| Harry Everts | |
| Nationality: | Belgian |
| Birth Place: | Maaseik, Belgium |
| Years: | 1970 - 1982 |
| Teams: | Puch, Bultaco, Suzuki |
| Championships: | 250cc - 1975 125cc - 1979, 1980, 1981 |
| Wins: | 25 |
Harry Everts (born February 1952) is a Belgian former professional motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1970 to 1982.[1] Everts is notable for being a four-time FIM motocross world champion. In 2013, he was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.[2]
Born in Maaseik, Belgium, Everts won the 1975 250cc motocross world championship as a member of the Puch factory racing team.[1] After dropping to fifth in the 1976 250cc motocross world championship, he joined the Bultaco factory team.
Everts began the 1977 with a series of strong performances for the Bultaco team including a win in the first moto of the Swiss Grand Prix.[3] He was lying in second place behind eventual World Champion, Gennady Moiseyev after four races, but then faltered to finish the season in fourth place.[3] The 1978 began with another strong start for Everts, putting him in second place behind eventual World Champion, Moiseyev, but then missed three rounds, dropping him to sixth place in the season final classification.[4]
Everts signed with the Suzuki factory team and won three consecutive 125cc motocross world championships between 1979 and 1981.[1] [5] Everts was a member of the Belgian teams which won the Motocross des Nations in 1976 and 1979. He is the nephew of former professional motocross racer Jef Teuwissen and father of former ten-time motocross world champion, Stefan Everts.[1]