World Enduro Championship

The World Enduro Championship (WEC ) is the Individual World Championship Enduro sport. The competition has been held since 1990 in addition to the International Six Day Trial ( the World Team Cup) is the most important competition in this sport. The competition will be held in several runs in different countries. Until 1989, the European Championship was the most significant individual competition in the Enduro sport. In the context of internationalization and enhancement of the sport of competition was advertised as a world championship. This requires, however, that title passes outside Europe take place although still coming in the vast number of drivers from Europe.

First, the existing classification of the European Championship was of four two-stroke classes (up to 80 cc to 125 cc to 250 cc and 500 cc ) and two four-stroke classes (up to 350 cm ³, cm ³ 500 ) taken. Since 1994 this system has been changed for the first time. Thus, the two-stroke - classes have been reduced to two (up to 125 cm ³, 175 cm ³). The engine capacity limit of the 350 - cc four-stroke class was increased to 400 cc in 1996 and 2003 to 450 cc. In 1998 they ³ the introduction of the small four-stroke class for motorcycles up to 250 cm.

In 2004, a marketing agency the rights to the World Enduro Championship. This reformed the World Cup by reduced the classes to three. This two-and four -stroke motorcycles were merged into common classes. In addition, the marketer is anxious to make the environment of the professional competitions and to develop particular through TV broadcasts new markets.

In this context, the Women's World Cup from 2004 was also a team classification, from 2005 the Junior World Cup in 2010 and introduced.

In the junior rating originally was the age limit of 21. This was raised to 23, 2009. At the same time the junior rating was upgraded to the Junior World Championship. In the same year, therefore, the " Youth Enduro Cup 125cc two-stroke " has been created with an age limit of 21 years. 2012, this competition has been upgraded to the World Cup and lowered the age limit to 20 years.

In Germany in 1990 and 2004, the Enduro event around Zschopau was discharged as a World Championship race.

There are usually eight events per year at each of two days of driving instead. Here, the race weekend with a prologue begins on Friday evening on a small circuit that drive in which two riders against each other. The result of the prologue is included in the outcome of the first driving day. Each of the two riding days will be considered individually.

After each placement, the driver will receive points.

By 2011, was the following scheme: 1 = 25 points, 2nd = 22 points 3rd = 20 points 4th = 18 points 5th = 16 points 6th = 15 points 7th = 14 points 8th = 13 points 9th = 12 points 10th = 11 points 11th = 10 points 12th = 9 points, 13 points = 8, 14 = 7 points, 6 points = 15, 16 = 5 points, 17 = 4 points, 18 = 3 points, 2 points = 19, 20 = 1 point.

The point system for the 2012 season is: 1 = 20 points, 2nd = 17 points 3rd = 15 points 4th = 13 points 5th = 11 points 6th = 10 points 7th = 9 points, 8th = 8 points 9th = 7 points, 6 points = 10, 11 = 5 points 12th = 4 points 13th = 3 points, 2 points = 14, 15 = 1 point.

List of winners

³ in 1994 as a class about 175 cm

From 1996 class up to 400 cc four-stroke

1998 class to 250 cc four-stroke

2003 class up to 450 cc four-stroke