New framework outlines exciting future for FIM Trial World Championship
A framework for the future of the FIM Trial World Championship, produced by the FIM Trial Working Group following extensive consultations with all stakeholders including Manufacturers, has been...
A framework for the future of the FIM Trial World Championship, produced by the FIM Trial Working Group following extensive consultations with all stakeholders including Manufacturers, has been released detailing the planned evolution of the series.
Introduced to make the sport more accessible at its highest level, the framework maps out a clear step-by-step process and illustrates the continued efforts to develop all championships promoted by the FIM, using proven tools including increased promotion and better broadcasting opportunities to widen appeal.
From 2026 the sections will be eased with fifty per cent of hazards shared by TrialGP and Trial2 competitors and the same split between TrialGP Women and Trial2 Women classes. With a clear goal of easing transition between the sport’s elite levels, the winners of both this year’s Trial2 titles must automatically move up to TrialGP in 2027, when the minimum age for riders for all championships and prizes will be fixed at sixteen.
The use of assistants in sections is to be phased out over the next two seasons, starting this year when all classes will compete over one or two hazards, determined following consultation with riders, without the use of an assistant. From 2027 only TrialGP and TrialGP Women competitors will be allowed assistants – albeit on an even more limited number of sections – before assistants are prohibited across the board in 2028.
To enhance the overall spectator experience, on site and watching live from FIM-MOTO.TV, a new sharper, faster format of the zones has been designed.
A new Super Test on Friday will determine Race One starting order for TrialGP and TrialGP Women and all classes, apart from TrialGP, will contest two races on each day of points-scoring competition.
After completing their opening race of the day, TrialGP riders’ second race will be composed of Super Pole, Final and Super Final elements. Super Pole will be staged over one speed section to determine the order of the Final that will then be held over between four and six grouped sections for all competitors. The Super Final for the top five TrialGP riders will then take place over between four and six grouped sections.
Starting this season, the course between sections will now be known as ‘Liaisons’ and new conditions – detailed in FIM Trial Regulations – will apply to transit on Liaisons, designed to make regulations more progressive and in line with modern requirements and legal conditions. This new season will be considered as a transition year for riders and their assistants, who will have to comply with the specific terms of the regulations.
These exciting changes to the format of the FIM Trial World Championship underline the sport’s inherent flexibility and demonstrate how Trial can be adapted to make it more inclusive for all.
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