Titles be damned, there’s no question that Marvin Musquin is on top of the supercross world these days, and the 27-year-old Frenchman proved it once again when he won the 2017 Paris Supercross at the U Arena in Paris, France, Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.
Musquin dominated the event, winning both 15-minute-plus-one-lap main events at the 34th running of the event.
Musquin fended off Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Zach Osborne on Saturday and Team Honda HRC’s Cole Seely on Sunday to cap a dominant weekend at the 2017 Paris Supercross and continue a recent supercross-discipline winning streak that includes the 2017 Monster Energy Cup and the 2017 Red Bull Straight Rhythm.
“I feel great even though it was a tough weekend,” Musquin said. “The level this year–and the track conditions–was so different and it made it tough on me, my bike and the body because of the dirt. I was not totally confident as Seely, Osborne, [Dean] Wilson: those guys are great riders. The starts helped me. I lost two motos all weekend but got two Pole Positions, and both Mains and that was the goal. The stadium was amazing, and so were the crowd once again. For sure I miss this. I love racing in the U.S., but nothing beats the home crowd. I could hear them every single lap and turn and that was special for me. My confidence is great.”
Wilson and Osborne enjoyed podium finishes at the end of the first night of racing at the 2017 Paris Supercross, and Wilson finished third behind Seely on Sunday night, Osborne, who was using the event to help him prepare for his transition to the 450cc class in 2018, finished fourth on Sunday.
“It was disappointing after the first night because I felt my race craft on the bike was pretty good, and it was maybe better than my one-lap speed,” Osborne said. “I only rode the bike a couple of times, and I came here to enjoy myself and do some racing, so all things considered the weekend was pretty successful. I wanted to feel-out the 450. I’ll be racing it outdoors next year, and wanted some information and to build on that. There was some good data for Aldon [Baker] and also the guys in terms of the bike. It was a good, fun, off-season race.”
Fourth out of the gate on Saturday night, moved into third place behind Osborne within two laps. He started third on Sunday, and that’s where he finished at the end of the 21-lap main event.
“The weekend was pretty good, and I learned a lot,” Wilson said. “I was a little bit disappointed in terms of how my overall scores went, but I put myself in bad positions because my starts were terrible. I felt like my speed was good but putting it all together wasn’t. I have six more weeks [before the start of the 2018 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series], so I know what I need to work on going into Anaheim. I want to get better as a rider because I feel I can go as fast as Marv for a lap or six or seven minutes, but I cannot do it for 15 minutes, and that was kinda frustrating. I want to go back, work hard and aim to beat Marvin.”
With the 2017 Paris Supercross now in the books, the 2018 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series kicks off at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, January 6.
2018 Paris Supercross
U Arena
Paris, France
Results: March 18-19, 2018
Saturday Main Event
1. Marvin Musquin
2. Zach Osborne
3. Dean Wilson
4. Cole Seely
5. Cedric Soubeyras
6. Fabien Izoird
7. Jordi Tixier
8. Thomas Ramette
9. Xavier Boog
10. Nicolas Aubin
Sunday Main Event
1. Marvin Musquin
2. Cole Seely
3. Dean Wilson
4. Zach Osborne
5. Cedric Soubeyras
6. Fabien Izoird
7. Jordi Tixier
8. RJ Hampshire
9. Nicolas Aubin
10. Adrien Escoffier
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