Clément Desalle (born 19 May 1989) is a Belgian former professional motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 2006 to 2020.[1][2][3][4] Desalle raced in the MXGP class his entire motocross career, finishing both second & third thrice.[4][5]
| Clément Desalle | |
|---|---|
 Desalle in 2011 | |
| Nationality |  Belgian |
| Born | 19 May 1989 (age 35) La Louvière, Belgium |
| Motocross career | |
| Years active | 2006–2020 |
| Teams | Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki |
| Grands Prix | •MXGP: 218 |
| Wins | •MXGP: 23 |
| GP debut | 2006, GP of Flanders, Zolder, MX1 |
| First GP win | Loket 9 August 2009 (Czech Republic) |
Motocross career
editBorn in La Louvière, Belgium, Desalle began competing in the premier MXGP class as soon as he became a professional racer in 2006.[5] In his fourth season of competition, he won his first Grand Prix race in the Czech Republic and placed third in the 2009 FIM Motocross World Championship season riding for the LS Motors-Honda team.[2][5] Between 2010 and 2013 would rank either second or third in the motocross world championships while riding for the Teka-Suzuki team run by Sylvain Geboers with former motocross world champion Eric Geboers as the team manager.[5][6] Desalle was also a member of the victorious Belgian 2013 Motocross des Nations team that included Ken De Dycker and Jeremy Van Horebeek.
He joined the Kawasaki factory racing team in 2016.[5] Desalle announced his retirement in 2020 after 15 seasons.[4]
GP wins
edit- 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
MXGP Results
edit| Year | Rnd 1 |
Rnd 2 |
Rnd 3 |
Rnd 4 |
Rnd 5 |
Rnd 6 |
Rnd 7 |
Rnd 8 |
Rnd 9 |
Rnd 10 |
Rnd 11 |
Rnd 12 |
Rnd 13 |
Rnd 14 |
Rnd 15 |
Rnd 16 |
Rnd 17 |
Rnd 18 |
Rnd 19 |
Rnd 20 |
Average Finish |
Podium Percent |
Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 MX1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.53 | 47% | 3rd |
| 2010 MX1 | 3 | 2 | OUT | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.28 | 79% | 2nd |
| 2011 MX1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | OUT | OUT | OUT | - | - | - | - | - | 3.41 | 67% | 3rd |
| 2012 MX1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3.68 | 63% | 2nd |
| 2013 MX1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | - | - | - | 3.41 | 76% | 2nd |
| 2014 MXGP | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | - | - | - | - | 3.33 | 58% | 4th |
Season results
edit2003: 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 to 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
2018: 3rd MXGP world championship
2019: 14th MXGP world championship (missed 11 rounds due to injury)
References
edit- ^ "Clément Desalle MXGP profile". mxgpresults.com. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ a b Clément Desalle rider profile at www.bestsports.com
- ^ Clement Desalle results at www.motocrossmx1.com
- ^ a b c "MXGP Retirement: Clement Desalle to Hang Up His Boots at 31". motocrossactionmag.com. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Clément Desalle Kawasaki Racing profile". kawasaki.eu. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Desalle Joins Ramon At Teka Suzuki" (Press release). Team Suzuki Press Office. 29 September 2009.