Harry Everts

Belgian motorcycle racer

Harry Everts
MX Spanish GP 250cc 1973 race start
Nationality	Belgian
Born	February 1952 (age 72) Maaseik, Belgium
Motocross career
Years active	1970 - 1982
Teams	Puch, Bultaco, Suzuki
Championships	250cc - 1975 125cc - 1979, 1980, 1981
Wins	25

Harry Everts (born February 1952) is a Belgian former professional motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1970 to 1982.^[1] Everts is notable for being a four-time FIM motocross world champion. In 2013, he was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.^[2]

Biography

Born in Maaseik, Belgium, Everts won the 1975 250cc motocross world championship as a member of the Puch factory racing team.^[1] After dropping to fifth in the 1976 250cc motocross world championship, he joined the Bultaco factory team.

Everts began the 1977 with a series of strong performances for the Bultaco team including a win in the first moto of the Swiss Grand Prix.^[3] He was lying in second place behind eventual World Champion, Gennady Moiseyev after four races, but then faltered to finish the season in fourth place.^[3] The 1978 began with another strong start for Everts, putting him in second place behind eventual World Champion, Moiseyev, but then missed three rounds , dropping him to sixth place in the season final classification.^[4]

Everts signed with the Suzuki factory team and won three consecutive 125cc motocross world championships between 1979 and 1981.^[1]^[5] Everts was a member of the Belgian teams which won the Motocross des Nations in 1976 and 1979. He is the nephew of former professional motocross racer Jef Teuwissen and father of former ten-time motocross world champion, Stefan Everts.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Everts - Motocross Royalty". mxlarge.com. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
^ "FIM Legends". fim-live.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b "1977 250cc motocross world championship race classifications" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ "1978 250cc motocross world championship race classifications" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ "Harry Everts career profile". bestsports.com. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

250cc / MX2 world champions¹

1962 – T. Hallman
1963 – T. Hallman
1964 – J. Robert
1965 – V. Arbekov
1966 – T. Hallman
1967 – T. Hallman
1968 – J. Robert
1969 – J. Robert

1970 – J. Robert
1971 – J. Robert
1972 – J. Robert
1973 – H. Andersson
1974 – G. Moisseev
1975 – H. Everts
1976 – H. Mikkola
1977 – G. Moisseev
1978 – G. Moisseev
1979 – H. Carlqvist

1980 – G. Jobé
1981 – N. Hudson
1982 – D. LaPorte
1983 – G. Jobé
1984 – H. Kinigadner
1985 – H. Kinigadner
1986 – J. Vimond
1987 – E. Geboers
1988 – J. van den Berk
1989 – J. Bayle

1990 – A. Puzar
1991 – T. Parker
1992 – D. Schmit
1993 – G. Albertyn
1994 – G. Albertyn
1995 – S. Everts
1996 – S. Everts
1997 – S. Everts
1998 – S. Tortelli
1999 – F. Bolley

2000 – F. Bolley
2001 – M. Pichon
2002 – M. Pichon
2003 – S. Ramon²
2004 – B. Townley
2005 – T. Cairoli
2006 – C. Pourcel
2007 – T. Cairoli
2008 – T. Rattray
2009 – M. Musquin

2010 – M. Musquin
2011 – K. Roczen
2012 – J. Herlings
2013 – J. Herlings
2014 – J. Tixier
2015 - T. Gajser
2016 - J. Herlings
2017 - P. Jonass
2018 - J. Prado
2019 - J. Prado

2020 - T. Vialle
2021 - M. Renaux
2022 - T. Vialle
2023 - A. Adamo

¹From 1962 to 2002 the MX-2 world championship was named the 250cc motocross world championship. ²In 2003 250cc 4-stroke machine was allowed to race in 125cc which convert to the new MX2 class later.

125cc / MX3 world champions¹

1975 - G. Rahier
1976 - G. Rahier
1977 - G. Rahier
1978 - A. Watanabe
1979 - H. Everts

1980 - H. Everts
1981 - H. Everts
1982 - E. Geboers
1983 - E. Geboers
1984 - M. Rinaldi
1985 - P. Vehkonen
1986 - D. Strijbos
1987 - J. van den Berk
1988 - J.M. Bayle
1989 - T. Parker