2008 Sidecarcross world championship
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The 2008 FIM
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....

 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: >
Place Points
1 25
2 22
3 20
4 18
5 16
6 15
7 14
8 13
9 12
10 11
Place Points
11 10
12 9
13 8
14 7
15 6
16 5
17 4
18 3
19 2
20 1

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...

0
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 Verbrugge
    Sven Verbrugge
    Sven 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.

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