Yves Demaria
{{short description|French motorcycle racer}}
{{Infobox Motocross rider
| name = Yves Demaria
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| nationality = French
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|22 January 1972}}
| birth_place = Marseille, France
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| years = 1988-2007
| races =
| 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.{{cite web | url=https://www.mxgp.com/news/hall-fame-yves-demaria | title=Hall of Fame Yves Demaria | publisher=mxgp.com | accessdate=2025-04-24}} He is a three-time FIM Motocross World Champion in the MX3-GP class for motorcycles displacing 650cc.{{cite web | url=https://www.memotocross.fr/downloads/fpm-gp-demaria-y.pdf | title=Yves Demaria career statistics | publisher=memotocross.fr | accessdate=2025-04-24}}[http://www.bestsports.com.br/db/atlpag.php?atl=57&lang=2 Yves Demaria career profile]
Biography
Born in Marseille, France, Demaria won his first MX3 world championship in 2004, following with two more crowns in 2006 and 2007.{{cite web | url=https://www.memotocross.fr/downloads/2cm-2004-mx3-res-complet.pdf | title=2004 MX3 motocross world championship final classifications | publisher=memotocross.fr | accessdate=2025-04-24}}{{cite web | url=https://www.memotocross.fr/downloads/2cm-2006-mx3-res-complet.pdf | title=2006 MX3 motocross world championship final classifications | publisher=memotocross.fr | accessdate=2025-04-24}}{{cite web | url=https://www.memotocross.fr/downloads/2cm-2007-mx3-res-complet.pdf | title=2007 MX3 motocross world championship final classifications | publisher=memotocross.fr | accessdate=2025-04-24}} He has also won Grand Prix races in the MX1-GP and MX2-GP classes.
Demaria won 69 individual heat races and 37 Grand Prix victories during his world championship racing career. Along with his three World Championships, he was a seventeen-time French motocross national champion. 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.
References
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Category:Sportspeople from Marseille
Category:French motocross riders
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