Matthieu Vaxivière | |
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Nationality | French |
Born |
Limoges, France |
3 December 1994
Formula V8 3.5 career | |
Debut season | 2014 |
Current team | SMP Racing |
Car no. | 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.
Vaxivière started his racing career in 2005 in the Karting Championship of France.
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.
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.
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.