Gautier Paulin | |
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Nationality | French |
Born |
March 26, 1990 (age 27) Draguignan, France |
career | |
Years active | 2007 - 2015 |
Teams | Kawasaki, Honda |
Wins | 11 |
Gautier Paulin (born March 26, 1990) is a French professional racer.
Born in Draguignan, France, Paulin began racing BMX bikes at the age of 6 and, won a BMX world championship at the age of 10. He won the 2007 European motocross championship in the EMX2 class. He then competed in the MX2 class of the with his best result being a third-place finish in the MX2 championship while riding for the Kawasaki Bud Racing PSM Racing team. Paulin was then contracted to ride in the premier MXGP class for the Honda factory racing team. He finished the FIM Motocross World Championship as runner up to Romain Febvre.
Paulin was a member of the victorious French 2014 team. He was also a member of the victorious French 2015 Motocross des Nations team that included Romain Febvre and Marvin Musquin.