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

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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.