2003 Sidecarcross World Championship

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2003 Sidecarcross World Championship
Season
Grands Prix13
Start date6 April 2003
End date7 September 2003
Drivers
Champions Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniël Willemsen
Sidecarcross des Nations Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Chronology
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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]

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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]

Overview

The 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:

PlacePoints
125
222
320
418
516
615
714
813
912
1011
PlacePoints
1110
129
138
147
156
165
174
183
192
201

Calendar

The calendar for the 2003 season: [1]

DatePlaceRace winnersGP winnerSource
6 April Flag of Spain.svg Talavera de la Reina Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge Result
Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge
27 April Flag of France.svg Pernes-les-Fontaines Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis Result
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis
4 May Flag of France.svg Plomion Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis Result
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis
18 May Flag of the Netherlands.svg Markelo Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge Result
Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge
25 May Flag of Romania.svg Bucharest Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis Result
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis
1 June Flag of Bulgaria.svg Sevlievo Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge Result
Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge
15 June Flag of Latvia.svg Cēsis Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wilfred van Werven / Eli Piccart Result
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis
22 June Flag of Estonia.svg Jaanikese Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis Result
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis
13 July Flag of Germany.svg Pflückuff Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge Result
Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge
3 August Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Neeroeteren Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge Flag of France.svg Benoit Beaumont / Henry van de Wiel Result
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis
10 August Flag of Latvia.svg Ķegums Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wilfred van Werven / Eli Piccart Result
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wilfred van Werven / Eli Piccart
24 August Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lichtenvoorde Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis Result
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis
7 September Flag of Germany.svg Beuern Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge Result
Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge
28 September Flag of the Netherlands.svg Oss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands

Classification

Riders

The top ten teams in the final overall standings were: [2]

PositionDriver / PassengerEquipmentBike
No
Points
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniel Willemsen / Flag of Latvia.svg Kaspars Stupelis Zabel-VMC 2561
2 Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers Serģis / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sven Verbrugge MTH-BSU1501
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wilfred van Werven / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eli PiccartZabel-BSU3382
4 Flag of Estonia.svg Are Kaurit / Jurgen Jakk KTM-AYR 4381
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stuart Brown / Luke PetersZabel-VMC6342
6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Hendrickx / Tim SmeuninxMTH-BSU32308
7 Flag of Germany.svg Marko Happich / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gerwin WijsZabel-VMC5301
8 Flag of France.svg Benoit Beaumont / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Henry van de WielMTH-BSU10292
9 Flag of Latvia.svg Māris Rupeiks / Haralds KurpnieksZabel-BSU14266
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eric Schrijver / Christian VerhagenMTH-EML 12237

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FIM Sidecarcross World Championship – 2003 Calendar Archived 2013-01-22 at archive.today FIM website, accessed: 19 September 2012
  2. 1 2 FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Classification 2003 Archived 2013-01-23 at archive.today FIM website, accessed: 19 September 2012
  3. ↑ The World Championship - Other: What is Sidecarcross.com, accessed: 27 July 2011
  4. ↑ FIM Sidecarcross World Championship – 2002 Calendar Archived 2013-01-23 at archive.today FIM website, accessed: 19 September 2012
  5. ↑ FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP APPENDIX Archived 2012-06-09 at the Wayback Machine FIM website, accessed: 27 July 2011
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