# 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.

## Medalists

Source:
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 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 |