Romain Febvre

Romain Febvre
Nationality France French
Born December 31, 1991 (1991-12-31) (age 24)
Epinal, France
Motocross career
Years active 2011 - 2015
Teams Yamaha
Championships MXGP - 2015
Wins 9

Romain Febvre (born December 31, 1991) is a French professional motocross racer.[1][2] He won the 2015 FIM Motocross World Champion in the MXGP class for motorcycles displacing 450cc.[3]

Born in Epinal, France, Febvre competed in motocross and supermoto as a youth, winning the 2007 French 125cc Supermoto national championship.[4] In 2011, he won the 2011 European Motocross Championship.[4] 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] He was then contracted to ride in the premier MXGP class for the Yamaha factory racing team run by 1984 world champion Michele Rinaldi.[4] Febvre went on to clinch the 2015 FIM Motocross World Championship title with thirteen moto wins.[5]

Febvre was also a member of the victorious French 2015 Motocross des Nations team that included Gautier Paulin and Marvin Musquin.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Romain Febvre MXGP profile". mxgp.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Romain Febvre Team Yamaha profile". yamaha-racing.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "2015 MXGP Results & Standings". mxgp.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Romain Febvre joins Yamaha Factory Racing for 2015". mxgp.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "2015 MXGP World Standings". hondaracingcorporation.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "France and USA Battle at Motocross of Nations 2015". redbull.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.


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