Matthieu Vaxivière (born 3 December 1994) is a French racing driver from Limoges, France. He was the 2011 French F4 champion. In 2012 he raced in the V de V Endurance Cup, French GT, and 2e Grand Prix Èlectrique. In addition, he was 14th in the 2012 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps season and 29th in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup, driving for Tech 1 Racing. In 2013 he finished 10th in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup and 18th in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps. In 2014 he was assigned as one of the drivers for the Lotus F1 Junior team, while competing in the Formula Renault 3.5 series alongside Filipino-Swiss driver Marlon Stöckinger. He currently drives for Alpine, driving the Alpine A480 in the World Endurance Championship.
Career
24 Hours of Le Mans
Five hours into the race and at 12th place, Vaxivière in the No. 28 TDS Racing attempted a three-wide pass in the braking zone in the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans race, resulting in a crash that ended the race for the No. 82 Risi Competizione Ferrari. After a review, the No. 28 car was given a seven-minute stop and hold penalty.
Karting
Vaxivière started his racing career in 2005 in the Karting Championship of France.
French F4 (2011)
Vaxivière got his first championship title in the French F4 Championship in 2011. He finished the year with 5 pole positions, 6 fastest laps and 3 wins, amassing 146 points.
Formula Renault 2.0 (2012–2013)
Tech 1 Racing
Vaxiviere entered his debut season in 2012 with Tech 1 Racing and finished in 29th position with 1 point. In 2013 he finished his best season in Formula Renault 2.0 with 10th position overall. He had 2 pole positions, 2 fastest laps and 2 wins, collecting 57 points.
Formula Renault 3.5 (2014–)
After his season in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, Vaxivière graduated to Formula Renault 3.5 in 2014, driving for Lotus and partnering with Marlon Stöckinger. Despite missing two rounds for an injury, he finished 8th in the season standings. In 2015 he was runner-up with Lotus, claiming three wins and 10 podiums in 17 races. He switched to SMP Racing for 2016.
Lotus F1
After he did several post season tests with both Pons Racing and Lotus, he was announced by Lotus to drive with them for the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season alongside Filipino-Swiss 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season and Lotus F1 Junior Team rookie Marlon Stockinger replacing Marco Sørensen of Denmark becoming a test and reserve driver for the Lotus F1 Team in the process.
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.[1] 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 in the Algarve.[2][3][4] The outfit stabilised 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.[5]
2022: WEC title challenge
Nevertheless, Vaxivière, Lapierre and Negrão returned to Alpine in 2022.[6] At the season opener in Sebring, the Frenchman put on a particularly impressive showing, taking pole, setting the fastest lap and helping his team to their first victory in the Hypercar category.[7][8] 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.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11][12]
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.[13][14]
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 Almeras | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | NC† | |
| V de V Endurance GT Tourisme - GTV2 | Porsche Almeras | 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 Almeras | 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† | |
| 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 |
| 24 Hours of Spa - Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th | ||
| 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 Langstrecken Meisterschaft Nürburgring - 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 Pro-Am | GetSpeed Performance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie - SP9 Pro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.88 | 51st | ||
| Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie - 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 Pro | 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 | |||||||
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | AF Corse |
† Guest driver 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 | PRT | SPA | LMS | MNZ | FUJ | BHR | * | * |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| 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 | LMH | 367 | 3rd | 3rd |
| 2022 | Alpine Elf Team
|
André Negrão Nicolas Lapierre
|
Alpine A480-Gibson | LMH | 362 | 23rd | 5th |
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 |
Complete WeatherTech 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 |
MON |
WGL |
ELK |
IMS | PET |
-* | 0* |
† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.
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