| Season | |
|---|---|
| Grands Prix | 14 |
| Duration | 5 April–12 September |
| Drivers | |
| Champions |  Daniël Willemsen Gertie Eggink |
| Sidecarcross des Nations | Netherlands |
The 2010 FIM Sidecarcross World Championship, the 31st edition of the competition, started on 5 April and finished after fourteen race weekends on 12 September 2010.[1]
The defending champions were Joris Hendrickx from Belgium and Kaspars Liepins from Latvia. The championship was won by Daniël Willemsen from the Netherlands, his eighth title, with his compatriot Gertie Eggink as his passenger. In the final two races of the season, Willemsen used Dagwin Sabbe as his passenger, replacing Eggink.
Parallel to the riders competition, a manufacturers championship was also held,[2] which was won by WSP, with VMC coming second.
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][3] 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.[4]
- ^ a b FIM Sidecarcross World Championship – 2010 Calendar Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine FIM website, accessed: 30 October 2009
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