FIA World Endurance Championship

Auto racing championship held worldwide

Not to be confused with FIM Endurance World Championship, World Enduro Championship, or World Sportscar Championship.

FIA World Endurance Championship

Category| Endurance racing
Country| International
Region| Worldwide
Inaugural season| 2012
Prototype Classes| Hypercar
GT Classes| LMGT3
Teams| 17
Tyre suppliers| Michelin, Goodyear
Drivers' champion|

* Hypercar:
* Kevin Estre
* André Lotterer
* Laurens Vanthoor
* LMGT3:
* Klaus Bachler
* Alex Malykhin
* Joel Sturm

Makes' champion|

* Hypercar:
* Toyota Gazoo Racing

Teams' champion|

* Hypercar Team:
* Hertz Team Jota
* LMGT3:
* Manthey PureRxcing

Official website| fiawec.com
Current season

The FIA World Endurance Championship, abbreviated as WEC, is a world championship for automobile endurance racing organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The series supersedes the ACO's former Intercontinental Le Mans Cup which began in 2010 and is the revival of the World Sportscar Championship which ended after the 1992 season. The World Endurance Championship name was previously used by the FIA from 1981 to 1985.

The series features multiple classes of cars competing in endurance races, with sports prototypes competing in the Hypercar class (LMH or LMDh), and production-based grand tourers (GT cars) competing in the LM GT3 category. World champion titles are awarded to the top-scoring drivers and manufacturers over the season,[1][2] while other cups and trophies will be awarded for drivers and private teams.[3]

## History

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The World Endurance Championship was first run in 2012 as a replacement for the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup,[4] following much of the same format and featuring eight endurance races across the world, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans.[2] There were four categories: LMP1 and LMP2 prototypes along with GTE grand tourers, divided into GTE Pro for teams with professional driver line-ups, and GTE Am for teams featuring a mixture of amateur drivers.

Faced with declining manufacturer interest in the LMP1 class after the 2017 season, the FIA commissioned a study into the future regulations of the championship's top category. Known as the Le Mans Hypercar (LMH), the proposal called for a move away from Le Mans Prototype entries and less reliance on hybrid technologies. The proposal was designed to make the championship more appealing to car manufacturers, and cited flagship models such as the Aston Martin Vulcan and McLaren Senna GTR as examples of the cars the new regulations were hoping to attract.[5][6] The Hypercar class first appeared in the 2021 season, with LMH entries from Alpine, Glickenhaus and Toyota.[7] From 2023, LMDh entries will also be able to compete full-time in the Hypercar class alongside LMH.[8]

In 2021, the ACO announced that the series would move away from its two LMGTE categories, following a rapid decline in manufacturer interest. The 2022 season will be the last for the LMGTE Pro class, and from 2024, LMGTE Am will be replaced by a GT3-based category, described as a "GT3 Premium" featuring a cost-capped body kit conversion from standard GT3 machinery.[9][10] According to the president of the FIA Endurance Commission Richard Mille, the FIA are aiming at a customer-focused category where the manufacturers cannot enter officially.[11]

In the year 2024, it will officially mark the first season in the category's history since the inaugural season in 2012 that the LMP2 class would not be on the grid in the FIA WEC due to increased demand in grid sizes in the Hypercar & Incoming GT3-Spec based LMGT3 classes for full season entries. However it will still take part appearing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race.

## Format

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Five titles are to be decided and awarded in the current season (as of 2024) based on total point tally, with two being deemed world championships: Hypercar World Endurance Drivers' Championship and Hypercar World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship.[12] The points system is similar to that used in the FIA's other world championships, awarding points to the top ten finishers on a sliding point margin scale from first to tenth. Cars finishing the race but classified eleventh or further are awarded a half point. For 8 and 10-hour races, points are worth roughly 1.5x as much (i.e. 25 points for a win is worth 38 points at these races). For the 24 Hours of Le Mans, points are worth roughly 2x as much.[13]

## Races

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### Current races (2025)

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Race  | Circuit  | Seasons

|
|

Qatar 1812 km |  Lusail International Circuit | 2024–present
6 Hours of Imola |  Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 2024–present
6 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 2012–present
24 Hours of Le Mans |  Circuit de la Sarthe | 2012–present
6 Hours of São Paulo |  Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace | 2012–2014, 2024–present
Lone Star Le Mans |  Circuit of the Americas | 2013–2017, 2020, 2024–present
6 Hours of Fuji |  Fuji Speedway | 2012–2019, 2022–present
8 Hours of Bahrain |  Bahrain International Circuit | 2012–2017, 2019–present
(2 races in 2021)

### Former races

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Race  | Circuit  | Seasons

|
|

4 Hours of Shanghai |  Shanghai International Circuit | 2012–2019
4 Hours of Silverstone |  Silverstone Circuit | 2012–2019
6 Hours of Mexico |  Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez | 2016–2017
6 Hours of Monza |  Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 2021–2023
6 Hours of Nürburgring |  Nürburgring | 2015–2017
6 Hours of Portimão |  Algarve International Circuit | 2021, 2023
1000 Miles of Sebring |  Sebring International Raceway | 2019, 2022–2023
12 Hours of Sebring |  Sebring International Raceway | 2012

## Champions

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Main article: List of FIA World Endurance champions

## See also

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* 24 Hours of Le Mans
* IMSA SportsCar Championship
* European Le Mans Series
* Asian Le Mans Series
* Le Mans Cup

## References

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1. ^ "2012 FIA World Endurance Championship". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 3 June 2011. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
2. ^ a b "World Motor Sport Council". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 3 June 2011. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
3. ^ "The FIA World Endurance Championship is unveiled!". lemans.org. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 9 June 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
4. ^ "FIA announces World Endurance Championship". Planetlemans.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
5. ^ "FIA gives green light to WEC's 'hypercar' LMP1 prototype successor". autosport.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
6. ^ "FIA announces 'hypercar' rules for 2020/21 WEC season". speedcafe.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
7. ^ "The 2021 WEC season entry list in full". www.motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
8. ^ "Classes – FIA World Endurance Championship". www.fiawec.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
9. ^ "GT3 cars to replace GTE class at Le Mans from 2024". www.motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
10. ^ "WEC drops GTE Pro class for 2023". www.autosport.com. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
11. ^ Lloyd, Daniel. "ACO's Future GT Class Set to Prohibit Factory Entries – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
12. ^ "Trophies & cups – FIA World Endurance Championship". www.fiawec.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
13. ^ "Points – FIA World Endurance Championship". www.fiawec.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

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FIA World Endurance Championship

* List of champions

Intercontinental Le Mans Cup|

* 2010
* 2011

FIA World Endurance Championship|

* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

* Automobile Club de l'Ouest
* Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
* World Sportscar Championship

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FIA World Endurance Championship races (2012–present)

Current (2025)|

* Qatar 1812 km
* 6 Hours of Imola
* 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
* 24 Hours of Le Mans
* 6 Hours of São Paulo
* Lone Star Le Mans
* 6 Hours of Fuji
* 8 Hours of Bahrain

Former|

* 4 Hours of Silverstone
* 4 Hours of Shanghai
* 6 Hours of Mexico
* 6 Hours of Monza
* 6 Hours of Nürburgring
* 6 Hours of Portimão
* 1000 Miles of Sebring
* 12 Hours of Sebring

* List of FIA World Endurance Championship races

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FIA World Endurance Championship rounds

2024|

* QAT
* ITA
* BEL
* FRA
* BRA
* USA
* JPN
* BHR

2023|

* USA
* POR
* BEL
* FRA
* ITA
* JPN
* BHR

2022|

* USA
* BEL
* FRA
* ITA
* JPN
* BHR

2021|

* BEL
* POR
* ITA
* FRA
* BHR1
* BHR2

2019–20|

* GBR
* JPN
* CHN
* BHR
* USA
* BEL
* FRA
* BHR

2018–19|

* BEL
* FRA
* GBR
* JPN
* CHN
* USA
* BEL
* FRA

2017|

* GBR
* BEL
* FRA
* GER
* MEX
* USA
* JPN
* CHN
* BHR

2016|

* GBR
* BEL
* FRA
* GER
* MEX
* USA
* JPN
* CHN
* BHR

2015|

* GBR
* BEL
* FRA
* GER
* USA
* JPN
* CHN
* BHR

2014|

* GBR
* BEL
* FRA
* USA
* JPN
* CHN
* BHR
* BRA

2013|

* GBR
* BEL
* FRA
* BRA
* USA
* JPN
* CHN
* BHR

2012|

* USA
* BEL
* FRA
* GBR
* BRA
* BHR
* JPN
* CHN

* Automobile Club de l'Ouest
* Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
* World Sportscar Championship

* v
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* e

FIA World Endurance Championship circuits (2012–present)

Current (2025)|

* Lusail
* Imola
* Spa-Francorchamps
* Le Mans
* Interlagos
* Austin
* Fuji
* Sakhir

Former|

* Algarve
* Mexico City
* Monza
* Nürburgring
* Sebring
* Shanghai
* Silverstone

* v
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* e

FIA World Endurance Championship champions

World Endurance Drivers' Championship|

* 2012
* André Lotterer
* Benoît Tréluyer
* Marcel Fässler
* 2013
* Allan McNish
* Tom Kristensen
* Loïc Duval
* 2014
* Anthony Davidson
* Sébastien Buemi
* 2015
* Timo Bernhard
* Mark Webber
* Brendon Hartley
* 2016
* Marc Lieb
* Romain Dumas
* Neel Jani
* 2017
* Timo Bernhard
* Brendon Hartley
* Earl Bamber
* 2018–19
* Sébastien Buemi
* Fernando Alonso
* Kazuki Nakajima
* 2019–20
* Mike Conway
* Kamui Kobayashi
* José María López
* 2021
* Mike Conway
* Kamui Kobayashi
* José María López
* 2022
* Sébastien Buemi
* Brendon Hartley
* Ryō Hirakawa
* 2023
* Sébastien Buemi
* Brendon Hartley
* Ryō Hirakawa
* 2024
* Kévin Estre
* André Lotterer
* Laurens Vanthoor

World Endurance GT Drivers' Championship|

* 2013
* Gianmaria Bruni
* 2014
* Gianmaria Bruni
* Toni Vilander
* 2015
* Richard Lietz
* 2016
* Nicki Thiim
* Marco Sørensen
* 2017
* James Calado
* Alessandro Pier Guidi
* 2018–19
* Michael Christensen
* Kévin Estre
* 2019–20
* Marco Sørensen
* Nicki Thiim
* 2021
* James Calado
* Alessandro Pier Guidi
* 2022
* James Calado
* Alessandro Pier Guidi

* List of champions

* v
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FIA

* FIA World Motor Sport Council
* FIA Hall of Fame
* Commission Internationale de Karting
* FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy
* FIA Contract Recognition Board
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FIA World Championships|

* Formula One
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* World Rally Championship
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* World Rally-Raid Championship
* World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas
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FIA European Championships|

* Formula Regional European Championship
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* European Rally Championship
* European Rallycross Championship
* FIA European Autocross Championship
* European Hill Climb Championship
* European Truck Racing Championship
* European Drag Racing Championship
* European Cup for Cross-Country Bajas
* European Karting Championship

Presidents|

* Étienne van Zuylen van Nyevelt (1904–1931)
* Robert de Vogüé (1931–1936)
* Jehan de Rohan-Chabot (1936–1958)
* Hadelin de Liedekerke Beaufort (1958–1963)
* Filippo Caracciolo di Castagneto (1963–1965)
* Wilfred Andrews (1965–1971)
* Amaury de Merode (1971–1975)
* Paul Alfons von Metternich-Winneburg (1975–1985)
* Jean-Marie Balestre (1985–1993)
* Max Mosley (1993–2009)
* Jean Todt (2009–2021)
* Mohammed Ben Sulayem (2021–present)

FIA Drivers' Categorisation|

* Platinum
* Gold
* Silver
* Bronze

FIA Motorsport Games|

* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* ~~2021~~
* 2022
* 2024

Others|

* List of FIA championships
* List of FIA member organisations
* FIA Super Licence
* FIA Global Pathway
* FIA Heritage Certificate
* FIA Historic Technical Passport
* FIA Prize Giving Ceremony
* FIA Girls on Track - Rising Stars

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Automobile Club de l'Ouest

Current championships|

* FIA World Endurance Championship
* European Le Mans Series
* Asian Le Mans Series
* Le Mans Cup

Former championships|

* World Sportscar Championship
* American Le Mans Series
* European Le Mans Series (2001)
* Intercontinental Le Mans Cup
* Japan Le Mans Challenge

Current races|

| FIA WEC (2024)|

* Qatar 1812 km
* 6 Hours of Imola
* 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
* 24 Hours of Le Mans
* 6 Hours of São Paulo
* Lone Star Le Mans
* 6 Hours of Fuji
* 8 Hours of Bahrain

|

ELMS (2024)|

* 4 Hours of Barcelona
* 4 Hours of Le Castellet
* 4 Hours of Imola
* 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
* 4 Hours of Mugello
* 4 Hours of Portimão

AsLMS (2023–24)|

* 4 Hours of Sepang
* 4 Hours of Dubai
* 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi

Former races|

| FIA WEC|

* 12 Hours of Sebring
* 1000 Miles of Sebring
* 6 Hours of Mexico
* 6 Hours of Monza
* 6 Hours of Nürburgring
* 6 Hours of Portimão
* 4 Hours of Silverstone
* 4 Hours of Shanghai

|

ELMS|

* Petit Le Mans
* Mil Milhas Brasil
* 6 Hours of Donington
* 1000 km Istanbul
* 1000 km Jarama
* 1000 km Monza
* 1000 km Nürburgring
* 1000 km Valencia
* 4 Hours of Algarve
* 4 Hours of Aragón
* 4 Hours of Estoril
* 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring
* 4 Hours of Silverstone
* 3 Hours of Hungaroring

AsLMS|

* 1000 km Okayama
* 4 Hours of Buriram
* 4 Hours of Fuji
* 4 Hours of Shanghai
* 4 Hours of The Bend
* 4 Hours of Zhuhai
* 3 Hours of Inje

ILMC|

* Petit Le Mans
* 6 Hours of Imola
* 6 Hours of Silverstone
* 6 Hours of Zhuhai
* 1000 km of Spa-Francorchamps

Current car classes|

* LMDh
* Le Mans Hypercar
* LMGT3
* LMP2
* LMP3

Former car classes|

* Le Mans Prototype (list)
* Le Mans Prototype Challenge
* LMGT classes

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Individual|

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Discontinued|

* Basque pelota
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* team
* Karate
* Lacrosse
* men
* women
* Polo
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* Real tennis
* Tug of war
* outdoor
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Paralympic sports|

| Team|

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* men
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* mixed team
* Goalball
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|

Individual|

* Archery
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* Bobsleigh and skeleton
* Climbing
* Cycling
* track cycling
* road cycling
* Powerlifting
* Shooting
* Snowboard
* Skiing
* alpine
* Nordic
* Swimming
* Table tennis

Combat sports|

* Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
* Ju-Jitsu World Championships
* Kendo
* Kickboxing (amateur)
* Muaythai
* Sambo
* Sumo
* Wrestling
* beach wrestling
* Wushu

Cue sports|

* Carom billiards
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* men
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* team
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* artistic
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* Pool
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* men nine-ball
* women nine-ball
* team nine-ball
* pyramid
* ten-ball
* straight pool
* Snooker
* men
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* team
* amateurs
* six-red

Mind sports|

* Backgammon
* Bridge
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* open
* women
* team
* Draughts
* men
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* checkers
* draughts-64
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* Go
* Puzzles
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* Sudoku
* Xiangqi

| Esports|

* Call of Duty
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* Dota 2
* eSailing
* FIFA
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* League of Legends
* Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
* NES Tetris
* Overwatch
* Pro Evolution Soccer
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* Rocket League
* Smite
* StarCraft II
* Valorant

|

Motorsport|

| Auto racing|

* Formula E
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* Hill climb
* Karting
* Rallying
* Rallycross
* Rally raid
* Bajas
* Sports Car Endurance
* Touring Car

|

Motorcycle sports|

* Endurance
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* team endurance
* Ice racing
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* Grand Prix
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* Bajas
* Sidecar
* Speedway
* individual
* team
* long track
* team long track
* flat track
* Supermoto
* team
* Trial
* nations
* E-Bike
* cross

Other|

* Aeroplane sport
* Aerobatic
* Aerobatic GP
* Powerboating
* Aquabike
* F1
* F4s
* offshore
* Radio-controlled racing
* 1:10 electric off-road
* 1:8 nitro off-road
* Tank biathlon

Other sports|

| Team|

* American football
* men
* women
* Australian football
* Baseball5
* Ball hockey
* Bandy
* men
* men's club
* women
* women's club
* Cricket
* Test
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* T20 (men)
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* Beach handball
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* Canoe polo
* Dancesport
* Formation Latin
* Dodgeball
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* Flag football
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* men
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* Futsal
* men
* women
* men's club
* women
* Indoor hockey
* men
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* Inline hockey
* Kabaddi
* Circle
* Standard
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* Korfball
* Lacrosse
* indoor
* Life saving
* Minifootball
* Netball
* Padel tennis
* Quadball
* Ringette
* Rogaining
* Roll Ball
* Roller derby
* men
* women
* Roller hockey
* men
* women
* Rugby league
* men
* men's club
* women
* Rugby union
* men
* women
* Sailing
* Yachts
* Dinghies
* Sepaktakraw
* Socca
* Synchronized skating
* Tchoukball
* Underwater hockey
* Underwater rugby

|

Individual|

* Air sports
* ballooning
* gliding
* parachuting
* paragliding
* Aquatics
* water skiing
* Armwrestling
* Archery
* indoor
* 3D
* field
* Athletics
* cross country
* half marathon
* indoor
* women's decathlon
* relays
* 100 km
* mountain running
* long distance mountain running
* snowshoe running
* skyrunning
* trail running
* Bowling
* Tenpin
* Ninepin (singles, team)
* Bowls
* indoor
* outdoor
* Canoeing
* marathon
* ocean race
* wildwater
* SUP
* canoe sailing
* freestyle
* waveski
* Crokinole
* CrossFit
* Cycling
* cyclo-cross
* indoor
* mountain bike marathon
* trials
* Darts
* WDF
* PDC
* team
* Finswimming
* Fishing
* freshwater
* fly fishing
* Gymnastics
* acrobatic
* aerobic
* parkour
* Ice Climbing
* Modern pentathlon
* biathle
* triathle
* laser run
* Mounted games
* Orienteering
* foot
* ski
* mountain bike
* trail
* Pétanque
* Powerlifting
* Racquetball
* Roller Sports
* artistic skating
* inline alpine
* inline downhill
* inline speed skating
* roller freestyle
* scootering
* Rowing
* coastal
* indoor
* Shooting
* practical handgun
* practical rifle
* practical shotgun
* Skiing
* flying
* speed
* ski mountaineering
* telemarking
* Squash
* individual
* doubles
* team
* Summer biathlon
* Strength athletics
* men
* women
* Surfing
* short board
* long board
* big wave
* SUP/paddleboard
* Swimming
* short course
* Teqball
* Triathlon
* Aquathlon
* Duathlon
* Ironman
* Ironman 70.3
* cross
* cross duathlon
* long distance
* long distance duathlon
* sprint
* winter
* Yo-yo

* See also: World cups

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