The 2025 FIM Sidecar World Championship heads to TT Circuit Assen for the sixth round this weekend (20-21 September).
Reigning champions Harrison Payne (ARS Yamaha) and Kevin Rousseau hold a slim eleven-point lead over British brothers Sam and Thomas Christie (LCR Yamaha).
Swiss/German duo Markus Schlosser and Luca Schmidt are only ten points behind, keeping the top three crews in tight contention.
With fifty points available for a double win in Saturday’s ten-lap Sprint race and Sunday’s sixteen-lap Main race, the championship standings could change dramatically.
Five-time champion Pekka Päivärinta (ARS Yamaha) and Adam Christie are fourth in points, realistically out of title contention this season.
Payne and Rousseau have had a season of highs and lows, suffering two mechanical DNFs but bouncing back with multiple victories earlier in the year.
Their first visit to Assen in August saw Schlosser, Schmidt, and the Christie brothers sharing the lead, but Payne and Rousseau reclaimed the top spot with a double win.
With only this weekend and the final round at Oschersleben left, there is little room for error for the leading crews.
Twenty crews will compete at Assen, a track known for being narrower than usual, making strong qualifying times crucial.
Races kick off Saturday (20 September) at 17:25 local time with the Sprint race, followed by the Main race on Sunday (21 September) at 16:20 local time.
Fans can watch the remaining rounds live on FIM-MOTO.TV and follow updates via the Sportity App using the password FIMSidecar2025.