Gautier Paulin

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Gautier Paulin
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NationalityFrench
Born26 March 1990 (1990-03-26) (age 33)
Draguignan, France
Motocross career
Years active2007-2020
Teams Kawasaki, Honda, Husqvarna, Yamaha
Grands Prix•MX2: 52

•MXGP: 148

•Combined: 200
Wins•MX2: 3

•MXGP: 9

•Combined: 12

Gautier Paulin (born 26 March 1990) is a French former professional motocross racer. [1] He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 2007 until 2020. [2] [3] Paulin was a member of the French team that won five consecutive Motocross des Nations events between 2014 and 2018. [4]

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Biography

Born in Draguignan, France, Paulin began racing BMX bikes at the age of 6 and, won a BMX world championship at the age of 10. [5] He won the 2007 European motocross championship in the EMX2 class. [3] He then competed in the MX2 class of the Motocross World Championship with his best result being a third-place finish in the 2009 MX2 championship while riding for the Kawasaki Bud Racing PSM Racing team. [3] Paulin was then contracted to ride in the premier MXGP class for the Honda factory racing team. [3] He finished the 2015 FIM Motocross World Championship as runner up to Romain Febvre. [6] He raced for Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing in the 2017 and 2018 season. [7] On 25 September 2018 Yamaha Motor Europe announced that Paulin is signed to the Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP Team to race in the 2019 season. [8]

When representing France at The Motocross Des Nations, Paulin is pretty close to perfect. Gautier Paulin is the only French motocross racer to earn Gold Medals in the past 5 straight Motocross Des Nations Championships. Gautier Paulin was crowned Motocross Des Nations Team World Champion in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

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References

  1. ↑ "Gautier Paulin profile". mxgpyamaha.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Gautier Paulin MXGP results". mxgp.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Gautier Paulin MXGP profile". mxgpresults.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "MXoN World Champions (2003-2019)". mxgpresults.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Gautier Paulin Team Honda profile". hondaracingcorporation.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "2015 MXGP World Standings". hondaracingcorporation.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing signs Gautier Paulin". MXGP. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Gautier Paulin Joins Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP in 2019". Yamaha Racing. September 25, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
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