As part of the celebrations of the 120th anniversary of the FIM, the Board of Directors invited the six founding National Federations of the FIM to a dinner at the Pavillon Ledoyen restaurant in Paris (France) where the FIM was created.
Opening photo, from left to right: Mr. Tim LIGHTFOOT (President ACU); Mr. Henrik Funder KRISTENSEN (President DMU); Mr. Sébastien POIRIER (President FFM); Mr. Jorge VIEGAS (President FIM); Mr. Harald HERTZ (President AMF); Mr. Christian DEJASSE (President FMB) © Good-Shoot
The FIM was founded by Austria (AMF), Belgium (FMB), Denmark (DMU), France (FFM), Germany (DMSB) and Great Britain (ACU) on 22 December 1904 under the name Fédération Internationale des Clubs Motocyclistes (FICM).
The Motocycle Club de France organized a race called the Coupe Internationale in Dourdan, southwest of Paris, on September 25, 1904, with the participation of Austria, Denmark, France, Germany and Great Britain. The race was won by France, but disagreements arose over the racing conditions. As a result, the sporting authorities of the five countries represented joined forces and came up with the idea of creating the FICM.
The number of national associations affiliated to the FICM increased from 10 in 1912 to 30 on the eve of the Second World War. In 1913, the first international event organized under the aegis of the FICM took place: the International Six Days Reliability Trial. In 1936, the first speedway world final took place, the first official world championship.
In 1949, the FICM became the Fédération Internationale Motocycliste (FIM). That same year, the most prestigious of motorcycle competitions began: the Grand Prix of the World Road Racing Championship.
Individual motocross championships were created in the 50s, first in 500cc and then in 250cc, both of which became world championships in 1957 and 1962 respectively.
In the 60s, it was the turn of Trial to make its appearance, first in the form of a Trophy, then a European Championship and finally a World Championship in 1975. Enduro began as a two-day individual European championship in 1968 and became a world championship in 1990. The individual ice racing world championship was created in 1966, and the long track world championship in 1971.
In 1998, the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) was renamed.
In addition to the dinner, the Board of Directors and the founding members were invited to visit the headquarters of the French Motorcycling Federation (FFM) located in Paris.
Members of the FIM Board of Directors, founding members of the FMN and accompanying persons © Good-Shoot
FIM Ledoyen
