Located in the former FIM headquarters in the Swiss municipality of Mies, the new Racing Motorcycle Museum (RMM) will serve as a permanent showcase celebrating the rich and prestigious history of motorcycle racing, from its origins to the present day.
The inauguration ceremony, preceding that of the FIM Awards at the SwissTech Convention Center in Écublens/Lausanne, began with the usual speeches before the ribbon-cutting and the arrival on stage of Giacomo Agostini, 15-time FIM World Champion in speed, Harry Everts, 4-time FIM Motocross World Champion, FIM legend of trials and speed Sammy Miller, as well as Carmelo EzpeletaCEO Dorna, promoter of the FIM MotoGP™, who each received the honor of becoming the first members of the new FIM Hall of Fame.
Each inductee was presented with a watch, before leaving their handprints for a central checkered piece installed in the RMM garden.
The very comprehensive list of motorcycles on display includes machines ridden by the
FIM Ultimate Champions 2025 :
Marc Márquez – World Champion MotoGP
Toprak Razgatlioglu – World Superbike Champion
Toni Bou – TrialGP World Champion
Daniel sanders – World Rally-Raid Champion
Joseph Garcia – EnduroGP World Champion
Bartosz Zmarzlik
– World Speedway Grand Prix Champion
Romain Febvre – MXGP Motocross World Champion
Representing all FIM disciplines, other historical machines on display include:
theAJS Porcupine
avec laquelle Leslie Graham won the very first FIM World Championship in 1949,
the legendary Mike Hailwood's Honda RC166 F101 six-cylinder 250cc (1967),
la Yamaha YZR-M1 2004
Valentino Rossi,
la Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R 2016 Jonathan Rea,
la Honda RC213V 2018
Marc Márquez,
la 2006 Yamaha YZ450F by Stefan Everts,
the prototype Beta Zero 1989 by Jordi Tarrés,
la Zaeta DT450RS 2019 by Francesco Cecchini,
la BMW R80 G/S 1981 by Hubert Auriol,
la GASGAS EC350F 2024 by Andrea Verona, as well as a Yamaha YZF-R7 used by the
Team Europe victorious during first FIM Intercontinental Games 2025.
A photo shoot in front of the RMM with the FIM World Champions 2025 concluded the inauguration, which was followed by the FIM Awards ceremony au SwissTech Convention Center in Écublens / Lausanne.
Jorge Viegas – President of the FIM:
“With such a long and rich history, it is extremely exciting that motorcycle racing now has a permanent home at the Racing Motorcycle Museum, where its legacy can be celebrated and enjoyed by visitors from all over the world. So much skill, expertise, and passion have been invested in the design of the exhibits, which together form a world-class collection, carefully assembled to create an unparalleled historical and educational resource that I am confident will be invaluable to future generations.”
Fabio Muner – FIM Marketing and Digital Director:
“It was a demanding project, completed in a relatively short timeframe. We wanted it to be much more than just an exhibition of famous motorcycles. Therefore, we worked to create an educational journey tracing the evolution of motorcycle racing, the technological advancements that have accompanied it, and the FIM protocols. Of course, we wanted to celebrate our great champions from several decades, but also to show how much motorcycle racing has evolved. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Canton of Vaud, the municipality of Mies, our technical partners, and all the parties who supported this project and made it possible to bring the Racing Motorcycle Museum to life.”
Photo credits: © FIM / Good Shoot / David Reygondeau
