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Thibault Benistant

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Thibault Benistant is a French professional motocross rider, born on 31 July 2002, who has competed in the MXGP World Championship. He won European Motocross Championships in the EMX 125 class in 2018 and the EMX 250 class in 2020. In 2020 he signed a multi-year contract with Yamaha Motor Europe to race in the MX2 World Championship with a YZ250FM for the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Team. In his rookie world championship season he won two races and took a podium at the MX2 Czech Republic Grand Prix, finishing eighth in 2021. In 2022 he returned from a knee injury to win an MX2 Grand Prix and finish fifth overall. He withdrew from the championship after a serious crash at the French Grand Prix on 24 May 2026.

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