Steve Webster (sidecar racer)
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Steve Webster MBE (born 7 January 1960), is an English sidecar racer who has won a record ten FIM Sidecar World Championships, making him the most successful sidecar racer ever. Webster began as a 19-year-old racing at club level and quickly moved up to national and then world championship in 1983, winning his first world championship in 1987 while partnered with Tony Hewitt, riding an LCR-Yamaha machine. From 181 Grand Prix and World Cup races entered, he has had 62 wins, 37 second places and 27 third places as well as 82 pole positions. He has won the FIM Sidecar World Championship on 10 occasions, with Tony Hewitt, Gavin Simmons, David James and Paul Woodhead. In 1985 Webster and Hewitt had a massive crash at the Dutch TT at Assen, shown many times on television where the sidecar left the track at high speed, slid along the grass before hitting a drainage ditch. The accident caused the pair to miss most of the season.
Steve Webster was the recipient of the Segrave Trophy in 1991.
In 2005 Webster announced his retirement after health problems prevented him finishing the season.
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| Preceded by Egbert Streuer With: Bernard Schnieders |
World Sidecar Champion 1987-1989 With: Tony Hewitt (1987-1989) Gavin Simmons (1988) |
Succeeded by Alain Michel With: Simon Birchall |
| Preceded by Alain Michel With: Simon Birchall |
World Sidecar Champion 1991 With: Gavin Simmons |
Succeeded by Rolf Biland With: Kurt Waltisperg |
| Preceded by Darren Dixon With: Andy Hetherington |
World Sidecar Champion 1997-2000 With: David James (1997-1999) Paul Woodhead (2000) |
Succeeded by Klaus Klaffenböck With: Christian Parzer |
| Preceded by Steve Abbott With: Jamie Biggs |
World Sidecar Champion 2003-2004 With: Paul Woodhead |
Succeeded by Tim Reeves With: Tristan Reeves |
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