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 .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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.
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
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:
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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
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- Flags for passengers not shown.
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