2005 Sidecarcross world championship
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The 2005 FIM
Sidecarcross world championship, the 26th edition of the competition, started on 17 April and finished after eleven race weekends on 18 September 2005 with Daniël Willemsen
taking out the title once more.
from Belgium
. The runners-up spot went to Kristers Sergis / Kaspars Stupelis who had a good start to the season and lead the classement in the early stages, the five-time world champion Sergis improving on last seasons disappointing seventh place. Third place also went to Latvia with Maris Rupeiks / Haralds Kurpnieks but the two were never in the race for the championship. Except for the top two, no other team managed to win a race this season.
The eleven races of the season were held in eight countries, Spain
, Croatia
, Bulgaria
, Netherlands
, France
(2x), Germany
(2x), Belgium
and Latvia
(2x).
Teams go through a qualifying, usually on Saturday. Typically, around 50 teams compete for 30 spots on the starting grid, meaning around 20 teams miss out on the race altogether. Some teams did not actually get a race start all season, failing in qualifying each time.
Teams consist of a driver and a passenger, however, the drivers can and do exchange passengers during the season, often due to injury. An exchange of passenger does not affect the points a team has won up till then. Driver and passenger do not have to be from the same country either.
The first twenty teams of each race scored competition points, allocated accordingly to the following system:>
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Sidecarcross world championship, the 26th edition of the competition, started on 17 April and finished after eleven race weekends on 18 September 2005 with Daniël Willemsen
Daniël Willemsen
Daniël Johan Nico Willemsen is a Dutch sidecarcross rider and eight times World Champion.Willemsen is the most successful rider in sidecarcross history, winning the title nine times, in 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011...
taking out the title once more.
Overview
The 2005 season was the 26th edition of the sidcarcross world championship. It resulted in a fourth world championship for Daniël Willemsen, his third in a row and his first with his passenger Sven VerbruggeSven Verbrugge
Sven Verbrugge is a Belgian sidecarcross passenger and triple Sidecarcross World Champion, winning the title in 2005, 2006 and 2011....
from Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. The runners-up spot went to Kristers Sergis / Kaspars Stupelis who had a good start to the season and lead the classement in the early stages, the five-time world champion Sergis improving on last seasons disappointing seventh place. Third place also went to Latvia with Maris Rupeiks / Haralds Kurpnieks but the two were never in the race for the championship. Except for the top two, no other team managed to win a race this season.
The eleven races of the season were held in eight countries, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
(2x), Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
(2x), Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
and Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
(2x).
Format
Every Grand Prix weekend is split into two races, both held on the same day. This means, the 2005 season with its eleven Grand Prix had twentytwo races. Each race was 30 minutes plus 2 rounds long.Teams go through a qualifying, usually on Saturday. Typically, around 50 teams compete for 30 spots on the starting grid, meaning around 20 teams miss out on the race altogether. Some teams did not actually get a race start all season, failing in qualifying each time.
Teams consist of a driver and a passenger, however, the drivers can and do exchange passengers during the season, often due to injury. An exchange of passenger does not affect the points a team has won up till then. Driver and passenger do not have to be from the same country either.
The first twenty teams of each race scored competition points, allocated accordingly to the following system:
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Calendar
The 2005 season had eleven Grand Prix:| Date | Place | Race winners | GP winner |
| 17 April |  Talavera |
 Daniel WillemsenDaniël Willemsen Daniël Johan Nico Willemsen is a Dutch sidecarcross rider and eight times World Champion.Willemsen is the most successful rider in sidecarcross history, winning the title nine times, in 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011... /  Sven VerbruggeSven Verbrugge Sven Verbrugge is a Belgian sidecarcross passenger and triple Sidecarcross World Champion, winning the title in 2005, 2006 and 2011.... |
 Kristers Sergis / Kaspars Stupelis |
| Kristers Sergis Kristers Sergis Kristers Serģis is a retired Latvian sidecarcross rider and five times World Champion.Kristers Serģis came to the sidecarcross sport through his father, himself a rider in the days of the Soviet Union. He made it possible for his son to take up the sport after Latvian independence in 1990... / Kaspars Stupelis Kaspars Stupelis Kaspars Stupelis is a Latvian sidecarcross passenger and double World Champion.As of 2008, he is part of the Team Serģis, operated by five times world champion Kristers Serģis. However, his two world championships were gained when being the passenger in Daniël Willemsen's team... |
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| 1 May |  SevlievoSevlievo Sevlievo is a town in north-central Bulgaria, part of Gabrovo Province. Sevlievo is known as one of the wealthiest towns in Bulgaria owing to the well developed local economy, high employment rate and major foreign investments, such as the American Standard Companies factory... |
Kristers Sergis / Kaspars Stupelis |
Kristers Sergis / Kaspars Stupelis |
| Kristers Sergis / Kaspars Stupelis |
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| 8 May |  ZabokZabok Zabok is a town and municipality situated in northwest Croatia in the Krapina-Zagorje County. It has a total population of 9,365 . Zabok is situated on the main crossroads in the heart of Hrvatsko zagorje region... |
Daniel Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
Kristers Sergis / Kaspars Stupelis |
| Kristers Sergis / Kaspars Stupelis |
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| 29 May | Halle Bronckhorst Bronckhorst is the name of a municipality in Gelderland, the Netherlands. The municipality is the result of a merger of the former municipalities Hengelo, Hummelo en Keppel, Steenderen, Vorden and Zelhem, on 1 January 2005... |
Daniel Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
Daniel Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
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| 5 June |  BrouBrou, Eure-et-Loir Brou is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.-Population:... |
Daniel Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
Daniel Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
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| 10 July | Cēsis Cesis Cēsis , is a town in Latvia located in the northern part of the Central Vidzeme Upland. Cēsis is on the Gauja River valley, and is built on a series of ridges above the river overlooking the woods below... |
Daniel Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
Daniel Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
| Daniel Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
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| 17 July | Neeroeteren Maaseik Maaseik is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. The city is located on the river Meuse , bordering the Netherlands. The Maaseik municipality includes the town of Maaseik and the villages of Neeroeteren and Opoeteren... |
Daniel Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
Daniel Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
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| 31 July |  ReutlingenReutlingen Reutlingen is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the capital of the eponymous district of Reutlingen. As of April 2008, it has a population of 109,828.... |
Daniel Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
Daniel Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
| Daniel Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
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| 21 August | Ķegums Kegums -Sport:Ķegums has been host to the Latvian Sidecarcross Grand Prix numerous times and will be hosting it again in 2010, on 8 August.In the 2009, Ķegums also hosted the Latvian Motocross Grand Prix.-See also:*List of cities in Latvia... |
Daniel Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
Daniel Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
| Daniel Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
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| 11 September | Dardon Gueugnon Gueugnon Gueugnon is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.... |
Kristers Sergis / Kaspars Stupelis |
Kristers Sergis / Kaspars Stupelis |
| Kristers Sergis / Kaspars Stupelis |
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| 18 September | Rudersberg Rudersberg Rudersberg is a municipality in the Rems-Murr district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located 10 km southeast of Backnang, and 28 km northeast of Stuttgart.-Sport:... |
Daniel Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
Kristers Sergis / Kaspars Stupelis |
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| 25 September | Jauer Jauer Jauer may refer to:* German name of Jawor, a town in Poland** Jauer , a former Principality of the Holy Roman Empire, now part of Poland*** Nicholas Magni of Jauer *** Bolko I, Duke of Schweidnitz-Jauer... |
Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
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- The Sidecarcross des Nations in Jauer on 25 September 2005 is a non-championship event but part of the calendar and is denoted by a light blue background in the table above.
- Passengers in italics.
Riders
The final standings in the overall table of the 2005 season were:| Position | Driver / Passenger | Equipment | Points | Wins | Second | Third |
| 1 | Daniël Willemsen Daniël Willemsen Daniël Johan Nico Willemsen is a Dutch sidecarcross rider and eight times World Champion.Willemsen is the most successful rider in sidecarcross history, winning the title nine times, in 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011... / Sven VerbruggeSven Verbrugge Sven Verbrugge is a Belgian sidecarcross passenger and triple Sidecarcross World Champion, winning the title in 2005, 2006 and 2011.... |
Zabel-VMC Vruwink MotorCycles The Vruwink MotorCycles company, short VMC, is a Dutch Sidecarcross frame manufacturer, having won eleven riders and six manufacturers world championships in this sport.-Company history:... |
478 | 15 | 4 | — |
| 2 | Kristers Sergis Kristers Sergis Kristers Serģis is a retired Latvian sidecarcross rider and five times World Champion.Kristers Serģis came to the sidecarcross sport through his father, himself a rider in the days of the Soviet Union. He made it possible for his son to take up the sport after Latvian independence in 1990... / Kaspars Stupelis Kaspars Stupelis Kaspars Stupelis is a Latvian sidecarcross passenger and double World Champion.As of 2008, he is part of the Team Serģis, operated by five times world champion Kristers Serģis. However, his two world championships were gained when being the passenger in Daniël Willemsen's team... |
MTH MTH Racing engines MTH racing engines are two-stroke lightweight engines, built by an Austrian company, MTH. They are used in motocross sidecars and ultra lightweight aeroplanes.... -BSU |
440 | 7 | 12 | 1 |
| 3 | Maris Rupeiks / Haralds Kurpnieks |
KTM KTM KTM Sportmotorcycle AG is an Austrian motorcycle, bicycle and moped manufacturer.The company was founded in 1934 by engineer Hans Trunkenpolz in Mattighofen. It started out as a metal working shop and was named Kraftfahrzeuge Trunkenpolz Mattighofen... -AYR AYR AYR is an Estonian Sidecarcross frame manufacturer, competing in the sports world championship.The most prominent team in the 2008 world championship to use an AYR frame is the former world champions Kristers Sergis / Kaspars Stupelis. AYR has yet to win a world championship.-History:The company... |
317 | — | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  Evgeny Scherbinin / Sergei Sosnovskikh |
MTH-APZ | 299 | — | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Marco Happich /  Meinrad Schelbert / Sandro Michelotto |
Zabel-VMC | 274 | — | — | 5 |
| 6 | Jarno van den Boomen / Henry van de Wiel |
MTH-BSU | 262 | — | — | 4 |
| 7 | Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeunix / Ludo Somers / Alco van de Ketterij |
MTH-BSU | 223 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Joris Hendrickx Joris Hendrickx Joris Hendrickx is a Belgian sidecarcross rider and the 2009 World Champion, together with his passenger, the Latvian Kaspars Liepiņš.... / Eli Piccart / Roger van de Lagemaat |
MTH-BSU | 198 | — | — | — |
| 9 |  Stuart Brown / Jason Peters / Marc Cooper |
Zabel-VMC | 197 | — | 2 | — |
| 10 | Werner Wittmann /  Premysl Novotny |
Zabel-AYR | 184 | — | — | 2 |
| 11 | Vaclav Rozehnal / Marek Rozehnal |
Zabel-VMC | 175 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Eric Schrijver / Christian Verhagen |
MTH-VMC | 173 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Marcel Willemsen Marcel Willemsen Marcel Willemsen is a Dutch sidecarcross passenger and 1999 World Champion.Marcel won the 1999 world championship as the passenger for his older brother, the seven times world champion Daniël Willemsen... / Bart Notten |
KTM-VMC | 132 | — | — | — |
| 14 | John Watson / Mark Watson | Zabel-BSU | 126 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Ulrich Müller / Reto Grütter Reto Grütter Reto Elias Grütter is a Swiss sidecarcross passenger and the 2007 and 2008 Sidecarcross World Champion.Reto Grütter's name can sometimes be found to be, wrongfully, spelled Reto Grutter.- Sidecarcross world championship results :... |
Kawasaki-VMC | 126 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Nicky Pulinx / Bruno Kaelin / Martijn Geerdink / Ludo Somers |
KTM-VMC | 107 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Tomas Cermak / Ondrej Cermak |
JAWA-VMC | 102 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Josef Brustmann / Stefan Urich / Alco van de Ketterij / Bruno Kaelin |
KTM-NMP | 100 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Martin Walter / Andre Saam |
Zabel-VMC | 98 | — | — | — |
| 20 | Andy Burgler / Martin Betschart |
KTM-VMC | 80 | — | — | — |
| 21 | David Barat / Francis Blanco / Marco Goldau |
Zabel-VMC | 79 | — | — | — |
| 22 | Carlo van Duijnhoven / Tom van Duijnhoven |
MTH-VMC | 58 | — | — | — |
| 23 |  Patrick Fagerberg / Daniel Fagerberg |
KTM-Ayr | 58 | — | — | — |
| 24 | Janis Daiders / Lauris Daiders |
MTH-BSU | 51 | — | — | — |
| 25 | John Lyne / Colin Dunkley | Zabel-VMC | 51 | — | — | — |
| 26 | Henrik Söderqvist / Tobias Sylvan |
Husaberg Husaberg Husaberg is a manufacturer of off-road and supermoto four-stroke and two-stroke motorcycles. Husaberg motorcycles are known for their larger displacement engines and for their race-oriented construction... -VMC |
49 | — | — | — |
| 27 | Thijs Derks / Roy Derks |
Husaberg-BSU | 49 | — | — | — |
| 28 | Geert Devoldere / Herve Allier / Juregen Hulsmans / Joel Bequillard |
Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than... -EML |
40 | — | — | — |
| 29 | Kristof Santermans / Stefan Coeck / Patrick Nieuwenhuizen |
Yamaha Yamaha Motor Company , is a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company. Yamaha Motor is part of Yamaha Corporation and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka. Along with expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized... -VMC |
38 | — | — | — |
| 30 | Boudewijn Gommeren / Bart Verbrugge |
KTM-AYR | 34 | — | — | — |
| 31 | Frank Hofman / Ludo Somers |
Zabel-VMC | 33 | — | — | — |
| 32 | Jean Marie Ains / Bernard Jayet |
Zabel-VMC | 26 | — | — | — |
| 33 | Johnny Bethis / Charlie Begaud |
Zabel-VMC | 25 | — | — | — |
| 34 | Alvis Tribockis / Mario Kirilko |
MTH-VMC | 18 | — | — | — |
| 35 | Johan Smit / Gertie Eggink |
Zabel-BSU | 16 | — | — | — |
| 36 | Maikel Kuster / Wilfried Keuben |
Zabel-VMC | 13 | — | — | — |
| 37 | Marcel Grondman / Martijn Geerdink / Clemens Grondman |
Zabel-VMC | 13 | — | — | — |
| 38 | Imantas Tamuliunas / Egidijus Karaliunas |
KTM-BSU | 12 | — | — | — |
| 39 |  Andrus Vaks / Raimo Kaul |
KTM-AYR | 12 | — | — | — |
| 40 | Scott Wilkinson / Gary Burt | Zabel-VMC | 12 | — | — | — |
| 41 | Argo Poldsaar / Tonu Handsar |
MTH-AYR | 12 | — | — | — |
| 42 | Wim Janssen / Henk Roenhorst |
Zabel-BSU | 11 | — | — | — |
| 43 | Michael Poirier / Edouard Cherau |
Zabel-VMC | 10 | — | — | — |
| 44 | David Surcin / Landry Tessier |
Zabel-VMC | 10 | — | — | — |
| 45 | Jens Bochmann / Stefan Progscha |
Zabel-AYR | 9 | — | — | — |
| 46 | Patrick Greup / Peter Holleman |
KTM-VMC | 8 | — | — | — |
| 47 | Jürgen Blank / Rainer Semet |
Zabel-VMC | 6 | — | — | — |
| 48 | Baptiste Bigand / Julien Bigand |
MTH-AYR | 5 | — | — | — |
| 49 | Willie Liebel/ Vaclav Hotovy |
MEFO-VMC | 3 | — | — | — |
| 50 | Stuart Lines / Michael Stones | KTM-VMC | 3 | — | — | — |
| 51 | Andreas Clohse / Guido Schlabertz |
Zabel-VMC | 3 | — | — | — |
| 52 | Dietmar Schmid / Marco Godau |
KTM-AYR | 2 | — | — | — |
| 53 | Serge Ivanov / Atho Jalas |
KTM-AYR | 1 | — | — | — |
| 54 | Herve Boursaud / Guennady Auvray |
KTM-VMC | 1 | — | — | — |
- Equipment listed is motor and frame.
- Some drivers used more than one passenger during the season. Where there are more than one passenger shown, they are in the order of races they have taken part in with this driver.