Romain Febvre

Romain Febvre
Febvre in 2017
Nationality	French
Born	31 December 1991 (1991-12-31) (age 33) Epinal, France
Motocross career
Years active	2012-Present
Teams	Red Bull Ice One Husqvarna Factory Racing (2014) Monster Energy Yamaha MXGP (2014-2019) MXGP Kawasaki Racing Team (2019-Present)
Championships	MXGP - 2015
Wins	MXGP: 20 MX2: 1

Romain Febvre (born 31 December 1991) is a French professional motocross racer.[1][2] He has competed in the FIM Motocross World Championships since 2012. Febvre is notable for winning the 2015 MXGP World Championship.[3][4] He was a member of the winning French team at the Motocross des Nations in 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2023.[5]

Motocross career

Born in Epinal, France, Febvre competed in motocross and supermoto as a youth, winning the 2007 French 125cc Supermoto national championship.[6] In 2011, he won the 2011 European Motocross Championship.[6] He then progressed to the MX2 class of the world championship with his best result being a third-place finish in the 2014 MX2 championship while riding for the Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing team.[2]

Febvre was then contracted to ride in the premier MXGP class for the Yamaha factory racing team run by 1984 world champion Michele Rinaldi.[6] He went on to clinch the 2015 FIM Motocross World Championship title with thirteen moto wins.[7]

Febvre left Yamaha at the end of 2019 and signed on with Kawasaki, whom he continues to race for to this day.

MXGP 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	Rnd 18	Rnd 19	Rnd 20	Average Finish	Podium Percent	Place
2014 MX2	3	5	7	5	5	2	4	5	4	6	5	5	6	4	4	1	4	-	-	-	4.41	18%	3rd
2015 MXGP	6	4	7	4	7	3	3	1	1	1	1	3	1	3	1	2	1	1	-	-	2.77	72%	1st
2016 MXGP	2	1	1	4	2	3	5	2	6	1	OUT	OUT	3	13	3	9	7	15	-	-	4.81	56%	4th
2017 MXGP	5	18	5	9	13	8	13	5	6	6	4	4	6	8	4	2	DNF	2	4	-	7.00	11%	6th
2018 MXGP	5	5	4	4	4	4	11	5	3	5	5	3	16	4	4	2	5	OUT	OUT	OUT	5.11	18%	6th
2019 MXGP	12	OUT	OUT	OUT	8	3	OUT	5	2	8	2	13	1	2	7	10	OUT	OUT	-	-	6.08	42%	9th
2020 MXGP	OUT	OUT	3	5	5	4	5	5	6	1	6	3	4	4	2	9	3	2	-	-	4.01	38%	4th
2021 MXGP	3	4	5	3	5	1	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	4	3	3	2	3	-	-	3.33	56%	2nd
2022 MXGP	OUT	OUT	OUT	OUT	OUT	OUT	OUT	OUT	OUT	OUT	5	4	19	4	4	7	4	3	-	-	6.25	13%	14th
2023 MXGP	4	7	3	7	2	OUT	2	3	5	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	9	3	-	3.06	72%	2nd
2024 MXGP	2	3	5	2	2	3	2	OUT	OUT	OUT	OUT	OUT	6	3	4	5	5	4	2	4	3.47	53%	5th

References

1. "Romain Febvre MXGP profile". mxgpresults.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
2. "Romain Febvre Team Yamaha profile". yamaha-racing.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
3. "2015 MXGP Results & Standings". mxgp.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
4. "2015 MXGP Overall Standings". mxgpresults.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
5. "France and USA Battle at Motocross of Nations 2015". redbull.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
6. "Romain Febvre joins Yamaha Factory Racing for 2015". mxgp.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
7. "2015 MXGP World Standings". hondaracingcorporation.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.

Preceded by Tony Cairoli

Motocross World Championship MXGP Champion 2015

Succeeded by Tim Gajser