Category | Motorcycle racing |
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Country | International |
Teams | 17 |
Constructors | Kawasaki Yamaha Suzuki |
Riders' champion | Todd Ellis Emmanuelle Clément |
Makes' champion | LCR-Yamaha YZF-R6 |
Current season |
FIM Sidecar World Championship is the international sidecar racing championship. It is the only remaining original FIM road racing championship class that started in 1949.
It was formerly named Superside when the sidecars moved from being part of Grand Prix Motorcycles racing to being support events for the Superbike World Championship. In 2010 the FIM took over the management of the series from the Superside promoters, and the championship was called "FIM Sidecar World Championship". However, the FIM still uses the word Superside for promotion purposes, despite the demise of the Superside promoters.
The championship is raced over a number of rounds at circuits mainly in Europe, although other venues have been included in United States (Monterey), South Africa at Kyalami and Australia's Phillip Island.