2009 Sidecarcross World Championship

Motorcycle race in 2009 Sidecarcross World Championship 2009 13 29 March 13 September BEL Joris HendrickxLatvia Kaspars Liepiņš BEL Belgium 2008 2010 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. After six championships in a row for Daniël Willemsen, the 2009 edition was won by Joris Hendrickx from Belgium. His passenger, Kaspars Liepiņš, is from Latvia.MSC Wieslauftal (Rudersberg GP) website de News, accessed: 14 September 2009. Archived 2009-09-16. Parallel to the riders competition, a manufacturers championship was also held and won by Vruwink MotorCycles - VMC. Overview Europe right 500 Locations of Grand Prix in the 2009 Sidecarcross world championship Europe 43.56 2.05 Castelnau-de-Lévis right Europe 47.21 8.17 Wohlen right Europe 54.22 18.38 Gdańsk right Europe 48.18 25.56 Chernivtsi right Europe 51.57 6.28 Varsseveld top Europe 51.06 5.48 Neeroeteren left Europe 49.58 9.16 Strassbessenbach right Europe 55.24 11.22 Slagelse right Europe 56.44 24.42 Ķegums right Europe 53.12 45.00 Penza right Europe 59.21 26.58 Kiviõli right Europe 45.49 0.56 Saint-Jean-d'Angle right Europe 48.53 9.31 Rudersberg right Europe 51.16 14.06 Jauer right The 2009 season was the 30th edition of the sidecarcross world championship. The defending champion was Daniël Willemsen from the Netherlands. He started the season with a new passenger, having parted with the Swiss Reto Grütter, whom he won the 2007 and 2008 title with. After 17 seasons in the sidecarcross world championship, former five-time world champion Kristers Sergis had announced his retirement from the competition, having finished his career with a second place in the 2008 edition.http://www.netherlandsembassy.lv/data/file/Ch_XIII_-_Sports.doc Side Car Moto-Cross netherlandsembassy.lv 2008 2008-04-05 2025-04-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20250426115554/http://www.netherlandsembassy.lv/data/file/Ch_XIII_-_Sports.doc dead Another former world champion to retire from the competition was Marcel Willemsen, but he did still take part in one more Grand Prix during the season. With Kaspars Stupelis and Sven Verbrugge, two riders who had won world championships as passengers with Daniël Willemsen also took part in the competition, the later reunited with Willemsen in a team. The thirteen races of the season were held in eleven countries, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Ukraine, Netherlands, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Denmark, Poland and Germany. It was the first time since 2001, that the championship had returned to the traditional sidecarcross nation of Switzerland. Russia was on the calendar only for the second time, the previous race having been scheduled to be held in Moscow in 2004 but being cancelled because of heavy rain. Poland hosted a race for the first time. The competition however did not return to Great Britain who held its last event in 2001.Sidecarcross GP Destinations The John Davey Pages, accessed: 8 August 2011 Format 180px|thumb|right|The multiple champion Daniël Willemsen in action Every Grand Prix weekend is split into two races, both held on the same day. Thus the 2011 season with its thirteen Grand Prix had 26 races. Each race lasts for 30 minutes plus two laps. The two races on a weekend get combined to determine an overall winner. In case of a tie, the results of the second race are used to determine the winner. While this overall winner receives no extra WC points, they usually are awarded a special trophy. Race start times are set at 13:30 and 16:00. 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.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 June 9, 2012 FIM website, accessed: 27 July 2011 The FIM stipulates that all drivers must be of a minimum age of 18 while passengers have to be at least 16 years old to compete, but no older than 50. Riders older than 50 have to provide a certificate of medical fitness to be permitted to compete. The driver has the right to exchange his passenger under certain conditions. Starting numbers for the season are awarded according to the previous season's overall finishing position of the driver. Current or former World Champions have however the right to pick any number they wish, except the number one, which is reserved for the current World Champion. The competition is open for motor cycles with two-stroke engines from between 350 and 750 cc and four-stroke engines of up to 1,000 cc. Each team is permitted the use of two motorcycles with the possibility of changing machines between races. The FIM does not permit radio communication between riders and their teams. Outside assistance during the race on the course is not permitted unless it is through race marshals in the interest of safety. Limited repairs in the designated repair zone during the race are permitted. The first twenty teams of each race score competition points. The point system for the 2009 season was as follows: PlacePoints1 252 223 204 185 166 157 148 139 1210 11PlacePoints11 1012 913 814 715 616 517 418 319 220 1 Prize money Prize money and travel reimbursements in the sport are not large, sidecarcross still qualifying mostly as an amateur sport. In the 2009 season for example, every team received Euro 500 as a travel indemnity per race weekend qualified for. Additionally, prize money was paid, with the winner earning €300, the second placed team €250, the third placed team €200. With the prize money gradually dropping off from there, the teams placed twelfth to twentieth still received €50 each. Calendar The calendar for the 2009 season:FIM Sidecarcross World Championship – 2009 Calendar https://web.archive.org/web/20120609133140/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/year/2009/ June 9, 2012 FIM website, accessed: 5 August 2011 DatePlaceRace winnersGP winnerSource29 March FRA CastelnauNED Daniël Willemsen / BEL Dagwin SabbeBEL Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx ResultBEL Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx3 May Switzerland WohlenNED Daniël Willemsen / BEL Sven VerbruggeNED Daniël Willemsen / BEL Sven Verbrugge ResultNED Daniël Willemsen / BEL Sven Verbrugge17 May POL GdańskNED Daniël Willemsen / BEL Sven VerbruggeNED Daniël Willemsen / BEL Sven Verbrugge ResultNED Daniël Willemsen / BEL Sven Verbrugge24 May UKR ChernivtsiNED Daniël Willemsen / BEL Sven VerbruggeNED Daniël Willemsen / BEL Sven Verbrugge ResultNED Daniël Willemsen / BEL Sven Verbrugge7 June NED VarsseveldNED Daniël Willemsen / BEL Sven VerbruggeNED Daniël Willemsen / BEL Sven Verbrugge ResultNED Daniël Willemsen / BEL Sven Verbrugge12 July BEL GenkGER Marko Happich / Switzerland Martin BetschartGER Marko Happich / Switzerland Martin Betschart ResultLatvia Janis Daiders / Lauris Daiders19 July GER S'bessenbachLatvia Jānis Daiders / Lauris DaidersBEL Joris Hendrickx / Latvia Kaspars Liepiņš ResultBEL Joris Hendrickx / Latvia Kaspars Liepins26 July DEN SlagelseBEL Jan Hendrickx / Tim SmeuninxSWE Henrik Söderqvist / Tobias Sylwan ResultSWE Henrik Söderqvist / Tobias Sylwan9 August Latvia KegumsBEL Jan Hendrickx / Tim SmeuninxBEL Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx ResultBEL Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx16 August RUS PenzaNED Daniël Willemsen / BEL Sven VerbruggeNED Daniël Willemsen / BEL Sven Verbrugge ResultNED Daniël Willemsen / BEL Sven Verbrugge23 August EST KiviõliBEL Jan Hendrickx / Tim SmeuninxLatvia Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders ResultLatvia Janis Daiders / Lauris Daiders6 September FRA Saint-JeanBEL Jan Hendrickx / Tim SmeuninxLatvia Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders ResultNED Daniël Willemsen / BEL Sven Verbrugge13 September GER RudersbergBEL Joris Hendrickx / Latvia Kaspars LiepiņšBEL Joris Hendrickx / Latvia Kaspars Liepiņš ResultUK Stuart Brown / Luke Peters 27 September GER Jauer BEL Belgium The Sidecarcross des Nations in Jauer on 27 September 2009 is a non-championship event but part of the calendar and is denoted by a light blue background in the table above. Classification Riders The final standings of the 2009 season:FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Classification 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20120527143833/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/classifications/year/2009/ 2012-05-27 FIM website, accessed: 8 August 2011 PositionDriver / PassengerEquipmentBike NoPoints1 BEL Joris Hendrickx / Latvia Kaspars Liepins KTM-VMC 4 4832 BEL Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx KTM-VMC 3 4653 Latvia Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders KTM-VMC 8 4184 GER Marko Happich / Switzerland Martin Betschart Zabel-MEFO 5 3775 NED Daniël Willemsen / Belgium Sven Verbrugge Zabel-VMC 1 3666 CZE Václav Rozehnal / Marek Rozehnal Zabel-VMC 7 3657 Latvia Māris Rupeiks / Haralds Kurpnieks KTM-WSP 6 3418 NED Etienne Bax / Marc van Deutekom Zabel-VMC 10 3009 UK Stuart Brown / Luke Peters Husaberg-VMC 17 26610 CZE Tomáš Čermák / Ondřej Čermák JAWA-MEFO 37 26111 BEL Peter Steegmans / NED Christian Verhagen Zabel-VMC 16 24512 BEL Nicky Pulinx / Latvia Kaspars Stupelis Zabel-VMC 9 22913 BEL Kristof Santermans / Ben van den Bogaart Zabel-WSP 19 18214 GER Thomas Morch / NED Robbie Bax Zabel-WSP 18 14215 NED Jan Visscher / Jeroen Visscher Zabel-VMC 30 12216 NED Gerrit van Werven / Gertie Eggink KTM-VMC 96 11317 UK Daniel Millard / Joe Millard Husaberg-WSP 35 10918 BEL Ben Adriaenssen / NED Kenny van Gaalen KTM-VMC 90 10819 SWE Henrik Söderqvist / Tobias Sylwan Husaberg-MEFO 20 10120 GER Martin Walter / Andre Saam Zabel-WSP 15 10021 SWE Robert Gustavsson / Henrik Apelgren KTM-MEFO 747 5222 Switzerland Joshua Luscher / AUT Markus Gloor Husaberg-VMC 31 5123 EST Margo Sonn / LAT Elvijs Mucenieks KTM-AYR 23 4824 NED Marcel Willemsen / Switzerland Bruno Kaelin Zabel-WSP 11 4125 AUT Kevin Bitsche / Johannes Vonbun Zabel-WSP 67 4126 FRA Benjamin Daniel / Guennady Auvray Husaberg-WSP 41 3927 NED Thijs Derks / Roy Derks Husaberg-EML 13 2628 EST Gert Gordejev / Keit Kivaste KTM-AYR 34 2429 CZE Lukáš Černý / FRA Edouard Chereau JAWA-MEFO 21 2230 RUS Evgeny Scherbinin / Sergey Sosnovskikh KTM-AYR 79 1931 CRO Miroslav Knotig / NED Robbie Bax MEFO 98 1932 RUS Roman Koch / Aleksey Bessarabov Zabel 351 1933 FRA Baptiste Bigand / Julien Bigand Zabel-VMC 25 1834 LAT Arnolds Sīlis / Gints Sīlis MTH-VMC 171 1835 UK John Lyne / Steve Kirwin KTM-VMC 24 1736 UK Mark Kinge / Kev Foyle Husaberg-WSP 71 1737 NED Eric Schrijver / Patrick van de Nieuwenhuizen MTR-VMC 14 1638 NED Carlo van Duijnhoven / Tom van Duijnhoven Zabel-VMC 12 1439 FIN Joonas Saloniemi / Juho Saloniemi KTM-AYR 53 1440 RUS Michail Kursov / Pavel Anikin Zabel 311 1241 RUS Igor Rodionov / Dmitri Rodionov KTM-AYR 199 1242 GER Andreas Rutter / Steffen Nicke Zabel 102 1143 BEL Boudewijn Gommeren / Jean Pierre Loos KTM-Bastech 130 1144 EST Argo Poldsaar / Indrek Aljes KTM-AYR 44 1145 EST Sergei Ivanov / Atho Jalas KTM-AYR 188 1046 LIT Liutauras Variakojis / Arvydas Davidonis KTM-AYR 49 947 BEL Andreas Clohse / Birgen Beernaert Zabel-VMC 27 848 NED Marcel Grondman / Rick Sellis Zabel-VMC 55 749 NED Frank Mulders / Roy Derks MTR-WSP 111 750 FRA Jean Marie Ains / Matthieu Cailleau JAWA-MEFO 65 751 UKR Valeriy Starchenko / Evhen Potanin Zabel-VMC 901 552 UK Richard Jenkins / Daniel Chamberlain Zabel-VMC 87 553 UKR Dmytro Hrechanuk / Oleksandr Litovchenko MTH-BSU 92 454 FRA Dorian Boileau / Paul Fressard Husaberg-VMC 77 455 DEN John Nielsen / Dennis Hansen JAWA-VMC 191 356 UK Nick Jarvis / Josh Chamberlain KTM-VMC 144 257 DEN Tommy Sorensen / Andreas Linden Husaberg-AYR 92 258 GER Willi Liebl / CZE Vladislav Gabor Husaberg-MEFO 66 259 LIT Zigmas Žiukas / Jonas Davidonis KTM-AYR 52 260 FRA Guillaume Martin / Edouard Chererau Zabel-VMC 110 161 NED Wim Janssen / Bart Notten Zabel-VMC 36 162 GER Werner Wittmann / CZE Premysl Novotny KTM-NMP 116 163 EST Kert Varik / Veikko Parksepp KTM-AYR 45 1 Equipment listed is motor and frame. Manufacturers Parallel to the riders championship, a manufacturers competition is also held. In every race, only the best-placed rider of every make is awarded points in this competition. The final standings in the manufacturers competition were: PositionManufacturerPoints1 VMC 6422 MEFO 4343 WSP 4114 AYR 655 KTM 30 6 Husaberg 4 BSU 4 References External links The World Championship on Sidecarcross.com The John Davey Grand Prix Pages – Results of all GP's up until 2005 FIM Sidecar Motocross World Championship Sidecarcross world championship, 2009 Category:Sidecarcross World Championship seasons