Adrien Van Beveren
Adrien Van Beveren | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 January 1991 Hazebrouck, France |
| Nationality |  French |
| Dakar Rally career | |
| Debut season | 2016 |
| Current team | Honda |
| Former teams | Yamaha |
| Starts | 9 |
| Wins | 0 (4 stage wins) |
| Best finish | 3rd in 2024 |
| FIM World Rally-Raid Championship career | |
| Current team | Honda |
| Former teams | Yamaha |
| Wins | 2 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2021 |
Adrien Van Beveren (born 4 January 1991) is a French motocross and rally raid rider. Winner of the Enduropale du Touquet in 2014, 2015 and 2016,[1] he is the first driver to win three consecutive titles since Eric Geboers in 1990. He raced under the colors of the Japanese manufacturer Yamaha, but in 2022, he switched to Honda for competing in the Dakar Rally and the World Rally-Raid Championship.
Van Beveren's best result in the Dakar Rally is a 4th place in 2017 Dakar Rally and 2022 Dakar Rally. He finished runner-up in the 2021 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship.[2]
Racing record
[edit]Dakar Rally results
[edit]| Year | Class | Vehicle | Position | Stages won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Motorbike |  Yamaha
|
6th | 0 |
| 2017 | 4th | 0 | ||
| 2018 | DNF | 1 | ||
| 2019 | DNF | 0 | ||
| 2020 | DNF | 0 | ||
| 2021 | DNF | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 4th | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Honda
|
5th | 1 |
Complete World Rally-Raid Championship results
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| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Team | Yamaha WR450F Rally | RallyGP | DAK 4 |
ABU |
3rd | 58 | |||
| Monster Energy Honda Team | Honda CRF450R Rally | MOR 4 |
AND 1 |
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| 2023 | Monster Energy Honda Team | Honda 450 CRF Rally | RallyGP | DAK 5 |
ABU 1 |
SON 5 |
DES 4 |
MOR 6 |
3rd | 76 |