Every Honda Motocross World Champion: From Noyce to Gajser
By Team TMX on 7th Jul 21
At the second round of the 2021 FIM World Motocross Championship, held at the amazing Matterley Basin circuit near Winchester in England there was a meeting between two very special riders in Hondas illustrious history Graham Noyce and Tim Gajser.
The importance of these two legends cannot be understated as Noyce was Hondas first-ever world motocross champion in 1979, in the 500cc class, leading the way for a whole host of title-winning riders on red machines to follow, including Gajser, who is the reigning 2020 MXGP champion, on board his Honda CRF450RW.
Graham Noyce
In the years between, the list of champions riding Honda machines is unmatched by any other manufacturer, with a total of 20 titles by nine different riders in the 41 years, including a streak from 1984-1993 when Honda won every single premier title. And when you add in other world motocross championship classes, that streak extends to 1997 for a total of 14 years when Honda was on the top step of the final podium.
With over double the number of premier class championships, Honda could actually increase their dominance even further after the 2021 season as Gajser looks to win his third MXGP title in a row. He is already the most successful rider in their history with four titles and 30 GP wins and he is currently holding the red-plate in this years championship after third round which just took place in Maggiora, Italy.
Number of Premier Class Titles for Honda
3 Tim Gajser
3 Georges Jobe
3 David Thorpe
3 Andre Malherbe
2 Frederic Bolley
2 Stefan Everts
2 Eric Geboers
1 Greg Albertyn
1 Graham Noyce
Honda Motocross World Champions
1979 Graham Noyce (500cc)*
1980 Andre Malherbe (500cc)*
1981 Andre Malherbe (500cc)*
1984 Andre Malherbe (500cc)*
1985 David Thorpe (500cc)*
1986 David Thorpe (500cc)*
1987 Georges Jobe (500cc)*
1987 Eric Geboers (250cc)
1988 Eric Geboers (500cc)*
1988 Jean-Michel Bayle (125cc)
1989 David Thorpe (500cc)*
1989 Jean-Michel Bayle (250cc)
1990 Eric Geboers (500cc)*
1991 Georges Jobe (500cc)*
1991 Trampas Parker (250cc)
1992 Georges Jobe (500cc)*
1992 Greg Albertyn (125cc)
1993 Greg Albertyn (250cc)*
1994 Marcus Hansson (250cc)
1995 Alessandro Puzar (125cc)
1996 Stefan Everts (250cc)*
1997 Stefan Everts (250cc)*
1999 Frederic Bolley (250cc)*
2000 Frederic Bolley (250cc)*
2011 Julien Bill (MX3)
2013 Klemen Gercar (MX3)
2015 Tim Gajser (MX2)
2016 Tim Gajser (MXGP)*
2019 Tim Gajser (MXGP)*
2020 Tim Gajser (MXGP)*
* denotes premier class title
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