2003 Sidecarcross World Championship

2003 13 6 April 2003 7 September 2003 NED Daniël Willemsen LAT Kaspars Stupelis NED Netherlands 2002 2004 The 2003 FIM Sidecarcross World Championship, the 24th edition of the competition, started on 6 April and finished after thirteen race weekends on 7 September 2003. The defending champions were the Latvian's Kristers Sergis and Artis Rasmanis who had won their fifth title in 2002. The 2003 championship was won by Dutch rider Daniël Willemsen and his Latvian passenger Kaspars Stupelis who finished 60 points ahead of the defending champion Sergis and his new passenger Sven Verbrugge in second place. It was the second title for Willemsen, having previously been crowned World Champions in 1999 and the first for Stupelis. 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 thirteen races of the season were held in nine countries, Spain, France (twice), Netherlands (2x), Romania, Bulgaria, Latvia (2x), Estonia, Germany (2x) and Belgium. In comparison to the 2002 edition,FIM Sidecarcross World Championship – 2002 Calendar https://archive.today/20130123045534/https://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/year/2002/ 2013-01-23 FIM website, accessed: 19 September 2012 the Grand Prix of Sweden and Czech Republic had been dropped off the calendar while the Spanish and Romanian GP were added. 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. The point system for the 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 Calendar The calendar for the 2003 season:FIM Sidecarcross World Championship – 2003 Calendar https://archive.today/20130122233707/https://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/year/2003/ 2013-01-22 FIM website, accessed: 19 September 2012 DatePlaceRace winnersGP winnerSource 6 April ESP Talavera de la Reina NED Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis LAT Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge https://archive.today/20130123031452/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-47/ Result LAT Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge 27 April FRA Pernes-les-Fontaines NED Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis NED Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis https://archive.today/20130123020720/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-28/ Result NED Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis 4 May FRA Plomion NED Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis NED Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis https://archive.today/20130122235210/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-48/ Result NED Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis 18 May NED Markelo LAT Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge LAT Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge https://archive.today/20130123004306/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-46/ Result LAT Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge 25 May ROM Bucharest LAT Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge NED Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis https://archive.today/20130123051149/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-49/ Result NED Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis 1 June BUL Sevlievo LAT Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge LAT Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge https://archive.today/20130123055728/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-50/ Result LAT Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge 15 June LAT Cēsis LAT Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge NED Wilfred van Werven / Eli Piccart https://archive.today/20130123004256/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-51/ Result NED Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis 22 June EST Jaanikese LAT Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge NED Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis https://archive.today/20130123013416/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-44/ Result NED Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis 13 July GER Pflückuff LAT Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge LAT Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge https://archive.today/20130123204316/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-52/ Result LAT Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge 3 August BEL Neeroeteren LAT Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge FRA Benoit Beaumont / Henry van de Wiel https://archive.today/20130123053742/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-30/ Result NED Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis 10 August LAT Ķegums NED Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis NED Wilfred van Werven / Eli Piccart https://archive.today/20130123024915/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-29/ Result NED Wilfred van Werven / Eli Piccart 24 August NED Lichtenvoorde NED Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis NED Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis https://archive.today/20130123042259/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-2/ Result NED Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis 7 September GER Beuern NED Daniel Willemsen / Kaspars Stupelis LAT Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge https://archive.today/20130123010304/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/events/sport-event-detail/item/event/sidecar-motocross-world-championship-45/ Result LAT Kristers Sergis / Sven Verbrugge 28 September NED Oss 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 2003 https://archive.today/20130123013946/https://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sidecarcross/classifications/year/2003/ 2013-01-23 FIM website, accessed: 19 September 2012 PositionDriver / PassengerEquipmentBike NoPoints1 NED Daniel Willemsen / LAT Kaspars Stupelis Zabel-VMC 2 5612 LAT Kristers Serģis / BEL Sven Verbrugge MTH-BSU 1 5013 NED Wilfred van Werven / BEL Eli Piccart Zabel-BSU 3 3824 EST Are Kaurit / Jurgen Jakk KTM-AYR 4 3815 UK Stuart Brown / Luke Peters Zabel-VMC 6 3426 BEL Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx MTH-BSU 32 3087 GER Marko Happich / NED Gerwin Wijs Zabel-VMC 5 3018 FRA Benoit Beaumont / NED Henry van de Wiel MTH-BSU 10 2929 LAT Māris Rupeiks / Haralds Kurpnieks Zabel-BSU 14 26610 NED Eric Schrijver / Christian Verhagen MTH-EML 12 237 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, 2003 Category:Sidecarcross World Championship seasons