André Malherbe (21 March 1956 – 24 November 2022) was a Belgian professional Grand Prix motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1975 to 1986, most prominently as a member of the Honda factory racing team where he won three FIM 500cc Motocross World Championships. In 1984, Malherbe was named the recipient of the Belgian National Sports Merit Award.
Born in Huy, the son of a motorcycle dealer, Malherbe began racing at an early age and earned his racing licence in 1973. He rode a Zündapp to win the 1973 FIM 125cc European motocross championship, and repeated as champion in 1974.[1][2][3]
Malherbe finished the 1977 season third in the 250cc motocross world championship.[4] Malherbe moved up to the 500cc world championship in 1978 and finished the season as the highest scoring KTM rider in sixth place.[5] He joined the Honda factory racing team in 1979 and improved to a third-place finish behind Honda teammate Graham Noyce and Suzuki's Gerrit Wolsink in the 500cc world championship.[6]
In 1980, he captured his first 500cc world championship as a member of the Honda factory racing team. Malherbe successfully defended his title in 1981 and in 1984 he won his third 500cc world championship for Honda.[7] At the time of his retirement, Malherbe's 41 Grand Prix race victories placed him fourth on the all-time winners list.[8]
andré, malherbe, march, 1956, november, 2022, belgian, professional, grand, prix, motocross, racer, competed, motocross, world, championships, from, 1975, 1986, most, prominently, member, honda, factory, racing, team, where, three, 500cc, motocross, world, cha. Andre Malherbe 21 March 1956 24 November 2022 was a Belgian professional Grand Prix motocross racer He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1975 to 1986 most prominently as a member of the Honda factory racing team where he won three FIM 500cc Motocross World Championships In 1984 Malherbe was named the recipient of the Belgian National Sports Merit Award Andre MalherbeMalherbe in 1974 aboard a 125cc ZundappNationalityBelgianBorn 1956 03 21 21 March 1956Huy BelgiumDied24 November 2022 2022 11 24 aged 66 Motocross careerYears active1975 1986TeamsZundapp KTM HondaChampionships500cc 1980 1981 1984Wins30Motorcycle racing career editBorn in Huy the son of a motorcycle dealer Malherbe began racing at an early age and earned his racing licence in 1973 He rode a Zundapp to win the 1973 FIM 125cc European motocross championship and repeated as champion in 1974 1 2 3 Malherbe finished the 1977 season third in the 250cc motocross world championship 4 Malherbe moved up to the 500cc world championship in 1978 and finished the season as the highest scoring KTM rider in sixth place 5 He joined the Honda factory racing team in 1979 and improved to a third place finish behind Honda teammate Graham Noyce and Suzuki s Gerrit Wolsink in the 500cc world championship 6 In 1980 he captured his first 500cc world championship as a member of the Honda factory racing team Malherbe successfully defended his title in 1981 and in 1984 he won his third 500cc world championship for Honda 7 At the time of his retirement Malherbe s 41 Grand Prix race victories placed him fourth on the all time winners list 8 After his motocross career ended he competed in the 1987 Spa 24 Hour round of the World Touring Car Championship 9 He then began to compete in rally raids While competing in the 1988 Paris to Dakar Rally he crashed and suffered serious injuries that left him paralyzed Personal life and death editMalherbe died on 24 November 2022 at the age of 66 10 References edit Classic Motocross Iron Zundapp MC125 motocrossactionmag com Archived from the original on 11 December 2019 Retrieved 11 December 2019 1973 125cc European motocross championship final standings memotocross fr Retrieved 3 February 2016 1974 125cc European motocross championship final standings memotocross fr Retrieved 3 February 2016 1977 250cc motocross world championship final standings memotocross fr Retrieved 13 February 2016 1978 500cc motocross world championship final standings memotocross fr Retrieved 13 February 2016 1979 500cc motocross world championship final standings memotocross fr Retrieved 13 February 2016 Andre Malherbe career profile www motorsport aktuell com Archived 13 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine Andre Malherbe results racingsportscars com Retrieved 13 February 2016 Le Hutois Andre Malherbe triple champion du monde de motocross est mort Lavenir 24 November 2022 Retrieved 24 November 2022 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to Belgian sports is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This motorcycle racing biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andre Malherbe amp oldid 1172630622, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
