Matthieu Vaxivière
French racing driver (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
French racing driver (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Matthieu Vaxivière (born 3 December 1994) is a French racing driver from Limoges, who currently drives for Alpine in the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
| Matthieu Vaxivière | |
|---|---|
 Vaxivière in 2023 | |
| Nationality |  French |
| Born | 3 December 1994 Limoges, France |
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2017 |
| Current team | Alpine Elf Team |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Car number | 36 |
| Former teams | TDS Racing |
| Starts | 40 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 15 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 4 |
| Best finish | 2nd 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 |
Vaxivière started his racing career in 2005 in the Karting Championship of France.
Having made his car racing debut in the MitJet Series in 2010, Vaxivière progressed to the French F4 Championship the subsequent year.[1] A successful campaign followed, as he took the title by winning three races, which included a double victory at Pau.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] He finished eighth overall despite missing two rounds due to an injury.[6]
Vaxivière returned to Lotus for the 2015 season.[7] 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.[8] This season, the Frenchman amassed seven podiums, two of which were wins, and took home fourth place in the standings.
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.
Having competed in various endurance events such as the GT3 Le Mans Cup throughout his time in junior formulae,[9] 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.[10] He helped DH Racing to finish second in the championship, having taken victory at the Fuji Speedway.[11]
Vaxivière's main campaign in 2017 would lie in the LMP2 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship, which he contested with TDS Racing.[12] Having taken a podium on debut at Silverstone, the Frenchman finished 16th in the drivers' standings.[13]
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.[14][15][16] A podium during the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans would prove to be the highlight of his season, which Vaxivière finished eighth overall.[17]
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.[18][19] That year also yielded another podium at Le Mans, Vaxivière driving for Panis Racing alongside Nico Jamin and Julien Canal.[20]
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.[21] 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.[22][23][24] 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.[25]
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Nevertheless, Vaxivière, Lapierre and Negrão returned to Alpine in 2022.[26] 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.[27][28] 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.[29] 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.[30] 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.[31][32]
Vaxivière and Alpine stepped down to the LMP2 category for the 2023 season, where the French driver partnered Charles Milesi and Julien Canal.[33][34] The team would finish the season 7th overall.[35]
In addition, he 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]
With the LMP2 category being dropped from the WEC for the 2024 season,[37] Vaxivière would continue driving for Alpine in their new Hypercar, the A424, alongside Nicholas Lapierre and Mick Schumacher.[38] The season, featuring four new manufacturers in the Hypercar class (BMW, Lamborghini, Isotta Fraschini, and Alpine themselves), would begin well for the Alpine team in the first round in Qatar, placing best of the four Hypercar debutants, with Vaxivière's car finishing 11th out of 19 in class.[39][40]
| 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 | 1 | 34th |
| 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 | Konica Minolta Cadillac | 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 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 7th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2023-24 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 | AF Corse | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 6th |
| 2024 | FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar | Alpine Endurance Team | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25th* |
| European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-Am | AF Corse | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 80 | 1st* | |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | Richard Mille AF Corse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 12th* |
† As Vaxivière was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. * Seasons still in progress.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(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 |
(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 |
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Prospeed Competition | LMGTE Am | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL Ret |
SPA 6 |
LMS | 9th | 58 | ||||||
| Porsche 911 RSR | COA 7 |
FUJ 3 |
SHA 4 |
BHR 7 |
SÃO 5 |
||||||||||
| 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 7 |
7th | 83 | ||
| 2024 | Alpine Endurance Team | Hypercar | Alpine A424 | Alpine 3.4 L Turbo V6 | QAT 11 |
IMO 16 |
SPA 12 |
LMS Ret |
SÃO 10 |
COA |
FUJ |
BHR |
25th* | 1* |
* Season still in progress.
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Pro GT by Alméras | GTC | Porsche 997 GT3-R | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL | IMO | RBR 6 |
LEC | EST | 22nd | 8 | |
| 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 |
| 2024 | AF Corse | LMP2 Pro-Am | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 1 |
LEC 4 |
IMO 2 |
SPA 1 |
MUG |
ALG |
1st* | 80* |
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | TDS Racing |
François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 213 | DNF | DNF |
| 2018 | TDS Racing |
François Perrodo Loïc Duval |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 366 | DSQ | DSQ |
| 2019 | TDS Racing |
François Perrodo Loïc Duval |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 366 | 8th | 3rd |
| 2020 | Panis Racing |
Nico Jamin Julien Canal |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 368 | 7th | 3rd |
| 2021 | Alpine Elf Matmut |
 André Negrão Nicolas Lapierre |
Alpine A480-Gibson | Hypercar | 367 | 3rd | 3rd |
| 2022 | Alpine Elf Team |
André Negrão Nicolas Lapierre |
Alpine A480-Gibson | Hypercar | 362 | 23rd | 5th |
| 2023 | Alpine Elf Team |
Julien Canal Charles Milesi |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 327 | 12th | 4th |
| 2024 | Alpine Endurance Team |
Nicolas Lapierre Mick Schumacher |
Alpine A424 | Hypercar | 88 | DNF | DNF |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(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 | |||
| 2024 | Richard Mille AF Corse | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 12 |
SEB |
WGL |
MOS |
ELK |
IMS |
PET |
12th* | 211* |
† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. * Season still in progress.
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