IFMAR announces 2025 World Championship dates

IFMAR has published the dates for the 2025 World Championships with the latest calendar seeing one change of host country and 1:12 no longer listed.  The World governing body of RC racing, whose sole remit is the administration of each category’s bi-annual World Champion crowning, will have two new inaugural World Champions to add to their list as 1:8 Offroad gets it first World Championship race for Electric Buggy while 1:8 GT will now also get an official Electric GT World Champion, the 2023 Worlds hosting Electric GT as a ‘World Cup’ status race.  It will be 1:8 eBuggy that kicks off the 2025 calendar at the end of August followed by 1:8 GT in September, 1:10 Offroad in October, and 1:8 Onroad in December.  With 1:8 GT originally awarded to Peru, Chile is now set to double its efforts as it is listed to host 1:8 Onroad and now the 1:8 GT Worlds.  Club de Aeromodelos de Chile (CACH) will host the 3rd running of the GT Nitro Worlds with 2-months then to get ready for the race that decides IFMAR original World Championship category.  Having previously run with the ISTC World Championship, which is just over five weeks away in California, 1:12 became a stand alone championship after Covid but it looks likely they may come back together again for 2026 at least.  More news on this and the host track are expected from IFMAR shortly.

2025 IFMAR World Championship Dates

1:8 Electric Offroad
Barcelos, Portugal (EFRA)
August 27-31 or 29/31 (Decision on it being a 3 or 5 day event yet to be decided)
Inaugural WC title

1:8 GT
CACH, Chile (FAMAR)
September 14-20
Reigning Champion Toni Gruber
Inaugural 1:8 eGT title

1:10 Electric Offroad
Australia (FEMCA)
September 29 – October 6
Reigning Champions Davide Ongaro (4WD) / Tater Sontag (2WD)

1:8 Onroad
CACH, Chile (FAMAR)
Nov 27 – Dec 7
Reigning Champion Dario Balestri

Source: IFMAR [Facebook]