Romain Febvre | |
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Nationality | French |
Born |
December 31, 1991 (age 25) Epinal, France |
career | |
Years active | 2011 - 2017 |
Teams | Yamaha |
MXGP - | |
Wins | 9 |
Romain Febvre (born December 31, 1991) is a French professional racer. He won the 2015 in the MXGP class for motorcycles displacing 450cc.
Born in Epinal, France, Febvre competed in motocross and supermoto as a youth, winning the 2007 French 125cc Supermoto national championship. In 2011, he won the 2011 European Motocross Championship. He then progressed to the MX2 class of the world championship with his best result being a third-place finish in the MX2 championship while riding for the Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing team. He was then contracted to ride in the premier MXGP class for the Yamaha factory racing team run by 1984 world champion Michele Rinaldi. Febvre went on to clinch the FIM Motocross World Championship title with thirteen moto wins.
Febvre was also a member of the victorious French 2015 team that included Gautier Paulin and Marvin Musquin.