The 2003 FIM Sidecarcross World Championship, the 24th edition of the competition, started on 6 April and finished after thirteen race weekends on 7 September 2003.[1]
The defending champions were the Latvian's Kristers Sergis and Artis Rasmanis who had won their fifth title in 2002. The 2003 championship was won by Dutch rider Daniël Willemsen and his Latvian passenger Kaspars Stupelis who finished 60 points ahead of the defending champion Sergis and his new passenger Sven Verbrugge in second place. It was the second title for Willemsen, having previously been crowned World Champions in 1999 and the first for Stupelis.
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.[1][2] 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.[3]
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 dependent on the number of entries. With up to 32 entries, it will be held in one group split into two sessions 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 than 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.[5]
The first twenty teams of each race score competition points. The point system for the season was as follows:
^ abcdFIM Sidecarcross World Championship – 2003 Calendar Archived 2013-01-22 at archive.today FIM website, accessed: 19 September 2012
^ abFIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Classification 2003 Archived 2013-01-23 at archive.today FIM website, accessed: 19 September 2012
^The World Championship - Other: What is Sidecarcross.com, accessed: 27 July 2011
^FIM Sidecarcross World Championship – 2002 Calendar Archived 2013-01-23 at archive.today FIM website, accessed: 19 September 2012
^FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP APPENDIX 2012-06-09 at the Wayback Machine FIM website, accessed: 27 July 2011
External linksedit
The World Championship on Sidecarcross.com
The John Davey Grand Prix Pages – Results of all GP's up until 2005
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The 2003 FIM Sidecarcross World Championship the 24th edition of the competition started on 6 April and finished after thirteen race weekends on 7 September 2003 1 2003 Sidecarcross World ChampionshipSeasonGrands Prix13Duration6 April 2003 7 September 2003DriversChampionsDaniel Willemsen Kaspars StupelisSidecarcross des NationsNetherlands 20022004 The defending champions were the Latvian s Kristers Sergis and Artis Rasmanis who had won their fifth title in 2002 The 2003 championship was won by Dutch rider Daniel Willemsen and his Latvian passenger Kaspars Stupelis who finished 60 points ahead of the defending champion Sergis and his new passenger Sven Verbrugge in second place It was the second title for Willemsen having previously been crowned World Champions in 1999 and the first for Stupelis The Sidecarcross World Championship first held in 1980 and organised by the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme is an annual competition All races manufacturers and the vast majority of riders in the competition being in and from Europe 1 2 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 3 Contents 1 Overview 2 Calendar 3 Classification 3 1 Riders 4 References 5 External linksOverview editThe thirteen races of the season were held in nine countries Spain France twice Netherlands 2x Romania Bulgaria Latvia 2x Estonia Germany 2x and Belgium In comparison to the 2002 edition 4 the Grand Prix of Sweden and Czech Republic had been dropped off the calendar while the Spanish and Romanian GP were added 1 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 dependent on the number of entries With up to 32 entries it will be held in one group split into two sessions 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 than 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 5 The first twenty teams of each race score competition points The point system for the season was 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 1Calendar editThe calendar for the 2003 season 1 Date Place Race winners GP winner Source 6 April nbsp Talavera de la Reina nbsp Daniel Willemsen Kaspars Stupelis nbsp Kristers Sergis Sven Verbrugge Result nbsp Kristers Sergis Sven Verbrugge 27 April nbsp Pernes les Fontaines nbsp Daniel Willemsen Kaspars Stupelis nbsp Daniel Willemsen Kaspars Stupelis Result nbsp Daniel Willemsen Kaspars Stupelis 4 May nbsp Plomion nbsp Daniel Willemsen Kaspars Stupelis nbsp Daniel Willemsen Kaspars Stupelis Result nbsp Daniel Willemsen Kaspars Stupelis 18 May nbsp Markelo nbsp Kristers Sergis Sven Verbrugge nbsp Kristers Sergis Sven Verbrugge Result nbsp Kristers Sergis Sven Verbrugge 25 May nbsp Bucharest nbsp Kristers Sergis Sven Verbrugge nbsp Daniel Willemsen Kaspars Stupelis Result nbsp Daniel Willemsen Kaspars Stupelis 1 June nbsp Sevlievo nbsp Kristers Sergis Sven Verbrugge nbsp Kristers Sergis Sven Verbrugge Result nbsp Kristers Sergis Sven Verbrugge 15 June nbsp Cesis nbsp Kristers Sergis Sven Verbrugge nbsp Wilfred van Werven Eli Piccart Result nbsp Daniel Willemsen Kaspars Stupelis 22 June nbsp Jaanikese nbsp Kristers Sergis Sven Verbrugge nbsp Daniel Willemsen Kaspars Stupelis Result nbsp Daniel Willemsen Kaspars Stupelis 13 July nbsp Pfluckuff nbsp Kristers Sergis Sven Verbrugge nbsp Kristers Sergis Sven Verbrugge Result nbsp Kristers Sergis Sven Verbrugge 3 August nbsp Neeroeteren nbsp Kristers Sergis Sven Verbrugge nbsp Benoit Beaumont Henry van de Wiel Result nbsp Daniel Willemsen Kaspars Stupelis 10 August nbsp kegums nbsp Daniel Willemsen Kaspars Stupelis nbsp Wilfred van Werven Eli Piccart Result nbsp Wilfred van Werven Eli Piccart 24 August nbsp Lichtenvoorde nbsp Daniel Willemsen Kaspars Stupelis nbsp Daniel Willemsen Kaspars Stupelis Result nbsp Daniel Willemsen Kaspars Stupelis 7 September nbsp Beuern nbsp Daniel Willemsen Kaspars Stupelis nbsp Kristers Sergis Sven Verbrugge Result nbsp Kristers Sergis Sven Verbrugge 28 September nbsp Oss nbsp Netherlands 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 Classification editRiders edit The top ten teams in the final overall standings were 2 Position Driver Passenger Equipment Bike No Points 1 nbsp Daniel Willemsen nbsp Kaspars Stupelis Zabel VMC 2 561 2 nbsp Kristers Sergis nbsp Sven Verbrugge MTH BSU 1 501 3 nbsp Wilfred van Werven nbsp Eli Piccart Zabel BSU 3 382 4 nbsp Are Kaurit Jurgen Jakk KTM AYR 4 381 5 nbsp Stuart Brown Luke Peters Zabel VMC 6 342 6 nbsp Jan Hendrickx Tim Smeuninx MTH BSU 32 308 7 nbsp Marko Happich nbsp Gerwin Wijs Zabel VMC 5 301 8 nbsp Benoit Beaumont nbsp Henry van de Wiel MTH BSU 10 292 9 nbsp Maris Rupeiks Haralds Kurpnieks Zabel BSU 14 266 10 nbsp Eric Schrijver Christian Verhagen MTH EML 12 237 Equipment listed is motor and frame References edit a b c d FIM Sidecarcross World Championship 2003 Calendar Archived 2013 01 22 at archive today FIM website accessed 19 September 2012 a b FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Classification 2003 Archived 2013 01 23 at archive today FIM website accessed 19 September 2012 The World Championship Other What is Sidecarcross com accessed 27 July 2011 FIM Sidecarcross World Championship 2002 Calendar Archived 2013 01 23 at archive today FIM website accessed 19 September 2012 FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP APPENDIX Archived 2012 06 09 at the Wayback Machine FIM website accessed 27 July 2011External links editThe World Championship on Sidecarcross com The John Davey Grand Prix Pages Results of all GP s up until 2005 Official FIM website Sidecar Motocross World Championship Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2003 Sidecarcross World Championship amp oldid 1058794442, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
