Yves Demaria | |
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Nationality | French |
Born | 22 January 1972 53) Marseille, France | (age
Motocross career | |
Years active | 1988-2007 |
Teams | KTM, Yamaha |
Championships | MX3-GP - 2004, 2006, 2007 |
Wins | 37 |
Yves Demaria (born 22 January 1972) is a French former professional motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1988 to 2007. [1] He is a three-time FIM Motocross World Champion in the MX3-GP class for motorcycles displacing 650cc. [2] [3]
Born in Marseille, France, Demaria won his first MX3 world championship in 2004, following with two more crowns in 2006 and 2007. [2] [4] [5] [6] He has also won Grand Prix races in the MX1-GP and MX2-GP classes. [2]
Demaria won 69 individual heat races and 37 Grand Prix victories during his world championship racing career. [2] Along with his three World Championships, he was a seventeen-time French motocross national champion. [2] He was a member of seven French Motocross des Nations teams, including the victorious French team at the 2001 Motocross des Nations that included David Vuillemin and Luigi Séguy. [2]