Emmanuelle Clément

For the French footballer Emmanuel Clément (1971), see Emmanuel Clément. For the French footballer Emmanuel Clément-Demange (1970), see Emmanuel Clément-Demange. For the Portuguese clergyman Manuel Clemente, see Manuel Clemente.

Emmanuelle Clément (born ~1997[1]) is a french sidecar racer (passenger). She is a two times Superside FIM World Sidecar Champion, after winning the championship with driver Todd Ellis in 2022 and 2023.[2][3] Clément is the second female sidecar world champion after Kirsi Kainulainen, who won it in 2016. She is also a two times British Champion.

Clément is the third French sidecar racing world champion. All three of them raced with an English partner. The other two are driver Alain Michel with passenger Simon Birchall in 1990 and Grégory Cluze passenger of Tim Reeves in 2014.[4]

Early career

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2017

In 2017, Clément took part in sidecar racings for the first time, when she competed at the French FSBK[note 1] championships replacing the injured Kevin Rousseau as passenger of reigning French champion Sébastien Delannoy at the races in Nogaro, Lédenon and Pau-Arnos. In Lédenon and Pau-Arnos they won both races while in Lédenon they finished both races in second place. With his passengers Rousseau and Clément, Delannoy became French champion for the fourth time that season in the 1000cc sidecar class.[5][6][7][8] Later that season, Clément also filled in as passenger with Manuel Moreau at Circuit Magny-Cours where they won the first race, and at Circuit Carole in Tremblay-en-France where they finished in second place in the second race.[9] She also drove test and training rides with French 2016 Formula 2 Sidecar champion Estelle Leblond.[note 2][9][10]

2018

During the first round of the FSBK-F1 races, Clément drove the second race on the Circuit Bugatti in Le Mans again as passenger of Manuel Moreau, whose regular passenger, Belgian Jonathan Brichard, fell of the machine during training and broke his toe.[11] During the third round at Magny Cours, Clément once again replaced Rousseau as passenger of reigning French champion Sébastien Delannoy; they won both races, and Delannoy became French champion for the fifth time in 2018.

Sidecar World Championship

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In 2019, Clément was the regular passenger of french driver Paul Leglise. They finished in ninth place in the World Championships[12][13] and eleventh in the FSBK-F1 Championship in France.[14][15]

In 2019, Clément was also the regular passenger of the British driver Scott Lawrie in the 1000 cc sidecar class of the German IDM Championship.[note 3] They finished eleventh.[16]

In the corona season 2020, Clément was the regular passenger of the Finnish five times world champion Pekka Päivärinta, but fewer races were held and the FIM World Sidecar Championship was cancelled. In the IDM they finished in fifth place[17] and in the International Sidecar SuperPrix 2020, a competition organized by the German and British federations when the FIM World Sidecar Championship 2020 was canceled due to the restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic,[18][19][20][21] they finished ninth.[22]

Clément started the 2021 season as passenger of Bennie Streuer, riding a Adolf RS-Yamaha for the German Bonovo Action team.[23][24] With Steuer she took part in the first round of the French FSBK-F1 sidecar races on March 27 and 28, 2021 at the Circuit Bugatti in Le Mans, France, winning the first race, and finished second in the second race.[9][25] On April 9, 2021, Streuer and Clément crashed during a test drive in |Motorsport Arena Oschersleben in Germany. Streuer was injured and would have to rehabilitation for 6 to 12 months.[26] Clément, who was unhurt, became the passenger of Todd Ellis, the 2019 British Champion.[8] and in June, 2021 they started in the first race of the 2021 Sidecar World Championship on the Circuit Bugatti in Le Mans, France. Ellis and Clément finished the 2021 Sidecar World Championship second on their LCR-Yamaha machine behind Swiss duo Marcus Schlosser and Marcel Fries.

In 2022[2][27][4] and 2023[3][28][29][30] Ellis and Clément won the Superside World Championship.

Sidecar World Championship results

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Year Driver Motorbike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Place Points
2021 Todd Ellis LCR-Yamaha FRA1
3 		FRA2
2 		HUN1
3 		HUN2
2 		GBR1
1 		GBR2
3 		NED1
DNF 		NED2
2 		CRO1
2 		CRO2
3 		OSC1
2 		OSC2
3 		POR1
3 		POR2
5 		POR3
4 		2nd 269
2022 Todd Ellis LCR-Yamaha FRA1
1 		FRA2
2 		NED1
2 		NED2
1 		BEL1
1 		BEL2
1 		HUN1
1 		HUN2
2 		CRO1
1 		CRO2
DNF 		GBR1
1 		GBR2
2 		GER1
1 		GER2
1 		POR1
2 		POR2
3 		1st 377
2023 Todd Ellis LCR-Yamaha GER1
3 		GER2
4 		BEL1
1 		BEL2
2 		CZE1
4 		CZE2
1 		AUT1
5 		AUT2
1 		NED1
1 		NED2
1 		OSC1
2 		OSC2
2 		POR1
3 		POR2
3 		1st 270

British F1 Sidecar Championship

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In 2021 Ellis and Clément finished fourth in the British Sidecar Championship.[31]

They won the British F1-Sidecar Championship in 2022 and 2023.

Isle of Man TT

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In November 2023, it was announced that Todd Ellis and Emmanuelle Clément will make their Isle of Man TT debut in 2024.[32]

References

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  1. ^ "Molson Group British Sidecar Championship 2022 Round 6 Cadwell Park – Race 1". 22 August 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2023. Barry Nutley: '..28 year old Todd Ellis and his 25 year old French lady passenger Emmanuelle Clément..'
  2. ^ a b English, S. (30 October 2022). "FIM Sidecar: Todd Ellis and Emmanuelle Clément crowned in Estroril". FIM-moto.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b "FIM Sidecar: Todd Ellis and Emmanuelle Clément, the 2023 champions!". FIM-moto.com. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Todd Ellis et Emmanuelle Clément champions du Monde side-car 2022" (in French). Cybermotard.com. 31 October 2022. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  5. ^ "FSBK Championnat de France Superbike – Situation au Championnat Side-Car" (PDF) (in French). FF Moto. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Double victoire de Sébastien Delannoy sans Kévin Rousseau à Nogaro" (in French). Cybermotard. 15 May 2017. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Pau : Le point à mi-championnat après les victoires de Delannoy/Clément en side-car" (in French). Cybermotard. 25 June 2017. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Riders & Teams – 6 Santander Salt – Ellis/Clement". RKB F1 Sidecars. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  9. ^ a b c Sauvage, E. (20 January 2020). "Entretien avec Emmanuelle Clément, la nouvelle équipière de Bennie Streuer" (in French). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  10. ^ "La passagère Mélanie Farnier" (in French). Mototribu. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Sidecar – Le Mans, le compte rendu d'Éric Sauvage et les photos HD" (in French). Mototribu. 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  12. ^ Löfman, H. (24 November 2019). "Emmanuelle Clement, 22, Le Mansista hyppää Suomen parhaan ratamoottoripyöräilijän purkkiorjaksi – 'Hän haluaa ennen kaikkea menestyä' (en: Emmanuelle Clement, 22, from Le Mans becomes the passenger of Finland's best sidecar racer – 'She wants above all to succeed' )" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2023. 22-year-old Clement from Le Mans, who participated in the World Series last season with the Frenchman Paul Leglise and finished ninth
  13. ^ See Seitenwagen-Weltmeisterschaft 2019 on the German Wikipedia
  14. ^ "Situation du Championnat – 2019 Side" (PDF) (in French). FF Moto. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Première Victoire de Paul Léglise et Emmanuelle Clément en side-car à Pau" (in French). Cybermotard.com. 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  16. ^ See IDM-Saison2019#Gespanne on the German Wikipedia
  17. ^ See IDM-Saison2020#Gespanne on the German Wikipedia
  18. ^ Nutley, Barry (19 August 2020). "FIM Sidecar: 2020 season cancelled due to COVID-19 pressures". Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  19. ^ "Champions 2020". FIM Awards. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  20. ^ Nutley, Barry. "International Sidecar Superprix to round out 2020 | RKB F1 Motorsport | Molson British F1 Sidecar Championship | Santander Salt FIM Sidecar World Championship". Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  21. ^ Ohner, H. (19 August 2020). "Seitenwagen-WM 2020 fällt Covid-19-Pandemie zum Opfer" (in German). Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  22. ^ ref>See International Sidecar SuperPrix 2020 on the German Wikipedia
  23. ^ Slager, E. (10 January 2023). "Nieuwe passagier Bennie Streuer" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  24. ^ Hagen, Rudi (10 January 2021). "Streuer/de Haas getrennt – Emanuelle Clement neu" (in German). Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  25. ^ "Situation du Championnat – 2021 Side" (PDF) (in French). FF Moto. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  26. ^ Slager, E. (9 April 2021). "Zware crash Bennie Streuer & Emmanuelle Clément in Oschersleben" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  27. ^ "FIM Sidecar World Championship 2022". FIM-moto.com. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  28. ^ "FIM Sidecar: Die Gewinner 2023 und der Punktestand" (in German). IDM.de. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  29. ^ "FIM Sidecar World Championship 2023". FIM-moto.com. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  30. ^ "FIM Sidecar World Championship" (in Dutch). Racesport.nl. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  31. ^ Nutley, Barry (20 October 2021). "Dramatic end to season at Brands with Birchalls already champions". Retrieved 3 November 2023. British Sidecar Championship 2021 Final Standings: B.Birchall/T.Birchall 340, Blackstock/Rosney 271, J.Holden/Pitt 189, Ellis/Clément 140, Holland/T.Christie 135, Biggs/Schmitz 126, Lawrie/Smithies 122, Archer/Hyde 119, Peach/Edwards 108, Bell/Connell 105.'
  32. ^ "Sidecar champions to make Isle of Man TT debut". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ FSBK = France SuperBiKe
  2. ^ Formula 1 Sidecarraces are driven with long machines or kneelers, road racing sidecars with a very low construction, which means that the driver has to sit in a kneeling position in front of the rear-mounted engine. Formula 2 Sidecar races are raced with short machines or seaters, road racing sidecars over which the driver, just like on a solo motorcycle, is seated ‘over’ the engine.
  3. ^ IDM = Internationalen Deutschen Motorradmeisterschaft (en: International German Motorcycle Championschip)
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Sporting positions
Preceded by World Sidecar Champion
2022–2023
With: Todd Ellis 		Succeeded by
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