2002 Sidecarcross World Championship

2002 14 1 April 2002 22 September 2002 LAT Kristers Serģis LAT Artis Rasmanis NED Netherlands 2001 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. The defending champions were Kristers Serģis and his passenger Artis Rasmanis from Latvia who also took out the 2002 championship. The team set a record for number of points scored, 662, and for world championships won, becoming the first-ever team to win five sidecarcross world championships. While Rasmanis permanently retired from the sport after the 2002 season Kristers Serģis continued his career in the sport until 2008, however without being able to win another world title. 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: 27 July 2011 Overview The fourteen races of the season were held in nine countries: Netherlands (2x), Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia (2x), Latvia (2x), Germany (2x), France (2x), Sweden and Belgium. In comparison to the 2001 edition,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: 19 September 2012 the Grand Prix of Switzerland, Ukraine and Great Britain have been dropped off the calendar while the Bulgarian GP made a return. 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 2012-06-09 FIM website, accessed: 27 July 2011 The first twenty teams of each race score competition points. It was the first season this points system was used. In the 2001 season, only the sixteen best teams were awarded points. The point system for the season was as follows:S/C GP DESTINATIONS The John Davey pages, accessed: 31 October 2013 PlacePoints1 252 223 204 185 166 157 148 139 1210 11PlacePoints11 1012 913 814 715 616 517 418 319 220 1 Retirements At the end of the 2002 season a number of long-term competitors retired from the World Championship, the most successful of those being German Klaus Weinmann, runners-up 1995 and active since 1984.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 2014KLAUS WEINMANN GP RECORD The John Davey Pages, accessed: 9 November 2014 Calendar The calendar for the 2002 season:FIM Sidecarcross World Championship – 2002 Calendar https://archive.today/20130123045534/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/year/2002/ 2013-01-23 FIM website, accessed: 19 September 2012 DatePlaceRace winnersGP winnerSource 1 April NED Oldebroek LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis NED Daniël Willemsen / Alfons Eggers https://archive.today/20130123071737/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-31/ Result NED Daniël Willemsen / Alfons Eggers 12 May BUL Sevlievo LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis https://archive.today/20130123092120/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-32/ Result LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis 19 May CZE Jinín LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis https://archive.today/20130123003709/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-33/ Result LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis 1 June EST Jaanikese LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis https://archive.today/20130123195313/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-34/ Result LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis 9 June LAT Cēsis LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis https://archive.today/20130122234657/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-35/ Result LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis 23 June NED Oss LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis https://archive.today/20130122224809/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-36/ Result LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis 14 July GER Strassbessenbach LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis https://archive.today/20130123021304/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-37/ Result LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis 21 July FRA Lacapelle-Marival LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis https://archive.today/20130123022038/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-27/ Result FRA Benoit Beaumont / Henry van de Wiel 11 August LAT Ķegums LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis https://archive.today/20130122233200/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-38/ Result LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis 18 August EST Saku LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis https://archive.today/20130123103611/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-39/ Result LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis 25 August SWE Varberg LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis NED Daniël Willemsen / Dagwin Sabbe https://archive.today/20130123001248/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-40/ Result NED Daniël Willemsen / Dagwin Sabbe 8 September BEL Neeroeteren LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis NED Wilfred van Werven / Eli Piccart https://archive.today/20130123112256/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-41/ Result SWE Hendrik Söderqvist / Tobias Sylwan 15 September GER Rudersberg LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis https://archive.today/20130123004709/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-42/ Result LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis 22 September FRA Dardon Gueugnon LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis https://archive.today/20130123031631/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-43/ Result LAT Kristers Sergis / Artis Rasmanis 29 September LAT Cēsis NED Netherlands The Sidecarcross des Nations is a non-championship event but part of the calendar and is denoted by a light blue background in the table above. Flags for passengers not shown. Classification Riders The top ten teams in the final overall standings were:FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Classification 2002 https://archive.today/20130123001226/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/classifications/year/2002/ 2013-01-23 FIM website, accessed: 19 September 2012 PositionDriver / PassengerEquipmentBike NoPoints1 LAT Kristers Serģis / Artis Rasmanis MTH-BSU 1 6622 NED Daniel Willemsen / BEL Dagwin Sabbe Zabel-VMC 2 4943 NED Wilfred van Werven / BEL Eli Piccart Zabel-BSU 11 4344 EST Are Kaurit / Sven Verbrugge MTH-AYR 5 4175 GER Marko Happich / NED Gerwin Wijs Zabel-VMC 9 3436 UK Stuart Brown / Luke Peters Zabel-VMC 20 3327 SWE Hendrik Soederquist / Tobias Sylwan MTH-EML 3 2838 EST Alvar Korjus / Jurgen Jakk MTH-AYR 6 2799 RUS Evgeni Scherbinin / Sergei Sosnovskikh MTH-APZ 13 25610 FRA Benoit Beaumont / NED Henry van de Wiel MTH-BSU 10 244 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, 2002 Category:Sidecarcross World Championship seasons