Motorcycling Australia has announced the establishment of the FIM Oceania Motocross Championship, set to double with the Penrite ProMX MX1 Championship.

Running in tandem with Australia’s premier motocross category, the FIM Oceania Motocross Championship will be contested over eight rounds, commencing this Sunday at Wonthaggi.

The newly announced championship is open to riders from anywhere in the world, and is designed to give Australia’s fastest 450cc riders further international recognition.

“The role of FIM Oceania is to further develop Motorcycle Sport in the Oceania region at all levels through official FIM Oceania Championships and FIM Oceania programs,” FIM Oceania President Peter Doyle explained.

“The ProMX Championship is set to be outstanding in 2022 and FIM Oceania is excited to be able to be part of it and to crown an FIM Oceania Champion through the incredibly talented field of riders in the THOR MX1 class.

“The long term goal of FIM Oceania is to see our champions head overseas to compete in the FIM World Championships like MXGP, and to see more FIM champions emerge from the Oceania region.”