Daymond Martens

Daymond Martens (11 September 1995) is a Belgian motorcycle racer who specialises in motocross and sand racing. In 2017 he won the Enduropale du Touquet and the French Sand Racing Championship.

Biography Martens was born on 11 September 1995 in Chimay, Hainaut, Belgium. The son of a motocross rider, he began riding bikes at age 4.

Racing career Martens began competing in the 85cc class of the Belgium Junior Championship and in 2009 became champion. Two years later, in 2011, he was the runner-up in the SX250 Belgium Junior Championship and won the title in 2012. This secured winning the French Sand Racing Championship.

In 2018 Martens announced that he was 'returning to his roots' and was going to concentrate on motocross, in particular the EMX300 and Belgian Inters 250cc championships. Along with co-riders Jérémy Carpentier and Cédric Cremer, Martens won the 12 heures de la Chinelle in 2018.

In 2019 Martens finished 2nd in the Enduropale.

Switching to KTM for 2020, Martens crashed heavily at Grayan-et-l'Hôpital and fractured his L1 vertebra. The injury prevented him competing in the Enduropale. Martens switched from Kawasaki to Honda for the 2021/2022 sand racing season.

In 2023 Martens competed in the inaugural FIM Sand Races World Cup where he finished 3rd.

At the 2024 Enduropale Martens crashed out on the first lap.

Results

FIM Sand Races World Cup results

Year LTO EDV MGS Points 2023 3rd 5 5 3 38 Sources:

French Sand Racing Championship results

Year Starts Wins Podiums Position Points 2017 6 2 4 1st ? 2018 6 0 1 6th 547 2019 3 0 0 23rd 1210 2021 6 0 0 6th 2360 2022 5 0 0 6th 2070 2023 6 0 0 6th 2440 2024 5 0 0 7th 2,110 2025 3 0 0 38th 1,030 Sources:

Enduropale du Touquet results

Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2017 Results 1st Junior class 21st 2nd DNF 1st 4th 2nd - Cancelled 11th 6th DNF 4th 12th Sources: