Maco Racing Team completed its 21st season competing in the FIM Endurance World Championship by finishing among the top 10 outfits in the final points table, its goal ahead of the 2023 campaign.The Yamaha-powered Slovak squad finished the season-concluding Bol d’Or at Circuit Paul Ricard earlier this month (14-17 September) in eighth overall and sixth among the Formula EWC contenders, a performance that earned it eighth in the FIM Endurance World Championship for Teams and sixth in the EWC Independent Trophy.Afterwards Maco Racing Team owner, Martin Kuzma, said: “Thanks to the huge determination of the team we managed to reach the finish. The mechanics did fantastic work and we were also one of the fastest teams. The riders produced consistent times without falls and complications. My big thanks go to the whole team, our fans, partners and sponsors and Yamaha for the support. We look forward to next season.”Maco Racing Team’s Bol d’Or line-up featured Frenchman Enzo Boulom, Hungarian Bálint Kovács and Martin Vugrinec from Croatia. Vugrinec was making his Bol d’Or debut at the end of his first season of EWC competition after joining Maco for June’s 24H SPA EWC Motos.

Sustainability was in the spotlight when the curtain came down on another epic FIM Endurance World Championship season during the Bol d’Or at Circuit Paul Ricard in France from 14-17 September.EWC promoter Warner Bros Discovery Sports joined forces with Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), the governing body of international motorcycle racing, to organise the inaugural FIM EWC Sustainability Forum.Hosted by Kattia Juárez Dubón, the FIM Sustainability Director, the FIM EWC Sustainability Forum gave the opportunity for guests to discover how key stakeholders of the sport are pushing their organisations towards a more sustainable future.Taking place ahead of the 86th running of the Bol d’Or 24-hour race, the title-deciding round of the 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship, the forum heard best practice examples from Sophie Casanovas, President, Éditions Lariviere, the race organiser, Gautier de Stoppani, the EWC’s Corporate Social Responsibility Director, Thibaut Gosselin, Sustainability Manager, Circuit Paul Ricard, Nikos Psimmenos, an expert in energy and climate change and a Member of the FIM Sustainability Commission, and Adamo Leonzio, an engineer, circuit designer and former director of the FIM Europe Environmental Commission.Gautier de Stoppani, the EWC’s CSR Director, said: “At the FIM EWC Sustainability Forum, we witnessed a powerful convergence of minds and a shared commitment to steering motorsport towards a more sustainable future. It was heartening to see the motorsport community, from organisers to experts, coming together to embrace responsibility. Through initiatives like EWC Cares and forums such as this, we are not only racing for titles but also racing for a planet that deserves our care.”The FIM EWC Sustainability Forum, which included a question and answer session, also marked 30 years of the FIM Ride Green program (download the anniversary book HERE) and 10 years of KiSS (Keep it Shiny and Sustainable), FIM’s CSR initiative, which encourages organisers to develop sustainable events by framing and amplifying all the environmental actions already put in place by the organisers and incorporating other innovative activities.