Matthieu Vaxivière
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| Matthieu Vaxivière | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality |  French |
| Born | 3 December 1994 Limoges, France |
| Formula V8 3.5 career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | SMP Racing |
| Car number | 23 |
| Former teams | Lotus |
| Starts | 48 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Poles | 8 |
| Fastest laps | 8 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2015 |
| Previous series | |
| 2012-13 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2005-2006 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Porsche Carrera Cup France French F4 Championship Mitjet Series Andros Trophy Karting Championship of France Minimal |
| Championship titles | |
| 2011 | French F4 Championship |
Matthieu Vaxivière is a French racing driver. He was born on 3 December 1994 in 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.
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)[]
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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.
Racing record[]
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 | LMH | Alpine A480 | Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 | SPA 2 |
ALG 3 |
MNZ 2 |
LMS 3 |
BHR 3 |
BHR 3 |
3rd | 128 |
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 |
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† |
† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.
References[]
- Khorounzhiy, Valentin (18 December 2013). "Vaxiviere set to enter Formula Renault 3.5 with Lotus". Formula Scout. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
External links[]
- 1994 births
- Living people
- French racing drivers
- Sportspeople from Limoges
- French F4 Championship drivers
- Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers
- Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
- World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers
- FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- GP3 Series drivers from France
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers