Clément Desalle

Clément Desalle
Nationality Belgian
Born 19 May 1989 (1989-05-19) (age 29)
La Louvière, Belgium
Motocross career
Years active 2006 - present
Teams Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki
Grands Prix 167
Wins 23 GP wins
GP debut 2006, GP of Flanders, Zolder, MX1
First GP win Loket 9 August 2009 (Czech Republic)

Clément Desalle (born 19 May 1989) is a Belgian professional motocross racer competing in the F.I.M. MX1-GP world championship.[1][2]

Motocross career

Born in La Louvière, Belgium, Desalle placed third in the 2009 FIM Motocross World Championship season riding for the LS Motors-Honda team.[1] In the 2010 season, he finished second to Antonio Cairoli while riding for the Teka-Suzuki team run by Sylvain Geboers with former motocross world champion Eric Geboers as the team manager.[3][4]

Gp Wins

  • Loket (Czech Republic) 9 August 2009
  • Canelinha (Brazil) 13 September 2009
  • Agueda (Portugal) 9 May 2010
  • Kegums (Latvia) 27 June 2010
  • Fermo (Italy) 12 September 2010
  • Sevlievo (Bulgaria) 10 April 2011
  • Glen Helen (USA) 15 May 2011
  • Agueda (Portugal) 12 June 2011
  • Loket (Czech Republic) 7 August 2011
  • Agueda (Portugal) 10 June 2012
  • Uddevalla (Sweden) 1 July 2012
  • Losail (Qatar) 2 March 2013
  • Loket (Czech Republic) 4 August 2013
  • Bastogne (Belgium) 18 August 2013
  • Matterley Basin (Great Britain) 25 August 2013
  • Arco di Trento (Trentino) 13 April 2014
  • Talavera de la Reina (Spain) 11 May 2014
  • St. Jean d'Angely (France) 1 June 2014
  • Teutschenthal (Germany) 22 June 2014
  • Assen (Netherlands) 28 August 2016
  • Ernée (France) 28 May 2017
  • Orlyonok (Russia) 11 June 2017
  • Orlyonok (Russia) 1 May 2018

Season Results

2003: 9th 125cc French cadet class

2004: 9th 125cc French Junior class

2005: 5th 125cc Junior world championship
9th 125cc European championship

2006: 25th MX1 world championship
8th MX1 German championship

2007: 20th MX1 world championship
5th MX1 German championship

2008: 11th MX1 world championship
2nd MX1 German championship

2009: 3rd MX1 world championship
Pro open Belgian champion

2010: 2nd MX1 world championship

2011: 3rd MX1 world championship (missed three rounds due an injury)

2012: 2nd MX1 world championship

2013: 2nd MX1 world championship

2014: 4th MXGP world championship

2015: 10th MXGP world championship

2016: 8th MXGP world championship

2017: 4th MXGP world championship

References

  1. 1 2 Clément Desalle rider profile at www.bestsports.com
  2. ↑ Clement Desalle results at www.motocrossmx1.com
  3. ↑ Clément Desalle profile at www.suzuki-racing.com
  4. ↑ "Desalle joins Ramon at Teka Suzuki". racecar.com. Racecar New Media Services Ltd. 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2009-10-05.


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