Andrew McFarlane

Andrew McFarlane (30 May 1977 – 2 May 2010) was an Australian professional motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 2000 to 2005 and in the AMA Motocross Championships from 2006 to 2008. McFarlane's most notable result came in 2005 when, he ranked second in the MX2 world championship. He was also a member of seven Australian Motocross des Nations teams.

McFarlane died in 2010 of injuries sustained in an accident while practicing for a race. His international racing career along with those of Jeff Leisk and Chad Reed helped focus attention on Australian motocross talent and, helped to pave the way for more Australian motorcyclists to compete in both Europe and the United States. In 1996, he won both the 125cc and 250cc classes of the Australian Supercross Championship and then, won the 1999 Australian Motocross Championship on a privateer Yamaha. He eventually finished in fourth place but, his performance highlighted the level of talent in Australian motocross. In 2005 he joined the Yamaha factory racing team run by 1984 world champion Michele Rinaldi.

McFarlane moved to the United States to compete for the Yamaha of Troy motocross team in the AMA motocross national championship. He scored third-place finishes at the Hangtown Motocross National and at the Red Bud MX rounds along with four 4th-place finishes to end the season ranked seventh in the MX-Lites class for 250cc motorcycles.

McFarlane returned to Australia to compete in the 2009 Australian Motocross Championship season where, he finished the year ranked third on privateer Yamaha. He was 32-years-old. He was married and had one daughter.