▁going ▁to ▁the ▁Russian ▁team ▁of ▁An at oli ▁Da ine h ▁and ▁Ale k sey ▁B ess arab ov . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Side car cross ▁World ▁Championship , ▁first ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁organ ised ▁by ▁the ▁F édération ▁Intern ationale ▁de ▁Mot ocy cl isme , ▁is ▁an ▁annual ▁competition . ▁All ▁races , ▁manufact ur ers ▁and ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁rid ers ▁in ▁the ▁competition ▁being ▁in ▁and ▁from ▁Europe . ▁Side car cross ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁mot oc ross ▁except ▁that ▁the ▁teams ▁consist ▁of ▁two ▁rid ers , ▁a ▁driver ▁and ▁a ▁passenger . ▁R aces ▁are ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁tracks ▁as ▁solo ▁mot oc ross ▁but ▁the ▁handling ▁of ▁the ▁machines ▁diff ers ▁as ▁side c ars ▁don ' t ▁lean . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁physical ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁sport ▁is ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁passenger , ▁who ▁spe eds ▁up ▁the ▁side car cross ▁in ▁corners ▁by ▁lean ing ▁out . ▁The ▁coord ination ▁between ▁the ▁driver ▁and ▁the ▁passenger ▁are ▁therefore ▁of ▁highest ▁importance . ▁ ▁Over view ▁The ▁th ir teen ▁races ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁ten ▁countries , ▁Germany ▁( 2 x ), ▁France ▁( 2 x ), ▁Lat via ▁( 2 x ), ▁Est onia , ▁Bel arus , ▁Belg ium , ▁Sweden , ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁In ▁comparison ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁edition ▁which ▁had ▁twelve ▁Grand ▁Prix , ▁the ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁of ▁the ▁Greece