Championships & race series.

Premier US flat-track series — short track, half-mile, mile, TT.

AMA-sanctioned outdoor motocross championship — 11 rounds, May through August.

Premier AMA/FIM North American motorcycle road racing championship — Superbike, Supersport, Twins Cup, Talent Cup.

Founded 1975 — AMA-sanctioned cross-country series. 8–12 mile courses, up to 2,200 riders per event.

Premier US sprint-kart series — SuperNationals at Las Vegas Convention Center streets, plus the Pro Tour (Shifter / X30 / KA100 classes) at NOLA, New Castle, and Miller Motorsports Park. Sanctioning body for most US-based open-grid sprint kart events.

Sanctioning body for the Baja desert series since 1973 — Baja 1000 (the original since 1967), Baja 500, San Felipe 250, Baja Sur 500. The benchmark for desert off-road racing.

Premier US desert racing series — Mint 400, Parker 425, Vegas to Reno, Silver State 300, Henderson 250. Eight rounds annually across Nevada, Arizona, California.

Originator of the Baja 1000 (1967) reborn in 2010 as the Mexican 1000 — vintage and modern peninsula rally, 5-day stage format, the Happiest Race on Earth.

French sports promoter — organizes the Dakar Rally (Saudi Arabia 2020+), Tour de France, and Paris-Roubaix. Dakar is the most prestigious rally raid on earth.

Dutch promoter of the 24H Series — endurance races for production-based GT and TCE cars at Dubai, Mugello, Barcelona, Spa, Portimao. Pro/Am formula, eight-event global calendar.

Brazil's touring-car championship — V8 silhouette racers at Interlagos, Curitiba, Velo Città, Goiânia, Cascavel. 12-round calendar, factory Chevrolet/Toyota teams.

Argentine top-tier touring car series — silhouette TCR-class cars at Buenos Aires Galvez, Termas de Río Hondo, Posadas, San Juan. Honda/Toyota/Renault/Citroën factory programs.

The world's oldest continuous touring-car championship (1937). Big V8 sedans (Ford Falcon, Chevy Chevrolet, Dodge Cherokee) at Buenos Aires Galvez, La Plata, San Luis. 14-round Argentine calendar.

AMA's professional hill climb championship — high-horsepower machines launched up near-vertical earthen courses, longest-running form of competition motorcycling in America (since 1923). Rounds at Jefferson PA, Freemansburg, Muskegon, Billings Black Hills, and AMA Hill Climb Grand Championships.

4×4 off-road racing series — King of the Hammers week at Hammertown (Johnson Valley OHV, CA) combines high-speed desert with technical rock crawling. Multi-venue national championship including Eastern, Western, and European rounds, plus the Every Man Challenge support classes.

Monaco-to-Dakar rally raid following the original Paris-Dakar spirit — 12 stages through Morocco, Mauritania, and Senegal, finishing on Lac Rose beach. Open to bikes, quads, SSV, cars, and trucks. Founded 2009 by René Metge and Jean-Louis Schlesser as a return to the historic African route.

Women-only off-road navigation rally in the Moroccan desert — no GPS, no speed component, judged on shortest route between checkpoints using map and compass only. Since 1990, two-women teams race 4x4, motorbikes, quads, and crossovers across nine stages of dune and rocky terrain.

UK's largest motorcycle racing championship by entry volume — eight-round amateur and clubman series running primarily at Cadwell Park, Donington Park, Snetterton, Silverstone, Anglesey, and Pembrey. Single, twin, supersport, and superstock classes plus the high-profile Brands Hatch finale.

The top single-seater motorsport championship, FIA-sanctioned and Formula One Management-operated since 1950 — 22-round 2026 calendar from Albert Park to Yas Marina, hybrid-V6 turbo era through 2025, all-new chassis + power-unit regulations from 2026.

The top motorcycle road-racing world championship, FIM-sanctioned and Dorna Sports-operated since 1949 — 22-round 2026 calendar from Buriram to Valencia, MotoGP + Moto2 + Moto3 classes plus the MotoE electric support series.

Production-based motorcycle road-racing world championship, FIM-sanctioned and Dorna-operated since 1988 — 12-round calendar spanning Europe, Australia, the Americas, and Asia. WorldSSP and WorldSSP300 support classes on the same weekend.

UK's motorcycle road-racing championship — MSVR-promoted, 11 rounds across Donington, Silverstone, Snetterton, Oulton Park, Knockhill, Brands Hatch, Thruxton, Cadwell, and Assen. Showdown play-off format from round nine.

FFM-sanctioned French motorcycle road-racing championship — Superbike, Supersport, Supersport 300, and women's Trophée Femina classes at Le Mans Bugatti, Magny-Cours, Nogaro, Lédenon, Pau-Arnos, and Carole.

DMSB-sanctioned German motorcycle road-racing championship — IDM Superbike, Supersport, Supersport 300, Sidecar, and Klassik classes at Oschersleben, Sachsenring, Lausitzring, Schleizer Dreieck, Most, Assen, and Hockenheim.

RFME-sanctioned Spanish motorcycle road-racing championship — Superbike, Supersport, Pre-Moto3, and Moto5 classes at Jerez, Albacete, Aragón, Navarra, Valencia, and Estoril.

FIM-sanctioned junior road-racing world championship (formerly the CEV Repsol) — Dorna-promoted Moto3, Moto2 European, JuniorGP, Stock European, and European Talent Cup classes. Primary feeder ladder to MotoGP — six rounds at Estoril, Portimão, Aragón, Jerez, Barcelona-Catalunya, and Valencia.

FMI-sanctioned Italian motorcycle road-racing championship — Superbike, Supersport NG, Supersport 300, Moto3, Premoto3, and Women's European Cup classes at Misano, Mugello, Imola, Vallelunga, and Cremona.

Motorcycling Australia-sanctioned Australian motorcycle road-racing championship — Superbike, Supersport, Supersport 300, Sidecar, and YMF R3 Cup classes at Phillip Island, Wakefield, Queensland Raceway, Sydney Motorsport Park, and The Bend.

MFJ-sanctioned top Japanese motorcycle road-racing championship — JSB1000, ST1000, ST600, J-GP2, J-GP3 classes at Suzuka, Motegi, Sportsland Sugo, Okayama, and Autopolis. Suzuka 8 Hours stands as the showcase weekend.

IMI-sanctioned Indonesian motorcycle road-racing championship at Mandalika International Street Circuit — Sport 250, Sport 150, Bebek, and Indonesia Talent Cup classes. Companion to the broader Kejurnas Motoprix series.

FIM Asia-sanctioned continental motorcycle road-racing championship — Asia Production 250, Supersport 600, Underbone 150, and AP250 Women classes at Buriram, Sepang, Mandalika, Chang International, Sportsland Sugo, and Zhuhai.

Dorna-operated junior development series for Asian and Oceanian riders aged 14–21 — single-make Honda NSF250R grid running on MotoGP and ARRC weekends. Top-tier feeder into Red Bull Rookies and FIM JuniorGP.

Dorna + Red Bull junior development series for riders aged 13–18 — single-make KTM RC 250 R grid running as a MotoGP support event at six European GP weekends. Direct funnel to Moto3 World Championship.

FIM JuniorGP support class for riders aged 13–18 on single-make Honda NSF250R machines — six-round 2026 calendar shared with JuniorGP weekends. Sister programme to Asia Talent Cup; common feeder into Red Bull Rookies and FIM JuniorGP.

ADAC + Dorna junior road-racing series for riders aged 11–17 — Honda NSF250R one-make grid running primarily on IDM weekends at Oschersleben, Sachsenring, Most, Assen, and Hockenheim. Northern-European feeder into ETC and Rookies Cup.

Festival-format US motorcycle racing series launching 2026 — no-limits machinery rules (turbo, supercharged, rotary accepted), team-vs-team format paired with music, food, and a fan-festival weekend at each round. COTA, Barber, Utah, Mid-Ohio, and a Sonoma October finale on the inaugural calendar.