2000 Sidecarcross World Championship

2000 13 19 March 2000 24 September 2000 LAT Kristers Serģis LAT Artis Rasmanis 1999 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. The championship was won by Kristers Serģis and his passenger Artis Rasmanis from Latvia, thereby winning their third World Championship together.History - World Champions sidecarcross.com, accessed: 31 October 2013 The pair won the competition with a margin of 32 points, with Dutch rider Daniël Willemsen and his Belgian passenger Sven Verbrugge coming second. Willemsen was the defending champion, having won the 1999 World Championship with his brother Marcel as passenger. Marcel Willemsen was unable to compete in the 2000 edition because of injury. Third place went to the German combination Klaus and Thomas Weinmann. All up, 50 teams were classified in the overall standings with last place going to the Russian team of Anatoli Daineh and Aleksey Bessarabov. 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. 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.The World Championship - Other: What is Sidecarcross.com, accessed: 2 November 2013 Overview The thirteen races of the season were held in ten countries, Germany (2x), France (2x), Latvia (2x), Estonia, Belarus, Belgium, Sweden, Great Britain, Switzerland and the Netherlands. In comparison to the 1999 edition which had twelve Grand Prix,FIM Sidecarcross World Championship – 1999 Calendar https://archive.today/20131102033330/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/year/1999/ 2013-11-02 FIM website, accessed: 2 November 2013 the Grand Prix of the Greece, Czech Republic and Ukraine had been dropped from the calendar while the GP's of Belarus and Sweden had been added and both France and Germany receiving a second Grand Prix. 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 session, which will be timed. A race can consist of up to 30 starters and the qualifying modus is dependent on the number of entries. 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.FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP APPENDIX https://web.archive.org/web/20120609133028/http://www.fim-live.com/fileadmin/alfresco/Codes_et_reglements/MXJunior_en.pdf 2012-06-09 FIM website, accessed: 2 November 2013 The points system used in 2000 was the same as had been in use since 1984 with the best fifteen teams receiving points in every race and the race winner receiving 20 points. It was the last time this system was used, with changes being made to it in 2002 and, again, in 2003:S/C GP DESTINATIONS The John Davey pages, accessed: 2 November 2013 PlacePoints1 202 173 154 135 11PlacePoints6 107 98 89 710 6PlacePoints11 512 413 314 215 1 Retirements At the end of the 2000 season a number of long-term competitors retired from the World Championship, the most successful of those being German Alois Wenninger, runners-up in 1997 and active since 1992.Official World Championship classification 2000–present https://web.archive.org/web/20131016191625/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/classifications/ 2013-10-16 FIM website, accessed: 9 November 2014ALOIS WENNINGER GP RECORD The John Davey Pages, accessed: 9 November 2014 Calendar The calendar for the 2001 season:FIM Sidecarcross World Championship – 2000 Calendar https://archive.today/20131031103939/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/year/2000/ 2013-10-31 FIM website, accessed: 2 November 2013 DatePlaceRace winnersGP winnerSource 19 March FRA Toulon-sur-Arroux FRA David Barat / Sebastien Bellaud FRA David Barat / Sebastien Bellaud https://archive.today/20131102033352/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-cross-world-championship-france/ Result GER Klaus Weinmann / Thomas Weinmann 24 April SWI Frauenfeld UK Chris Etheridge / John Chambers NED Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge https://archive.today/20131102033350/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-cross-world-championship-switzerland-suisse/ Result NED Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge 6 June FRA Château-du-Loir LAT Kristers Serģis / Artis Rasmanis LAT Kristers Serģis / Artis Rasmanis https://archive.today/20131102033346/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-cross-world-championship-france-1/ Result GER Alois Wenninger / Henry van de Wiel 25 June Belarus Volkovysk LAT Kristers Serģis / Artis Rasmanis LAT Kristers Serģis / Artis Rasmanis https://archive.today/20131102033357/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-cross-world-championship-belarus/ Result LAT Kristers Serģis / Artis Rasmanis 2 July GER Pflückuff NED Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge NED Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge https://archive.today/20131102033357/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-cross-world-championship-germany-allemagne-1/ Result GER Alois Wenninger / Henry van de Wiel 16 July BEL Neeroeteren NED Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge LAT Kristers Serģis / Artis Rasmanis https://archive.today/20131102033345/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-cross-world-championship-belgium-belgique-3/ Result LAT Kristers Serģis / Artis Rasmanis 30 July LAT Ķegums SWE Henrik Söderqvist / Tobias Sylwan SWE Henrik Söderqvist / Tobias Sylwan https://archive.today/20131102033340/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-cross-world-championship-latvia-lettonie/ Result SWE Henrik Söderqvist / Tobias Sylwan 8 August EST Jaanikese GER Klaus Weinmann / Thomas Weinmann GER Klaus Weinmann / Thomas Weinmann https://archive.today/20131102033415/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-cross-world-championship-estonia-estonie-6/ Result LAT Kristers Serģis / Artis Rasmanis 27 August SWE Varberg SWE Henrik Söderqvist / Tobias Sylwan SWE Henrik Söderqvist / Tobias Sylwan https://archive.today/20131102033320/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-cross-world-championship-sweden-suede-4/ Result SWE Henrik Söderqvist / Tobias Sylwan 3 September UK Canada Heights LAT Kristers Serģis / Artis Rasmanis NED Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge https://archive.today/20131102033350/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-cross-world-championship-great-britain-grande-bretagne/ Result NED Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge 10 September NED Lierop SWE Henrik Söderqvist / Tobias Sylwan NED Jacky Janssen / Wiljam Janssen https://archive.today/20131102033415/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-cross-world-championship-the-netherlands-pays-bas-3/ Result GER Klaus Weinmann / Thomas Weinmann 17 September GER Rudersberg LAT Kristers Serģis / Artis Rasmanis LAT Kristers Serģis / Artis Rasmanis https://archive.today/20131102033413/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-cross-world-championship-germany-allemagne/ Result canceled because of track conditions 24 September LAT Cēsis GER Klaus Weinmann / Thomas Weinmann NED Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge https://archive.today/20131102033341/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-cross-world-championship-latvia-lettonie-1/ Result NED Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Flags for passengers not shown. Classification Riders The top ten teams in the final overall standings were:FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Classification 2000 https://archive.today/20131102033342/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/classifications/year/2000/ 2013-11-02 FIM website, accessed: 2 November 2013 PositionDriver / PassengerEquipmentBike NoPoints1 LAT Kristers Serģis / Artis Rasmanis MTH-BSU 3522 NED Daniel Willemsen / BEL Sven Verbrugge Zabel-BSU 3203 GER Klaus Weinmann / Thomas Weinmann MTH-EML 3064 GER Alois Wenninger / NED Henry van de Wiel MTH-AYR 2875 SWE Henrik Söderqvist / Tobias Sylwan MTH-EML 2316 NED Jacky Janssen / Wiljam Janssen Zabel-EML 2227 EST Are Kaurit / Arvo Laksberg MTH-AYR 1968 FRA David Barat / Sebastien Bellaud MTH-EML 1369 EST Alvar Korjus / Jurgen Jakk MTH-AYR 13410 GER Marko Happich / Sebastian Boehme MTH-EML 107 Equipment listed is motor and frame. References External links The 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 Sidecarcross world championship, 2000 Category:Sidecarcross World Championship seasons