Mathias Beche

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Mathias Beche
Mathias Beche Driver of Rebellion Racing's Rebellion R-One (28605632343) (2).jpg
Beche at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers parade
Nationality Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swiss
Born (1986-06-28) 28 June 1986 (age 37)
Geneva, Switzerland
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season 2010
Current team Richard Mille by TDS Racing
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number29
Former teamsHope Polevision Racing
Applewood Seven
Matech Competition
Inter Europol Competition
TDS Racing x Vaillante
Nielsen Racing
Starts37
Wins9
Poles9
Fastest laps2
Best finish1st in 2012
Previous series
2011
2010
2009
2008
2008
2007–2008 		FIA GT1 World Championship
European GT3
Formula Le Mans
Formula Asia 2.0
Formula V6 Asia
Asian Formula Renault
Championship titles
2014
2012 		FIA World Endurance Championship (LMP1-L)
European Le Mans Series (LMP2)

Mathias Beche Aussel (born 28 June 1986 in Geneva) is a Swiss-French professional racing driver who currently competes in the European Le Mans Series for Richard Mille by TDS. He is a former ELMS champion in the LMP2 class, as well as an LMP1-L champion and overall race winner in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Rebellion Racing.

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Career

After starting in karting, Beche began racing in single-seaters in Asia in 2007 when he contested the Asian Formula Renault Challenge, finishing fifth overall with one win. [1] The following year he took part in Formula Asia 2.0 where he ended up runner-up to Felix Rosenqvist.

2009 saw Beche switch to sportscar racing, finishing third in Formula Le Mans. In 2010 he contested four Le Mans Series rounds; three in the FLM class and one in GT1 in a Ford GT. He then entered the last two rounds of the FIA GT3 European Championship, also in a Ford.

In 2011 Beche competed in the full Le Mans Series season in an LMP2 Oreca 03 for TDS Racing with Pierre Thiriet and Jody Firth. The trio won the rounds at Spa and Estoril and finished fourth in the final drivers' standings. Beche also drove in the FIA GT1 World Championship round at Zolder in a Ford.

Beche at the 2014 6 Hours of Sao Paulo FIA-WEC - 2014 (15326649174).jpg
Beche at the 2014 6 Hours of São Paulo

For 2012, LMP2 became the top class of the renamed European Le Mans Series. Partnering Thiriet at TDS, Beche won the opening round of the season at Paul Ricard and the season finale at Road Atlanta, securing his first major championship victory. For the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans they were joined by Christophe Tinseau and the car finished eighth overall and second in LMP2.

Racing record

Complete Asian Formula Renault Challenge results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant1234567891011121314RankPoints
2007 Asia Racing Team ZHU1
1
6		 ZHU1
2
6		 SEP
1
4		 SEP
2
5		 BEI1
1
2		 BEI1
2
2		 SHA1
1
5		 SHA1
2
Ret		 ZHU2
1
15		 ZHU2
2
11		 BEI2
1
4		 BEI2
2
Ret		 SHA2
1
4		 SHA2
2
1		5th190

Complete Formula Asia 2.0 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415RankPoints
2008 Champ Motorsport SEP1
1
1		 SEP1
2
2		 SEP1
3
2		 SEP2
1
4		 SEP2
2
5		 BIR1
1
3		 BIR1
2
3		 BIR2
1
5		 BIR2
2
4		2nd190
Asia Racing Team SHA1
1
1		 SHA1
2
2		 SHA2
1
Ret		 SHA2
2
3		 SHA2
3
2		 SHA2
4
2

Complete Formula Le Mans Cup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant12345678910RankPoints
2009 Hope Polevision Racing SPA
1
3		 SPA
2
2		 LMS
2		 PRT
1
4		 PRT
2
2		 NÜR
1
2		 NÜR
2
8		 SIL
1
2		 SIL
2
1		 MAG
1		3rd146

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2010 Hope Polevision Racing FLM Oreca FLM09 General Motors 6.3 L V8 LEC
2		13th28
Applewood Seven ALG
Ret		 HUN
Ret		 SIL
Matech Competition LMGT1 Ford GT1 Ford 5.3 L V8 SPA
2		6th15
2011 TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 LEC
Ret		 SPA
1		 IMO
7		 SIL
Ret		 EST
1		4th38
2012 Thiriet by TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 LEC
1		 DON
2		 PET
1		1st94
2013 Thiriet by TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO
1		 RBR
1		 HUN
6		 LEC
8		6th62
2016 Thiriet by TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 05 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL
Ret		 IMO
1		 RBR
1		 LEC
1		 SPA
3		 EST
8		2nd96
2019 Inter Europol Competition LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC MNZ CAT SIL SPA
12		 ALG
Ret		35th0.5
2022 TDS Racing x Vaillante LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
10		 IMO
10		 MNZ
13		 CAT
11		 SPA
12		 ALG
11		22nd4
2023 Nielsen RacingLMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
4		 LEC
4		 ARA
2		 SPA
Ret		 ALG
2		 ALG
3		4th75
2024 Richard Mille by TDS LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
2		 LEC
IMO
SPA
MUG
ALG
2nd*18*

* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassCarEngine123456789RankPoints
2012 ADR-Delta LMP2 Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SEB SPA LMS SIL SÃO BHR FUJ SHA
7		35th6
2013 Rebellion Racing LMP1 Lola B12/60 Toyota (RV8KLM 3.4 L V8) SIL
6		 SPA
6		 LMS
13		 SÃO
3		 COA
4		 FUJ
3		 SHA
4		 BHR
Ret		5th63.5
2014 Rebellion Racing LMP1 Lola B12/60 Toyota (RV8KLM 3.4 L V8) SIL
4		 SPA
7		 LMS
4		 COA
7		 FUJ
12		 SHA
7		 BHR
7		 SÃO
8		10th64.5
2015 Rebellion Racing LMP1 Rebellion R-One AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6 SIL SPA LMS
19		 NÜR
16		 COA
15		 FUJ
7		 SHA
7		 BHR
14		14th14.5
2016 Rebellion Racing LMP1 Rebellion R-One AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6 SIL SPA LMS NÜR
17		 MEX COA FUJ 41st0.5
Manor LMP2 Oreca 05 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SHA
Ret		 BHR 33rd0
2017 Vaillante Rebellion LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL
9		 SPA
4		 LMS
DSQ		 NÜR
4		 MEX
5		 COA
2		 FUJ
DSQ		 SHA
3		 BHR
3		8th85
2018–19 Rebellion Racing LMP1 Rebellion R13 Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 SPA
3		 LMS
3		 SIL
1		 FUJ
Ret		 SHA
5		 SEB
Ret		 SPA LMS 6th73
2021 Realteam Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA ALG
7		 MNZ LMS BHR BHR 22nd9
2022 ARC Bratislava LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
13		 SPA MNZ
11		 FUJ
BHR
13		25th0
TDS Racing x Vaillante LMS
4†
2023 Prema Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB ALG SPA LMS MNZ
7		 FUJ BHR 19th6

† Non World Endurance Championship entries are ineligible to score points.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2012 Flag of France.svg Thiriet by TDS Racing Flag of France.svg Pierre Thiriet
Flag of France.svg Christophe Tinseau 		Oreca 03-Nissan LMP23538th2nd
2013 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rebellion Racing Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Belicchi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Congfu Cheng 		Lola B12/60-Toyota LMP127540th8th
2014 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rebellion Racing Flag of France.svg Nicolas Prost
Flag of Germany.svg Nick Heidfeld 		Rebellion R-One-Toyota LMP1-L3604th1st
2015 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rebellion Racing Flag of France.svg Nicolas Prost
Flag of Germany.svg Nick Heidfeld 		Rebellion R-One-AER LMP133023rd10th
2016 Flag of France.svg Thiriet by TDS Racing Flag of Japan.svg Ryō Hirakawa
Flag of France.svg Pierre Thiriet 		Oreca 05-Nissan LMP2241DNFDNF
2017 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Vaillante Rebellion Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr.
Flag of Denmark.svg David Heinemeier Hansson 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2364DSQDSQ
2018 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rebellion Racing Flag of the United States.svg Gustavo Menezes
Flag of France.svg Thomas Laurent 		Rebellion R13-Gibson LMP13763rd3rd
2019 Flag of Denmark.svg High Class Racing Flag of Denmark.svg Dennis Andersen
Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Fjordbach 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP235616th11th
2022 Flag of France.svg TDS Racing X Vaillante Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tijmen van der Helm 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP23688th4th
2023 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nielsen Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Hanley
Flag of the United States.svg Rodrigo Sales 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP218DNFDNF
LMP2 Pro-Am

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassMakeEngine12345678910Pos.Pts
2017 JDC-Miller MotorSports P Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
5		 SEB LBH COA DET WGL MOS ELK LGA 24th49
Rebellion Racing PET
8

Complete Super GT results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCarClass12345678DCPoints
2020 arto Ping An Team Thailand Lexus RC F GT3 GT300 FUJ FUJ SUZ MOT FUJ SUZ
19		 MOT
23		 FUJ
26		NC0

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References

  1. ↑ "Mathias Beche career statistics". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
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Preceded by European Le Mans Series
Champion
2012
With: Pierre Thiriet 		Succeeded by
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