From a press release issued by the FIM:

2003 FIM World Champions’ Awards

The ceremony will be held in Dubai on December 13, next

The 2003 FIM World Champions’ Awards Ceremony will be held in a totally new venue. This event will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on December 13 next. The promoter will be Youthstream, the company which is the contractual partner of the FIM for the Motocross World Championship, the Motocross of Nations, the SuperMoto World Championship and the Snowcross World Cup. The local organiser will be the company Arabia 1, motorsports event promoter in Dubai and the Middle East. The Ceremony will be held under the auspices of the FIM-affiliated United Arab Emirates Motorcycle Club (UAEMC), with the support of the government authorities of Dubai and of the future circuit of Dubai.

In the presence of FIM delegates and many guests, sponsors and VIPs, the 2003 World Champions in Road Racing, Motocross, Trial, Enduro and Track Racing will receive their medals and trophies. Representatives of the Manufacturers’ World Champions will receive their diplomas.

Several 2003 World Champions are already known: the Spanish rider Adam Raga is the Indoor Trial World Champion, and the Russian rider Vitaly Khomitsevich won his first Individual Ice Racing World Championship title. In Motocross, Belgian riders are on top this year, with Stefan Everts winning the MotocrossGP title, the seventh in his career, beating the previous record of six titles established by another famous Belgian rider, Joël Robert, and Joël Smets winning the 650 title, his fifth world crown. Australian rider Chad Reed is the 2003 Supercross World Champion, and Daniel Willemsen and Casper Stupiles are Motocross Sidecar World Champions.

All the world titles have been attributed in the Individual World Two Days’ Enduro Championship: Anders Eriksson won the 400cc 4-stroke class, his seventh world title; Juha Salminen (FIN) won the 500cc and overall classes, reaching a total of 8 world titles; Stefan Merriman (AUS) the 250cc 2-stroke title (his 3rd title), Peter Bergvall (SWE) took his second 250cc 4-stroke title, and Petri Pohjamo (FIN) the 125cc 2-stroke title, the first of his career.

Finally, another rider won a World title last week-end on the circuit of Assen: British rider Neil Hodgson, riding a Ducati 999, has become the 2003 Superbike World Champion.