Sidecarcross world championship
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The Sidecar Motocross
World Championship is an annual event, organised by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
(FIM), held since 1980. Previous to that, a European competition was held from 1971 onwards.
The current champions for the 2011 season are the Dutch-Belgian combination Daniël Willemsen
and Sven Verbrugge
. Willemsen has a record nine World Championships to his name while Verbrugge has won three, all of them as passenger of Daniël Willemsen.
The sport is predominantly amateur, with only a few top-riders, like Willemsen and the Belgian cousins Jan and Joris Hendrickx
being professional riders.
The Sidecarcross World Championship, first held in 1980 and organised by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, is an annual competition. All races, manufacturers and the vast majority of riders in the competition being in and from Europe. Sidecarcross is similar to motocross
except that the teams consist of two riders, a driver and a passenger. Races are held on the same tracks as solo motocross but the handling of the machines differs as sidecars don't lean. The majority of physical work in the sport is carried out by the passenger, who speeds up the sidecarcross in corners by leaning out. The coordination between the driver and the passenger are therefore of highest importance.
The sport is especially popular in Eastern Europe. Parallel to the riders competition, a manufacturers championship is also held.
, Netherlands
, consist of thirteen races, and finish on 11 September 2010 in Rudersberg
, Germany
.
in 1971, a form of an unofficial European championship, organised by the FIM. The first ever race was held on 25 April 1971 at Pernes-les-Fontaines
, France.
From 1975, the competition was officially called European championship. From the 1980 season onwards, it carried the title World championship, even though, in practice, virtually all drivers and passengers are European, except for a small number of riders from the US and Australia
, and all races are held in Europe. In its history, there has never been a race outside Europe and majority of the races are in central Europe. The appearance of strong Latvia
n drivers however has taken races to the Baltic
region in the last few years. As of 2007, 24 European countries have hosted GPs, Germany
holding number one spot there. Races have however also been staged at countries with no strong sidecarcross connections, like Greece
, Norway
and Northern Ireland
.
The competitors in the world championship are mostly amateurs. Apart from racing in the world championship they also compete in their countries' domestic championships. The current world champion Willemsen also won the Dutch national championship this year. Most national championships are actually "open" events; non-nationals are permitted to compete, too. Sergis / Rasmanis for example also won the German championship in 1998.
The highest number of championships has been won by Daniël Willemsen with six, who is also the current champion. The most successful team however is Kristers Sergis
/ Artis Rasmanis
with five titles together. The two missed out on a sixth title, when in 1999, they lost by only one point to Daniël Willemsen.
victory to date with the combination Reinhard Böhler
/ Siegfried Müller
taking out the title. The year after, the championship went to the Netherlands
with Ton van Heugten
/ Frits Kiggen
. The next eight seasons, the Swiss riders triumphed. Emil Bollhalder / Karl Büsser won the championship in 1982 and 1983, both times with a narrow margin, 11 points in the first year and 28 in the second. Unlucky runner-up in the three seasons from 1981 to 1983 were the Germans Josef Brockhausen / Hubert Rebele, missing out quite narrowly and retiring in 1983 after the third attempt, as did Bollhalder, but as the world champion.
From 1984 to 1987, four titles went to Hansi Bächtold / Fritz Fuß. Again, there was no luck for the runner-up with the Dutch combination August Muller / Henk van Heek coming second in 1985, 1986 and 1987. In 1986, only 7 points separated winner from second place. Bächtold retired as the new record world champion in 1987.
Christoph Hüsser / Andreas Hüsser won the titles in 1988 and 1989 and continued to race after that until 1996, never coming close to another world championship again. Benny Janssen / Tiny Janssen became the last to win one championship only when the finished on top in 1990, beating the German team Michael Garhammer / Ralf Haas by only 13 points and ending eight years of Swiss domination.
Eimbert Timmermans
/ Eric Verhagen
from the Netherlands beat the Belgian duo Eddy Ramon / Gino Strubbe for the next two titles in 1991 and 92. After this, the world championship returned to Switzerland with Andreas Fuhrer
/ Adrian Käser
equaling the record of four titles in a row from 1993 to 1996 and then retiring from the competition.
With Kristers Sergis
/ Artis Rasmanis
the 1997 championship went to Latvia
for the first time. The tightest race for the championship so far saw them beat the German/Dutch team of Alois Wenninger / Henry van de Wiel by four points. The year after, they won again, this time with a twenty point gap to Daniël Willemsen
/ Marcel Willemsen
.
In 1999, it was the thightest race ever when only one point at the end of the season separated the Willemsen brothers from the Latvian title holders. The final outcome of the season was not clear until the Willemsen brothers were cleared of having received outside assistance in the second-last race which clinched them the world title, since Artis Rasmanis had lodged a formal complaint. In 2000, Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis came back, beating Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge
by 20 points, the last tight race to date. The Latvians became the new record holder after title number four and five in 2001 and 2002, Willemsen coming second all three seasons.
From 2003 to 2008, it was then the time for Daniël Willemsen to make up for lost titles and he won six in a row, becoming the most successful driver so far. He won two each with passengers Kaspars Stupelis
, Sven Verbrugge and Reto Grütter
.
In 2009, the title went to a Belgian driver for the first time, Joris Hendrickx
winning the championship, with his Latvian passenger Kaspars Liepins
. In 2010, the title returned to the Netherlands with Daniël Willemsen taking out his eighth championship, together with Gertie Eggink as his passenger.
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. If a driver uses more than one passenger during his world championship winning season, only the passenger he competed in more than half the meetings with and/or earned more than 50% of his points with will be considered a world champion as well.
Events typically consist of a qualifying competition, held in multiple stages on Saturdays of a race weekend while the two race events are typically held on Sundays. One exception to this rule is Easter weekends, when the races are held on Easter Monday. Race weekends can consist of additional motocross or quart support races as well, but the FIM stipulates that the World Championship races have priority. Riders have to be provided with at least one 30 minute free practice season, which will be timed. A race can consist of up to 30 starters and the qualifying modus is dependend on the number of entries. Up to 32 entries, it will be held in one group split into two sesions of 30 minutes each. Above 32 entries, the starter field will be sub-divided into two groups through ballot and the current standings. Each qualifying group can consist of up to 30 racers. Should there be more then 60 entries, a pre-qualifying has to be held. Of the riders in the two groups, the top-twelve directly qualify for the races. The remaining teams then go to a second-chance qualifying, in which the best six advance. The riders placed seventh and eighth remain in reserve should one of the qualified teams not be able to participate.
The FIM stipulates that all drivers must be of a minimum age of 18 while passengers have to be at least 16 years old to compete, but no older then 50. Riders older then 50 have to provide a certificate of medical fitness to be permitted to compete. The driver has the right to exchange his passenger under certain conditions.
Starting numbers for the season are awarded according to the previous seasons overall finishing position of the driver. Current or former World Champions have however the right to pick any number they wish, except the number one which is reserved for the current World Champion. The top-six of the previous season are automatically qualified for the following season, while another 10 places are allocated to every national federation.
The competition is open for motor cycles with two-stroke engines from between 350 and 750cc and four-stroke engines of up to 1,000cc. Each team is permitted the use of two motorcycles with the possibility of changing machines between races.
The FIM does not permit radio communication between riders and their teams. Outside assitance during the race on the course is not permitted unless it is through race marshals in the interest of safety. Limited repairs in the designated repair zone during the race are permitted.
The point system for the 2011 season was as follows:>
500 as a travel indemnity per race weekend qualified for. Additionally, price money was paid, with the winner earning € 300, the second placed team € 250, the third placed team € 200. With the prize money gradually dropping off from there, the teams placed twelfth to twentieth still received € 50 each. All up, the best possible result would mean a team could take away € 1,100 from a race weekend.
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...
World Championship is an annual event, organised by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme is the governing body of motorcycle racing. It represents 103 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six regional continental unions....
(FIM), held since 1980. Previous to that, a European competition was held from 1971 onwards.
The current champions for the 2011 season are the Dutch-Belgian combination 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...
and Sven Verbrugge
Sven Verbrugge
Sven Verbrugge is a Belgian sidecarcross passenger and triple Sidecarcross World Champion, winning the title in 2005, 2006 and 2011....
. Willemsen has a record nine World Championships to his name while Verbrugge has won three, all of them as passenger of Daniël Willemsen.
The sport is predominantly amateur, with only a few top-riders, like Willemsen and the Belgian cousins Jan and Joris Hendrickx
Joris Hendrickx
Joris Hendrickx is a Belgian sidecarcross rider and the 2009 World Champion, together with his passenger, the Latvian Kaspars Liepiņš....
being professional riders.
The Sidecarcross World Championship, first held in 1980 and organised by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, is an annual competition. All races, manufacturers and the vast majority of riders in the competition being in and from Europe. Sidecarcross is similar to motocross
Motocross
Motocross is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off road circuits. It evolved from trials, and was called scrambles, and later motocross, combining the French moto with cross-country...
except that the teams consist of two riders, a driver and a passenger. Races are held on the same tracks as solo motocross but the handling of the machines differs as sidecars don't lean. The majority of physical work in the sport is carried out by the passenger, who speeds up the sidecarcross in corners by leaning out. The coordination between the driver and the passenger are therefore of highest importance.
The sport is especially popular in Eastern Europe. Parallel to the riders competition, a manufacturers championship is also held.
Overview
The World Championship in sidecar motocross is held annually form the European spring to autumn. The racing calendar includes races in various European countries. The 2011 season will start with its first race on 3 April in OssOss
Oss is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands, in the province of Noord Brabant.- Population centres :-Transportation:* Railway stations: Oss, Oss West, Ravenstein- The city of Oss :...
, 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...
, consist of thirteen races, and finish on 11 September 2010 in 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:...
, 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...
.
Participants by country
In the 2010 season, 72 teams finished in the points in the competition, hailing from 17 Europen nations. Of these, the drivers for the Netherlands were the most popolus, having ten drivers in the competition, followed by Belgium with nine and Germany and the United Kingdom with eight. In 2011, 63 teams finished in the points: In the 2010 and 2011 seasons, drivers from the following countries took part in the competition:| Country | 2010 | 2011 |
| 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... |
10 | 9 |
| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
8 | 9 |
| 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... |
9 | 7 |
| 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... |
8 | 6 |
| Estonia Estonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies... |
6 | 6 |
| Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
5 | 6 |
| 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... |
5 | 3 |
| 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... |
3 | 3 |
| Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
3 | 3 |
| Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |
2 | 3 |
| Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
2 | 2 |
| Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
1 | 2 |
| Lituania | 3 | 1 |
| Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
2 | 1 |
| Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
2 | 1 |
| Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,... |
0 | 1 |
| Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
1 | 0 |
| Moldova Moldova Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part... |
1 | 0 |
| Overall | 72 | 63 |
2011
The calendar for the 2011 season:| Date | Place | Race winners | GP winner | Source |
| 3 April |  OssOss Oss is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands, in the province of Noord Brabant.- Population centres :-Transportation:* Railway stations: Oss, Oss West, Ravenstein- The city of Oss :... |
 Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx |
Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx |
Result |
 Janis Daiders / Lauris Daiders |
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| 17 April |  CastelnauCastelnau-de-Lévis Castelnau-de-Lévis is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.It is located just west of Albi. The inhabitants are Castellévisiens.-Chateau of Castelnau-de-Lévis:... |
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 Verbrugge Sven Verbrugge Sven Verbrugge is a Belgian sidecarcross passenger and triple Sidecarcross World Champion, winning the title in 2005, 2006 and 2011.... |
Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
Result |
| Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
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| 25 April |  FrauenfeldFrauenfeld Frauenfeld is the capital of the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-Early history:The earliest trace of human settlement are several La Tène era graves to the east of Langdorf. The Roman road from Oberwinterthur to Pfyn ran through what is now the Allmend in Frauenfeld. Two Roman villas were... |
Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
Result |
| Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
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| 8 May |  ChernivtsiChernivtsi Chernivtsi is the administrative center of Chernivtsi Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. The city is situated on the upper course of the River Prut, a tributary of the Danube, in the northern part of the historic region of Bukovina, which is currently divided between Romania and Ukraine... |
Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
Result |
| Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
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| 13 June | Brou Brou, Eure-et-Loir Brou is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.-Population:... |
Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
Result |
| Joris Hendrickx Joris Hendrickx Joris Hendrickx is a Belgian sidecarcross rider and the 2009 World Champion, together with his passenger, the Latvian Kaspars Liepiņš.... / Kaspars Liepins 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:... |
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| 26 June |  GdanskGdansk Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the... |
Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
Joris Hendrickx / Kaspars Liepins |
Result |
| Joris Hendrickx / Kaspars Liepins |
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| 3 July | Genk Genk Genk is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. The municipality only comprises the city of Genk itself... |
Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
Result |
| Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
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| 24 July |  S'bessenbach |
Daniël Willemsen / Ondrej Cermak |
Daniël Willemsen / Ondrej Cermak |
Result |
| Daniël Willemsen / Ondrej Cermak |
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| 7 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... |
Ben Adriaenssen / Guennady Auvray |
Maris Rupeiks / 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... |
Result |
| Maris Rupeiks / Kaspars Stupelis |
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| 14 August |  KiviõliKiviõli Kiviõli is an industrial town in Ida-Viru County, Estonia with a population of 7000 . The main industry is oil shale mining, which gives the town its name... |
Etienne Bax / Ben van den Boogaert |
 Vaclav Rozehnal / Marek Rozehnal |
Result |
| Vaclav Rozehnal / Marek Rozehnal |
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| 21 August |  KamenskKamensk-Uralsky Kamensk-Uralsky is a city in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kamenka and Iset Rivers . Population: 173,000 ; 51,000 .The mayor of the city is Mikhail Astakhov.-History:... |
Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
Result |
| Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge |
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| 4 September |  SlagelseSlagelse Slagelse, a town in east Denmark, is in Slagelse municipality on the island of Zealand. It is about 100 km southwest of Copenhagen. The population is 31,979 .... |
Janis Daiders / Lauris Daiders |
Etienne Bax / Ben van den Boogaert |
Result |
| Etienne Bax / Ben van den Boogaert |
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| 11 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:... |
Valentin Giraud / Nicolas Musset |
Janis Daiders / Lauris Daiders |
Result |
| Etienne Bax / Ben van den Boogaert |
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| 25 September | Jauer |
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- The Sidecarcross des Nations is a non-championship event but part of the calendar and is denoted by a light blue background in the table above.
- Flags for passengers not shown.
2012
The provisional calendar for the 2012 season:| Date | Place |
| 9 April | Oldebroek Oldebroek Oldebroek is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands and it has almost 6000 inhabitants.-Population centres:Bovenveen, Eekt, Hattemerbroek, Kerkdorp, 't Loo, Mullegen, Noordeinde, Oldebroek, Oosterwolde, Posthoorn, Voskuil and Wezep.-Sport:... |
| 29 April | Kamensk Kamensk-Uralsky Kamensk-Uralsky is a city in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kamenka and Iset Rivers . Population: 173,000 ; 51,000 .The mayor of the city is Mikhail Astakhov.-History:... |
| 6 May | Chernivtsi Chernivtsi Chernivtsi is the administrative center of Chernivtsi Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. The city is situated on the upper course of the River Prut, a tributary of the Danube, in the northern part of the historic region of Bukovina, which is currently divided between Romania and Ukraine... |
| 20 May | Reutlingen Reutlingen 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.... |
| 3 June | Kramolín Kramolín (Plzeň-South District) Kramolín is a village and municipality in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 108 .... |
| 17 June | Wschowa Wschowa Wschowa is a town in the Lubusz Voivodeship in Poland with 14,607 inhabitants . It is the capital of Wschowa County.-History:Wschowa was originally a border fortress in a region disputed by the Polish dukes of Silesia and Greater Poland. After German colonists had established a settlement nearby,... |
| 1 July | Genk Genk Genk is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. The municipality only comprises the city of Genk itself... |
| 15 July | Lacapelle-Marival Lacapelle-Marival Lacapelle-Marival is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.... |
| 29 July | Kiviõli Kiviõli Kiviõli is an industrial town in Ida-Viru County, Estonia with a population of 7000 . The main industry is oil shale mining, which gives the town its name... |
| 5 August | Nelidovo Nelidovo Nelidovo is a town and the administrative center of Nelidovsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia, located in the Valdai Hills area on the Mezha River southwest of Tver. Population:... |
| 12 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... |
| 26 August | Roggenburg |
| 9 September | Slagelse Slagelse Slagelse, a town in east Denmark, is in Slagelse municipality on the island of Zealand. It is about 100 km southwest of Copenhagen. The population is 31,979 .... |
| 16 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:... |
Predecessors
The history of international competition started with the FIM CupFédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme is the governing body of motorcycle racing. It represents 103 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six regional continental unions....
in 1971, a form of an unofficial European championship, organised by the FIM. The first ever race was held on 25 April 1971 at Pernes-les-Fontaines
Pernes-les-Fontaines
Pernes-les-Fontaines is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...
, France.
From 1975, the competition was officially called European championship. From the 1980 season onwards, it carried the title World championship, even though, in practice, virtually all drivers and passengers are European, except for a small number of riders from the US and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and all races are held in Europe. In its history, there has never been a race outside Europe and majority of the races are in central Europe. The appearance of strong 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 drivers however has taken races to the Baltic
Baltic states
The term Baltic states refers to the Baltic territories which gained independence from the Russian Empire in the wake of World War I: primarily the contiguous trio of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania ; Finland also fell within the scope of the term after initially gaining independence in the 1920s.The...
region in the last few years. As of 2007, 24 European countries have hosted GPs, 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...
holding number one spot there. Races have however also been staged at countries with no strong sidecarcross connections, like Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
.
The competitors in the world championship are mostly amateurs. Apart from racing in the world championship they also compete in their countries' domestic championships. The current world champion Willemsen also won the Dutch national championship this year. Most national championships are actually "open" events; non-nationals are permitted to compete, too. Sergis / Rasmanis for example also won the German championship in 1998.
The highest number of championships has been won by Daniël Willemsen with six, who is also the current champion. The most successful team however is 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...
/ Artis Rasmanis
Artis Rasmanis
Artis Rasmanis is a retired Latvian sidecarcross passenger and five times World Champion.Rasmanis was part of the most successful partnership in sidecarcross world championship history, winning five titles with his driver Kristers Serģis. He retired from international sidecar competition after...
with five titles together. The two missed out on a sixth title, when in 1999, they lost by only one point to Daniël Willemsen.
History of the world championship
The first edition of the world championship in 1980 saw the only GermanGermany
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...
victory to date with the combination Reinhard Böhler
Reinhard Böhler
Reinhard Böhler was a German sidecarcross rider and the first-ever World Champion in the sport, together with his passenger Siegfried Müller....
/ Siegfried Müller
Siegfried Müller (sidecarcrosser)
Siegfried Müller is a retired German sidecarcross passenger and, together with his driver Reinhard Böhler, the first-ever World Champion in the sport.He has also won the German national sidecarcross championship in 1980....
taking out the title. The year after, the championship went to the 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...
with Ton van Heugten
Ton van Heugten
Antonius Maria van Heugten was a Dutch sidecarcross rider and the 1981 World Champion in the sport, together with his passenger Frits Kiggen....
/ Frits Kiggen
Frits Kiggen
Frits Kiggen is a retired Dutch sidecarcross passenger and the 1981 World Champion in the sport, together with his driver Ton van Heugten....
. The next eight seasons, the Swiss riders triumphed. Emil Bollhalder / Karl Büsser won the championship in 1982 and 1983, both times with a narrow margin, 11 points in the first year and 28 in the second. Unlucky runner-up in the three seasons from 1981 to 1983 were the Germans Josef Brockhausen / Hubert Rebele, missing out quite narrowly and retiring in 1983 after the third attempt, as did Bollhalder, but as the world champion.
From 1984 to 1987, four titles went to Hansi Bächtold / Fritz Fuß. Again, there was no luck for the runner-up with the Dutch combination August Muller / Henk van Heek coming second in 1985, 1986 and 1987. In 1986, only 7 points separated winner from second place. Bächtold retired as the new record world champion in 1987.
Christoph Hüsser / Andreas Hüsser won the titles in 1988 and 1989 and continued to race after that until 1996, never coming close to another world championship again. Benny Janssen / Tiny Janssen became the last to win one championship only when the finished on top in 1990, beating the German team Michael Garhammer / Ralf Haas by only 13 points and ending eight years of Swiss domination.
Eimbert Timmermans
Eimbert Timmermans
Eimbert Timmermans is a retired Dutch sidecarcross rider and double World Champion.He has also won the Dutch national sidecarcross championship four times, in 1986, 1989, 1990 and 1992...
/ Eric Verhagen
Eric Verhagen
Eric Verhagen is a retired Dutch sidecarcross passenger and double World Champion.He has also won the Dutch national sidecarcross championship four times, in 1986, 1989, 1990 and 1992...
from the Netherlands beat the Belgian duo Eddy Ramon / Gino Strubbe for the next two titles in 1991 and 92. After this, the world championship returned to Switzerland with Andreas Fuhrer
Andreas Fuhrer
Andreas Fuhrer is a retired Swiss sidecarcross rider and four times World Champion.He has also won the Swiss national sidecarcross championship five times, in 1989 and from 1993 to 1996. After his last world championship in 1996, he retired from the sport.-Biography:Fuhrer grew up in Seedorf and...
/ Adrian Käser
Adrian Käser
Adrian Käser is a retired Swiss sidecarcross passenger and four times World Champion.He has also won the Swiss national sidecarcross championship five times, in 1991 and from 1993 to 1996...
equaling the record of four titles in a row from 1993 to 1996 and then retiring from the competition.
With 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...
/ Artis Rasmanis
Artis Rasmanis
Artis Rasmanis is a retired Latvian sidecarcross passenger and five times World Champion.Rasmanis was part of the most successful partnership in sidecarcross world championship history, winning five titles with his driver Kristers Serģis. He retired from international sidecar competition after...
the 1997 championship went to 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...
for the first time. The tightest race for the championship so far saw them beat the German/Dutch team of Alois Wenninger / Henry van de Wiel by four points. The year after, they won again, this time with a twenty point gap to 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...
/ 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...
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In 1999, it was the thightest race ever when only one point at the end of the season separated the Willemsen brothers from the Latvian title holders. The final outcome of the season was not clear until the Willemsen brothers were cleared of having received outside assistance in the second-last race which clinched them the world title, since Artis Rasmanis had lodged a formal complaint. In 2000, Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis came back, beating Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge
Sven Verbrugge
Sven Verbrugge is a Belgian sidecarcross passenger and triple Sidecarcross World Champion, winning the title in 2005, 2006 and 2011....
by 20 points, the last tight race to date. The Latvians became the new record holder after title number four and five in 2001 and 2002, Willemsen coming second all three seasons.
From 2003 to 2008, it was then the time for Daniël Willemsen to make up for lost titles and he won six in a row, becoming the most successful driver so far. He won two each with passengers 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...
, Sven Verbrugge and 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 :...
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In 2009, the title went to a Belgian driver for the first time, Joris Hendrickx
Joris Hendrickx
Joris Hendrickx is a Belgian sidecarcross rider and the 2009 World Champion, together with his passenger, the Latvian Kaspars Liepiņš....
winning the championship, with his Latvian passenger Kaspars Liepins
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:...
. In 2010, the title returned to the Netherlands with Daniël Willemsen taking out his eighth championship, together with Gertie Eggink as his passenger.
Format
Every Grand Prix weekend is split into two races, both held on the same day. This means, the 2007 season with its eight Grand Prix had sixteen races. Each race lasts for 30 minutes plus two rounds. The two races on a weekend actually get combined to determined an overall winner. In case of a tie the results of the second race are used to determined the winner. While this overall winners receives no extra WC points, they usually are awarded a special trophy. Race start times are set at 13:30 and 16:00.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. If a driver uses more than one passenger during his world championship winning season, only the passenger he competed in more than half the meetings with and/or earned more than 50% of his points with will be considered a world champion as well.
Events typically consist of a qualifying competition, held in multiple stages on Saturdays of a race weekend while the two race events are typically held on Sundays. One exception to this rule is Easter weekends, when the races are held on Easter Monday. Race weekends can consist of additional motocross or quart support races as well, but the FIM stipulates that the World Championship races have priority. Riders have to be provided with at least one 30 minute free practice season, which will be timed. A race can consist of up to 30 starters and the qualifying modus is dependend on the number of entries. Up to 32 entries, it will be held in one group split into two sesions of 30 minutes each. Above 32 entries, the starter field will be sub-divided into two groups through ballot and the current standings. Each qualifying group can consist of up to 30 racers. Should there be more then 60 entries, a pre-qualifying has to be held. Of the riders in the two groups, the top-twelve directly qualify for the races. The remaining teams then go to a second-chance qualifying, in which the best six advance. The riders placed seventh and eighth remain in reserve should one of the qualified teams not be able to participate.
The FIM stipulates that all drivers must be of a minimum age of 18 while passengers have to be at least 16 years old to compete, but no older then 50. Riders older then 50 have to provide a certificate of medical fitness to be permitted to compete. The driver has the right to exchange his passenger under certain conditions.
Starting numbers for the season are awarded according to the previous seasons overall finishing position of the driver. Current or former World Champions have however the right to pick any number they wish, except the number one which is reserved for the current World Champion. The top-six of the previous season are automatically qualified for the following season, while another 10 places are allocated to every national federation.
The competition is open for motor cycles with two-stroke engines from between 350 and 750cc and four-stroke engines of up to 1,000cc. Each team is permitted the use of two motorcycles with the possibility of changing machines between races.
The FIM does not permit radio communication between riders and their teams. Outside assitance during the race on the course is not permitted unless it is through race marshals in the interest of safety. Limited repairs in the designated repair zone during the race are permitted.
The point system for the 2011 season was as follows:
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Finance
Price money and travel reimbursements in the sport are not large, sidecarcross still qualifying mostly as an amateur sport. In the 2009 season for example, every team received EuroEuro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
500 as a travel indemnity per race weekend qualified for. Additionally, price money was paid, with the winner earning € 300, the second placed team € 250, the third placed team € 200. With the prize money gradually dropping off from there, the teams placed twelfth to twentieth still received € 50 each. All up, the best possible result would mean a team could take away € 1,100 from a race weekend.
Riders
The champions since 1971:- FIM Cup winners 1971 to 1974
Season Winners Engine-Chassis 1971 Rikus Lubbers / Bart NottenNorton Norton (motorcycle)Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range...
-Wasp1972 Robert Grogg / Gerhard MartinezNorton-Wasp 1973 Lorenz Haller / Samuel HallerHonda Hondais 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...
-SPP1974 Robert Grogg / Andreas GrabnerNorton-Wasp - European Champions 1975 to 1979
Season Winners Engine-Chassis 1975 Ton van HeugtenTon van HeugtenAntonius Maria van Heugten was a Dutch sidecarcross rider and the 1981 World Champion in the sport, together with his passenger Frits Kiggen....
/ Dick SteenbergenYamaha 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...
-Hagon1976 Robert Grogg / Andreas HüsserNorton-Wasp 1977 Robert Grogg / Andreas HüsserNorton-Wasp 1978 Robert Grogg / Andreas HüsserNorton-Wasp 1979 Emil Bollhalder / Roland BollhalderYamaha-EML EML SidecarsThe EML Sidecars company, short EML, is a Dutch Sidecarcross and Quad frame manufacturer, having won numerous worldchampionships in this sport.EML stands for Einmalig, meaning unique.-History:... - World Champions 1980 to present
Season Winners Engine-Chassis 1980 Reinhard BöhlerReinhard BöhlerReinhard Böhler was a German sidecarcross rider and the first-ever World Champion in the sport, together with his passenger Siegfried Müller....
/ Siegfried MüllerSiegfried Müller (sidecarcrosser)Siegfried Müller is a retired German sidecarcross passenger and, together with his driver Reinhard Böhler, the first-ever World Champion in the sport.He has also won the German national sidecarcross championship in 1980....
Yamaha-Wasp 1981 Ton van Heugten / Frits KiggenFrits KiggenFrits Kiggen is a retired Dutch sidecarcross passenger and the 1981 World Champion in the sport, together with his driver Ton van Heugten....Yamaha-Wasp 1982 Emil Bollhalder / Karl BüsserYamaha-EML 1983 Emil Bollhalder / Karl BüsserYamaha-EML 1984 Hansi Bächtold / Fritz FußEML/Jumbo-EML 1985 Hansi Bächtold / Fritz FußEML/Jumbo-EML 1986 Hansi Bächtold / Fritz FußEML/Jumbo-EML 1987 Hansi Bächtold / Fritz FußEML/Jumbo-EML 1988 Christoph Hüsser / Andreas HüsserKTM KTMKTM 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...
-VMCVruwink MotorCyclesThe 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:...1989 Christoph Hüsser / Andreas HüsserKTM-VMC 1990 Benny Janssen / Tiny JanssenHonda-EML 1991 Eimbert TimmermansEimbert TimmermansEimbert Timmermans is a retired Dutch sidecarcross rider and double World Champion.He has also won the Dutch national sidecarcross championship four times, in 1986, 1989, 1990 and 1992...
/ Eric VerhagenEric VerhagenEric Verhagen is a retired Dutch sidecarcross passenger and double World Champion.He has also won the Dutch national sidecarcross championship four times, in 1986, 1989, 1990 and 1992...Kawasaki Kawasaki Heavy Industries Consumer Products and Machinery CompanyKawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine is a division of Kawasaki Heavy Industries that produces motorcycles, ATVs, utility vehicles, jet ski personal watercraft, and general-purpose gasoline engines. Before the 2011 fiscal year it was called Consumer Products & Machinery...
-EML1992 Eimbert Timmermans / Eric VerhagenKawasaki-EML 1993 Andreas FuhrerAndreas FuhrerAndreas Fuhrer is a retired Swiss sidecarcross rider and four times World Champion.He has also won the Swiss national sidecarcross championship five times, in 1989 and from 1993 to 1996. After his last world championship in 1996, he retired from the sport.-Biography:Fuhrer grew up in Seedorf and...
/ Adrian KäserAdrian KäserAdrian Käser is a retired Swiss sidecarcross passenger and four times World Champion.He has also won the Swiss national sidecarcross championship five times, in 1991 and from 1993 to 1996...Kawasaki-VMC 1994 Andreas Fuhrer / Adrian KäserKawasaki-VMC 1995 Andreas Fuhrer / Adrian KäserKawasaki-JHR 1996 Andreas Fuhrer / Adrian KäserKawasaki-JHR 1997 Kristers SergisKristers SergisKristers 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...
/ Artis RasmanisArtis RasmanisArtis Rasmanis is a retired Latvian sidecarcross passenger and five times World Champion.Rasmanis was part of the most successful partnership in sidecarcross world championship history, winning five titles with his driver Kristers Serģis. He retired from international sidecar competition after...KTM-EML 1998 Kristers Sergis / Artis RasmanisZabel-BSU 1999 Daniël WillemsenDaniël WillemsenDaniël 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...
/ Marcel WillemsenMarcel WillemsenMarcel 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...Zabel-BSU 2000 Kristers Sergis / Artis RasmanisMTH MTH Racing enginesMTH racing engines are two-stroke lightweight engines, built by an Austrian company, MTH. They are used in motocross sidecars and ultra lightweight aeroplanes....
-BSU2001 Kristers Sergis / Artis RasmanisMTH-BSU 2002 Kristers Sergis / Artis RasmanisMTH-BSU 2003 Daniël Willemsen / Kaspars StupelisKaspars StupelisKaspars 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...Zabel-VMC 2004 2004 Sidecarcross world championshipThe 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... Daniël Willemsen / Kaspars StupelisZabel-VMC 2005 2005 Sidecarcross world championshipThe 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:... Daniël Willemsen / Sven VerbruggeSven VerbruggeSven Verbrugge is a Belgian sidecarcross passenger and triple Sidecarcross World Champion, winning the title in 2005, 2006 and 2011....Zabel-VMC 2006 2006 Sidecarcross world championshipThe 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:... Daniël Willemsen / Sven VerbruggeZabel-VMC 2007 2007 Sidecarcross world championshipThe 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:... Daniël Willemsen / Reto GrütterReto GrütterReto 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 :...Zabel-VMC 2008 2008 Sidecarcross world championshipThe 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... Daniël Willemsen / Reto GrütterZabel-VMC 2009 2009 Sidecarcross world championshipThe 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.... Joris HendrickxJoris HendrickxJoris Hendrickx is a Belgian sidecarcross rider and the 2009 World Champion, together with his passenger, the Latvian Kaspars Liepiņš....
/ Kaspars LiepinsKaspars LiepiņšKaspars Liepiņš is a Latvian sidecarcross rider and the 2009 World Champion, won as the passenger of the Belgian Joris Hendrickx.-Sidecarcross results:...KTM KTMKTM 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...
-VMCVruwink MotorCyclesThe 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:...2010 2010 Sidecarcross World ChampionshipThe 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... Daniël Willemsen / Gertie EgginkZabel-WSP 2011 2011 Sidecarcross World ChampionshipThe 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.... Daniël Willemsen / Sven VerbruggeZabel-WSP - Passengers in italics.
Manufacturers
The manufacturers champions since 2000:| Season | Manufacturer |
| 2000 | BSU |
| 2001 | BSU |
| 2002 | BSU |
| 2003 | BSU |
| 2004 | Vruwink MotorCycles 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:... |
| 2005 | Vruwink MotorCycles |
| 2006 | Vruwink MotorCycles |
| 2007 | Vruwink MotorCycles |
| 2008 | Vruwink MotorCycles |
| 2009 | Vruwink MotorCycles |
| 2010 | WSP |
| 2011 | Vruwink MotorCycles |
The 2009 season
The top ten teams in the final overall standings were:| Position | Driver / Passenger | Equipment | Bike No | Points |
| 1 | Joris Hendrickx Joris Hendrickx Joris Hendrickx is a Belgian sidecarcross rider and the 2009 World Champion, together with his passenger, the Latvian Kaspars Liepiņš.... / 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 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... -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:... |
4 | 483 |
| 2 | Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx |
KTM-VMC | 3 | 465 |
| 3 | Janis Daiders / Lauris Daiders |
KTM-VMC | 8 | 418 |
| 4 | Marco Happich / Martin Betschart |
Zabel-MEFO | 5 | 377 |
| 5 | 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 | 1 | 366 |
| 6 | Vaclav Rozehnal / Marek Rozehnal |
Zabel-VMC | 7 | 365 |
| 7 | Maris Rupeiks / Haralds Kurpnieks |
KTM-WSP | 6 | 341 |
| 8 | Etienne Bax / Marc van Deutekom |
Zabel-VMC | 10 | 300 |
| 9 | Stuart Brown / Luke Peters | 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 |
17 | 266 |
| 10 | Tomas Cermak / Ondrej Cermak |
JAWA-MEFO | 37 | 261 |
The 2010 season
The top ten teams in the final overall standings were:| Position | Driver / Passenger | Equipment | Bike No | Points |
| 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... / Gertie Eggink |
Zabel-WSP | 111 | 556 |
| 2 | Joris Hendrickx Joris Hendrickx Joris Hendrickx is a Belgian sidecarcross rider and the 2009 World Champion, together with his passenger, the Latvian Kaspars Liepiņš.... / 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 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... -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 | 547 |
| 3 | Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx |
KTM-VMC | 2 | 464 |
| 4 | Etienne Bax / Ben van den Boogaert |
Zabel-EML EML Sidecars The EML Sidecars company, short EML, is a Dutch Sidecarcross and Quad frame manufacturer, having won numerous worldchampionships in this sport.EML stands for Einmalig, meaning unique.-History:... |
8 | 456 |
| 5 | Maris Rupeiks / 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... |
KTM-WSP | 7 | 423 |
| 6 | Ben Adriaenssen / Kenny van Gaalen |
KTM-VMC | 18 | 322 |
| 7 | Tomas Cermak / Ondrej Cermak |
JAWA-MEFO | 10 | 286 |
| 8 | Janis Daiders / Lauris Daiders |
KTM-VMC | 3 | 283 |
| 9 | Baptiste Bigand / Julien Bigand |
Zabel-VMC | 33 | 243 |
| 10 | Jan Visscher / Jeroen Visscher |
Zabel-VMC | 15 | 232 |
The 2011 season
The top ten teams in the final overall standings are:| Position | Driver / Passenger | Equipment | Bike No | Points |
| 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.... 1 |
Zabel-WSP | 1 | 487 |
| 2 | Janis Daiders / Lauris Daiders |
Zabel-VMC | 8 | 478 |
| 3 | Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx |
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:... |
3 | 405 |
| 4 | Maris Rupeiks / 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... 2 |
Zabel-WSP | 5 | 349 |
| 5 | Etienne Bax / Ben van den Boogaert |
Zabel-VMC | 4 | 347 |
| 6 | Ben Adriaenssen / Guennady Auvray |
KTM-VMC | 6 | 346 |
| 7 | Ewgeny Scherbinin / Haralds Kurpnieks |
Zabel-WSP | 20 | 321 |
| 8 | Marko Happich / Meinrad Schelbert |
Zabel-VMC | 15 | 317 |
| 9 | Joris Hendrickx Joris Hendrickx Joris Hendrickx is a Belgian sidecarcross rider and the 2009 World Champion, together with his passenger, the Latvian Kaspars Liepiņš.... / 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 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... -VMC |
2 | 315 |
| 10 | Daniel Millard / Joe Millard | Husaberg-WHT | 14 | 268 |
- Equipment listed is motor and frame.
- 1 Used Ondrej Cermak as his passenger in the first German GP.
- 2 Used Elvijs Mucenieks as his passenger for the first two GP's of the season.