Sidecar World Championship: Live streaming of the races in Pau Arnos

This year’s Sidecar World Championship spans six weekends. Following rounds at Le Mans in France and Grobnik/Rijeka in Croatia, the sidecar elite will gather in Pau Arnos this coming weekend. Located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, the circuit features on the championship calendar as a World Championship venue for the first time.

The Circuit Européen Pau-Arnos, which at 3.030 kilometres is comparatively short and is raced in a clockwise direction, features six left-hand and seven right-hand corners. A distinctive feature of the track layout is the chicane situated at the rear of the start-finish straight, which is modelled on the famous Corkscrew corner at Laguna Seca.

Races for the French Championship are regularly held at the circuit, which is situated not far from the French-Spanish border. A premier sidecar event has taken place there on one occasion. In 1993, the late Kevin Webster – the younger brother of series world champion Steve Webster – and his passenger Gary Broadley won a round of the European Championship.

For all sidecar racing fans who are unable to travel to south-eastern France, FIM-TV and YouTube offer the chance to watch the races live from the comfort of their own homes. The 16-lap sprint race is scheduled for Saturday at 6.40 pm CEST, whilst the 26-lap main race will start on Sunday at 5.45 pm CEST.