Artis Rasmanis

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Artis Rasmanis
12.Saeimas deputats Artis Rasmanis (15978711886).jpg
Rasmanis in 2014 as a deputy of Saeima
Nationality Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
Born28 July 1971
Cēsis, Latvian SSR
Bike numbern/a
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Sidecarcross World Championship
Active years1992–2002
Championships (5) 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002
2002 championship position1st
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
170681132,624

Artis Rasmanis (born 1971 [1] ) is a retired Latvian sidecarcross passenger and five times World Champion.

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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 their fifth title in 2002. He is however still active in the motor sport, racing quad bikes now, finishing 12th in the FIM European championship in 2007. [2]

He now works as a manager at SIA "Rasmanis & Dankers". He originally graduated as an agricultural machinery mechanic from Priekuļi agricultural technical school in Cēsis District in 1990.

In 2014, Rasmanis was elected as a deputy of the Saeima from the Union of Greens and Farmers.

Sidecarcross world championship results

Artis Rasmanis entered the sidecarcross world championship in 1992, with Kristers Serģis as his driver. After two seasons with limited success and starts, Serģis switched to Normunds Bērziņš as his partner for 1994 and 1995 but continued to have only a small impact on the race circuit. In late 1995 Artis Rasmanis returned as his partner and in 1996, in the fourth race of the season they achieved their first race win, on 21 April in Betekom, Belgium. The season after, their fortunes improved greatly and the duo won their first of five world championships this year. In 1998, they repeated their success and in 1999 they missed out by only one point to Daniël Willemsen / Marcel Willemsen on their third triumph. Also, in 1998, they won the German sidecarcross championship. [3] However, Serģis / Rasmanis continued their successful partnership with three more titles in 2000, 2001 and 2002. With their fifth title they became record holders in world cup wins in this sport. Previously, two drivers had archived four crowns, but none five. After this fifth title, Rasmanis retired from international competition but Serģis continued to race.

Season by season

SeasonDriverEquipmentPositionPointsRacesWinsSecondThird
1992 Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers Serģis Kawasaki-EML 4613———
1993 Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers Serģis KTM-EML33259———
1995 Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers SerģisKTM-EML18114———
1996 Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers SerģisKTM-EML61321611—
1997 Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers SerģisKTM-EML127720542
1998 Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers Serģis Zabel-BSU129918752
1999 Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers SerģisZabel-BSU2385248103
2000 Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers Serģis MTH-BSU129822762
2001 Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers SerģisMTH-BSU1534261643
2002 Flag of Latvia.svg Kristers SerģisMTH-BSU1662282412
Overall 1992 – 20022624170683114

Source: "The John Davey Pages – Artis Rasmanis". John Davey. Retrieved 2008-04-16.

Honours

World Championship

Germany

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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.

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The 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.

The 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.

The 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. For Willemsen, it was his third world championship while it was the second for Stupelis.

2012 Sidecarcross World Championship

The 2012 FIM Sidecarcross World Championship, the 33rd edition of the competition, started on 1 April and finished after eleven race weekends on 16 September 2012.

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.

The 2002 FIM Sidecarcross World Championship, the 23rd edition of the competition, started on 1 April and finished after fourteen race weekends on 22 September 2002.

2013 Sidecarcross World Championship

The 2013 FIM Sidecarcross World Championship, the 34th edition of the competition, started on 1 April and finished after fourteen race weekends on 22 September 2013.

The 2001 FIM Sidecarcross World Championship, the 22nd edition of the competition, started on 1 April and finished after fourteen Grand Prix on 30 September 2001.

The 2000 FIM Sidecarcross World Championship, the 21st edition of the competition, started on 19 March and finished after thirteen Grand Prix on 24 September 2000.

References

  1. ↑ Artis Rasmanis (in Latvian)
  2. ↑ "Europe – Quad-FIM (in French)". premiermotocross.com. 2007-10-17. Archived from the original on 16 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  3. ↑ Statistik/Hall Of Fame
Sporting positions
Preceded by Sidecarcross World Champion (passenger)
1997–1998		Succeeded by
Preceded by Sidecarcross World Champion (passenger)
2000–2002		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Henry van der Wiel
 German national sidecarcross champion (passenger)
1998		Succeeded by
Thomas Weinmann
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