Marvin Musquin facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Marvin Musquin |
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Musquin in 2021
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| Nationality | French |
| Born | 30 December 1989 (age 34) La Réole, France |
| Motocross career | |
| Years active | 2004–2023 |
| Teams | •Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (2009-2023) |
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| 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 retired 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. He is a two-time MX2 World Champion & the 2015 250cc AMA Supercross East Champion.
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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.
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.
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. He finished 2nd 9 points behind Jason Anderson in the 2018 Monster Energy AMA 450 Supercross Championship.
Musquin previously trained under the stewardship of professional motocross trainer Aldon Baker.
AMA Supercross/Motocross/MX2 Results
| Year | Rnd 1 |
Rnd 2 |
Rnd 3 |
Rnd 4 |
Rnd 5 |
Rnd 6 |
Rnd 7 |
Rnd 8 |
Rnd 9 |
Rnd 10 |
Rnd 11 |
Rnd 12 |
Rnd 13 |
Rnd 14 |
Rnd 15 |
Rnd 16 |
Rnd 17 |
Average Finish |
Podium Percent |
Place |
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| 2009 MX2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | OUT | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3.35 | 79% | 1st |
| 2010 MX2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | - | - | 2.60 | 73% | 1st |
| 2011 250 MX | 5 | 40 | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 11.00 | 29% | 13th |
| ~2012 250 SX-W | 4 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6.44 | 44% | 3rd |
| 2012 250 MX | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.83 | 17% | 5th |
| 2013 250 SX-E | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2.56 | 78% | 2nd |
| 2013 250 MX | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.33 | 42% | 3rd |
| 2014 250 MX | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.67 | 42% | 4th |
| 2015 250 SX-E | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1.22 | 100% | 1st |
| 2015 250 MX | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.33 | 67% | 2nd |
| 2016 450 SX | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | OUT | OUT | 10 | 7 | 21 | 8.06 | 33% | 7th |
| 2016 450 MX | 8 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.17 | 42% | 3rd |
| 2017 450 SX | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | OUT | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 5.18 | 63% | 3rd |
| 2017 450 MX | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.33 | 75% | 2nd |
| 2018 450 SX | 1 | OUT | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.12 | 75% | 2nd |
| 2018 450 MX | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.33 | 92% | 2nd |
| 2019 450 SX | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3.41 | 71% | 3rd |
| 2019 450 MX | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.75 | 58% | 3rd |
| 2020 450 SX | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | - | - | - |
| 2020 450 MX | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.00 | 33% | 4th |
| 2021 450 SX | 3 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2 | DNF | OUT | OUT | DNF | 7 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6.23 | 38% | 9th |
| 2021 450 MX | 7 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | OUT | OUT | OUT | - | - | - | - | - | 7.44 | 11% | 7th |
| 2022 450 SX | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5.58 | 35% | 4th |
Personal life
Musquin married his long-time girlfriend, Mathilde, on 13 September 2019. They have one child together, a daughter born in December 2022.
