robert			3
333	VRD Igol Experiences	Yamaha YZF-R1		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]
1	Le Mans	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]
2	Estoril	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
3	Le Castellet	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
4	Most	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%.

The Top 10 teams after 8h and 16h of race received bonus points.

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			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		3	6	7	28	4	7	25	3	1	Ret	-	4	45	133
3	11	Webike SRC Kawasaki France	Kawasaki ZX-10R			7	8	33		10	29		Ret	-	-		28,5	115,5
4	333	VRD Igol Experiences	Yamaha YZF-R1		1	1	6	24		8	21	1	7	8	28		Ret	105
5	5	F.C.C. TSR Honda France	Honda CBR 1000 SP			8	9	19	2	9	35	2	5	Ret	-	2	Ret	91
6	7	YART - Yamaha Official Team EWC	Yamaha YZF-R1		5	9	Ret	-	5	0	13	4	9	2	Ret	5	36	88
7	96	Moto AIN	Yamaha YZF-R1			Ret	-	-		6	18		6	9	33		13,5	85,5
8	65	Motobox Kremer Racing #65	Yamaha YZF-R1			4	4	15		0	8		2	7	24		21	85
9	6	Team ERC Endurance	Ducati Panigale V4 R			5	3	21		4	16		8	Ret	style="background:#efcfff;"	-		22,5	79,5
10	14	MACO Racing Team	Yamaha YZF-R1			2	5	17					3	6	21		16,5	70,5
11	77	Wójcik Racing Team	Yamaha YZF-R1			0	1	11		3	12		4	Ret	style="background:#efcfff;"	-	1	26,5	57,5
12	4	Tati Team Beringer Racing	Kawasaki ZX-10R		2	0	Ret	style="background:#efcfff;"	-	1	1	Ret		0	5	17		19,5	45,5
13	90	Team LRP Poland	BMW S1000RR			Ret	-	style="background:#efcfff;"	-		0	10		0	4	15		15	44
14	8	Team Bolliger Switzerland#8	Kawasaki ZX-10R			0	0	0		5	14		Ret	style="background:#efcfff;"	-	style="background:#efcfff;"	-		18	37
15	98	EMRT Endurance Monaco Racing Team	Yamaha YZF-R1										0	3	19			22
16	30	GT endurance	Yamaha YZF-R1			3	2	13										18
17	36	3ART Best of Bike	Yamaha YZF-R1			Ret	-	style="background:#efcfff;"	-		2	11							13
18	9	Tecmas BMW	BMW S1000RR										Ret	style="background:#efcfff;"	-	style="background:#efcfff;"	-			0

FIM EWC World Championship Manufacturer's Rankings

	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 and References

News: Five races in 2021 FIM EWC calendar. 29 December 2020. fimewc.com. Eurosport Events. 31 December 2020.
News: FIM EWC Calendar Adapted In Response To Global Health Situation. 17 March 2021. fimewc.com. Eurosport Events. 31 December 2020.
Web site: Le Mans 24 Heures Motos rescheduled to 12-13 June 2021. 2021-04-12. 2021-04-23. lemans.org.
Web site: 2021 SUZUKA 8 HOURS CANCELLED, 8 HOURS OF MOST TO DEBUT ON FIM EWC CALENDAR. 2021-08-19. 2021-08-19. FIM EWC.
Web site: Revised 2021 FIM EWC calendar. 2021-04-12. 2021-04-23. fimwec.com.
Web site: Revised 2021 FIM EWC calendar without the 8 Hours of Oschersleben. 30 April 2021.
Web site: EWC: Dominio assoluto di Yoshimura SERT nella 24 Heures Motos. live. Tutti Pazzi per il Motorsport. 13 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210614002452/https://www.tuttipazziperilmotorsport.it/ewc-dominio-assoluto-di-yoshimura-sert-nella-24-heures-motos/ . 2021-06-14 .
https://api.its-results.com/v1/download-pdf?result=3daa6023-1c43-448d-85c5-ffe368c78c9f&name=12+Hours+of+Estoril+-+Final+results+after+12+hours+-+Final+ranking 12 Hours of Estoril - Final results