After 25 years crisscrossing the circuits of the world, Alexis Masbou announces that he is ending his sporting career. A driver in the world speed championship for more than ten years, he then took the path of Endurance, in search of new challenges. His future projects will however focus on an activity at the side of the track.
French Grand Prix winner Alexis Masbou represented the interests of French fans from 2003 to 2016, in 125cc, then in Moto3. Since his retirement from the smallest class of the world championship, the Frenchman was looking for new challenges in the Endurance World Championship (EWC). After writing some great pages of his career in the category, he made the decision to retire from competition.
As he announced this Wednesday, he will not sign for a new Endurance adventure in 2025. Instead, he will focus on many other projects.
"It's time to announce it to you: I am putting an end to my sporting career, confides Alexis Masbou on his Instagram account this Wednesday. This choice marks the end of an extraordinary chapter, marked by challenges, victories, moments of doubt, but above all an immeasurable passion for this sport! From my first laps on the Albi circuit in 2000 to the biggest competitions in the world, each race has been a life lesson and a unique adventure engraved in my heart.
“During these 25 years, so many of you have helped me, challenged me, encouraged me and supported me, He continues. My family, my friends, my teams, my sponsors, and you, the fans: each and every one of you has played an essential role in this journey. I will never have enough words to express my gratitude, because alone, none of this would have been possible.
As he explained during our discussions with him last December, this sporting retirement will not take him away from the world of motorcycling. Hired as a coach for the French Motorcycle Federation since 2021, Alexis Masbou will continue to train the young generation, with the ambition of sending a Frenchman to the world championship in the years to come.
"This retirement is not a farewell to motorcycling, but the beginning of a new way of living this passion that has driven me since my first turns of the wheel. Thank you all for your unwavering support, your trust and your encouragement throughout these years. Thanks to you, this journey has been much more beautiful than I could have imagined." concludes the main interested party.
Find our two-part interview with Alexis Masbou, in Cartagena, via this link.