FIM Jury decision. Steinhausen racing

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No appeal coming I'm told. We wait to find out for sure.

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We have to wait and see if there's an appeal first but if not..
Is it same points for each?
1st 25 points
2nd 20 points
3rd 16 points
4th 13 points
5th 11 points
6th 10 points
7th 9 points
8th 8 points
9th 7 points
10th 6 points
11th 5 points
12th 4 points
13th 3 points
14th 2 points
15th 1 point

It was
Payne 278
Christie 243
Schlosser 239

So now I make it

Christies gain 1 point from 6th to 5th and 4 points 3rd to 2nd so 243+5=248
Harry loses 38 for first and 4th, 278-38=240
Schlosser +5 in race 2 from 2nd to win 239+5= 244

Tell me if I'm wrong!

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1. Sam Christie/Tom Christie (GB), 248 Punkte.
2. Markus Schlosser/Luca Schmidt (CH/D), 244.
3. Harry Payne/Kevin Rousseau (GB/F), 240.
4. Pekka Päivärinta/Adam Christie (FIN/GB), 183.
5. Rupert Archer/Ondrej Sedlacek (GB/CZ), 92.
6. Patrick Werkstetter/Valentin Pirat (D/F), 87.
7. Kevin Cable/Charlie Richardson (GB), 86.
8. Todd Ellis/Emmanuelle Clément (GB/F), 83.
9. Markus Venus/Thomas Hofer (D/CH), 75.
10. Paul Leglise/Marjorie Cescutti (F), 71.
11. Tim Reeves/Ferry Segers (GB/NL), 67.
12. Joni Manninen/Tero Manninen (FIN) 62.
13. Sam Laidlow/Jack Laidlow (GB), 48.
14. Lewis Blackstock/Oscar Lawrence (GB), 29.
15. Lennard Göttlich/Lucas Krieg (D), 23. 16. Raymond Leijdekkers/Calvin Leijdekkers (NL), 21. 17. Ted Peugeot/Vincent Peugeot (F), und Bennie Streuer/Manon Vissenberg (NL), beide 19. 19. Paul Kirby/Ema Salmon (GB/F), 17. 20. Wiggert Kranenburg/Lucas Krieg (NL/D), 16. 21. Robb Biggs/Ferry Segers (GB/NL) und Lewis Nicol/Clement Conil (GB/F), beide 7. 23. Rob Atkinson/Mark Middleton (GB), 7. 24. Cyril Vinet/Gerald Vinet (F), 4. 25. Ezra Brouwer/Palmira ter Steeg (NL), 3. 26. Rogier Weekers/Remco Moes (NL), 2. 27. Claude Vinet/Leané Marsal (F), 2.

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Nine of the 14 races for the Sidecar World Championship were a booty of Harry Payne and Kevin Rousseau. Nevertheless, the British-French duo did not become world champion due to an unforgivable mistake.

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Whether Le Mans, Estoril, Pannonia Ring, Most or Assen, on every race weekend Harry Payne and his passenger Kevin Rousseau finished at least one race of the sidecar world championships in first position and were then allowed to climb to the top level of the podium. The fact that the British-French pairing could not secure the world championship title before the final in Oschersleben was because they had to give up a run twice with engine damage.

At the Sidecar Festival in the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben in early October it was finally time. With a modest fourth place in the sprint race, Payne and Rousseau succeeded in defending the title. In the last race of the season, they showed their class liberated and did not give the competition a chance. Accordingly, much euphoric afterwards the jubilation at the presentation of the World Cup medals.

However, the high-spirits in Team Steinhausen Racing only lasted until the technical follow-up. When opening the engine, the FIM technicians found a possible violation of the regulations. The affected parts were removed, retained by the FIM and sent to a suitable inspection centre after sealing confirmed by the team in order to clarify beyond doubt whether they comply with the regulations or not.

For the team around the two-time world champion Rolf Steinhausen and his son Maik, it was a sterp setback, if they had only received the unit a few days before the World Cup final. "I was assured by the technician in charge in France, who built the engine, that he did not do anything unauthorised. I can't disassemble and control everything at home," says Maik Steinhausen in an interview with SPEEDWEEK.com.

The technical examination was carried out at the University of Padua with an optical 3D profile measuring device. Seven surface areas were measured on both camshafts. The result was transmitted to the World Motorcycle Federation in mid-November. On the 14th On November 1, the Steinhausen Racing team, consisting of driver Harry Payne and team manager Maik Steinhausen, was summoned to a hearing with the members of the international jury of the Sidecar World Championship.

In addition to the FIM jury president Rezsö Bulcsu and the FIM jury members Arjan Van Eekelen and Othmar Bange, the experts Paul King (FIM CCR Director), Paul Duparc (FIM CCR Manager), Bernd Schenkhut (FIM Sidecar World Championship Technical Director), Ralph Bohnhorst (Clerk oft he Course), Dominique Hebrard (FIM CTI Technical Director), Roland Berger (FIM CTI Driector), Svetlana Nazarova (FIM CCR Coordinator) and Pierre-Alexandre Gallois (FIM CCR coordinator).

The Steinhausen Racing team was given the opportunity to ask some questions about the technical examination procedure, which were answered by the technical service of the FIM. It also stated that it had always supported the FIM's technical tests and had always complied with the regulations on previous inspections. As a result, the team was asked to temporarily leave the meeting so that the jury could make a decision.

After examining the documents submitted and consulting the technical director and the representatives of the team, the jury concluded that the machine did not comply with the regulations (Article 2.3.4). Taking into account the fact that the engine was sealed before the start of the event and unsealed after the second race, the jury decided to disqualify the machine from the result of the entire event.

In accordance with Article 4 of the FIM Disciplinary Regulations, Team Steinhausen Racing has the right to appeal against this decision of the FIM jury to the International Appeals Committee (CAI). This appeal must be filed within 5 days of the date and time of the notification and must be provided with a deposit of 1320 euros in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Disciplinary Regulations.

With this decision, the Briton Harry Payne and his French passenger Kevin Rousseau not only lose 38 World Cup points, they lose the World Championship title and fall back to third place in the final statement. The world champion crown thus migrates to the British fraternal couple Sam and Tom Christie (Hannafin Racing). The Swiss-German duo Markus Schlosser and Luca Schmidt (Gustoil Sidecar Racing) advance to second place.

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LAST MINUTE …

It seems that the saga of this end of the 2025 Sidecar World Championship is not over.

Indeed, according to the article by Helmuth Ohner in SPEEDWEEK.com dated November 25, Payne and Rousseau reportedly appealed against the decision of their disqualification.

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Whether Payne/Rousseau or the Christie brothers have won the sidecar world championships will only become clear later, after the Steinhausen Racing team has appealed against their disqualification.

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During the technical follow-up at the World Cup final in Oschersleben, the possibility of a rule violation was found on the sidecar of Harry Payne/Kevin Rousseau (Steinhausen Racing), so the two camshafts were removed, sealed and sent to the University of Padua to clarify beyond doubt whether the suspicion is confirmed. After the parts were subjected to a detailed review, the result was transmitted to the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM).

On the 14th A meeting was scheduled in addition to the FIM jury president Rezsö Bulcsu, FIM jury members Arjan Van Eekelen and Othmar Bange as well as the experts Paul King (FIM CCR Director), Paul Duparc (FIM CCR Manager), Bernd Schenkhut (FIM Sidecar World Championship Technical Director), Ralph Bohnhorst (Clerk oft he Course), Dominique Hebrard (FIM CTI Technical Director), Roland Berger (FIM CTI Driector), Svetlana Nazarova (FIM CCR Coordinator) and Pierre-Alexandre Gallois (FIM CCR Coordinator). The Steinhausen Racing Team was represented by the pilot Harry Payne and the team manager Maik Steinhausen.

The documents submitted by the testing centre were carefully reviewed, with the technical director and the representatives of the team being able to make their assessments. After that, the FIM jury met and came to the conclusion that the disputed parts did not comply with the regulations according to Article 2.3.4 of the technical regulations. Because the unit was sealed before the event and only opened after the two runs, it was decided to remove the British-French duo from all results of the World Cup final.

Whether Payne and his passenger Rousseau will be allowed to keep their gold medals for their successful title Defence or whether they will have to give them to the British brothers Sam and Tom Christie is not yet conclusive. The team has made use of the right granted to the International Court of Appeal (CAI) against the decision of the international jury of the FIM in accordance with Article 5 of the FIM Disciplinary Regulations 2025 within the prescribed period.

The disqualification of the Steinhausen Racing team and the updated results of the two races of the 7. Round of the FIM Sidecar World Championship 2025 are now subject to the decision of the International Court of Appeal. So all those involved must continue to be patient until clarity finally prevails.

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