Steve Ramon

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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{short description|Belgian motorcycle racer}}
{{Infobox Motocross rider
| name = Steve Ramon
| image =MX international Côte d'Or 2015 - Podium-16.jpg
| caption =
| nationality = [[Belgium|Belgian]]
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|29 December 1979}}
| birth_place = [[Bruges]], Belgium
| death_date =
| death_place =
| years = 1996 – [[2011 FIM Motocross World Championship season|2011]]
| teams = [[Suzuki]], [[Kawasaki motorcycles|Kawasaki]], [[KTM]]
| races =
| championships = MX2 – 2003{{-}} MX1 – [[2007 FIM Motocross World Championship|2007]]
| wins = 7
| GP debut = 1996 125cc Belgian Grand Prix
| First GP win =
}}

'''Steve Ramon''' (born 29 December 1979 in [[Bruges]]) is a [[Belgian people|Belgian]] former professional [[motocross]] racer.<ref name="Steve Ramon race results">{{cite web |url=https://mxgpresults.com/riders/steve-ramon/ |title=Steve Ramon race results |publisher=mxgpresults.com |accessdate=13 January 2019 }}</ref> He competed in the [[Motocross World Championship]]s from 1996 to 2011. Ramon was a two-time motocross world champion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bestsports.com.br/db/atlpag.php?atl=3178&lang=2 |title=Steve Ramon career profile |publisher=bestsports.com |accessdate=31 August 2021 }}</ref>

Ramon rode a [[KTM]] to win the 2003 125cc Motocross World Championship. He also won the [[2007 FIM Motocross World Championship|2007 MX1 world championship]] despite not winning a single Grand Prix race.<ref name="Steve Ramon race results"/> Ramon raced for the Teka [[Suzuki]] team managed by former world champion [[Eric Geboers]] and his brother [[Sylvain Geboers]], until an injury ended his GP career in [[2011 FIM Motocross World Championship season|2011]]. He also won the 125cc Belgian national championship in 1999 and, the MX1-GP Belgian national championship in 2004 and 2006.

In 2011, Ramon won the [[Le Touquet]] [[Beach racing|beach race]] in France.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://racingmemo.free.fr/Z%20LE%20TOUQUET/Z-LE%20TOUQUET.htm |title=Le Touquet Enduro results |publisher=memotocross.fr |accessdate=26 November 2020 }}</ref>

==MXGP Results==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center"
|- valign="top"
!valign="middle"| Year
! Rnd 1
! Rnd 2
! Rnd 3
! Rnd 4
! Rnd 5
! Rnd 6
! Rnd 7
! Rnd 8
! Rnd 9
! Rnd 10
! Rnd 11
! Rnd 12
! Rnd 13
! Rnd 14
! Rnd 15
! Rnd 16
! Rnd 17
!valign="middle"| Average Finish
!valign="middle"| Podium Percent
!valign="middle"| Place
|-
! 2007 MX1
| style="background: silver;"| 2
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 9
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 8
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5
| style="background: silver;"| 2
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5
| style="background: silver;"| 2
| style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3
| style="background: silver;"| 2
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 8
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4
| style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3
| -
| -
!3.93
! 40%
! style="background: gold;"| 1st
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.suzuki-racing.com/worldmx/serieshome.aspx# Team Suzuki web site]

{{Commons category|Steve Ramon}}
{{S-start}}
{{S-sports}}
{{S-bef| before=[[Stefan Everts]]}}
{{S-ttl| title=World Champion – MX1|years=2007}}
{{S-aft| after=[[David Philippaerts]]}}
{{S-end}}

{{MX1 world champions}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramon, Steve}}
[[Category:Belgian motocross riders]]
[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Bruges]]

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