Aquabike Promotion has confirmed a three-round calendar for the 2026 UIM-ABP European Continental Aquabike Championship, with Grand Prix in Portugal, Hungary and France running from July through to September.
Grand Prix
Season Opens
Season Closes
Portugal Opens the Season
The championship begins at Barrinha da Praia in the town of Mira on July 3-5, organised by the FPM. Located in Portugal’s central coastal region, Mira hosts the event for the third consecutive year, its lagoon and coastline providing conditions well suited to closed-course aquabike racing.
Hungary Hosts Junior World Circuit Alongside
Round two moves to Győrzámoly on July 17-19 in northwestern Hungary, 6 km from downtown Győr, in the Szigetköz natural region. The venue hosts its third event, and this year the single-round Aquabike Junior World Circuit Championship runs concurrently, with young riders contesting Ski GP3.2, Ski GP 3.3 and Run GP4 categories.
The programme extends beyond the racecourse. On Friday evening, a freestyle competition takes place in Győr at the Danube-Rába confluence in front of the Kossuth Bridge, a fixture that has drawn strong public interest across the previous two seasons. Saturday night brings the lantern boat parade on the river, led by Sea-Doo Hungary and the freestyle riders.
Vichy Decides the Championships
The Allier River at Vichy hosts the season finale on September 4-6 for the third consecutive round visit to France. The 2026 European champions will be crowned at the close of the three-day event.
Calendar
| Round | Dates | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 3-5 | Barrinha da Praia, Mira | Portugal |
| 2 | July 17-19 | Győrzámoly / Győr | Hungary |
| 3 | September 4-6 | Vichy | France |
Raimondo di San Germano, CEO of Aquabike Promotion, said:
We are delighted to announce another challenging European Aquabike Championship calendar consisting of three world-class events in Portugal, Hungary and France. These Grand Prix have been extremely well supported over the last couple of seasons and, with interest in the aquabiking discipline at an historic high, we are confident that we will see record entries across the various European Championship classes this year.
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