Marvin Musquin
{{short description|French motorcycle racer}}
{{Infobox Motocross rider
| name = Marvin Musquin
| image = Washougal MX 2021 P1288047 (51336947318).jpg
| caption = Musquin in 2021
| nationality = French
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|30 December 1989}}
| birth_place = La Réole, France
| years = 2004–2023
| teams = •Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (2009-2023)
| classes = {{flatlist|
- 2005–2014 250cc
- 2015–present 450cc
}}
| championships = {{flatlist|
- •2009 MX2
- •2010 MX2
- •2015 AMA Supercross 250cc East
}}
| wins = {{flatlist|
- •MX2: 14
- •AMA 450cc Supercross: 10
- •AMA 450cc Motocross: 9
- •AMA 250cc Supercross: 11
- •AMA 250cc Motocross: 8
}}
| GP debut = 2005, GP of Germany, Teutschenthal, MX1
| First GP win = 2009, GP of Bulgaria, MX2
}}
Marvin Musquin (born 30 December 1989 in La Réole, France) is a French former 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.{{cite web |url=https://mxgpresults.com/riders/marvin-musquin/ |title=Marvin Musquin MXGP race results |publisher=mxgpresults.com |accessdate=24 January 2020 }}{{cite web |url=https://vault.racerxonline.com/rider/marvin-musquin/points |title=Marvin Musquin AMA results |publisher=racerxonline.com |accessdate=24 January 2020 }} He is a two-time MX2 World Champion & the 2015 250cc AMA Supercross East Champion.
Motocross career
=2004-2008=
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=
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.[http://www.motocrossmx1.com/resultsrider.aspx?ct=1&e=2510&c=7&r=1087 Marvin Musquin results at www.motocrossmx1.com][http://www.ktm.com/Motocross.5355.0.html Red Bull KTM MX2 web page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011121707/http://ktm.com/Motocross.5355.0.html |date=2010-10-11 }}{{cite web |url=https://mxgpresults.com/mx2/2009/overall-standings |title=2009 MX2 Overall Standings |publisher=mxgpresults.com |accessdate=24 January 2020 }}{{cite web |url=https://mxgpresults.com/mx2/2010/overall-standings |title=2010 MX2 Overall Standings |publisher=mxgpresults.com |accessdate=24 January 2020 }}
=2011-2015=
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.redbull.com/us/en/motorsports/offroad/stories/1331750501500/motocross-of-nations-2015-report |title=France and USA Battle at Motocross of Nations 2015 |publisher=redbull.com |accessdate=25 December 2015 }}
=2016-2018=
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.promotocross.com/mx/series-points/2017|title=2017 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Point Standings |publisher=promotocross.com |accessdate=13 April 2018 }} He finished 2nd 9 points behind Jason Anderson in the 2018 Monster Energy AMA 450 Supercross Championship.{{cite web |url=http://racerxonline.com/results/2018/sx/points|title=2018 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship Point Standings |publisher=racerxonline.com |accessdate=13 April 2018 }}
Musquin previously trained under the stewardship of professional motocross trainer Aldon Baker.
AMA Supercross/Motocross/MX2 Results
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!valign="middle"| Year ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd !valign="middle"| Average !valign="middle"| Podium !valign="middle"| Place |
| 2009 MX2
| style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 7 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 11 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | OUT | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 9 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | - | - ! 3.35 ! 79% ! style="background: gold;"| 1st |
|---|
| 2010 MX2
| style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 10 | - | - ! 2.60 ! 73% ! style="background: gold;"| 1st |
| 2011 250 MX
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 40 | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 14 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | - | - | - | - | - ! 11.00 ! 29% ! style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 13th |
| ~2012 250 SX-W
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 19 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 ! 6.44 ! 44% ! style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3rd |
| 2012 250 MX
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 9 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 7 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | - | - | - | - | - ! 4.83 ! 17% ! style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5th |
| 2013 250 SX-E
| - | - | - | - | - | - | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | - | - | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 ! 2.56 ! 78% ! style="background: silver;"| 2nd |
| 2013 250 MX
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 8 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 8 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 7 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 7 | - | - | - | - | - ! 4.33 ! 42% ! style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3rd |
| 2014 250 MX
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 8 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 7 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 7 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 10 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | - | - | - | - | - ! 4.67 ! 42% ! style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4th |
| 2015 250 SX-E
| - | - | - | - | - | - | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | - | - | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: gold;"| 1 ! 1.22 ! 100% ! style="background: gold;"| 1st |
| 2015 250 MX
| style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 7 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 10 | - | - | - | - | - ! 3.33 ! 67% ! style="background: silver;"| 2nd |
| 2016 450 SX
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 14 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 9 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 9 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 9 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 7 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 17 | OUT | OUT | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 10 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 7 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 21 ! 8.06 ! 33% ! style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 7th |
| 2016 450 MX
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 8 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 9 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 14 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | - | - | - | - | - ! 5.17 ! 42% ! style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3rd |
| 2017 450 SX
| style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#CD7F32;"|3 |style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"|9 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 9 | style="background: gold;"|1 |style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"|5 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"|13 | OUT |style="background: silver;"| 2 |style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#CD7F32;"|3 |style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"|4 |style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"|22 ! 5.18 ! 63% ! style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3rd |
| 2017 450 MX
| style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 11 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 14 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 12 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | - | - | - | - | - ! 4.33 ! 75% ! style="background: silver;"| 2nd |
| 2018 450 SX
| style="background: gold;"| 1 | OUT | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 13 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: silver;"| 2 ! 3.12 ! 75% ! style="background: silver;"| 2nd |
| 2018 450 MX
| style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | - | - | - | - | - ! 2.33 ! 92% ! style="background: silver;"| 2nd |
| 2019 450 SX
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 8 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background: silver;"| 2 ! 3.41 ! 71% ! style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3rd |
| 2019 450 MX
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 9 | - | - | - | - | - ! 3.75 ! 58% ! style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3rd |
| 2020 450 SX
| OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT ! - ! - ! - |
| 2020 450 MX
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - ! 4.00 !33% ! style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4th |
| 2021 450 SX
| style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 6 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 13 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 10 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 11 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 7 | style="background: silver;"| 2 | DNF | OUT | OUT | DNF | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 7 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 7 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 9 | style="background: gold;"| 1 | style="background: silver;"| 2 ! 6.23 ! 38% ! style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 9th |
| 2021 450 MX
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 7 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 9 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 8 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 14 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 8 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 7 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 7 | OUT | OUT | OUT | - | - | - | - | - ! 7.44 ! 11% ! style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 7th |
| 2022 450 SX
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"|4 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"|8 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"|10 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"|6 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"|7 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"|5 |style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"|14 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"|6 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"|4 | style="background:#CD7F32;"|3 | style="background:#CD7F32;"|3 | style="background:gold;"|1 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"|10 |style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3 | style="background:#CD7F32;"|3 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 ! 5.58 ! 35% ! style="background:#dfdfdf;"|4th |
Personal life
Musquin married his long-time girlfriend, Mathilde, on 13 September 2019.{{Cite web |title=#Mathilde Musquin on Instagram: "Sept 13th, 2019 - A day I Will never forget - A magical wedding - LOVE 👰🧡" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B2hsqcQjTQ8/ |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=Instagram |language=en}} They have one child together, a daughter born in December 2022.{{Cite web |title=#Mathilde Musquin on Instagram: "♥️ Our most magical Christmas ever ♥️ Thank you @marvinmusquin25 ♥️" |url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmnpVsYoYqV/ |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=Instagram |language=en}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100226181232/http://ktm.com/Rider-Details.6344.0.html?rider=3746&cHash=f2ed966d72 Marvin Musquin KTM profile]
{{MX2 world champions}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Musquin, Marvin}}