2011 Sidecarcross World Championship

The 2011 FIM Sidecarcross World Championship, the 32nd edition of the competition, started on 3 April and finished after thirteen race weekends on 11 September 2011.[1]

2011 Sidecarcross World Championship
Season
Grands Prix 13
Start date 3 April 2011
End date 11 September 2011
Drivers
Champions Daniël Willemsen
Sven Verbrugge
Sidecarcross des Nations Belgium
Chronology
Previous season Next season
2010 2012

The defending champions were eight time winners Daniël Willemsen from the Netherlands and his passenger Gertie Eggink. In 2011, Willemsen raced with 43-year-old Sven Verbrugge as his passenger, after an injury to first-choice passenger Roman Vasyliaka. Willemsen and Verbrugge were a team for a fifth time in the history of the competition, with the combination winning the 2005 and 2006 titles together.[2] Willemsen temporarily switched to Ondrej Cermak as his passenger for the first of two German GP's because of an injury to Verbrugge. Willemsen and his passenger clinched the World Championship at the second-last race of the season, at Slagelse, Denmark, having a 53-point lead over Latvians Jānis and Lauris Daiders.[3][4] The Belgian-Latvian combination Joris Hendrickx-Kaspars Liepiņš, the 2009 World Champions and long the main rivals of Willemsen-Verbrugge during the 2011 season, suffered a season-ending injury at the qualifying of the German Grand Prix in July 2011, being able to compete in the race but requiring surgery afterwards.[5]

Parallel to the riders competition, a manufacturers championship was also held.[6] Like in 2010, the competition was a close contest between 2010 champions WSP and eventual winners VMC.

Sidecarcross passenger in action

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.[1][7] 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.[8]

Overview

The thirteen races of the season were held in eleven countries, Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Poland, Ukraine, Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Russia and Denmark. In comparison to the 2010 edition,[9] the Grand Prix of Great Britain and Italy have been dropped off the calendar while the Swiss GP made a return.[1]

Format
Defending champion and 2011 leader Daniël Willemsen in action in 2009.

Every Grand Prix weekend is split into two races, both held on the same day. This means, the 2011 season with its thirteen Grand Prix has 26 races. Each race lasts for 30 minutes plus two laps. The two races on a weekend actually get combined to determine an overall winner. In case of a tie, the results of the second race as used to determined the winner. While this overall winners receives no extra WC points, they usually are awarded a special trophy. Race start times are set at 13:30 and 16:00.[6]

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. 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.[6]

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.[6]

Starting numbers for the season are awarded according to the previous seasons 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.[6]

The competition is open for motor cycles with two-stroke engines from between 350 and 750cc and four-stroke engines of up to 1,000cc. Each team is permitted the use of two motorcycles with the possibility of changing machines between races.[6]

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.[6]

The first twenty teams of each race score competition points. The point system for the season was as follows:

Place Points
1 25
2 22
3 20
4 18
5 16
6 15
7 14
8 13
9 12
10 11
Place Points
11 10
12 9
13 8
14 7
15 6
16 5
17 4
18 3
19 2
20 1

Prize money

In 2011, prize money was awarded to all rider scoring points, with €300 going to each race winner, €250 to the runners-up, gradually declining from there, with €50 going to all teams placed 12th to 20th. Additionally, every team qualified for the race plus the two reserve teams receive €500 in travel compensation.[6]

Retirements

At the end of the 2011 season a number of long-term competitors retired from the World Championship, the most successful of those being Russian Evgeny Scherbinin, runners-up in 2006 and active since 1999.[10][11]

Calendar

The calendar for the 2011 season:[1]

Date Place Race winners GP winner Source
3 April Oss Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx Result
Janis Daiders / Lauris Daiders
17 April Castelnau Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Result
Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge
25 April Frauenfeld Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Result
Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge
8 May Chernivtsi Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Result
Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge
13 June Brou Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Result
Joris Hendrickx / Kaspars Liepiņš
26 June Gdańsk Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Joris Hendrickx / Kaspars Liepins Result
Joris Hendrickx / Kaspars Liepins
3 July Genk Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Result
Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge
24 July S'bessenbach Daniël Willemsen / Ondrej Cermak Daniël Willemsen / Ondrej Cermak Result
Daniël Willemsen / Ondrej Cermak
7 August Ķegums Ben Adriaenssen / Guennady Auvray Māris Rupeiks / Kaspars Stupelis Result
Māris Rupeiks / Kaspars Stupelis
14 August Kiviõli Etienne Bax / Ben van den Bogaart Vaclav Rozehnal / Marek Rozehnal Result
Vaclav Rozehnal / Marek Rozehnal
21 August Kamensk Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Result
Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge
4 September Slagelse Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Etienne Bax / Ben van den Bogaart Result
Etienne Bax / Ben van den Bogaart
11 September Rudersberg Valentin Giraud / Nicolas Musset Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Result
Etienne Bax / Ben van den Bogaart
25 September Jauer Belgium
  • 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:[7]

Position Driver / Passenger Equipment Bike
No		 Points
1 Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge 1 Zabel-WSP 1 487
2 Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Zabel-VMC 8 478
3 Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx Zabel-VMC 3 405
4 Māris Rupeiks / Kaspars Stupelis 2 Zabel-WSP 5 349
5 Etienne Bax / Ben van den Bogaart Zabel-VMC 4 347
6 Ben Adriaenssen / Guennady Auvray KTM-VMC 6 346
7 Ewgeny Scherbinin / Haralds Kurpnieks Zabel-WSP 20 321
8 Marko Happich / Meinrad Schelbert Zabel-VMC 15 317
9 Joris Hendrickx / Kaspars Liepiņš KTM-VMC 2 315
10 Daniel Millard / Joe Millard Husaberg-WHT 14 268
  • Equipment listed is motor and frame.
  • 1 Used Ondřej Čermák as his passenger in the first German GP.
  • 2 Used Elvijs Mucenieks as his passenger for the first two GP's of the season.

Manufacturers

Parallel to the riders championship, a manufacturers competition was also held. In every race, only the best-placed rider of every make was awarded points in this competition.[6]

The final standings in the manufacturers competition were:[7]

Position Manufacturer Points
1 VMC 598
2 WSP 563
3 MEFO 184
4 AYR 44
5 KTM 9
6 Bastech KTM 6
7 BSU 2
8 Kawasaki 0
Husaberg 0

2011 season races

Oss – Netherlands

The top ten of the first Grand Prix of the 2011 season, held on 3 April 2011, at Oss in the Netherlands:[12]

Top Ten Finishers
Pos. Race 1 Race 2
# Team Make # Team Make
1 3 Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx Zabel-VMC 8 Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Zabel-VMC
2 10 Jan Visscher / Jeroen Visscher Zabel-VMC 1 Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Zabel-WSP
3 4 Etienne Bax / Ben van den Bogaart Zabel-VMC 3 Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx Zabel-VMC
4 8 Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Zabel-VMC 2 Joris Hendrickx / Kaspars Liepins KTM-VMC
5 2 Joris Hendrickx / Kaspars Liepins KTM-VMC 10 Jan Visscher / Jeroen Visscher Zabel-VMC
6 5 Māris Rupeiks / Elvijs Mucenieks Zabel-WSP 6 Ben Adriaenssen / Guennady Auvray KTM-VMC
7 14 Daniel Millard / Joe Millard Husaberg-WHT 17 Thijs Derks / Robbie Bax Husaberg-EML
8 20 Ewgeny Scherbinin / Haralds Kurpnieks Zabel-WSP 15 Marko Happich / Meinrad Schelbert Zabel-VMC
9 15 Marko Happich / Meinrad Schelbert Zabel-VMC 20 Ewgeny Scherbinin / Haralds Kurpnieks Zabel-WSP
10 24 Frank Mulders / Joey van de Venne MTR-VMC 14 Daniel Millard / Joe Millard Husaberg-WHT

Castelnau-de-Lévis – France

The top ten of the first of two French Grand Prix in 2011, held on 17 April at Castelnau-de-Lévis:[13]

Top Ten Finishers
Pos. Race 1 Race 2
# Team Make # Team Make
1 1 Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Zabel-WSP 1 Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Zabel-WSP
2 2 Joris Hendrickx / Kaspars Liepiņš KTM-VMC 8 Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Zabel-VMC
3 3 Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx Zabel-VMC 3 Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx Zabel-VMC
4 8 Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Zabel-VMC 2 Joris Hendrickx / Kaspars Liepiņš KTM-VMC
5 4 Etienne Bax / Ben van den Boogaert Zabel-VMC 4 Etienne Bax / Ben van den Boogaert Zabel-VMC
6 111 Stuart Brown / Josh Chamberlain Husaberg-MEFO 15 Marko Happich / Meinrad Schelbert Zabel-VMC
7 15 Marko Happich / Meinrad Schelbert Zabel-VMC 6 Ben Adriaenssen / Guennady Auvray KTM-VMC
8 17 Thijs Derks / Robbie Bax Husaberg-EML 38 Valentin Giraud / Nicolas Musset KTM-WHT
9 20 Ewgeny Scherbinin / Haralds Kurpnieks Zabel-WSP 20 Ewgeny Scherbinin / Haralds Kurpnieks Zabel-WSP
10 11 Vaclav Rozehnal / Marek Rozehnal Zabel-VMC 11 Vaclav Rozehnal / Marek Rozehnal Zabel-VMC

Frauenfeld – Switzerland

The top ten of the Swiss Grand Prix in 2011, held on Easter Monday, 25 April at Frauenfeld:[14]

Top Ten Finishers
Pos. Race 1 Race 2
# Team Make # Team Make
1 1 Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Zabel-WSP 1 Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Zabel-WSP
2 2 Joris Hendrickx / Kaspars Liepiņš KTM-VMC 2 Joris Hendrickx / Kaspars Liepiņš KTM-VMC
3 3 Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx Zabel-VMC 8 Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Zabel-VMC
4 111 Stuart Brown / Josh Chamberlain Husaberg-MEFO 3 Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx Zabel-VMC
5 8 Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Zabel-VMC 111 Stuart Brown / Josh Chamberlain Husaberg-MEFO
6 6 Ben Adriaenssen / Guennady Auvray KTM-VMC 4 Etienne Bax / Ben van den Boogaert Zabel-VMC
7 38 Valentin Giraud / Nicolas Musset KTM-WHT 14 Daniel Millard / Joe Millard Husaberg-WHT
8 20 Ewgeny Scherbinin / Haralds Kurpnieks Zabel-WSP 11 Vaclav Rozehnal / Marek Rozehnal Zabel-VMC
9 11 Vaclav Rozehnal / Marek Rozehnal Zabel-VMC 15 Marko Happich / Meinrad Schelbert Zabel-VMC
10 23 Henrik Söderquvist / Juho Saloniemi Husaberg-VMC 25 Marcel Willemsen / Gertie Eggink Zabel-WSP

Chernivtsi – Ukraine

The top ten of the Ukrainian Grand Prix in 2011, held on 8 May at Chernivtsi:[15]

Top Ten Finishers
Pos. Race 1 Race 2
# Team Make # Team Make
1 1 Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Zabel-WSP 1 Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Zabel-WSP
2 2 Joris Hendrickx / Kaspars Liepiņš KTM-VMC 2 Joris Hendrickx / Kaspars Liepiņš KTM-VMC
3 4 Etienne Bax / Ben van den Boogaert Zabel-VMC 3 Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx Zabel-VMC
4 3 Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx Zabel-VMC 20 Ewgeny Scherbinin / Haralds Kurpnieks Zabel-WSP
5 15 Marko Happich / Meinrad Schelbert Zabel-VMC 8 Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Zabel-VMC
6 20 Ewgeny Scherbinin / Haralds Kurpnieks Zabel-WSP 7 Tomas Cermak / Ondrej Cermak JAWA-MEFO
7 5 Māris Rupeiks / Kaspars Stupelis Zabel-WSP 6 Ben Adriaenssen / Guennady Auvray KTM-VMC
8 6 Ben Adriaenssen / Guennady Auvray KTM-VMC 4 Etienne Bax / Ben van den Boogaert Zabel-VMC
9 22 Robert Gustavsson / Henrik Apelgren Husaberg-VMC 5 Māris Rupeiks / Kaspars Stupelis Zabel-WSP
10 7 Tomas Cermak / Ondrej Cermak JAWA-MEFO 22 Robert Gustavsson / Henrik Apelgren Husaberg-VMC

Brou – France

The top ten of the second French Grand Prix in 2011, held on 13 June at Brou, Eure-et-Loir:[16]

Top Ten Finishers
Pos. Race 1 Race 2
# Team Make # Team Make
1 1 Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Zabel-WSP 2 Joris Hendrickx / Kaspars Liepiņš KTM-VMC
2 8 Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Zabel-VMC 1 Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Zabel-WSP
3 2 Joris Hendrickx / Kaspars Liepiņš KTM-VMC 8 Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Zabel-VMC
4 3 Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx Zabel-VMC 15 Marko Happich / Meinrad Schelbert Zabel-VMC
5 11 Vaclav Rozehnal / Marek Rozehnal Zabel-VMC 38 Valentin Giraud / Nicolas Musset KTM-WHT
6 4 Etienne Bax / Ben van den Boogaert Zabel-VMC 3 Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx Zabel-VMC
7 20 Ewgeny Scherbinin / Haralds Kurpnieks Zabel-WSP 4 Etienne Bax / Ben van den Boogaert Zabel-VMC
8 14 Daniel Millard / Joe Millard Husaberg-WHT 20 Ewgeny Scherbinin / Haralds Kurpnieks Zabel-WSP
9 5 Māris Rupeiks / Kaspars Stupelis Zabel-WSP 6 Ben Adriaenssen / Guennady Auvray KTM-VMC
10 15 Marko Happich / Meinrad Schelbert Zabel-VMC 11 Vaclav Rozehnal / Marek Rozehnal Zabel-VMC

Gdańsk – Poland

The top ten of the Polish Grand Prix in 2011, held on 26 June at Gdańsk:[17]

Top Ten Finishers
Pos. Race 1 Race 2
# Team Make # Team Make
1 1 Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Zabel-WSP 2 Joris Hendrickx / Kaspars Liepiņš KTM-VMC
2 2 Joris Hendrickx / Kaspars Liepiņš KTM-VMC 1 Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Zabel-WSP
3 4 Etienne Bax / Ben van den Boogaert Zabel-VMC 3 Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx Zabel-VMC
4 8 Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Zabel-VMC 4 Etienne Bax / Ben van den Boogaert Zabel-VMC
5 3 Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx Zabel-VMC 8 Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Zabel-VMC
6 20 Ewgeny Scherbinin / Haralds Kurpnieks Zabel-WSP 20 Ewgeny Scherbinin / Haralds Kurpnieks Zabel-WSP
7 6 Ben Adriaenssen / Guennady Auvray KTM-VMC 14 Daniel Millard / Joe Millard Husaberg-WHT
8 14 Daniel Millard / Joe Millard Husaberg-WHT 6 Ben Adriaenssen / Guennady Auvray KTM-VMC
9 5 Māris Rupeiks / Elvijs Mucenieks Zabel-WSP 15 Marko Happich / Meinrad Schelbert Zabel-VMC
10 11 Vaclav Rozehnal / Marek Rozehnal Zabel-VMC 22 Robert Gustavsson / Henrik Apelgren Husaberg-VMC

Genk – Belgium

The top ten of the Belgian Grand Prix in 2011, held on 3 July at Genk:[18]

Top Ten Finishers
Pos. Race 1 Race 2
# Team Make # Team Make
1 1 Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Zabel-WSP 1 Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Zabel-WSP
2 3 Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx Zabel-VMC 4 Etienne Bax / Ben van den Boogaert Zabel-VMC
3 6 Ben Adriaenssen / Guennady Auvray KTM-VMC 2 Joris Hendrickx / Kaspars Liepiņš KTM-VMC
4 38 Valentin Giraud / Nicolas Musset KTM-WHT 8 Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Zabel-VMC
5 8 Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Zabel-VMC 5 Māris Rupeiks / Kaspars Stupelis Zabel-WSP
6 5 Māris Rupeiks / Kaspars Stupelis Zabel-WSP 38 Valentin Giraud / Nicolas Musset KTM-WHT
7 2 Joris Hendrickx / Kaspars Liepiņš KTM-VMC 11 Vaclav Rozehnal / Marek Rozehnal Zabel-VMC
8 11 Vaclav Rozehnal / Marek Rozehnal Zabel-VMC 3 Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx Zabel-VMC
9 10 Jan Visscher / Jeroen Visscher Zabel-VMC 14 Daniel Millard / Joe Millard Husaberg-WHT
10 14 Daniel Millard / Joe Millard Husaberg-WHT 18 Andy Bürgler / Raphael Markert KTM-VMC

Strassbessenbach – Germany

The top ten of the first of two German Grand Prix in 2011, held on 24 July at Strassbessenbach:[19]

Top Ten Finishers
Pos. Race 1 Race 2
# Team Make # Team Make
1 1 Daniël Willemsen / Ondrej Cermak Zabel-WSP 1 Daniël Willemsen / Ondrej Cermak Zabel-WSP
2 5 Māris Rupeiks / Kaspars Stupelis Zabel-WSP 5 Māris Rupeiks / Kaspars Stupelis Zabel-WSP
3 8 Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Zabel-VMC 8 Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Zabel-VMC
4 6 Ben Adriaenssen / Guennady Auvray KTM-VMC 38 Valentin Giraud / Nicolas Musset KTM-WHT
5 20 Ewgeny Scherbinin / Haralds Kurpnieks Zabel-WSP 6 Ben Adriaenssen / Guennady Auvray KTM-VMC
6 11 Vaclav Rozehnal / Marek Rozehnal Zabel-VMC 11 Vaclav Rozehnal / Marek Rozehnal Zabel-VMC
7 2 Joris Hendrickx / Kaspars Liepiņš KTM-VMC 20 Ewgeny Scherbinin / Haralds Kurpnieks Zabel-WSP
8 38 Valentin Giraud / Nicolas Musset KTM-WHT 2 Joris Hendrickx / Kaspars Liepiņš KTM-VMC
9 15 Marko Happich / Meinrad Schelbert Zabel-VMC 18 Andy Bürgler / Raphael Markert KTM-VMC
10 14 Daniel Millard / Joe Millard Husaberg-WHT 15 Marko Happich / Meinrad Schelbert Zabel-VMC

Ķegums – Latvia

The top ten of the Latvian Grand Prix in 2011, held on 7 August at Ķegums:[20]

Top Ten Finishers
Pos. Race 1 Race 2
# Team Make # Team Make
1 6 Ben Adriaenssen / Guennady Auvray KTM-VMC 5 Māris Rupeiks / Kaspars Stupelis Zabel-WSP
2 5 Māris Rupeiks / Kaspars Stupelis Zabel-WSP 6 Ben Adriaenssen / Guennady Auvray KTM-VMC
3 8 Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Zabel-VMC 11 Vaclav Rozehnal / Marek Rozehnal Zabel-VMC
4 3 Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx Zabel-VMC 20 Ewgeny Scherbinin / Haralds Kurpnieks Zabel-WSP
5 1 Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Zabel-WSP 23 Henrik Söderquvist / Timo Gustavsson Husaberg-VMC
6 11 Vaclav Rozehnal / Marek Rozehnal Zabel-VMC 18 Andy Bürgler / Raphael Markert KTM-VMC
7 18 Andy Bürgler / Raphael Markert KTM-VMC 3 Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx Zabel-VMC
8 15 Marko Happich / Meinrad Schelbert Zabel-VMC 17 Thijs Derks / Robbie Bax Husaberg-EML
9 26 Igor Rodionov / Dimitri Rodionov KTM-VMC 14 Daniel Millard / Joe Millard Husaberg-WHT
10 22 Robert Gustavsson / Henrik Apelgren Husaberg-VMC 26 Igor Rodionov / Dimitri Rodionov KTM-VMC

Kiviõli – Estonia

The top ten of the Estonian Grand Prix in 2011, held on 14 August at Kiviõli:[21]

Top Ten Finishers
Pos. Race 1 Race 2
# Team Make # Team Make
1 4 Etienne Bax / Ben van den Boogaert Zabel-VMC 11 Vaclav Rozehnal / Marek Rozehnal Zabel-VMC
2 3 Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx Zabel-VMC 5 Māris Rupeiks / Kaspars Stupelis Zabel-WSP
3 8 Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Zabel-VMC 20 Ewgeny Scherbinin / Haralds Kurpnieks Zabel-WSP
4 5 Māris Rupeiks / Kaspars Stupelis Zabel-WSP 1 Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Zabel-WSP
5 11 Vaclav Rozehnal / Marek Rozehnal Zabel-VMC 6 Ben Adriaenssen / Guennady Auvray KTM-VMC
6 15 Marko Happich / Meinrad Schelbert Zabel-VMC 8 Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Zabel-VMC
7 1 Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Zabel-WSP 15 Marko Happich / Meinrad Schelbert Zabel-VMC
8 17 Thijs Derks / Robbie Bax Husaberg-EML 14 Daniel Millard / Joe Millard Husaberg-WHT
9 23 Henrik Söderquvist / Timo Gustavsson Husaberg-VMC 26 Igor Rodionov / Dimitri Rodionov KTM-VMC
10 14 Daniel Millard / Joe Millard Husaberg-WHT 98 Lukas Cerny / Andreas Zinckernagel JAWA/MEFO

The race at Kiviõli saw the first-ever Sidecarcross Grand Prix win for Vaclav and Marek Rozehnal and the first-ever for the Czech Republic.[22]

Kamensk-Uralsky – Russia

The top ten of the Russian Grand Prix in 2011, held on 21 August at Kamensk-Uralsky:[23]

Top Ten Finishers
Pos. Race 1 Race 2
# Team Make # Team Make
1 1 Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Zabel-WSP 1 Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Zabel-WSP
2 4 Etienne Bax / Ben van den Boogaert Zabel-VMC 8 Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Zabel-VMC
3 6 Ben Adriaenssen / Guennady Auvray KTM-VMC 4 Etienne Bax / Ben van den Boogaert Zabel-VMC
4 8 Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Zabel-VMC 6 Ben Adriaenssen / Guennady Auvray KTM-VMC
5 5 Māris Rupeiks / Kaspars Stupelis Zabel-WSP 5 Māris Rupeiks / Kaspars Stupelis Zabel-WSP
6 3 Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx Zabel-VMC 3 Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx Zabel-VMC
7 15 Marko Happich / Meinrad Schelbert Zabel-VMC 14 Daniel Millard / Joe Millard Husaberg-WHT
8 14 Daniel Millard / Joe Millard Husaberg-WHT 15 Marko Happich / Meinrad Schelbert Zabel-VMC
9 20 Ewgeny Scherbinin / Haralds Kurpnieks Zabel-WSP 26 Igor Rodionov / Dimitri Rodionov KTM-VMC
10 Roman Koch / Aleksey Bessarabov 10 Jan Visscher / Jeroen Visscher Zabel-VMC

Slagelse – Denmark

The top ten of the Danish Grand Prix in 2011, held on 4 September at Slagelse:[24]

Top Ten Finishers
Pos. Race 1 Race 2
# Team Make # Team Make
1 8 Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Zabel-VMC 4 Etienne Bax / Ben van den Boogaert Zabel-VMC
2 4 Etienne Bax / Ben van den Boogaert Zabel-VMC 6 Ben Adriaenssen / Guennady Auvray KTM-VMC
3 6 Ben Adriaenssen / Guennady Auvray KTM-VMC 15 Marko Happich / Meinrad Schelbert Zabel-VMC
4 14 Daniel Millard / Joe Millard Husaberg-WHT 8 Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Zabel-VMC
5 15 Marko Happich / Meinrad Schelbert Zabel-VMC 1 Daniël Willemsen / Sven Verbrugge Zabel-WSP
6 20 Ewgeny Scherbinin / Haralds Kurpnieks Zabel-WSP 20 Ewgeny Scherbinin / Haralds Kurpnieks Zabel-WSP
7 3 Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx Zabel-VMC 14 Daniel Millard / Joe Millard Husaberg-WHT
8 5 Māris Rupeiks / Kaspars Stupelis Zabel-WSP 111 Stuart Brown / Josh Chamberlain Husaberg-MEFO
9 30 Carlo van Duijnhoven / Matthieu Cailleau Zabel-VMC 18 Andy Bürgler / Raphael Markert KTM-VMC
10 10 Jan Visscher / Jeroen Visscher Zabel-VMC 5 Māris Rupeiks / Kaspars Stupelis Zabel-WSP

Rudersberg – Germany

The top ten of the second German Grand Prix in 2011, held on 11 September at Rudersberg:[25]

Top Ten Finishers
Pos. Race 1 Race 2
# Team Make # Team Make
1 38 Valentin Giraud / Nicolas Musset KTM-WHT 4 Etienne Bax / Ben van den Boogaert Zabel-VMC
2 8 Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Zabel-VMC 8 Jānis Daiders / Lauris Daiders Zabel-VMC
3 3 Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx Zabel-VMC 15 Marko Happich / Meinrad Schelbert Zabel-VMC
4 4 Etienne Bax / Ben van den Boogaert Zabel-VMC 6 Ben Adriaenssen / Guennady Auvray KTM-VMC
5 111 Stuart Brown / Josh Chamberlain Husaberg-MEFO 38 Valentin Giraud / Nicolas Musset KTM-WHT
6 15 Marko Happich / Meinrad Schelbert Zabel-VMC 14 Daniel Millard / Joe Millard Husaberg-WHT
7 18 Andy Bürgler / Raphael Markert KTM-VMC 3 Jan Hendrickx / Tim Smeuninx Zabel-VMC
8 11 Vaclav Rozehnal / Marek Rozehnal Zabel-VMC 18 Andy Bürgler / Raphael Markert KTM-VMC
9 20 Ewgeny Scherbinin / Haralds Kurpnieks Zabel-WSP 5 Māris Rupeiks / Kaspars Stupelis Zabel-WSP
10 5 Māris Rupeiks / Kaspars Stupelis Zabel-WSP 23 Henrik Söderquvist / Andre Saam Husaberg-VMC

The last race event of the 2011 season saw the World Champions, Willemsen and Verbrugge, failing to score any points. A dispute during qualifying between the two lead to Verbrugge walking out during the first qualifying session. He later returned to take part in the "last chance", where the team qualified for the race after all. Verbrugge however was injured during a fall and had to be taken to hospital where his arm was placed into a plaster, ruling the team out of the race.[26]

Notes
Grand Prix winner
  • Flags for passengers not shown.

References
  1. FIM Sidecarcross World Championship – 2011 Calendar Archived 2010-12-27 at the Wayback Machine FIM website, accessed: 5 August 2011
  2. Seitenwagen: Willemsen mit Verbrugge (in German) Speedweek, published: 24 March 2011, accessed: 3 April 2011
  3. Sven Verbrugge samen met Nederlander wereldkampioen zijspancrossen De Morgen, published: 4 September 2011, accessed: 6 September 2011
  4. Willemsen/Verbrugge wereldkampioen De Stentor, published: 4 September 2011, accessed: 6 September 2011
  5. Seitenwagen-WM: Saisonende für Joris Hendrickx (in German) Speedweek, published: 29 July 2011, accessed: 8 August 2011
  6. FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP APPENDIX Archived June 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine FIM website, accessed: 27 July 2011
  7. FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Classification 2011 Archived May 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine FIM website, accessed: 19 April 2011
  8. The World Championship - Other: What is Sidecarcross.com, accessed: 27 July 2011
  9. FIM Sidecarcross World Championship – 2010 Calendar Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine FIM website, accessed: 2 April 2011
  10. Official World Championship classification 2000–present Archived 2013-10-16 at the Wayback Machine FIM website, accessed: 9 November 2014
  11. EVGUENY SHERBININ GP RECORD The John Davey Pages, accessed: 9 November 2014
  12. FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP NETHERLANDS/PAYS-BAS Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine FIM website, accessed: 5 April 2011
  13. FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FRANCE Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine FIM website, accessed: 19 April 2011
  14. FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SWITZERLAND/SUISSE Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine FIM website, accessed: 27 April 2011
  15. FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP UKRAINE Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine FIM website, accessed: 17 June 2011
  16. FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FRANCE Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine FIM website, accessed: 17 June 2011
  17. FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POLAND/POLOGNE Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine FIM website, accessed: 30 June 2011
  18. FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BELGIUM/BELGIQUE Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine FIM website, accessed: 16 July 2011
  19. FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GERMANY/ALLEMAGNE Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine FIM website, accessed: 27 July 2011
  20. FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LATVIA/LETTONIE Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine FIM website, accessed: 10 August 2011
  21. FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ESTONIA/ESTONIE Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine FIM website, accessed: 16 August 2011
  22. Vaclav und Marek Rozehnal sichern sich in Kivioli ihren ersten GP-Sieg der Saison (in German) www.offroad7.de, published: 17 August 2011, accessed: 15 September 2011
  23. FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RUSSIA/RUSSIE Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine FIM website, accessed: 25 August 2011
  24. FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DENMARK/DANEMARK Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine FIM website, accessed: 6 September 2011
  25. FIM SIDECAR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GERMANY/ALLEMAGNE Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine FIM website, accessed: 15 September 2011
  26. Janis und Lauris Daiders beenden die WM in Rudersberg mit GP-Sieg (in German) www.offroad7.de, published: 12 September 2011, accessed: 15 September 2011
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.