Lotte van Drunen | |
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Nationality | Dutch |
Born | Gorinchem, The Netherlands | 9 August 2007
Current team | De Baets Yamaha MX Team |
Bike number | 401 |
Lotte van Drunen (born 9 August 2007)[1] is a Dutch professional Motocross racer. By winning the 2024 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship at seventeen years old, van Drunen became the youngest rider to win the FIM Women's Motocross World Championship.
Prior to her World Championship career, van Drunen gained notoriety during her youth career. Competing in The Netherlands and around Europe against her male counterparts, she often podiumed or outright won events. As part of this, she finished third in the 65 class of the 2019 FIM Motocross Junior World Championship and third in the EMX85 class of the 2021.
Alongside competing in the FIM Women's Motocross World Championship, van Drunen became one of the few women to race in a round of the FIM Motocross World Championship. This happened for the first time in a wildcard appearance during the 2024 season.