Joris Hendrickx
Encyclopedia
Joris Hendrickx is a Belgian
sidecarcross
rider and the 2009
World Champion
, together with his passenger, the Latvia
n Kaspars Liepiņš
.
He is also a three-time Belgian national sidecarcross champion, having won titles in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
The following season, he took part in considerably more races and, with van de Lagemaat still as his partner, he came eleventh overall with a fifth place in the second race of the Bulgarian GP as his best result. He also finished third in the Belgian national championship that year.
In the 2005 season, he used two passengers, van de Lagemaat and Eli Piccart, achieving an eighth place in the word championship, with a fourth place finish at race on at the Croatian GP his best season result, and another third in the Belgian nationals.
The 2006 season saw him race exclusively with Eli Piccart in the world championship, where he finished seventh and earned his first-ever podium finish with a third place in the first race in the French GP. In the national championship of Belgium, he finished third once more.
The following year, again with Eli Piccart as his passenger, Hendrickx stagnated, for the first time not improving his overall finish in the world championship but again earning one podium finish and his fourth third-place finish in the Belgian championship.
In the 2008 season, now with new passenger Kaspars Liepins, the team finished fourth in the world championship, earning four podium finishes. The pair also won the Belgian championship for the first time.
The 2009 season was initially dominated by Daniël Willemsen
, who had won the previous six world championships. When Willemsen missed a number of races because of injury, Jan Hendrickx, his cousin, took the lead in the competition. At the German GP at Strassbessenbach
, Joris took out his first race win and also his first Grand Prix victory. With one event, the GP at Rudersberg
, to go, Joris Hendrickx and Kaspars Liepins were 13 points behind the leaders Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx, in second place, but the leading combination suffered an engine defect in round four of the first race in Germany and lost all its advantage. A win and a second place in the last event earned the Belgian / Latvian combination the world title, with Joris Hendrickx becoming only the second Belgian to do so, after Sven Verbrugge
, and the first Belgian driver to record this achievement.
In 2010, Hendrickx came second in the world championship, missing out on defending the title by nine points. He won the national Belgian title for a third consecutive time however. He suffered a season-ending injury at the qualifying of the German Grand Prix in July 2011, being able to compete in the race but requiering surgery afterwards. Consequently, the team only finished ninth in the overall standings at the end of the season.
Source:
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...
sidecarcross
Sidecarcross
Sidecar-cross racing, also known as sidecar motocross, is very similar to regular, solo motocross but with a different type of motorcycle chassis, and with a team of two people riding together instead of one, a driver and a passenger. While not confirmed most articles seem to show Sidecarcross...
rider and the 2009
2009 Sidecarcross world championship
The 2009 FIM Sidecarcross world championship, the 30th edition of the competition, started on 29 March and finished after thirteen race weekends on 13 September 2009....
World Champion
Sidecarcross world championship
The Sidecar Motocross World Championship is an annual event, organised by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme , held since 1980. Previous to that, a European competition was held from 1971 onwards....
, together with his passenger, the 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...
n Kaspars Liepiņš
Kaspars Liepiņš
Kaspars Liepiņš is a Latvian sidecarcross rider and the 2009 World Champion, won as the passenger of the Belgian Joris Hendrickx.-Sidecarcross results:...
.
He is also a three-time Belgian national sidecarcross champion, having won titles in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Sidecarcross results
Joris Hendrickx entered the sidecarcross world championship for the first time in the 2003 season, taking part in his first race in the German Grand Prix, with Roger van de Lagemaat as his passenger. He finished eleventh in this race and came 42nd overall in this season.The following season, he took part in considerably more races and, with van de Lagemaat still as his partner, he came eleventh overall with a fifth place in the second race of the Bulgarian GP as his best result. He also finished third in the Belgian national championship that year.
In the 2005 season, he used two passengers, van de Lagemaat and Eli Piccart, achieving an eighth place in the word championship, with a fourth place finish at race on at the Croatian GP his best season result, and another third in the Belgian nationals.
The 2006 season saw him race exclusively with Eli Piccart in the world championship, where he finished seventh and earned his first-ever podium finish with a third place in the first race in the French GP. In the national championship of Belgium, he finished third once more.
The following year, again with Eli Piccart as his passenger, Hendrickx stagnated, for the first time not improving his overall finish in the world championship but again earning one podium finish and his fourth third-place finish in the Belgian championship.
In the 2008 season, now with new passenger Kaspars Liepins, the team finished fourth in the world championship, earning four podium finishes. The pair also won the Belgian championship for the first time.
The 2009 season was initially dominated by 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...
, who had won the previous six world championships. When Willemsen missed a number of races because of injury, Jan Hendrickx, his cousin, took the lead in the competition. At the German GP at Strassbessenbach
Bessenbach
Bessenbach is a community in the Aschaffenburg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.-Location:Bessenbach lies southeast of the town of Aschaffenburg among the Spessart range's outliers....
, Joris took out his first race win and also his first Grand Prix victory. With one event, the GP at 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:...
, to go, Joris Hendrickx and Kaspars Liepins were 13 points behind the leaders Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx, in second place, but the leading combination suffered an engine defect in round four of the first race in Germany and lost all its advantage. A win and a second place in the last event earned the Belgian / Latvian combination the world title, with Joris Hendrickx becoming only the second Belgian to do so, after Sven Verbrugge
Sven Verbrugge
Sven Verbrugge is a Belgian sidecarcross passenger and triple Sidecarcross World Champion, winning the title in 2005, 2006 and 2011....
, and the first Belgian driver to record this achievement.
In 2010, Hendrickx came second in the world championship, missing out on defending the title by nine points. He won the national Belgian title for a third consecutive time however. He suffered a season-ending injury at the qualifying of the German Grand Prix in July 2011, being able to compete in the race but requiering surgery afterwards. Consequently, the team only finished ninth in the overall standings at the end of the season.
Season by season
Joris Hendrickx's sidecarcross world championship statistics:| Season | Passenger | Equipment | Position | Points | Races | Wins | Second | Third |
| 2003 |  Roger van de Lagemaat |
42 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 2004 2004 Sidecarcross world championship The 2004 FIM Sidecarcross World Championship, the 25th edition of the competition, started on 21 March 2004 and finished after fourteen race weekends on 5 September 2004 with Daniël Willemsen and Kaspars Stupelis taking out the title once more... |
Roger van de Lagemaat |
MTH-BSU | 11 | 211 | 26 | — | — | — |
| 2005 2005 Sidecarcross world championship 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.-Overview:... |
Roger van de Lagemaat |
MTH-BSU | 8 | 143 | 14 | — | — | — |
| Eli Piccart |
55 | 8 | — | — | — | |||
| 2006 2006 Sidecarcross world championship The 2006 FIM Sidecarcross world championship, the 27th edition of the competition, started on 23 April and finished after eight race weekends on 17 September 2006 with Daniël Willemsen taking out the title once more.-Overview:... |
Eli Piccart |
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... |
7 | 180 | 16 | — | — | 1 |
| 2007 2007 Sidecarcross world championship The 2007 FIM Sidecarcross world championship,the 28th edition of the competition, started on 9 April and finished after eight race weekends on 16 September 2007 with Daniël Willemsen taking out the title once more-Overview:... |
Eli Piccart |
KTM-AYR | 8 | 177 | 16 | — | — | 1 |
| 2008 2008 Sidecarcross world championship The 2008 FIM Sidecarcross world championship, the 29th edition of the competition, started on 20 April and finished after twelve race weekends on 14 September 2008... |
 Kaspars LiepinsKaspars Liepiņš Kaspars Liepiņš is a Latvian sidecarcross rider and the 2009 World Champion, won as the passenger of the Belgian Joris Hendrickx.-Sidecarcross results:... |
KTM-AYR | 4 | 394 | 24 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 2009 Sidecarcross world championship The 2009 FIM Sidecarcross world championship, the 30th edition of the competition, started on 29 March and finished after thirteen race weekends on 13 September 2009.... |
Kaspars Liepins |
KTM-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:... |
1 | 483 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010 2010 Sidecarcross World Championship The 2010 FIM Sidecarcross World Championship, the 31st edition of the competition, started on 5 April and finished after fourteen race weekends on 12 September 2010.The defending champions were Joris Hendrickx from Belgium and Kaspars Liepins from Latvia... |
Kaspars Liepins |
KTM-VMC | 2 | 547 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| 2011 2011 Sidecarcross World Championship The 2011 FIM Sidecarcross World Championship, the 32nd edition of the competition, started on 3 April and finished after thirteen race weekends on 11 September 2011.... |
Kaspars Liepins |
KTM-VMC | 9 | 315 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Overall 2003 - 2011 | 2,515 | 176 | 10 | 27 | 18 |
Source:
- Passengers in italics.