Sidecar Motocross World Championship

The FIM Sidecarcross World Championship is motocross series covering eight to ten different countries. The championship is made up of ten to fourteen tracks, all completely different in lay out and terrain.The winners of the FIM Sidecarcross World Championship, will be undoubtedly the best sidecar riders in the world.

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 are 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 do not 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 is therefore of highest importance. Record world champion Daniël Willemsen estimated that the passenger's contribution to the success of a team is at least 50%, and that not enough credit is given to the passenger.