André Malherbe
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André Malherbe (born March 21, 1956 in Huy) was a Belgian motocross racer. He won three F.I.M. 500cc motocross World Championships.
The son of a motorcycle dealer, he began racing at an early age and earned his racing licence in 1973. He finished the 1977 season third in the 250cc motocross world championship. By 1979 he had moved up to the 500cc class and again finished third in the world. In 1980, he captured his first 500cc world championship as a member of the Honda factory racing team. Malherbe successfully defended his title in 1981 and in 1984 he won his third 500cc world championship for Honda.
After his motocross career ended, he began to compete in off road rallys. In 1988, while competing in the Paris to Dakar Rally he crashed and suffered serious injuries that left him paralyzed.
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