Alain Mosqueron

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| name = Alain Mosqueron

| image = Alain_Mosqueron_in_Valencia_(2019).jpg

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| caption = Mosqueron ready to race at Valencia in 2019

| nationality = {{flagicon|FRA}} French

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|1|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France

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| current series = NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

| first year = 2019

| current team = {{flagicon|AUT}} DF1 Racing

| car number = 99

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| starts = 8 (Club Challenge)

| championships = 2 (2019 & 2020 Club Challenge)

| wins = 3 (Elite Club)

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| best finish = 1st

| year = 2019 & 2020 (Club Challenge)

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| titles = NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Club Challenge

| title years = 2019 & 2020

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Alain Mosqueron (born 31 January 1992 in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin) is a French racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 99 Chevrolet Camaro for DF1 Racing in the EuroNASCAR Club Challenge class. He is a two-time champion in the Euro Series, having won the Club Challenge championship in 2019 & 2020.

Racing career

File:Alain Mosqueron, Kart&Diem Driver.jpg

= Kart Racing =

Alain Mosqueron made his kart racing debut in 2014 in the Sodi World Series championship. Mosqueron was selected in 2016 to participate to his first individual world final at the Racing Kart Cormeilles in 2017 in Paris where he finished 43rd.{{cite web |title=Results - Sodi W Finals 2017, Paris, France |url=https://www.sodiwseries.com/en-gb/sodi-world-finals/2017-paris-9/results.html |website=www.sodiwseries.com |accessdate=28 May 2017}}

In 2017, Mosqueron joined the Kart & Diem team in a full-time schedule. He was crowned the French Champion and Vice World Champion in the Sodi World Series championship.{{cite web |title=Kart&Diem SWS Team France - Season 2017|url=https://www.sodiwseries.com/en-gb/teams/2017/kartanddiem-4151.html|website=www.sodiwseries.com}}

In 2018, Mosqueron continued its collaboration with the Kart & Diem team and was crowned Vice Champion of France and third in the world rankings of the Sodi World Series championship.{{cite web |title=Kart&Diem SWS Team France - Season 2018|url=https://www.sodiwseries.com/en-gb/teams/2018/kartanddiem-4151.html|website=www.sodiwseries.com}}

Since 2019, Mosqueron has continued its collaboration with the Kart & Diem team on a few key endurance events during the year.{{cite web |title=Kart&Diem SWS Team France - Season 2019|url=https://www.sodiwseries.com/en-gb/teams/2019/kartanddiem-4151.html|website=www.sodiwseries.com}}

= NASCAR Whelen Euro Series =

File:Alain Mosqueron dans la Chevrolet Camaro n°99 DF1 Racing.jpg

File:NASCAR Awards Alain Mosqueron.jpg

In 2019, Mosqueron began his stock car racing career and joined the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series after being selected into the 2019 recruitment program of the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series.{{cite web |title=Bricquebec-en-Cotentin. Alain Mosqueron intègre le circuit Nascar|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/normandie/bricquebec-en-cotentin-50260/alain-mosqueron-integre-le-circuit-nascar-6274176|website=www.ouest-france.fr |accessdate=22 March 2019}}{{cite web |title=First Euro NASCAR laps for the NWES Recruitment Program Drivers |url=https://hometracks.nascar.com/2018/11/13/first-euro-nascar-laps-for-the-nwes-recruitment-program-drivers |website=hometracks.nascar.com |publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC. |accessdate=13 November 2018}} He drove the No. 99 Chevrolet Camaro of the Austrian DF1 Racing team in the "Elite Club" division.{{cite web |title=Drivers - DF1 Racing |url=https://www.df1-nascar.com/driver/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405034143/http://www.df1-nascar.com/driver/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 5, 2015 |website=www.df1-nascar.com}}

After a first meeting in Circuit Ricardo Tormo (Spain) with a 5th place,{{cite web |title=ROBERT SCHÖNAU GRABS FIRST 2019 ELITE CLUB DIVISION WIN |url=https://www.euronascar.com/2019/04/11/robert-schonau-grabs-first-2019-elite-club-division-win/ |website=www.euronascar.com |publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC. |accessdate=11 April 2019}} Mosqueron finished 4th during the meeting at Autodromo di Franciacorta (Italy){{cite web |title=GIOVANNI TRIONE CELEBRATES MAIDEN ELITE CLUB WIN AT HIS HOME TRACK |url=https://www.euronascar.com/2019/05/09/giovanni-trione-celebrates-maiden-elite-club-win-at-his-home-track/ |website=www.euronascar.com |publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC. |accessdate=9 May 2019}} and 3rd during the third meeting at Hockenheimring (Germany). It was the first podium in his career.{{cite web |title=A FIRST IN EURO NASCAR HISTORY: MANAMI KOBAYASHI WINS IN ELITE CLUB DEBUT |url=https://www.euronascar.com/2019/09/20/a-first-in-euro-nascar-history-manami-kobayashi-wins-in-elite-club-debut/ |website=www.euronascar.com |publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC. |accessdate=20 September 2019}}

On October 3, 2019, in Circuit Zolder (Belgium), Mosqueron arrived at the last event of the championship as 3rd in the championship with a gap of 8 points behind Giovanni Trione and tied by Andreas Kuchelbacher, second in the general classification.{{cite web |title=NASCAR GP BELGIUM PREVIEW: CHAMPIONS TO BE CROWNED AT CIRCUIT ZOLDER |url=https://www.euronascar.com/2019/10/01/nascar-gp-belgium-preview-champions-to-be-crowned-at-circuit-zolder/ |website=www.euronascar.com |publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC. |accessdate=1 October 2019}} Mosqueron won his first series race and was crowned as the 2019 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Elite Club Division Champion in his first season competing for the NASCAR championship.{{cite web |title=ALAIN MOSQUERON CROWNED ELITE CLUB DIVISION CHAMPION 2019 |url=https://www.euronascar.com/2019/10/03/alain-mosqueron-crowned-elite-club-division-champion-2019/ |website=www.euronascar.com |publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC. |accessdate=3 October 2019}}{{cite web |title=Alain Mosqueron Champion D’Europe Nascar |url=http://www.asa-bocage.com/2020/01/15/alain-mosqueron-champion-deurope-nascar/ |website=www.asa-bocage.com |publisher=ASA DU BOCAGE |accessdate=15 January 2020}}{{cite web |title=Interview: Alain Mosqueron, 2019 ELITE Club Champion |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41HDHubPucA |website=www.youtube.com |publisher=EuroNASCAR Channel |accessdate=3 October 2019}} On November 23, 2019, Mosqueron went to Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States as part of the European delegation to the NASCAR Awards ceremony at the NASCAR Hall Of Fame.{{cite web |title=NWES READY TO CELEBRATE AT THE NASCAR HALL OF FAME |url=https://speedwaydigest.com/news/racing-news/53995-nwes-ready-to-celebrate-at-the-nascar-hall-of-fame |website=speedwaydigest.com |accessdate=21 November 2019}}

On December 12, 2019, Mosqueron was confirmed by DF1 Racing for the 2020 season to defend his title in the EuroNASCAR Club division and plans a part-time schedule in the EuroNASCAR 2 category.{{cite web |title=DF1 RACING CONFIRMS JUSTIN KUNZ AND ALAIN MOSQUERON FOR THE 2020 SEASON |url=https://www.df1-nascar.com/df1-racing-confirms-justin-kunz-and-alain-mosqueron-for-the-2020-season/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127131756/https://www.df1-nascar.com/df1-racing-confirms-justin-kunz-and-alain-mosqueron-for-the-2020-season/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 27, 2020 |website=www.df1-nascar.com |accessdate=12 December 2019}}{{cite web |title=Alain Mosqueron to Defend Club Challenge Title, Plans a Part-Time EuroNASCAR 2 Campaign in 2020 |url=https://worldofeuronascar.wordpress.com/2019/12/14/alain-mosqueron-to-defend-club-challenge-title-plans-a-part-time-euronascar-2-campaign-in-2020/ |website=worldofeuronascar.wordpress.com |accessdate=14 December 2019}}

Motorsports results

2017 : 43rd in the Sodi World Series world final in the Individual category
2017 : French Champion and Vice World Champion in the Sodi World Series championship in the Endurance category - Kart & Diem team
2018 : Vice-champion of France and third in the world rankings in the Sodi World Series championship in the Endurance category - Kart & Diem team
2019 : NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Elite Club Division Champion - DF1 Racing
2020 : NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Club Challenge Division Champion - DF1 Racing

= NASCAR Whelen Euro Series 2019 – Elite Club =

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Year ! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! {{Tooltip\|NWES\|NASCAR Whelen Euro Series classification}} ! Pts
2019 ! rowspan=2\|DF1 Racing ! rowspan=2\|99 \| rowspan=2\|Chevy \| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"\| VAL {{small\|5}} \| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"\| FRA {{small\|4}} \| style="background-color:#FFDF9F"\| HOC {{small\|3}} \| style="background-color:#FFFFBF"\| ZOL {{small\|1}} ! 1st ! 274
2020 \| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"\| ZOL {{small\|2}} \| style="background-color:#FFFFBF"\| CRO {{small\|1}} \| style="background-color:#FFFFBF"\| ESP {{small\|1}} \| ! 1st ! 224

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colspan="20" | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Club Challenge results

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