The Sidecar Motocross World Championship is an annual event, first held in 1980. It is organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Before 1980, a European competition was held from 1971 onwards.
Daniël Johan Nico Willemsen is a Dutch sidecarcross rider and ten times World Champion.
Kaspars Stupelis is a Latvian sidecarcross passenger and quadruple World Champion.
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.
Marcel Willemsen is a Dutch sidecarcross passenger and 1999 World Champion.
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.
Joris Hendrickx is a Belgian sidecarcross rider and the 2009 World Champion, together with his passenger, the Latvian Kaspars Liepiņš.
Kaspars Liepiņš is a Latvian sidecarcross rider and the 2009 World Champion, won as the passenger of the Belgian Joris Hendrickx.
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.
Kenny van Gaalen is a Dutch sidecarcross rider and the 2012 Sidecarcross World Champion, riding as passenger with Daniël Willemsen.
Ben Adriaenssen is a Belgian sidecarcross rider and the 2013 and 2014 World Champion, together with his Dutch passenger, Ben van den Bogaart.
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.
Tiny Janssen is a retired Dutch sidecarcross rider and the 1990 World Champion, which he won on a Honda-EML alongside driver Benny Janssen.
Christoph Hüsser is a retired Swiss sidecarcross rider and dual Sidecarcross World Champion, having won the competition in 1988 and 1989, together with his passenger Andreas Hüsser, his younger twin brother.
Hansi Bächtold, is a retired Swiss sidecarcross rider and four times Sidecarcross World Champion, having won the competition from 1984 to 1987, together with his passenger Fritz Fuß. The duo became the first-ever combination to win the competition four times in a row, a feat later repeated by the Swiss team of Andreas Fuhrer and Adrian Käser and surpassed by Dutch rider Daniël Willemsen with six consecutive titles.
Fritz Fuß is a retired Swiss sidecarcross passenger and four times Sidecarcross World Champion, having won the competition from 1984 to 1987 as the passenger of Hansi Bächtold. The duo became the first-ever combination to win the competition four times in a row, a feat later repeated by the Swiss team of Andreas Fuhrer and Adrian Käser and surpassed by Dutch rider Daniël Willemsen with six consecutive titles.
Robert Grogg is a retired Swiss sidecarcross rider and triple Sidecarcross European Champion, having won the competition in 1976, 1977 and 1978, together with his passenger Andreas Hüsser. He has also won the FIM-Cup, the predecessor of the European Championship twice, in 1972 and 1974.
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.
Etienne Bax is a Dutch sidecarcross rider and the 2015,2017 and 2019 World Champion. He also became a three-time runner-up, having come second overall in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
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