Romain Febvre
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Nationality | French |
Born | 31 December 1991 (1991-12-31) (age 32) Epinal, France |
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Years active | 2012-Present |
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Romain Febvre (born 31 December 1991) is a French professional motocross racer.[1][2] He has competed in the FIM Motocross World Championships since 2012. Febvre is notable for winning the 2015 MXGP World Championship.[3][4] He was a member of the winning French team at the Motocross des Nations in 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2023.[5]
Motocross career
Born in Epinal, France, Febvre competed in motocross and supermoto as a youth, winning the 2007 French 125cc Supermoto national championship.[6] In 2011, he won the 2011 European Motocross Championship.[6] He then progressed to the MX2 class of the world championship with his best result being a third-place finish in the 2014 MX2 championship while riding for the Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing team.[2]
Febvre was then contracted to ride in the premier MXGP class for the Yamaha factory racing team run by 1984 world champion Michele Rinaldi.[6] He went on to clinch the 2015 FIM Motocross World Championship title with thirteen moto wins.[7]
Febvre left Yamaha at the end of 2019 and signed on with Kawasaki, whom he continues to race for to this day.
MXGP Results
Year | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Rnd 5 | Rnd 6 | Rnd 7 | Rnd 8 | Rnd 9 | Rnd 10 | Rnd 11 | Rnd 12 | Rnd 13 | Rnd 14 | Rnd 15 | Rnd 16 | Rnd 17 | Rnd 18 | Rnd 19 | Rnd 20 | Average Finish | Podium Percent | Place |
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2014 MX2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 4.41 | 18% | 3rd |
2015 MXGP | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2.77 | 72% | 1st |
2016 MXGP | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | OUT | OUT | 3 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | - | - | 4.81 | 56% | 4th |
2017 MXGP | 5 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | DNF | 2 | 4 | - | 7.00 | 11% | 6th |
2018 MXGP | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | OUT | OUT | OUT | 5.11 | 18% | 6th |
2019 MXGP | 12 | OUT | OUT | OUT | 8 | 3 | OUT | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | OUT | OUT | - | - | 6.08 | 42% | 9th |
2020 MXGP | OUT | OUT | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 4.01 | 38% | 4th |
2021 MXGP | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 3.33 | 56% | 2nd |
2022 MXGP | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | 5 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 6.25 | 13% | 14th |
2023 MXGP | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | OUT | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | - | 3.06 | 72% | 2nd |
2024 MXGP | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
References
- ^ "Romain Febvre MXGP profile". mxgpresults.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Romain Febvre Team Yamaha profile". yamaha-racing.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "2015 MXGP Results & Standings". mxgp.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "2015 MXGP Overall Standings". mxgpresults.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "France and USA Battle at Motocross of Nations 2015". redbull.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "Romain Febvre joins Yamaha Factory Racing for 2015". mxgp.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "2015 MXGP World Standings". hondaracingcorporation.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
Preceded by Tony Cairoli | Motocross World Championship MXGP Champion 2015 | Succeeded by |
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