2025 FIM SIDECARCROSS OF NATIONS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Awarded full FIM World Championship status for the first time last season, the 2025 FIM SidecarCross of Nations was staged alongside the FIM QuadCross of Nations in the deep, challenging sand of Heerde in the Netherlands.
After winning the 2024 title by just one point at Loket in the Czech Republic, a strong Dutch team comprising Koen Hermans/Ben van den Bogaart, Tim Leferink/Jens Vincent and Stephan Wijers/Han van Hal enjoyed home advantage and with a passionate crowd cheering them on they dominated.
Signalling their intentions in the opening moto, Leferink/Vincent raced to victory and with Wijers/van Hal bringing it home in second the Dutch were off to the best possible start.
Having wrapped up the 2025 FIM SidecarCross World Championship the previous weekend, Hermans/van den Bogaart were out next and they raced to victory ahead of Great Britain’s Brett Wilkinson/Joe Millard, but with Wijers/van Hal finishing third the home team were very much in the driving seat with one race remaining.
The deciding race was all about Dutch domination with Hermans/van den Bogaart maintaining their one-hundred per cent record at the front and Leferink/Vincent slotting into second as the Netherlands ended the day on a perfect score of seven points.
PALMARES
FIM SidecarCross of Nations World Champions: 2024, 2025
2014 FIM SIDECARCROSS OF NATIONS
Awarded full FIM World Championship status for 2024, the FIM Sidecar Cross of Nations was staged along 1side the FIM Quad Cross of Nations at atough and technical Loket circuit in the Czech Republicin late-September.
On a cold, clear morning in front of a sizeable crowd, the Netherlands got its campaign off to a strongstart when Koen Hermans and Ben van den Bogaart came home second behind the French pairing of Killian and Evan Prunier.
With its second crew of Tim Leferink and Dion Rietman finishing sixth, the Dutch moved into a clear early lead ahead of Belgium.
Race two was much more challenging for the Netherlands and while Leferink and Rietman ended the race fourth, Gert Van Werven and Han Van Hal finished back in twenty-second, although with each nation allowed to drop its worst score it was not a disaster for the Dutch.
The deciding race saw Hermans and van den Bogaart back in action and back on the gas as they forced their outfit into second behind Belgium’s Marvin Vanluchene and Robbe De Veene and the title was wrapped up by just one point ahead of Great Britain when Van Werven and Van Hal came home ninth.
PALMARES
World Title: 2024