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Marvin Musquin

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Marvin Musquin
Musquin in 2021
NationalityFrench
Born30 December 1989 (1989-12-30) (age 34)
La Réole, France
Motocross career
Years active2004–2023
Teams•Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (2009-2023)
Championships
  • •2009 MX2
  • •2010 MX2
  • •2015 AMA Supercross 250cc East
Wins
  • •MX2: 14
  • •AMA 450cc Supercross: 10
  • •AMA 450cc Motocross: 9
  • •AMA 250cc Supercross: 11
  • •AMA 250cc Motocross: 8
GP debut2005, GP of Germany, Teutschenthal, MX1
First GP win2009, GP of Bulgaria, MX2

Marvin Musquin (born 30 December 1989 in La Réole, France) is a French retired professional motocross and supercross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 2004 to 2010 and the AMA Motocross Championships from 2011 to 2023.[1][2] He is a two-time MX2 World Champion & the 2015 250cc AMA Supercross East Champion.

Motocross career

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2004-2008

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In 2004, Musquin won the European Motocross Championship in the 85cc class. He followed this by winning the 2006 125cc Junior World Championship. He competed on a privateer Honda in the 2008 F.I.M. MX2-GP world championship, finishing in 14th place.

2009-2010

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Musquin won the 2009 F.I.M. MX2-GP World Championship and, successfully defended his title in 2010 while riding for the KTM factory racing team managed by former world champion Stefan Everts.[3][4][5][6]

2011-2015

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Since 2011, Musquin has competed in the 250cc class of the AMA Motocross Championship, finishing the 2013 season in third place overall. In 2014 he won the first Red Bull Straight Rhythm in the 250cc class. In 2015 he won the East Supercross 250MX class Championship. Musquin was also a member of the victorious French 2015 Motocross des Nations team that included Gautier Paulin and Romain Febvre.[7]

2016-2018

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In 2016, Musquin finished third behind Ken Roczen and Eli Tomac in the AMA pro Motocross championship. In 2017, he finished second 17 points behind Eli Tomac in the Motocross Championship.[8] He finished 2nd 9 points behind Jason Anderson in the 2018 Monster Energy AMA 450 Supercross Championship.[9]

Musquin previously trained under the stewardship of professional motocross trainer Aldon Baker.

AMA Supercross/Motocross/MX2 Results

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Year Rnd
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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14
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15
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Average
Finish
Podium
Percent
Place
2009 MX2 3 1 3 7 3 11 1 1 3 2 OUT 1 9 1 1 - - 3.35 79% 1st
2010 MX2 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 3 1 2 2 10 - - 2.60 73% 1st
2011 250 MX 5 40 OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT 14 6 6 3 3 - - - - - 11.00 29% 13th
~2012 250 SX-W 4 2 19 2 3 16 - - - - - - - - 2 5 5 6.44 44% 3rd
2012 250 MX 9 6 5 5 5 4 7 4 4 1 5 3 - - - - - 4.83 17% 5th
2013 250 SX-E - - - - - - 6 3 4 1 1 1 3 1 - - 3 2.56 78% 2nd
2013 250 MX 4 4 1 1 3 8 4 3 2 8 7 7 - - - - - 4.33 42% 3rd
2014 250 MX 8 7 5 7 5 2 10 2 1 3 1 5 - - - - - 4.67 42% 4th
2015 250 SX-E - - - - - - 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 - - 1 1 1.22 100% 1st
2015 250 MX 2 1 7 2 1 1 6 4 2 2 2 10 - - - - - 3.33 67% 2nd
2016 450 SX 14 9 9 3 9 7 6 2 3 2 2 17 OUT OUT 10 7 21 8.06 33% 7th
2016 450 MX 8 9 14 3 5 5 4 2 3 2 3 4 - - - - - 5.17 42% 3rd
2017 450 SX 3 3 2 9 9 1 2 5 13 OUT 2 2 3 1 4 2 22 5.18 63% 3rd
2017 450 MX 2 1 2 11 14 3 12 1 1 1 2 2 - - - - - 4.33 75% 2nd
2018 450 SX 1 OUT 13 5 4 2 2 2 2 5 3 1 3 3 1 1 2 3.12 75% 2nd
2018 450 MX 2 2 4 2 3 1 1 3 3 1 3 3 - - - - - 2.33 92% 2nd
2019 450 SX 8 5 2 2 2 3 3 6 3 3 1 1 2 6 3 5 2 3.41 71% 3rd
2019 450 MX 6 2 5 6 1 1 3 4 3 2 3 9 - - - - - 3.75 58% 3rd
2020 450 SX OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT - - -
2020 450 MX 4 3 2 4 4 6 2 6 5 - - - - - - - - 4.00 33% 4th
2021 450 SX 3 6 13 10 11 3 7 2 DNF OUT OUT DNF 7 7 9 1 2 6.23 38% 9th
2021 450 MX 7 9 8 14 8 7 4 3 7 OUT OUT OUT - - - - - 7.44 11% 7th
2022 450 SX 4 8 10 6 7 5 3 14 6 4 3 3 1 10 3 3 5 5.58 35% 4th

Personal life

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Musquin married his long-time girlfriend, Mathilde, on 13 September 2019.[10] They have one child together, a daughter born in December 2022.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Marvin Musquin MXGP race results". mxgpresults.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Marvin Musquin AMA results". racerxonline.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  3. ^ Marvin Musquin results at www.motocrossmx1.com
  4. ^ Red Bull KTM MX2 web page Archived 2010-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "2009 MX2 Overall Standings". mxgpresults.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  6. ^ "2010 MX2 Overall Standings". mxgpresults.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  7. ^ "France and USA Battle at Motocross of Nations 2015". redbull.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  8. ^ "2017 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Point Standings". promotocross.com. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  9. ^ "2018 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship Point Standings". racerxonline.com. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  10. ^ "#Mathilde Musquin on Instagram: "Sept 13th, 2019 - A day I Will never forget - A magical wedding - LOVE 👰🧡"". Instagram. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  11. ^ "#Mathilde Musquin on Instagram: "♥️ Our most magical Christmas ever ♥️ Thank you @marvinmusquin25 ♥️"". Instagram. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
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