Matthieu Lahaye

Matthieu Lahaye
Matthieu Lahaye
Born	November 23, 1984 (age 41); Rennes, France
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	1995–present
Known for	FIA World Endurance Championship, 24 Hours of Le Mans

Matthieu Lahaye (born 23 November 1984 in Rennes) is a professional French racing driver. He participated in the FIA World Endurance Championship with OAK Racing during the 2012 season and later competed for Ultimate in 2022. Together with his brother Jean-Baptiste, he co-directs the sports car racing outfit Ultimate.

Career

Lahaye's motorsport journey commenced in karting from 1995 to 2001, followed by advancement through Formula France and the French Formula Renault Championship. In 2004, he secured fifth place in the World Series Lights, including a victory at the Valenca circuit. The following year, he entered the Eurocup Mégane Trophy with Tech 1 Racing, finishing ninth overall. His performance peaked in 2006 when he claimed second place overall with three wins, before dropping to fifth position in 2007.

Transitioning to sportscar racing in 2008, Lahaye competed in the Le Mans Series representing Saulnier Racing, piloting a Pescarolo-Judd alongside Pierre Ragues. The duo concluded the season fifth in the LMP2 category. That same year marked Lahaye's debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where he achieved an 18th-place finish overall and third in LMP2.

In 2009, driving for OAK Racing, Lahaye partnered with Karim Ajlani to earn two podium finishes and ninth place in the LMP2 championship. At Le Mans, joined by Guillaume Moreau, their entry suffered retirement. Later that year, Lahaye triumphed in the LMP2 class during the Asian Le Mans Series events at Okayama, sharing the car with team principal Jacques Nicolet and Richard Hein.

Continuing his collaboration with Nicolet in the 2010 Le Mans Series, Lahaye secured third place in LMP2. During that year's Le Mans race, driving alongside Moreau and Jan Charouz, he finished seventh overall and second within the class.

In 2011, Lahaye advanced to LMP1 competition within the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup for OAK Racing but was unable to participate in the 24 Hours of Le Mans due to injuries sustained during a qualifying accident at Spa.

He made a comeback to the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2012, competing with OAK's Morgan LMP2 squad alongside Nicolet and Olivier Pla.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year	Entrant	Class	Car	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Rank	Points
2012	OAK Racing	LMP2	Morgan LMP2	Judd HK 3.6 L V8	SEB 2	SPA 5	LMS Ret						36th	6.5
2012	OAK Racing	LMP2	Morgan LMP2	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8				SIL 6	SÃO 3	BHR 6	FUJ 3	SHA 3	36th	6.5
2021	Association SRT41	Innovative	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	SPA	ALG	MNZ	LMS 32	BHR	BHR			0	0
2022	Ultimate	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	SEB 10	SPA 12	LMS 14	MNZ 8	FUJ 12	BHR 11			21st	6

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Vehicle	Category	Completed Laps	Overall Ranking	Category Ranking
2008	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall OAK Racing	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Pierre Ragues Template:Country data CHN Template:Namespace detect showall Cheng Congfu	Pescarolo 01-Judd	LMP2	333	18th	3rd
2009	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall OAK Racing / Team Mazda France	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Guillaume Moreau Template:Country data CHE Template:Namespace detect showall Karim Ajlani	Pescarolo 01-Mazda	LMP2	208	DNF	DNF
2010	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall OAK Racing	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Guillaume Moreau Template:Country data CZE Template:Namespace detect showall Jan Charouz	Pescarolo 01-Judd	LMP2	361	7th	2nd
2012	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall OAK Racing	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Jacques Nicolet Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Olivier Pla	Morgan LMP2-Judd	LMP2	139	DNF	DNF
2021	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Association SRT41	Template:Country data BEL Template:Namespace detect showall Nigel Bailly Template:Country data JPN Template:Namespace detect showall Takuma Aoki	Oreca 07- Gibson	CDNT	334	32nd	"–"
2022	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Ultimate	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall François Heriau Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Jean-Baptiste Lahaye	Oreca 07- Gibson	LMP2	335	48th	24th

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Bolded race numbers signify pole positions; italicized results denote fastest laps)

Year	Entry	Category	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Final Standing	Points Earned
2012	OAK Racing	LMP2	Morgan LMP2	Judd-BMW HK 3.6L V8	LEC	DON 6					12th	9
2016	Ultimate	LMP3	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	SIL 11	IMO 10	RBR Ret	LEC 4	SPA 4	EST 14	10th	26
2017	Ultimate	LMP3	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	SIL 2	MNZ 3	RBR 4	LEC 6	SPA 8	ALG 8	4th	61

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External links

Official website