Matthieu Vaxivière
| Matthieu Vaxivière | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |
 French |
| Born |
3 December 1994 Limoges, France |
| Formula V8 3.5 career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | SMP Racing |
| Car no. | 23 |
| Former teams | Lotus |
| Starts | 34 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Poles | 5 |
| Fastest laps | 5 |
| 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
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. Desite 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 Sorensen 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 |
SPA 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 1 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
JER 1 |
JER 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
5th* | 38* |
* Season still in progress.
References
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| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Stoffel Vandoorne |
French F4 Champion 2011 |
Succeeded by Alexandre Baron |
| Preceded by Christophe Ferrier |
Andros Trophy Électrique Champion 2015-16 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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