Matthieu Vaxivière

Matthieu Vaxivière (born 3 December 1994) is a French racing driver from Limoges, France who currently drives for Alpine in the LMP2 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship.[1]

Matthieu Vaxivière
Vaxivière in 2023
NationalityFrance French
Born (1994-12-03) 3 December 1994
Limoges, France
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season2017
Current teamAlpine Elf Team
Car number36
Former teamsTDS Racing
Starts34
Wins2
Podiums15
Poles1
Fastest laps4
Best finish2nd in 2022
Previous series
2018-2020
2014-2016
2012-13
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
Blancpain GT Endurance Cup
Formula V8 3.5
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Porsche Carrera Cup France
French F4 Championship
Mitjet Series
Andros Trophy
Championship titles
2023

2015-16
2011
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-Am
Andros Trophy Électrique
French F4 Championship

Career

Vaxivière driving in the 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone.

Karting

Vaxivière started his racing career in 2005 in the Karting Championship of France.

Car racing debut

Having made his car racing debut in the MitJet Series in 2010, Vaxivière progressed to the French F4 Championship the subsequent year.[2] A successful campaign followed, as he took the title by winning three races, which included a double victory at Pau.[3]

Formula Renault 2.0

Vaxiviere entered his debut season of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 in 2012 with Tech 1 Racing, which he finished in 29th position with a single point.[4] The Frenchman experienced a more fruitful year in 2013, ending up tenth overall with a pair of victories at Aragón proving to be the highlight of the season.[5]

Formula Renault 3.5

After his two seasons in the Eurocup, Vaxivière graduated to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series for the 2014 season, driving for Lotus alongside Marlon Stöckinger.[6] He finished eighth overall despite missing two rounds due to an injury.[7]

Vaxivière returned to Lotus for the 2015 season.[8] Three wins and a heap of podiums made the French driver vice-champion.

For the first season of the newly rebranded Formula V8 3.5 Series, Vaxivière would partner Matevos Isaakyan at SMP Racing.[9] This season, the Frenchman amassed seven podiums, two of which were wins, and took home fourth place in the standings.

Lotus F1

After completing several post-season tests with both Pons Racing and Lotus in preparation for 2014, the Frenchman was announced by Lotus to drive with them in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series alongside Filipino-Swiss rookie Marlon Stöckinger.

Sportscar debut

Having competed in various endurance events such as the GT3 Le Mans Cup throughout his time in junior formulae,[10] Vaxivière made his full-time transition into sportscar racing near the end of 2016, when he partnered Michele Rugolo and Stéphane Lémeret in the GT category of the Asian Le Mans Series from round two onwards.[11] He helped DH Racing to finish second in the championship, having taken victory at the Fuji Speedway.[12]

Vaxivière's main campaign in 2017 would lie in the LMP2 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship, which he contested with TDS Racing.[13] Having taken a podium on debut at Silverstone, the Frenchman finished 16th in the drivers' standings.[14]

2018 would start out positively for Vaxivière, who finished second in the first two races of the European Le Mans Series with TDS before embarking on a season in the WEC with the French team.[15][16][17] A podium during the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans would prove to be the highlight of his season, which Vaxivière finished eighth overall.[18]

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 saw Vaxivière compete in a myriad of championships, including the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup or the Mitjet International series, where the Frenchman took four wins from as many appearances.[19][20] That year also yielded another podium at Le Mans, Vaxivière driving for Panis Racing alongside Nico Jamin and Julien Canal.[21]

Alpine works driver

2021: Hypercar debut

For the 2021 season, Vaxivière teamed up with Nicolas Lapierre and André Negrão to drive an Alpine A480 in the Hypercar category of the FIA World Endurance Championship.[22] The campaign began on a promising note, as the team finished second at Spa-Francorchamps before Vaxivière followed that up by taking a pole position at the Algarve Round.[23][24][25] The outfit stabilized their pace after another second place in Monza, with them taking third for the remaining rounds, Vaxivière and his teammates being unable to match the pace of the Toyota Gazoo Racing squad.[26]

2022: WEC title challenge

Nevertheless, Vaxivière, Lapierre and Negrão returned to Alpine in 2022.[27] At the season opener in Sebring, the Frenchman put on a particularly impressive showing, setting the fastest lap and helping his team to their first victory in the Hypercar category.[28][29] Vaxivière and his partners took second at Spa before finishing a disappointing fourth in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, as issues with the car's clutch control and ignition coil systems respectively put the team out of contention for the podium.[30] They bounced back emphatically in Monza, where, having made contact in a hard-fought battle with the Toyota of Kamui Kobayashi, Vaxivière scored another win.[31] However, this would end up being the team's final finish ahead of their rivals Toyota, with a power reduction for the final two races thanks to the BoP mechanism leading to Alpine finishing second in the overall standings.[32][33]

2023: Return to LMP2

Vaxivière and Alpine stepped down to the LMP2 category for the 2023 season, where the French driver partnered Charles Milesi and Julien Canal.[34][35]

In addition, he also paired up with François Perrodo and Ben Barnicoat to race in the Pro-Am Cup of the European Le Mans Series that same year.[36]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2010 MitJet Series N/A 12 0 ? 0 1 180 9th
2011 French F4 Championship Auto Sport Academy 14 3 6 5 10 146 1st
2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Tech 1 Racing 14 0 0 0 0 1 29th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 7 0 0 0 1 29 14th
2e Grand Prix Electrique L'Hebdo+ 2 0 0 0 1 N/A N/A
French GT Championship Graff Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne - Proto CD Sport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2013 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Tech 1 Racing 12 2 2 2 2 57 10th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 4 0 0 0 0 20 18th
Porsche Carrera Cup France Pro GT by Alméras 4 1 2 3 4 0 NC†
V de V Endurance GT Tourisme - GTV2 Porsche Alméras 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
V de V Endurance GT Tourisme - GTV3 ? ? ? ? ? 0 NC†
V de V Michelin Endurance Series - Tourisme 4 0 0 0 0 36 17th
2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Lotus 13 0 0 0 2 83 8th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Prospeed Competition 7 0 1 0 1 58 9th
European Le Mans Series - GTC Pro GT by Alméras 1 0 0 0 0 8 22nd
Championnat de France FFSA GT Team Martinet - Alméras 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
24 Hours of Dubai - A6-Pro Crubilé Sport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 12th
2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Lotus 17 3 5 5 10 234 2nd
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps ARTA Engineering 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
2015-16 Andros Trophy - Électrique Loxam 13 6 2 1 9 362 1st
2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series SMP Racing 18 2 0 2 7 175 6th
GT3 Le Mans Cup Classic & Modern Racing 3 0 0 0 1 15.5 14th
2016–17 Asian Le Mans Series - GT DH Racing 3 1 0 0 2 50 4th
2017 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 TDS Racing 8 0 0 0 1 53 16th
GP3 Series DAMS 4 0 0 0 0 0 21st
V de V Endurance Series - PFV R-ace GP 2 0 0 0 2 36 16th
2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro R-Motorsport 5 1 2 0 1 29 13th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 TDS Racing 4 0 0 0 2 38 10th
VLN Endurance Aston Martin Test Centre 4 0 0 0 0 10.34 474th
Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie - SP8 ? ? ? ? ? 0 NC†
2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 TDS Racing 8 0 0 3 1 66 8th
2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro R-Motorsport 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Bathurst 12 Hours - Class A 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 RLR MSport 1 0 0 0 0 0 36th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 KCMG 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
VLN Series - SP9 Pro 4 0 0 0 0 9.75 32nd
IMSA Sportscar Championship - DPi Wayne Taylor Racing 2 0 0 0 2 64 22nd
2020 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Panis Racing 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
Mitjet International MV2S Racing 4 4 3 3 4 0 NC†
Intercontinental GT Challenge Team WRT 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 2 1 0 0 1 25 13th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 GetSpeed Performance 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Pro 2 0 0 0 0 9.88 51st
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 1 6.25 9th
2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Alpine Elf Matmut 6 0 1 0 6 128 3rd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Tower Motorsport By Starworks 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
24H GT Series - GT3 Pro Racetivity 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Alpine Elf Team 6 2 0 1 5 144 2nd
24H GT Series - GT3 Pro-Am Racetivity 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Alpine Elf Team 6 0 0 0 2 74 6th*
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-Am AF Corse 6 2 0 0 5 110 1st
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 2 0 0 0 1 306 24th

† As Vaxivière was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete French F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points
2011 LÉD
1

3
LÉD
2

5
NOG
1

4
NOG
2

3
PAU
1

1
PAU
2

1
VDV
1

Ret
VDV
2

1
SPA
1

4
SPA
2

3
ALB
1

2
ALB
2

3
LEC
1

3
LEC
2

2
1st 146

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points
2012 Tech 1 Racing ALC
1

16
ALC
2

22
SPA
1

20
SPA
2

NC
NÜR
1

Ret
NÜR
2

14
MSC
1

25
MSC
2

Ret
HUN
1

23
HUN
2

20
LEC
1

Ret
LEC
2

Ret
CAT
1

27
CAT
2

10
29th 1
2013 Tech 1 Racing ALC
1

1
ALC
2

1
SPA
1

11
SPA
2

14
MSC
1

7
MSC
2

12
RBR
1

27
RBR
2

21
HUN
1

11
HUN
2

15
LEC
1

16
LEC
2

29
CAT
1
CAT
2
10th 57

Complete Formula V8 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos. Points
2014 Lotus MNZ
1

17†
MNZ
2

16
ALC
1

7
ALC
2

8
MON
1

Ret
SPA
1
SPA
2
MSC
1
MSC
2
NÜR
1

13
NÜR
2

2
HUN
1

5
HUN
2

7
LEC
1

3
LEC
2

6
JER
1

4
JER
2

8
8th 83
2015 Lotus ALC
1

4
ALC
2

1
MON
1

Ret
SPA
1

1
SPA
2

3
HUN
1

4
HUN
2

2
RBR
1

6
RBR
2

1
SIL
1

3
SIL
2

2
NÜR
1

4
NÜR
2

11
BUG
1

10
BUG
2

2
JER
1

3
JER
2

3
2nd 234
2016 SMP Racing ALC
1

2
ALC
2

Ret
HUN
1

5
HUN
2

5
SPA
1

Ret
SPA
2

1
LEC
1

5
LEC
2

Ret
SIL
1

2
SIL
2

7
RBR
1

1
RBR
2

6
MNZ
1

3
MNZ
2

Ret
JER
1

3
JER
2

3
CAT
1

Ret
CAT
2

Ret
6th 175

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2017 TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL
3
SPA LMS
Ret
NÜR
8
MEX
7
COA
7
FUJ
4
SHA
6
BHR
9
16th 53
2018–19 TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA
4
LMS
DSQ
SIL
7
FUJ
4
SHA
Ret
SEB
NC
SPA
4
LMS
3
8th 66
2021 Alpine Elf Matmut Hypercar Alpine A480 Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 SPA
2
ALG
3
MNZ
2
LMS
3
BHR
3
BHR
3
3rd 128
2022 Alpine Elf Team Hypercar Alpine A480 Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 SEB
1
SPA
2
LMS
4
MNZ
1
FUJ
3
BHR
3
2nd 144
2023 Alpine Elf Team LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
8
ALG
8
SPA
7
LMS
3
MNZ
2
FUJ
5
BHR
6th* 74*

* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2017 France TDS Racing France François Perrodo
France Emmanuel Collard
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 213 DNF DNF
2018 France TDS Racing France François Perrodo
France Loïc Duval
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 366 DSQ DSQ
2019 France TDS Racing France François Perrodo
France Loïc Duval
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 366 8th 3rd
2020 France Panis Racing France Nico Jamin
France Julien Canal
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 368 7th 3rd
2021 France Alpine Elf Matmut Brazil André Negrão
France Nicolas Lapierre
Alpine A480-Gibson LMH 367 3rd 3rd
2022 France Alpine Elf Team Brazil André Negrão
France Nicolas Lapierre
Alpine A480-Gibson LMH 362 23rd 5th
2023 France Alpine Elf Team France Julien Canal
France Charles Milesi
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 327 12th 4th

Complete GP3 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points
2017 DAMS CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HUN
FEA

12
HUN
SPR

12
SPA
FEA

Ret
SPA
SPR

15
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
JER
FEA
JER
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
22nd 0

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2018 TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
2
MNZ
2
RBR
9
10th 38
Racing Engineering SIL
Ret
SPA ALG
2019 RLR MSport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC MNZ CAT SIL
Ret
SPA ALG 36th 0
2023 AF Corse LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
2
LEC
3
ARA
1
SPA
4
ALG
3
ALG
1
1st 110

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points
2019 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY SEB
2
LBH MDO DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET
2
22nd 64
2021 Tower Motorsport by Starworks LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
2†
SEB WGL WGL ELK LGA PET NC† 0†
2023 AF Corse LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
3†
SEB LGA WGL ELK IMS PET
4
24th 306

Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

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