Clément Desalle

Clément Desalle
Desalle in 2011
NationalityBelgium Belgian
Born19 May 1989 (1989-05-19) (age 35)
La Louvière, Belgium
Motocross career
Years active2006–2020
TeamsHonda, Suzuki, Kawasaki
Grands Prix•MXGP: 218
Wins•MXGP: 23
GP debut2006, GP of Flanders, Zolder, MX1
First GP winLoket 9 August 2009 (Czech Republic)

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]

Motocross career

Born 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

  • 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

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

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 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

  1. ^ "Clément Desalle MXGP profile". mxgpresults.com. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b Clément Desalle rider profile at www.bestsports.com
  3. ^ Clement Desalle results at www.motocrossmx1.com
  4. ^ a b c "MXGP Retirement: Clement Desalle to Hang Up His Boots at 31". motocrossactionmag.com. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Clément Desalle Kawasaki Racing profile". kawasaki.eu. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Desalle Joins Ramon At Teka Suzuki" (Press release). Team Suzuki Press Office. 29 September 2009.