Nationality: Italian

Team: Rinaldi Yamaha Monster Energy

David Philippaerts was born in Pietrasanta in Lucca December 7, 1983.

Born and raised in Italy maintains a surname originating in Belgium, in fact the father, born at Zolder in Belgium, at the age of fourteen he moved to Italy with his mother, where he later met and married young mother of David, originally from Emma Massarosa.

The family has always loved the motocross Philippaerts, David's grandfather was two times Belgian champion while his father worked as a mechanic for some riders in the world, Andrea Bartolini and until 2005 as a mechanic for David himself.

David was born in Tuscany but moved at the age of six years with his family, two younger and two younger brothers Deny Anna, Imola and will remain until 2005. At three and a half already used its first flagship store in the backyard 10 years and faced her first race in the championship minicross Marche, since there was still a championship minicross in Romagna.

David soon proved to be a boy of great talent in motion but it was not easy for him and his family.

Economist with great difficulty and many sacrifices, they managed also to make it run.

Helped team Errezeta and Andrea Bartolini began to develop in this sport.

In 1995 he finished second in the league minicross senior in '97 and finished fourth in the Italian league cadets always with 125 Yamaha.

After a busy season with the team Husquarna, David made a 'good season in 2002 with the Suzuki team ranked second in the absolute Castellari of Italy and third at European Championship 125.

In 2003 the team went to Errevi Vallerina and won the Italian championship senior 125, also the year we won the championship and participated in the World MX2 finishing in 19th place, a number which will be tied to him forever and that will determine the start of His true career ... future seasons, starting in 2005, by David himself accurately described each year in the section news.

David is currently the world champion in 2008 with MX1 Monster Energy Team Yamaha Rinaldi, lives in Piedmont, Valsesia with his current girlfriend admire beautiful Alice and her two dogs.

Besides being his work, motocross is his main hobby and his whole life there is based. Loves all types of music and his favorite team is the crop that follows when it can live. Also in his free time to do-it-yourself building and adjusting to everything, but his free time is very short: from January to October, David is completely absorbed from competitions, training and testing the bike.

(Translated from its original Italian)