Kaspars Liepiņš

Kaspars Liepiņš, born on 11 October 1984 in Cēsis, is a Latvian sidecarcross rider who won the 2009 World Championship as the passenger of the Belgian driver Joris Hendrickx. He raced in the Latvian national championship from 2003, first as passenger for U. Zvaigznītis and from 2004 with Kārlis Leimanis, and made his world championship debut in April 2007. Teaming up with Hendrickx in 2008, he finished fourth overall and won the Belgian championship, then took the world title in 2009 after a win and a second place in the final event at Rudersberg. He was runner-up in 2010, fourth in 2012, and with Hendrickx won the French championship in 2013 and the German championship in 2015. He is a three-time Belgian champion, for 2008, 2009 and 2010, and the fourth Latvian to earn world championship honours in the sport.