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The Sidecar World Championship is an annual event held by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). The first World Championship tournament took place in 1949. As all other World Championships in moto racing, it consists of a series of races run throughout a calendar year in which the riders with the most accumulated points are awarded as world champion
Helmut Fath (24 May 1929 – 19 June 1993) [1] was a German sidecar racer and engineer. He won the Sidecar World Championship in 1960 and 1968. [3] His early racing was on BMW R50 sidecars with a chassis of his own design.
Alain Michel (born 23 February 1953) in Montelimar is a French sidecar racer and motorcycle preparer. He is the only French World Sidecar Champion. The career of Alain Michel [1] began on 2 wheels 1972. He also won this year's Cup Four Seasons category on a Honda 450 and finished in second place in the championship of France 500 national.
Ellis is three times British Champion. He won the British F1-Sidecar Championship in 2019 with passenger Charlie Richardson and in 2022 and 2023 with Emmanuelle Clément. In 2018 and 2020 Ellis placed second with passenger Charlie Richardson. Ellis is the fifth driver to become both British Champion and World Champion in the same
In 2016 Kirsi Kainulainen became the first woman motorcycle world champion, as passenger to Pekka Päivärinta. [6] However, in 2017 the engine capacity of F1 sidecars was reduced from 1000cc to 600cc. This was a conscious effort by FIM to attract more participation from racers who still preferred the traditional F2 chassis.
Emmanuelle Clément (born ~1997 [1]) is a french sidecar racer (passenger). She is a two times Superside FIM World Sidecar Champion, after winning the championship with driver Todd Ellis in 2022 and 2023. [2] [3] Clément is the second female sidecar world champion after Kirsi Kainulainen, who won it in 2016. She is also a two times British ...
Source: "SIDECAR CROSS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP HOLLAND". The John Davy Pages. 1 Also used Bart Notten as his passenger. 2 Also used Henk Mensinck as his passenger. 3 Also used J. van Vliet and D. Grootendorst as his passenger. 4 Also used Frans Geurts van Kessel as his passenger. 5 Also used Ron Varga as his passenger.
Fritz Scheidegger (Max Friedrich Scheidegger, 30 December 1930 in Langenthal - 26 March 1967 Mallory Park, England) was a Swiss sidecar racer who won two Sidecar World Championships. Scheidegger began racing in the 500 cc solo class, becoming Swiss champion before turning to sidecar competition teaming with Horst Burkhardt to race in grasstrack ...