Press Release

FIM Off Road Awards In Monte Carlo And On TV

FUNCHAL, 28 November 2007- The third edition of the FIM Off Road Awards, the glamorous celebration of the Off Road World and European Champions, which Youthstream organizes at the Monte Carlo Bay Resort in Monaco, Monte Carlo, will get underway this Saturday, the 1st of December.

Starting at the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel with a Press Conference at 6.00 pm, all the Champions and the guests will then walk to the Salle des Etoiles for the magic night of the prize giving ceremony, which will start at 8.30 pm.

The Salle des Etoiles, a magnificent venue surrounded by glass walls offering a unique view of the Monte Carlo Bay by night, played host to more than 300 guests last year, in what was a successful night of celebrations.

The FIM Off Road Awards will be broadcast on TV by channels such as Eurosport2, AB Moteurs,  Sportitalia, VRT, Sport TV, Extreme Sports, Drive TV, FOX Sports World, FOX Sports, Outdoor Channel, Teledeporte, Moto TV, Five, Supersport, Galaxie Sport. More info on the schedules can be found in the TV coverage attached to this email.


The Salle des Etoiles during last year’s FIM Awards

The list of the awarded riders includes:

The 2007 Motocross Champions:


  • FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPION MX1 class, Steve Ramon (BEL)
  • FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPION MX2 class, Antonio Cairoli (ITA)
  • FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPION MX3 class, Yves Demaria (FRA)
  • FIM MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS WINNER, Team USA-Ricky Carmichael, Ryan Villopoto, Tim Ferry
  • JAN DE GROOT AWARD WINNER, Tommy Searle (GBR)
  • FIM WOMEN MOTOCROSS WORLD CUP WINNER, Katherine Prumm (NZL)
  • FIM VETERAN MOTOCROSS WORLD CUP WINNER Senior class, Dave Thorpe (GBR)
  • FIM VETERAN MOTOCROSS WORLD CUP WINNER Veteran class, Tony Cooksley (NZL)
  • FIM JUNIOR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPION 125cc class, Blake Wharton (USA)
  • FIM JUNIOR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPION 85cc class, Ken Roczen (GER)
  • FIM SNOWCROSS WORLD CHAMPION, Peter Ericson (SWE)
  • FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPION ( driver), Daniel Willemsen (NED)
  • FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPION ( passenger), Reto Grutter (SWI)
  • UEM MOTOCROSS EUROPEAN CHAMPION EMX2 class, Gautier Paulin (FRA)
  • UEM MOTOCROSS EUROPEAN CHAMPION EMX Open class, Vitaly Tonkov (RUS)
  • UEM MOTOCROSS EUROPEAN CHAMPION EMX2 Junior class, Klemen Gercar (SLO)
  • UEM MOTOCROSS EUROPEAN CHAMPION EMX 85cc class, Jason Clermont (FRA)
  • UEM MOTOCROSS EUROPEAN CHAMPION EMX 65cc class, Tim Gajser (CRO)

The 2007 SuperMoto Champions:


  • FIM SUPERMOTO WORLD CHAMPION S1 class, Adrien Chareyre (FRA)
  • FIM SUPERMOTO WORLD CHAMPION S2 class, Gerald Delepine (BEL)
  • FIM SUPERMOTO OF NATIONS WINNER, Team France - Thomas Chareyre, Adrien Chareyre, Thierry Van Den Bosch
  • MARCEL SEURAT AWARD WINNER, Thomas Chareyre (FRA)
  • UEM SUPERMOTO EUROPEAN CHAMPION S3 class, Baptiste Rheims (FRA)
  • UEM SUPERMOTO EUROPEAN CHAMPION OPEN  class, Petr Vorlicek (CZE)  
  • UEM SUPERMOTO EUROPEAN CUP WINNER S3 class, Alexander Georgiev (BUL)           
  • UEM SUPERMOTO EUROPEAN CUP WINNER OPEN  class, Gyorgy Kokenyesi (HUN)           

The 2007 Manufacturers World Champions:


  • FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPION MANUFACTURER MX1 class, Suzuki
  • FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPION MANUFACTURER MX2 class, Yamaha
  • FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPION MANUFACTURER MX3 class, KTM
  • FIM SUPERMOTO WORLD CHAMPION MANUFACTURER S1 class, Husqvarna
  • FIM SUPERMOTO WORLD CHAMPION MANUFACTURER S2 class, Aprilia
  • FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPION MANUFACTURER, VMC

Some special awards will be announced during the ceremony.

Youthstream is the company that manages the exclusive television, marketing and promotional world wide rights of the FIM Motocross World Championship, the FIM Motocross of Nations, the FIM SuperMoto World Championship, the FIM SuperMoto of Nations, the FIM Snowcross World Championship, the UEM Motocross European Championship and the UEM SuperMoto European Championship.
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