Sidecar World Championship
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 takes over the management of the series from the Superside promoters, and the championship is now 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 (8 in 2013) at race circuits, mainly in Europe, although in other years they have been held in USA (Laguna Seca), South Africa (Kyalami) and Australia (Phillip Island).
The 2013 Calendar consists of races in Aragon (Spain, supporting the WSBK), Rijeka (Croatia), two round at Assen (Netherlands), Sachsenring (Germany, supporting MotoGP), Oschersleben (Germany, supporting Endurance World Championship), Schleiz (Germany), and Le Mans (France, supporting 24 Heures Du Mans).
The 2012 World Champions are Tim Reeves and Ashley Hawes (LCR-Suzuki GSX-R 1000).
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