Marcus Hansson

For the Swedish footballer, see Marcus Hansson (footballer).

Marcus Hansson
Nationality	Swedish
Born	October 18, 1969 (1969-10-18) (age 46) Borås, Sweden
Motocross career
Years active	1990 - 1995
Teams	Honda
Championships	500cc - 1994
Wins	5

Marcus Hansson (born October 18, 1969) is a Swedish former professional motocross racer. He won the 1994 500cc Grand Prix Motocross World Championship.^[1]

Born in Borås, Sweden, Hansson rode a Honda to win the F.I.M. 500cc motocross world championship in 1994, defeating Jacky Martens and Joël Smets.^[2]^[3] He retired from racing after being injured in a supercross race in 1995. Hansson was the last Swedish rider to win a motocross world championship.^[1]

References

1 2 "The History of the Swedes". mxgp.com. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
↑ "1994 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
↑ "Marcus Hansson career profile". bestsports.com. Retrieved 2016-03-27.

External links

Marcus Hansson Official Web Site (Swedish)

MX1 world champions¹

1957 - B. Nilsson
1958 - R. Baeten
1959 - S. Lundin

1960 - B. Nilsson
1961 - S. Lundin
1962 – R. Tibblin
1963 – R. Tibblin
1964 – J. Smith
1965 – J. Smith
1966 – P. Friedrichs
1967 – P. Friedrichs
1968 – P. Friedrichs
1969 – B. Aberg

1970 – B. Aberg
1971 – R. De Coster
1972 – R. De Coster
1973 – R. De Coster
1974 – H. Mikkola
1975 – R. De Coster
1976 – R. De Coster
1977 – H. Mikkola
1978 – H. Mikkola
1979 – G. Noyce

1980 – A. Malherbe
1981 – A. Malherbe
1982 – B. Lackey
1983 – H. Carlqvist
1984 – A. Malherbe
1985 – D. Thorpe
1986 – D. Thorpe
1987 – G. Jobé
1988 – E. Geboers
1989 – D. Thorpe

1990 – E. Geboers
1991 – G. Jobé
1992 – G. Jobé
1993 – J. Martens
1994 – M. Hansson
1995 – J. Smets
1996 – S. King
1997 – J. Smets
1998 – J. Smets
1999 – A. Bartolini

2000 – J. Smets
2001 – S. Everts
2002 – S. Everts
2003 – S. Everts
2004 – S. Everts
2005 – S. Everts
2006 – S. Everts
2007 – S. Ramon
2008 – D. Philippaerts
2009 – A. Cairoli

2010 – A. Cairoli
2011 – A. Cairoli
2012 – A. Cairoli
2013 – A. Cairoli
2014 – A. Cairoli
2015 – R. Febvre

¹From 1957 to 2002 the MX-1 world championship was named the 500cc motocross world championship.

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