2001 Sidecarcross World Championship

2001 14 1 April 2001 30 September 2001 LAT Kristers Serģis LAT Artis Rasmanis 2000 2002 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 defending champions were Kristers Serģis and his passenger Artis Rasmanis from Latvia who also took out the 2001 championship, thereby winning their fourth World Championship together, becoming the third team in the history of the sport to do so.History - World Champions sidecarcross.com, accessed: 31 October 2013 For one race of the season, the first of the two German Grand Prix, Serģis rode with Dutch passenger Christian Verhagen by his side, in all other events he participated with Rasmanis.Kristers Serģis race results The John Davey pages, accessed: 31 October 2013 The pair won the competition with a margin of 123 points, with Dutch rider Daniël Willemsen and his Belgian passenger Sven Verbrugge coming second, as they had done the year before. Willemsen, like Serģis, used a different passenger for one event, Czech rider Premsyl Novotny in the first of the two German Grand Prix. Third place went to the Swedish combination of Henrik Söderqvist and Tobias Sylwan, who had previously achieved the same result in 1999. All up, 51 teams were classified in the overall standings with last place going to the Estonian team of Tommas and Tinnu Soir. 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: 31 October 2013 Overview The fourteen races of the season were held in eleven countries, Germany (2x), France, Latvia (2x), Estonia (2x), Ukraine, Belgium, Czech Republic, Sweden, Great Britain, Switzerland and the Netherlands. In comparison to the 2000 edition which had thirteen Grand Prix,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: 31 October 2013 the Grand Prix of the Czech Republic and Ukraine had been added to the calendar while the GP of Belarus had been dropped. 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: 27 July 2011 The points system used in 2001 was uniquely different from the seasons before or after. In comparison to the system used until 2000, sixteen instead of fifteen teams were awarded points per race while the points for the race winner were increased from 20 to 25:S/C GP DESTINATIONS The John Davey pages, accessed: 31 October 2013 PlacePoints1 252 203 164 135 116 107 98 8PlacePoints9 710 611 512 413 314 215 116 - Retirements At the end of the 2001 season a number of long-term competitors retired from the World Championship, the most successful of those being British rider Chris Etheridge, active since 1986 and with a seventh place in 1993 as his best result, and Dutch Jacky Janssen, active since 1991 and with four fourth places from 1994 to 1996 and, again, in 2001 as his best results.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 2014CHRIS ETHERIDGE GP RECORD The John Davey Pages, accessed: 9 November 2014JACKY JANSSEN GP RECORD The John Davey Pages, accessed: 9 November 2014 Calendar The calendar for the 2001 season:FIM Sidecarcross World Championship – 2001 Calendar https://web.archive.org/web/20140413234436/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/year/2001/ 2014-04-13 FIM website, accessed: 31 October 2013 DatePlaceRace winnersGP winnerSource 1 April FRA Castelnau-de-Lévis LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis Result LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis 6 May GER Pflückuff NED Daniël Willemsen / Premsyl Novotny NED Daniël Willemsen / Premsyl Novotny Result NED Daniël Willemsen / Premsyl Novotny 3 June GER Bielstein LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis Result LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis 10 June LAT Cēsis LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis SWE Henrik Söderqvist / Tobias Sylwan Result SWE Henrik Söderqvist / Tobias Sylwan 9 June EST Saku LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis Result LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis 1 July UKR Chernivtsi LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis Result LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis 15 July BEL Neeroeteren LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis GER Klaus Weinmann / Thomas Weinmann Result GER Klaus Weinmann / Thomas Weinmann 22 July CZE Loket LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis Result LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis 5 August EST Jaanikese LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis Result NED Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge 12 August LAT Ķegums NED Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis Result LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis 26 August SWE Saxtorp NED Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge NED Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Result NED Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge 2 September UK Canada Heights NED Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge NED Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Result NED Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge 9 September SWI Tägerig NED Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge NED Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Result LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis 30 September NED Oss NED Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis Result LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis Flags for passengers not shown. Classification Riders The top ten teams in the final overall standings were:FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Classification 2001 https://archive.today/20131031103916/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/classifications/year/2001/ 2013-10-31 FIM website, accessed: 31 October 2013 PositionDriver / PassengerEquipmentBike NoPoints1 LAT Kristers Serģis / Artis Rasmanis MTH-BSU 5502 NED Daniel Willemsen / BEL Sven Verbrugge Zabel-BSU 4273 SWE Henrik Söderqvist / Tobias Sylwan MTH-EML 3514 NED Jacky Janssen / Wiljam Janssen MTH-BSU 3045 EST Are Kaurit / Arvo Laksberg MTH-AYR 2656 EST Alvar Korjus / Jurgen Jakk MTH-AYR 2627 GER Klaus Weinmann / Thomas Weinmann MTH-EML 2058 BEL Peter Steegmans / Dagwin Sabbe MTH-EML 1709 GER Marko Happich / Sebastian Boehme Zabel-VMC 17010 FRA Benoit Beaumont / NED Henry van de Wiel MTH-BSU 164 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, 2001 Category:Sidecarcross World Championship seasons