List of World Sidecar Championship medalists

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 champions.[1]

Medalists[2]

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
1949 Eric Oliver
  Great Britain
Denis Jenkinson
  Great Britain
Ercole Frigerio
  Italy
Edoardo Ricotti
  Italy
Frans Vanderschrinck
  Belgium
Martin Whitney
  Great Britain
1950 Eric Oliver
  Great Britain
Lorenzo Dobelli
  Italy
Ercole Frigerio
  Italy
Edoardo Ricotti
  Italy
Hans Handelmann
  Switzerland
Josef Albisser
  Switzerland
1951 Eric Oliver
  Great Britain
Lorenzo Dobelli
  Italy
Ercole Frigerio
  Italy
Edoardo Ricotti
  Italy
Albino Milani
  Italy
Giusseppe Pizzocri
  Italy
1952 Cyril Smith
  Great Britain
Bob Clemens
  Great Britain
Albino Milani
  Italy
Giusseppe Pizzocri
  Italy
Ernesto Merlo
  Italy
Dino Magri
  Italy
1953 Eric Oliver
  Great Britain
Stanley Dibben
  Great Britain
Cyril Smith
  Great Britain
Bob Clemens
  Great Britain
Hans Handelmann
  Switzerland
Josef Albisser
  Switzerland
1954 Wilhelm Noll
  West Germany
Fritz Cron
  West Germany
Eric Oliver
  Great Britain
Les Nutt
  Great Britain
Cyril Smith
  Great Britain
Stanley Dibben
  Great Britain
1955 Willy Faust
  West Germany
Karl Remmert
  West Germany
Wilhelm Noll
  West Germany
Fritz Cron
  West Germany
Walter Schneider
  Great Britain
Hans Strauss
  West Germany
1956 Wilhelm Noll
  West Germany
Fritz Cron
  West Germany
Fritz Hillebrand
  West Germany
Manfred Grünwald
  West Germany
Peter Harris
  Great Britain
Ray Campbell
  Great Britain
1957 Fritz Hillebrand
  West Germany
Manfred Grünwald
  West Germany
Walter Schneider
  Great Britain
Hans Strauss
  West Germany
Florian Camathias
  Switzerland
Josef Galliker
  West Germany
1958 Walter Schneider
  Great Britain
Hans Strauss
  West Germany
Florian Camathias
  Switzerland
Hilmar Cecco
  West Germany
Helmut Fath
  West Germany
Fritz Rudolf
  West Germany
1959 Walter Schneider
  Great Britain
Hans Strauss
  West Germany
Florian Camathias
  Switzerland
Hilmar Cecco
  West Germany
Fritz Scheidegger
  Switzerland
Hans Burkhardt
  West Germany
1960 Helmut Fath
  West Germany
Alfred Wohlgemuth
  West Germany
Fritz Scheidegger
  Switzerland
Hans Burkhardt
  West Germany
Peter Harris
  Great Britain
Ray Campbell
  Great Britain
1961 Max Deubel
  West Germany
Emil Hörner
  West Germany
Fritz Scheidegger
  Switzerland
Hans Burkhardt
  West Germany
Edgar Strub
  Switzerland
Kurt Huber
  West Germany
Roland Föll
  West Germany
1962 Max Deubel
  West Germany
Emil Hörner
  West Germany
Florian Camathias
  Switzerland
Harry Winter
  Switzerland
Fritz Scheidegger
  Switzerland
John Robinson
  Switzerland
1963 Max Deubel
  West Germany
Emil Hörner
  West Germany
Florian Camathias
  Switzerland
Alfred Herzig
  Switzerland
Fritz Scheidegger
  Switzerland
John Robinson
  Switzerland
1964 Max Deubel
  West Germany
Emil Hörner
  West Germany
Fritz Scheidegger
  Switzerland
John Robinson
  Switzerland
Colin Seeley
  Great Britain
Ray Campbell
  Great Britain
1965 Fritz Scheidegger
  Switzerland
John Robinson
  Switzerland
Max Deubel
  West Germany
Emil Hörner
  West Germany
Georg Auerbacher
  West Germany
Peter Rykers
  Great Britain
1966 Fritz Scheidegger
  Switzerland
John Robinson
  Switzerland
Max Deubel
  West Germany
Emil Hörner
  West Germany
Georg Auerbacher
  West Germany
Wolfgang Kalauch
  West Germany
Eduard Dein
  West Germany
1967 Klaus Enders
  West Germany
Rolf Engelhardt
  West Germany
Georg Auerbacher
  West Germany
Eduard Dein
  West Germany
Siegfried Schauzu
  West Germany
Horst Schneider
  West Germany
1968 Helmut Fath
  West Germany
Wolfgang Kalauch
  West Germany
Georg Auerbacher
  West Germany
Hermann Hahn
  West Germany
Henk de Wever
  Netherlands
Siegfried Schauzu
  West Germany
Horst Schneider
  West Germany
1969 Klaus Enders
  West Germany
Rolf Engelhardt
  West Germany
Helmut Fath
  West Germany
Wolfgang Kalauch
  West Germany
Georg Auerbacher
  West Germany
Hermann Hahn
  West Germany
1970 Klaus Enders
  West Germany
Rolf Engelhardt
  West Germany
Wolfgang Kalauch
  West Germany
Georg Auerbacher
  West Germany
Hermann Hahn
  West Germany
Siegfried Schauzu
  West Germany
Horst Schneider
  West Germany
Peter Rutherford
  Great Britain
1971 Horst Owelse
  West Germany
Julius Kremer
  West Germany
Peter Rutherford
  Great Britain
Siegfried Schauzu
  West Germany
Wolfgang Kalauch
  West Germany
Arsenius Butscher
  West Germany
Josef Hüber
  West Germany
1972 Klaus Enders
  West Germany
Rolf Engelhardt
  West Germany
Heinz Luthringshauser
  West Germany
Hans-Jürgen Cusnick
  West Germany
Siegfried Schauzu
  West Germany
Wolfgang Kalauch
  West Germany
1973 Klaus Enders
  West Germany
Rolf Engelhardt
  West Germany
Werner Schwärzel
  West Germany
Karl-Hans Kleis
  West Germany
Siegfried Schauzu
  West Germany
Wolfgang Kalauch
  West Germany
1974 Klaus Enders
  West Germany
Rolf Engelhardt
  West Germany
Werner Schwärzel
  West Germany
Karl-Hans Kleis
  West Germany
Siegfried Schauzu
  West Germany
Wolfgang Kalauch
  West Germany
1975 Rolf Steinhausen
  West Germany
Josef Hübert
  West Germany
Werner Schwärzel
  West Germany
Andreas Hüber
  West Germany
Rolf Biland
  Switzerland
Freddy Freiburghaus
  Switzerland
Bernd Grube
  West Germany
1976 Rolf Steinhausen
  West Germany
Josef Hübert
  West Germany
Werner Schwärzel
  West Germany
Andreas Hüber
  West Germany
Hermann Schmid
  Switzerland
Jean-Petit Matile
  Switzerland
1977 George O'Dell
  Great Britain
Kenneth Arthur
  Great Britain
Cliff Husband
  Great Britain
Rolf Biland
  Switzerland
Kurt Waltisperg
  Switzerland
Werner Schwärzel
  West Germany
Andreas Hüber
  West Germany
1978 Rolf Biland
  Switzerland
Kenny Williams
  Great Britain
Alain Michel
  France
Stuart Collins
  Great Britain
Bruno Holzer
  Switzerland
Karl Meierhaus
  Switzerland
1979 - B2A Rolf Biland
  Switzerland
Kurt Waltisperg
  Switzerland
Rolf Steinhausen
  West Germany
Kenneth Arthur
  Great Britain
Dick Greasley
  Great Britain
John Parkins
  Great Britain
1979 - B2B Bruno Holzer
  Switzerland
Karl Meierhaus
  Switzerland
Rolf Biland
  Switzerland
Kurt Waltisperg
  Switzerland
Masato Kumano
  Japan
Isao Arifuku
  Japan
1980 Jock Taylor
  Great Britain
Benga Johansson
  Sweden
Rolf Biland
  Switzerland
Kurt Waltisperg
  Switzerland
Alain Michel
  France
Paul Gerard
  France
Michael Burkhardt
  West Germany
1981 Rolf Biland
  Switzerland
Kurt Waltisperg
  Switzerland
Alain Michel
  France
Michael Burkhardt
  West Germany
Jock Taylor
  Great Britain
Benga Johansson
  Sweden
1982 Werner Schwärzel
  West Germany
Andreas Hüber
  West Germany
Rolf Biland
  Switzerland
Kurt Waltisperg
  Switzerland
Alain Michel
  France
Michael Burkhardt
  West Germany
1983 Rolf Biland
  Switzerland
Kurt Waltisperg
  Switzerland
Egbert Streuer
  Netherlands
Bernie Schneiders
  Netherlands
Werner Schwärzel
  West Germany
Andreas Hüber
  West Germany
1984 Egbert Streuer
  Netherlands
Bernie Schneiders
  Netherlands
Werner Schwärzel
  West Germany
Andreas Hüber
  West Germany
Alain Michel
  France
Jean-Marc Fresc
  France
1985 Egbert Streuer
  Netherlands
Bernie Schneiders
  Netherlands
Werner Schwärzel
  West Germany
Fritz Buck
  West Germany
Rolf Biland
  Switzerland
Kurt Waltisperg
  Switzerland
1986 Egbert Streuer
  Netherlands
Bernie Schneiders
  Netherlands
Alain Michel
  France
Jean-Marc Fresc
  France
Steve Webster
  Great Britain
Tony Hewitt
  Great Britain
1987 Steve Webster
  Great Britain
Tony Hewitt
  Great Britain
Egbert Streuer
  Netherlands
Bernie Schneiders
  Netherlands
Rolf Biland
  Switzerland
Kurt Waltisperg
  Switzerland
1988 Steve Webster
  Great Britain
Tony Hewitt
  Great Britain
Gavin Simmonds
  Great Britain
Rolf Biland
  Switzerland
Kurt Waltisperg
  Switzerland
Egbert Streuer
  Netherlands
Bernie Schneiders
  Netherlands
1989 Steve Webster
  Great Britain
Tony Hewitt
  Great Britain
Egbert Streuer
  Netherlands
Geral de Haas
  Netherlands
Alain Michel
  France
Jean-Marc Fresc
  France
1990 Alain Michel
  France
Simon Birchall
  Great Britain
Egbert Streuer
  Netherlands
Geral de Haas
  Netherlands
Steve Webster
  Great Britain
Gavin Simmonds
  Great Britain
1991 Steve Webster
  Great Britain
Gavin Simmonds
  Great Britain
Rolf Biland
  Switzerland
Kurt Waltisperg
  Switzerland
Egbert Streuer
  Netherlands
Peter Brown
  Great Britain
Pete Essaf
  United States
1992 Rolf Biland
  Switzerland
Kurt Waltisperg
  Switzerland
Steve Webster
  Great Britain
Gavin Simmonds
  Great Britain
Klaus Klaffenböck
  Austria
Christian Parzer
  Austria
1993 Rolf Biland
  Switzerland
Kurt Waltisperg
  Switzerland
Steve Webster
  Great Britain
Gavin Simmonds
  Great Britain
Klaus Klaffenböck
  Austria
Christian Parzer
  Austria
1994 Rolf Biland
  Switzerland
Kurt Waltisperg
  Switzerland
Steve Webster
  Great Britain
Adolf Hänni
  Switzerland
Derek Brindley
  Great Britain
Paul Hutchinson
  Great Britain
1995 Darren Dixon
  Great Britain
Andy Hetherington
  Great Britain
Rolf Biland
  Switzerland
Kurt Waltisperg
  Switzerland
Markus Bösiger
  Switzerland
Jürg Egli
  Switzerland
1996 Darren Dixon
  Great Britain
Andy Hetherington
  Great Britain
Rolf Biland
  Switzerland
Kurt Waltisperg
  Switzerland
Steve Webster
  Great Britain
David James
  Great Britain
1997 Steve Webster
  Great Britain
David James
  Great Britain
Paul Güdel
  Switzerland
Charly Güdel
  Switzerland
Klaus Klaffenböck
  Austria
Christian Parzer
  Austria
1998 Steve Webster
  Great Britain
David James
  Great Britain
Klaus Klaffenböck
  Austria
Adolf Hänni
  Switzerland
Markus Schlosser
  Switzerland
Daniel Hauser
  Switzerland
1999 Steve Webster
  Great Britain
David James
  Great Britain
Klaus Klaffenböck
  Austria
Adolf Hänni
  Switzerland
Steve Abbott
  Great Britain
James Biggs
  Great Britain
2000 Steve Webster
  Great Britain
Paul Woodhead
  Great Britain
Klaus Klaffenböck
  Austria
Adolf Hänni
  Switzerland
Jörg Steinhausen
  Germany
Christian Parzer
  Austria
2001 Klaus Klaffenböck
  Austria
Christian Parzer
  Austria
Steve Webster
  Great Britain
Paul Woodhead
  Great Britain
Steve Abbott
  Great Britain
James Biggs
  Great Britain
2002 Steve Abbott
  Great Britain
James Biggs
  Great Britain
Jörg Steinhausen
  Germany
Trevor Hopkinson
  Great Britain
Klaus Klaffenböck
  Austria
Christian Parzer
  Austria
2003 Steve Webster
  Great Britain
Paul Woodhead
  Great Britain
Klaus Klaffenböck
  Austria
Christian Parzer
  Austria
Jörg Steinhausen
  Germany
Trevor Hopkinson
  Great Britain
2004 Steve Webster
  Great Britain
Paul Woodhead
  Great Britain
Martin van Gils
  Netherlands
Tonnie van Gils
  Netherlands
Mike Roscher
  Germany
Adolf Hänni
  Switzerland
2005 Tim Reeves
  Great Britain
Tristan Reeves
  Great Britain
Teo Manninen
  Finland
Pekka Kuismanen
  Finland
Jörg Steinhausen
  Germany
Trevor Hopkinson
  Great Britain
2006 Tim Reeves
  Great Britain
Tristan Reeves
  Great Britain
Pekka Päirvärinta
  Finland
Timo Karttiala
  Finland
Aki Aalto
  Finland
Teo Manninen
  Finland
Pekka Kuismanen
  Finland
2007 Tim Reeves
  Great Britain
Patrick Farrance
  Great Britain
Pekka Päirvärinta
  Finland
Timo Karttiala
  Finland
Markus Schlosser
  Switzerland
Adolf Hänni
  Switzerland
2008 Pekka Päirvärinta
  Finland
Timo Karttiala
  Finland
Tim Reeves
  Great Britain
Patrick Farrance
  Great Britain
Ben Birchall
  Great Britain
Tom Birchall
  Great Britain
2009 Ben Birchall
  Great Britain
Tom Birchall
  Great Britain
Pekka Päirvärinta
  Finland
Adolf Hänni
  Switzerland
Tim Reeves
  Great Britain
Tristan Reeves
  Great Britain
James Neave
  Great Britain
2010 Pekka Päirvärinta
  Finland
Adolf Hänni
  Switzerland
Tim Reeves
  Great Britain
Gregory Cluze
  France
Ben Birchall
  Great Britain
Tom Birchall
  Great Britain
2011 Pekka Päirvärinta
  Finland
Adolf Hänni
  Switzerland
Ben Birchall
  Great Britain
Tom Birchall
  Great Britain
Kurt Hock
  Germany
Enrico Becker
  Germany.
2012 Tim Reeves
  Great Britain
Ashley Hawes
  Great Britain
Jörg Steinhausen
  Germany
Gregory Cluze
  France
Ben Birchall
  Great Britain
Tom Birchall
  Great Britain
2013 Pekka Päirvärinta
  Finland
Adolf Hänni
  Switzerland
Ben Birchall
  Great Britain
Tom Birchall
  Great Britain
Jörg Steinhausen
  Germany
Gregory Cluze
  France
Ashley Hawes
  Great Britain
2014 Tim Reeves
  Great Britain
Gregory Cluze
  France
Ben Birchall
  Great Britain
Tom Birchall
  Great Britain
Uwe Gürck
  Germany
Manfred Welchselberger
  Austria
2015 Bennie Streuer
  Netherlands
Geert Koerts
  Netherlands
Tim Reeves
  Great Britain
Gregory Cluze
  France
Pekka Päirvärinta
  Finland
Kirsi Kainulainen
  Finland
2016 Pekka Päirvärinta
  Finland
Kirsi Kainulainen
  Finland
Tim Reeves
  Great Britain
Gregory Cluze
  France
Sebastien Delannoy
  France
Kevin Rousseau
  France
2017 Ben Birchall
  Great Britain
Tom Birchall
  Great Britain
Pekka Päirvärinta
  Finland
Kirsi Kainulainen
  Finland
John Holden
  Great Britain
Mark Wilkes
  Great Britain
2018 Ben Birchall
  Great Britain
Tom Birchall
  Great Britain
Pekka Päirvärinta
  Finland
Jussi Veräväinen
  Finland
Tim Reeves
  Great Britain
Mark Wilkes
  Great Britain
2019 Tim Reeves
  Great Britain
Mark Wilkes
  Great Britain
Pekka Päirvärinta
  Finland
Jussi Veräväinen
  Finland
Ben Birchall
  Great Britain
Tom Birchall
  Great Britain
2021 Markus Schlosser
  Switzerland
Marcel Fries
  Switzerland
Todd Ellis
  Great Britain
Emmanuelle Clément
  France
Pekka Päirvärinta
  Finland
Ilse de Haas
  Netherlands
2022 Todd Ellis
  Great Britain
Emmanuelle Clément
  France
Markus Schlosser
  Switzerland
Marcel Fries
  Switzerland
Stephen Kershaw
  Great Britain
Ryan Charlwood
  Great Britain
2023 Todd Ellis
  Great Britain
Emmanuelle Clément
  France
Ben Birchall
  Great Britain
Tom Birchall
  Great Britain
Stephen Kershaw
  Great Britain
Ryan Charlwood
  Great Britain

References

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  1. ^ "FIM Sidecar Word Championships". FIM. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  2. ^ "FIM Sidecar Word Championships results" (PDF). motorsporttop20.com. Retrieved 2022-11-29.