David Vuillemin
| David Vuillemin | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Born |
18 October 1977 (age 39) Berre-l'Étang, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
| career | |
| Years active | 1995 - 2009 |
| Teams | Yamaha, Honda, Kawasaki |
| World Supercross Champion 1999, 2001 Motocross Des Nations Champion | |
| Wins | 6 FIM, 7 Supercross, 3 US Motocross |
| GP debut | 1995, GP of Spain, 125cc |
| First GP win | 1998 Bulgaria |
David Vuillemin (born 18 October 1977) is a French professional rider.
Born in Berre-l'Étang, Bouches-du-Rhône, Vuillemin started racing motorcycles at age 8 and was coached by his father Didier, himself a former professional rider. David had much success as an amateur and won many titles in France and Europe. He won his first major race in 1994, at the Metz Supercross. In 1996 he began to alternate between the United States, where he participated in the West 125cc championship, and the championships back Europe. In 1997 He took his first ever win in the USA as well as the European Supercross Championship title.
David Vuillemin, spent the first part of his career racing and winning 125cc and 250cc Supercross and Motocross championships in Europe. David Vuillemin first landed on U.S. shores back in ‘96 as a guest of FMF Racing. Having seen the kid in action in Europe, Don Emler and crew imported the French teenager to contest a few rounds of the 125cc West SX Series. David got his first taste of Victory stateside in 1997 winning at the Kingdome in Seattle. Before moving to the States full-time, David collected the 1999 World Supercross Title. Stateside, the Frenchman is a seven-time Supercross winner and three-time Motocross winner. He has more than 40 podium finishes to his credit, and he was the top SX privateer in 2007 and the top MX privateer in 2006. He is one of only a couple riders that can say they beat Jeremy McGrath and Ricky Carmichael at the peak of their careers. David was also a member of the only winning French Motocross Des Nations team in 2001 and is currently the All Time King of Bercy. In the almost 30 year history of the event, no one was won more than Vuillemin.
In 1999, he won the World supercross championship. Vuillemin moved to the United States in 2000 full-time to contest the Supercross Class Championships.
In 2000, he switched to the 250cc and, as a rider for the Yamaha factory racing team. In his rookie season he won four races (San Diego, Phoenix, Minneapolis, New Orleans) in the supercross series on a YZ 250 and was in contention for the title. David stunned the US fans by beating Jeremy McGrath several times. His win in Phoenix was a special one as he was able to beat McGrath from behind, something that no one else could do at the time. He also won two outdoor motocross nationals (Sacramento and Mount Morris).
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