Kaspars Stupelis

Infobox Sidecarcross world championship rider
Name = Kaspars Stupelis
Nicknames =
Nationality = flagicon|Latvia Latvia
Birthdate = birth date and age|1982|07|07
Birthplace = Latvia
Website = [http://www.sergis.lv/ Official website]
Current team = Team Serģis
Bike number = 3
Championships = 2003, 2004
Race Starts = 136
Race Wins = 43
Podiums = 95
Poles =
Fastest laps =
Total points = 2396
Points = 434
Last season = 2008
Last position = 2nd

Kaspars Stupelis (born July 7, 1982) is a Latvian sidecarcross passenger and double world champion.

As of 2008, he is part of the "Team Serģis", operated by five times world champion Kristers Serģis. However, his two world championships were gained when being the passenger in Daniël Willemsen's team. In his time with Willemsen, he also won two Dutch titles in 2003 and 2004.

idecarcross world championship results

Kaspars Stupelis entered the sidecarcross world championship as a passenger for his fellow Latvian driver Modris Stelle in 2001. His first two seasons alongside Stelle were not particularly successful and it came as a surprise when the reigning world champion, Daniël Willemsen, picked him as his passenger for the 2003 season. The team was successful from the start, winning the first race of the season in Talavera de la Reina, Spain on April 6, 2003.

It was Stupelis first race victory and he gained another 30 in this and the next season with Willemsen, winning two world titles in the process. Willemsen, who has exchanged passengers frequently over the years, did something of a swoop with Kristers Serģis after the 2004 season, with Stupelis joining his fellow Latvian former world champion and, in exchange, Sven Verbrugge from Belgium joining Willemsen from Serģis. [cite web|url=http://www.netherlandsembassy.lv/data/file/Ch_XIII_-_Sports.doc|title=Side Car Moto-Cross|publisher=netherlandsembassy.lv|date=2008|accessdate=2008-04-05] The new pair Serģis / Stupelis finished second in the final standings in 2005, winning seven races.

2006 was not a good year for the combination and they only raced in two events, failing to win any of the four races they participated but archiving three podium finishes. In 2007, they were back, won their home GP and finished third overall, becoming the only team to snatch a victory from the world champion Willemsen. The duo continues to race and took part in the 2008 season.

As Willemsens passenger, he has also won two Dutch national titles, in 2003 and 2004.

eason by season

Source:Cite web
url = http://www.thejohndaveypages.org/CV/XXX/CV_XXX_P_Stuplis_K.htm
title = The John Davey Pages - "Kaspars Stupelis"
accessdate = 2008-04-05
publisher = John Davey
* Passengers in italics.

ources

* [http://www.sidecarcross.com/ The World Championship on Sidecarcross.com]

References

External links

* [http://www.sergis.lv/ Kristers Serģis homepage] lv icon, ru icon