2008 Sidecarcross world championship
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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. Daniël Willemsen
and Reto Grütter
were the defending champions, having won the title in 2007, and repeated this achievement in 2008.
The twelve races of the season are held in ten countries, the Netherlands
, Czech Republic
, France
(2x), Germany
(2x), Croatia
, Belgium
, Latvia
, Estonia
, Ukraine
and Denmark
.
After 17 seasons in the sidecarcross world championship, Kristers Sergis announced his retirement from the competition, finishing his career with a second place in the 2008 edition.
The first twenty teams of each race score competition points. The point system for the 2008 season is as follows:>
The following teams have taken part in races this season:
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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
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 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 :...
were the defending champions, having won the title in 2007, and repeated this achievement in 2008.
Overview
The 2008 season was the 29th edition of the sidcarcross world championship.The twelve races of the season are held in ten countries, 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...
, 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....
, 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), 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 ...
, 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...
, 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...
, 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...
, 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...
and 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...
.
After 17 seasons in the sidecarcross world championship, Kristers Sergis announced his retirement from the competition, finishing his career with a second place in the 2008 edition.
Format
Every Grand Prix weekend is split into two races, both held on the same day. This means, the 2008 season with its twelve Grand Prix has 24 races. Each race lasts for 30 minutes plus two rounds. The two races on a weekend actually get combined to determined an overall winner. While this overall winners receives no extra WC points, they usually are awarded a special trophy.The first twenty teams of each race score competition points. The point system for the 2008 season is as follows:
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Calendar
The calendar for the 2008 season:Date | Place | Race winners | GP winner |
20 April | Oss Oss 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 :... |
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... |
Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx |
Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx | |||
11 May | Jinín Jinín Jinín is a village and municipality in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 185 .... |
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... / 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 :... |
Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter |
Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter | |||
18 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... |
Kristers Sergis / Kaspars Stupelis | Kristers Sergis / Kaspars Stupelis |
Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter | |||
1 June | Cingoli Cingoli Cingoli is a town and comune of the Marches, Italy, in the province of Macerata, about 27 km by road from the town of Macerata. It is the birthplace of Pope Pius VIII.-History:... |
Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter | Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter |
Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter | |||
8 June | Bourg-Bruche Bourg-Bruche Bourg-Bruche is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*... |
Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter | Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter |
Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter | |||
13 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 / Reto Grütter | Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter |
Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter | |||
20 July | 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.... |
Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter | Kristers Sergis / Kaspars Stupelis |
Kristers Sergis / Kaspars Stupelis | |||
3 August | 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 .... |
Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter | Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter |
Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter | |||
10 August | Kegums 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... |
Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter | Maris Rupeiks / Haralds Kurpnieks |
Kristers Sergis / Kaspars Stupelis | |||
17 August | 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... |
Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter | Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter |
Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter | |||
7 September | Dardon Guegnon Gueugnon Gueugnon is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.... |
Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter | Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter |
Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter | |||
14 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:... |
Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter | Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter |
Daniël Willemsen / Reto Grütter | |||
28 September | 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... |
Netherlands |
- The Sidecarcross des Nations in Genk on 28 September 2008 is a non-championship event but part of the calendar and is denoted by a light blue background in the table above.
- Only Kegums and Rudersberg have been part of the 2007 race season, all other ten courses are new compare to last season.
Riders
The top ten of the 2008 season 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... / 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 :... |
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:... |
1 | 531 |
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... |
KTM-AYR | 3 | 434 |
3 | Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx | Zabel-VMC | 2 | 421 |
4 | 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:... |
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... |
8 | 394 |
5 | Marco Happich / Meinrad Schelbert | Zabel-MEFO | 7 | 317 |
6 | Maris Rupeiks / Haralds Kurpnieks | KTM-AYR | 6 | 297 |
7 | Vaclav Rozehnal / Marek Rozehnal | Zabel-VMC | 5 | 273 |
8 | Janis Daiders / Lauris Daiders | KTM-AYR | 10 | 269 |
9 | Nicky Pulinx / Ondrej Cermak | Zabel-VMC | 14 | 244 |
10 | Etienne Bax / Marc van Deutekom | Zabel-VMC | 21 | 240 |
- Equipment listed is motor and frame.
Manufacturers
Parallel to the riders championship, a manufacturers competition is also held. The final standings in the manufacturers competition were:Position | Manufacturer | Points |
1 | 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:... |
584 |
2 | 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... |
504 |
3 | 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... |
394 |
4 | 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... |
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BSU | 0 |
Race by race statistics
The numbers for every team are allocated according to their 2007 season finish, meaning the world champion received number one and so on. The numbers for drivers not participating this season were not re-allocated. New entrys received a random number above the number 48 which is the last place archived by a driver in the points in 2007. This system makes it possible to see a drivers improvement or decline from last year by comparing number with position.The following teams have taken part in races this season:
Driver / Passenger | Equipment | No. | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | |
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... / 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 :... * |
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:... |
1 | 531 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | x | 1 | 1 | 1 | D1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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... |
KTM-AYR | 3 | 434 | 1 | x | 2 | x | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | x | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | D2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
3 | Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx |
Zabel-VMC | 2 | 421 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
4 | 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:... |
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... |
8 | 394 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
5 | Marco Happich / Meinrad Schelbert |
Zabel-MEFO | 7 | 317 | x | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | x | 11 | 6 | 11 | 18 | x | 8 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
6 | Maris Rupeiks / Haralds Kurpnieks |
KTM-AYR | 6 | 297 | 12 | x | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 7 | x | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | x | 7 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | x | 7 | 9 |
7 | Vaclav Rozehnal / Marek Rozehnal |
Zabel-VMC | 5 | 273 | 14 | 8 | x | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | x | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 10 | x | x |
8 | Janis Daiders / Lauris Daiders |
KTM-AYR | 10 | 269 | 19 | 12 | 11 | x | 6 | 11 | 6 | x | x | 9 | 6 | x | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
9 | Nicky Pulinx / Ondrej Cermak * |
Zabel-VMC | 14 | 244 | 16 | x | 9 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 14 | x | 6 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | x |
10 | Etienne Bax / Marc van Deutekom |
Zabel-VMC | 21 | 240 | 4 | x | 8 | 10 | x | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | x | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
11 | 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... / Marco Godau |
Zabel-VSP | 17 | 208 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 12 | x | x | 18 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 10 | x | 14 | 13 | x | 15 | 13 |
12 | Carlo van Duijnhoven / Christian Verhagen |
Zabel-VMC | 12 | 172 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | x | x | 18 | x | 15 | x | 10 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 7 | x | 11 | 16 | 12 |
13 | Thijs Derks / Gerti Eggink * |
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 |
27 | 158 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 18 | x | 15 | 17 | x | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | x | 18 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 18 | x |
14 | Eric Schrijver / Henry van de Wiel |
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.... -VMC |
101 | 139 | 6 | 5 | 19 | x | 14 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 18 | x | 11 | x | 14 | x | ||
15 | Martin Walter / Andre Saam * |
Zabel-WSP | 15 | 127 | x | 20 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | x | x | 11 | x | 14 | 14 | x | 16 | 18 | x | x | 11 | x | 13 | ||
16 | Peter Steegmans / Dagwin Sabbe |
Zabel-WSP | 40 | 115 | 20 | 17 | x | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | x | x | 12 | x | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||
17 | Stuart Brown / Luke Peters * |
Zabel-VMC | 24 | 108 | 18 | 9 | 11 | x | 3 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | x | x | 8 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
18 | Thomas Morch / Marius Strauss |
Zabel-WSP | 23 | 102 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 19 | x | 15 | x | 14 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | x | 10 | 19 | ||
19 | Kristof Santermans / Ben van den Boggart |
Zabel-WSP | 33 | 93 | x | 16 | x | x | 15 | 19 | x | 17 | 15 | 12 | 17 | x | x | 11 | 16 | 11 | x | 12 | 10 | 9 | x | x | ||
20 | Henrik Söderqvist / Tobias Sylwan |
Husaberg-AYR | 11 | 89 | x | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
21 | Lukas Cerny / Tomas Huml |
JAWA-VMC | 31 | 74 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | x | x | 13 | x | 20 | 11 | 17 | 14 | x | 19 | 14 | 19 | 17 | ||||||
22 | Jarno van den Boomen / Bjorn Roes * |
Zabel-VMC | 16 | 68 | 11 | x | 17 | 15 | 13 | x | x | 14 | 7 | 9 | 14 | x | x | x | ||||||||||
23 | Margo Sonn / Maarek Mill |
KTM-AYR | 103 | 65 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | x | x | x | 16 | 18 | x | 18 | 13 | 15 | x | |||||
24 | John Lyne / Pete Girling |
Zabel-VMC | 26 | 55 | 17 | 15 | x | 13 | 16 | x | x | 20 | 12 | x | x | x | x | x | x | 19 | 11 | 11 | ||||||
25 | Baptiste Bigand / Julien Bigand |
Zabel-VMC | 35 | 45 | x | x | 16 | 15 | 13 | x | x | x | x | 19 | x | x | x | 12 | x | 12 | 15 | x | x | |||||
26 | Andy Bürgler / Daniel Fagerberg |
KTM-VMC | 4 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 13 | x | ||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Andreas Clohse / Robbie Bax |
JAWA-VMC | 28 | 27 | x | 16 | 14 | x | x | x | 20 | 14 | x | x | 18 | 17 | x | x | ||||||||||
28 | Josef Brustmann / Stefan Urich |
KTM-NPM | 29 | 25 | 16 | 7 | x | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Patrick Fagerberg / Daniel Fagerberg |
KTM-AYR | 122 | 24 | 18 | 17 | x | x | 20 | 15 | x | 15 | x | 17 | ||||||||||||||
30 | Jan Visscher / Jeroen Visscher |
Zabel-VMC | 38 | 21 | 7 | x | 20 | 16 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | Josua Luscher / Markus Gloor |
Husaberg-VMC | 87 | 21 | x | 17 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
32 | Bertram Martin / Bruno Kaelin |
Zabel-VMC | 68 | 21 | x | x | x | 16 | x | 12 | x | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
33 | Scott Wilkinson / Gary Burt |
Zabel-VMC | 19 | 18 | x | 14 | x | x | 17 | x | x | x | 17 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
34 | Gert Godejev / Keit Kivaste |
KTM-AYR | 151 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | x | x | 17 | 20 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
35 | Daniel Millard / Joe Millard |
Husaberg-WSP | 99 | 13 | x | 18 | x | x | 18 | x | 15 | x | x | 20 | ||||||||||||||
36 | Wim Janssen / Bart Notten |
Zabel-VMC | 55 | 9 | 15 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Tomas Cermak / Ondrej Cermak |
JAWA-MEFO | 9 | 8 | x | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Jens Bochmann / Sandro Michelotto |
KTM-VMC | 69 | 5 | x | x | 19 | x | 18 | x | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | Urmas Sugasep / Veiko Parksepp |
KTM-AYR | 911 | 5 | 20 | x | 19 | x | 19 | x | ||||||||||||||||||
40 | Patrick Greup / Roy Derks * |
MTH-VMC | 111 | 4 | x | x | 17 | x | ||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Benjamin Daniel / Guennady Auveray |
Husaberg-VMC | 116 | 4 | x | 18 | 20 | x | ||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Dmitry Anochin / Maxim Scherbak |
Zabel-MEFO | 142 | 3 | 20 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Oskars Liepins / Iiavars Amelkins |
KTM-AYR | 45 | 2 | x | x | x | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Sonny Van Niewenhuse / Birger Beernaert |
Husaberg-VMC | 132 | 2 | 19 | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Kert Varik / Erkki Koiv |
KTM-AYR | 39 | 2 | x | 19 | x | x | x | |||||||||||||||||||
46 | Sverre Lamp / Alar Lamp |
KTM-AYR | 50 | 1 | x | x | x | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Argo Poldsaar / Indrek Aljes |
KTM-AYR | 48 | 1 | x | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Gert van Werven / Rick Sellis |
KTM-VMC | 89 | 1 | x | 20 | x | x | ||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Liutauras Variakois / Arturs Linters |
KTM-AYR | 57 | 1 | x | 20 | x | x | ||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Anton Wanger / Michael Gabor |
MTH-MEFO | 52 | 1 | x | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Geert Devoldere / Edouard Chereau |
Husaberg-MEFO | 25 | 0 | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||||||||||||
Johan Smit / Peter Holleman |
Zabel-BSU | 115 | 0 | x | x | x | x | |||||||||||||||||||||
Romas Kisunas / Mantes Kisunas |
Zabel-BSU | 60 | 0 | x | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Willi Lieble / Vaclav Hotovy |
MEFO | 65 | 0 | x | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sonnie Folkesson / Mattias Andersson |
MTH-MEFO | 172 | 0 | x | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jaroslav Kriz / Milan Gazik |
MTH-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:... |
112 | 0 | x | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Andre Michel Bernard / Jacques Pillier |
VMC | 82 | 0 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||||||||||||
Vadim Briuhov / Vitaly Babic |
Zabel | 84 | 0 | x | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Vasy Kolisnichenko / Dmitro Sorokin |
BSU | 83 | 0 | x | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sergei Ivanov / Atho Jalas |
AYR | 53 | 0 | x | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oleg Kuklin / Vasyl Nesterenko |
MEFO | 85 | 0 | x | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dmytro Grychanuk / Oleksand Litovchenko |
BSU | 86 | 0 | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valeriy Starchenko / Evhen Potanin |
VMC | 81 | 0 | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mark Kinge / Gary Kinge |
KTM-VMC | 71 | 0 | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||||||||||||
Marko Schulz / Mario Meusburger |
Zabel-VMC | 72 | 0 | x | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Kevin Bitsche / Johannes Vonbun |
Zabel-WSP | 67 | 0 | x | x | x | x | |||||||||||||||||||||
Jean-Marie Ains / Bernard Jayet |
MEFO | 37 | 0 | x | x | x | x | |||||||||||||||||||||
Andy Eastman / Steve Krwin |
KTM-VMC | 36 | 0 | x | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Robin Karlsson / Richard Karlsson |
AYR | 118 | 0 | x | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Madis Olt / Tonu Valdma |
AYR | 70 | 0 | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marko Dammert / Mika Hietala |
AYR | 96 | 0 | x | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Florian Blanco / Vincent Blanco |
Husaberg | 117 | 0 | x | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Herve Boursaud / Emeric Poirier |
VMC | 78 | 0 | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Patrik Gorardin / Dominique Desplaces |
VMC | 113 | 0 | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jürgen Blank / Rainer Semet |
VMC | 80 | 0 | x | x |
- Where there is only one flag shown, it indicates driver and passenger are from the same country.
- Placings below the first twenty not shown.
- Teams who took part in the qualifying but failed to qualify for a race are not shown.
- x denotes qualified for race but finished outside of points.
- Passengers in italics.
- Equipment is engine and frame.
- Daniël Willemsen used Bruno Kaelin as his passenger in the first two races.
- Jarno van den Boomen used Guennady Auvrey as his passenger in race one and two, Premysl Novotny in race three and four and Sven VerbruggeSven VerbruggeSven Verbrugge is a Belgian sidecarcross passenger and triple Sidecarcross World Champion, winning the title in 2005, 2006 and 2011....
in race five and six. - Thijs Derks used Tom van Duijnhoven as his passenger in race one and two.
- Nicky Pulinx used Sven Verbrugge as his passenger in race one to four.
- Stuart Brown used Wilfreid Keuben as his passenger in race one and two and Colin Dunkley in race seven to ten.
- Patrick Greup used Jimmy van Gennip as his passenger in race one and two.
- Martin Walter used Thomas Weinmann as his passenger in race 23 and 24.
- Only 30 teams registered in time for the Jinin race, therefore every team qualified for the race.
- 1 In race fourteen of the season, the team Willemsen/Grütter was disqualified due to Grütter losing a glove, after a protest by Kristers Sergis. The lost glove disabled the emergency-stop system of the bike, which is a break of FIM rules.
- 2 In race twenty of the season, the team Sergis/Stupelis was disqualified after winning the race due to the team mechanic refusing an inspection of the bike. The bike supposedly did not comply with noise level regulations.