Mathieu Serradori

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Mathieu Serradori
Nationality Flag of France.svg French
Born (1979-10-05) 5 October 1979 (age 46)
Fréjus, Var, France
Current teamCentury Racing Factory Team

Mathieu Serradori (born 5 October 1979) [1] is a French businessman and off-road racing driver. He leads an eponymous electrical service company in the public sector. [2] [3] Having contested the Dakar Rally on motorcycles in 2009, 2011, and 2012, Serradori switched to the car category at the end of the 2010s. He finished sixth overall in 2025 and 2026, driving a Century CR7. [4] [5]

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Racing career

Serradori debuted at the Dakar Rally at the hands of a Beta motorbike in 2009, finishing 51st. [6] He returned to the event in 2011 and finished 21st with a Honda bike, [7] before placing 25th with a KTM in 2012. [8]

In 2014, Serradori switched to driving cars, partnering co-driver Patrick Antoniolli in the Rallye du Maroc. Driving a Predator X-18, Serradori claimed fifth overall. [9] After finishing 15th at the same event in 2015, [10] Serradori placed third in the Africa Eco Race at the start of 2016. [11] He drove in four rounds of that year's FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup with the SRT Rally Team, winning the two-wheel drive class in Abu Dhabi and Italy. [12] [13] Serradori achieved further successes with SRT during the following years, including an overall win at the Africa Eco Race and third place in the Silk Way Rally — despite a windshield wiper failure — in 2018. [14] [15] [16] [17]

Serradori made his first appearance in the car class of the Dakar Rally in 2019, though he and longtime co-driver Fabien Lurquin retired during stage 4. [18] In his only other rally-raid appearances of the year, Serradori became familiar with SRT's new chassis: the Century CR6, which he would go on to drive until 2023. His maiden Dakar start with the car came in 2020, one which included a stage win during stage 8. [19] He finished eighth overall. [20] The following year, in his last start alongside Lurquin, Serradori ran third overall after stage 3 but suffered major setbacks during stage 6, eventually placing 44th. [21] [22] At the subsequent Rally Kazakhstan, Serradori was joined by new co-driver Loïc Minaudier. [23] The pair made a positive impression at their first Dakar together, finishing seventh in 2022. [24] [25] That season they took part in two further rounds of the newly-founded World Rally-Raid Championship, placing 18th in Abu Dhabi and ninth at the Andalucía Rally. [26] [27] For the 2023 Dakar, Serradori would be directly supported by Century Racing Factory, which provided him the updated Century CR6-T model. [28] [29] Serradori finished 12th overall, having run third overall after stage 2. [30] [31] A tenth place followed in 2024 - as Serradori won the class for two-wheel-drive cars. [32] [33]

After making his four-wheel-drive rally-raid debut in the Rallye du Maroc at the end of 2024, Serradori ran with the new Century CR7 at the 2025 Dakar Rally. [34] [35] He and Minaudier scored their best ever result at the event by finishing sixth. [36] [37] Serradori also won the Baja Morocco in preparation for the Rallye du Maroc in October 2025. [38] [39] At the FIA event meanwhile, a top five challenge was ended by a mechanical failure during the final stage. [40]

Serradori claimed his second Dakar stage win in 2026, having dominated stage 10. [41] [42] Thanks to a late charge to fend off 2025 W2RC champion Lucas Moraes, Serradori and Minaudier again finished sixth overall. [43] [44]

Rally results

Dakar results

YearClassVehiclePositionStages won
2009 Bike Flag of Italy.svg Beta 51st0
2011 Flag of Japan.svg Honda 21st0
2012 Flag of Austria.svg KTM 25th0
2019 Car Flag of South Africa.svg Buggy DNF0
2020 Flag of South Africa.svg Century8th1
2021 44th0
2022 7th0
2023 12th0
2024 10th0
2025 6th0
2026 6th1

Complete World Rally-Raid Championship results

(key)

YearTeamCarClass12345Pos.Points
2022 SRT RacingCentury CR6T1 DAK
733		 ABU
186		 MOR AND
95		7th44
2023 Century Racing Factory TeamCentury CR6-TT1 DAK
1222		 ABU SON DES MOR 17th22
2024 Century Racing Factory TeamCentury CR6-TUltimate DAK
1032		 ABU PRT DES MOR 14th32
2025 Century Racing Factory Team Century CR7 Ultimate DAK
625		 ABU ZAF
467		 PRT MOR
553		14th35
2026 Century Racing Factory Team Century CR7 Ultimate DAK
627		 PRT DES MOR ABU 6th*27*

*Season still in progress.

References

  1. ↑ "Profile of MATHIEU SERRADORI - SRT - Dakar". www.dakar.com. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Egte Serradori / Electricité industrielle". www.serradori.fr. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Mathieu Serradori | Dirigeant de la Société ENT GEN TRAVAUX ELECTRIQUE SERRADORI CIE". infonet.fr (in French). Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Racing, Century (24 January 2025). "Dakar 2025 with Century Racing". Century Racing. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "2026 Dakar: Yan-believable!". www.dakar.com. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Mathieu Serradori | Dakar Argentina-Chile - Bikes 2009". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Mathieu Serradori | Dakar Argentina-Chile - Bikes 2011". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Mathieu Serradori | Dakar Argentina-Chile-Perú - Bikes 2012". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "Mathieu Serradori - Patrick Antoniolli | Rallye OilLibya du Maroc - Open 2014". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Mathieu Serradori - Didier Haquette | Rallye OilLibya du Maroc - Open 2015". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  11. ↑ Tassel, Pierre (10 January 2016). "Africa Race - Kanat Shagirov grand vainqueur". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "Mathieu Serradori - Didier Haquette | Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge - FIA 2016". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "Mathieu Serradori - Fabian Lurquin | Italian Baja - FIA 2016". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  14. ↑ "AFRICA RACE 2018 - Stage #12 : ST LOUIS / DAKAR". www.africarace.com. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  15. ↑ "Rallye-raid : Serradori, le Dakar c'est le Pérou". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  16. ↑ "MATHIEU SERRADORI, BUGGY SRT, WINNER OF THE AFRICA ECO RACE : "Looking forward to being in Xi'an!"". silkwayrally.com. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  17. ↑ "2018 Silk Way Rally: Two Events in One". silkwayrally.com. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  18. ↑ "Mathieu Serradori - Fabian Lurquin | Dakar Perú - Cars 2019". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  19. ↑ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (13 January 2020). "Dakar 2020, Stage 8: Serradori beats Alonso to maiden win". motorsport.com. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  20. ↑ "Mathieu Serradori - Fabian Lurquin | Dakar - Cars 2020". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  21. ↑ "Nouvelle victoire d'étape pour Nasser Al-Attiyah sur le Dakar, Stéphane Peterhansel reste leader". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  22. ↑ "For the 3rd consecutive year under our colors, Sylvain BESNARD is participating in his 17th Dakar!". premat.fr. 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  23. ↑ "Mathieu Serradori - Loïc Minaudier | Rally Kazakhstan - FIA 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  24. ↑ "Mathieu Serradori - Loïc Minaudier | Dakar - Cars 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  25. ↑ "Century Racing brings 10 cars to Dakar 2023, including 2 new CR6-Ts". Century Racing. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  26. ↑ "Mathieu Serradori - Loïc Minaudier | Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge - FIA 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  27. ↑ "Mathieu Serradori - Loïc Minaudier | Andalucía Rally - FIA 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  28. ↑ "World Rally-Raid Championship 2023 Season 2: A Dream Lineup". rallyraidnetwork.com. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  29. ↑ "Century mit zehn Autos bei der Dakar: Das Werksteam setzt auf neuen Motor". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  30. ↑ "Mathieu Serradori - Loïc Minaudier | Dakar - Cars 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  31. ↑ "Mathieu Serradori: "This fourth place is almost like a stage victory"". www.dakar.com. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  32. ↑ "Mathieu Serradori - Loïc Minaudier | Dakar - Ultimate 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  33. ↑ "Dakar 2024: Brabec and Sainz, masters of the dunes". www.dakar.com. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  34. ↑ "Century will Topteams herausfordern: Modell CR7 nun ausgereift und schnell". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  35. ↑ Casaurang, Medhi (4 January 2025). "Dakar 2025 - Mathieu Serradori, le passionné devenu acteur du classement général". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  36. ↑ "Mathieu Serradori: "we'll be a force to be reckoned with"". www.dakar.com. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  37. ↑ Bachy, Ilhan (17 January 2025). "Dakar 2025 : Yazeed Al-Rajhi s'impose pour la première fois en autos, Serradori 6e". Sports Auto Moto (in French). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  38. ↑ "Mathieu Serradori - Loïc Minaudier | Baja Morocco - Cars 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  39. ↑ "Baja Morocco 2025: Serradori, Metge, and Melot Crowned". Medium. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  40. ↑ "Rallye du Maroc - Mathieu Serradori arrêté !". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  41. ↑ "Mathieu Serradori: "It's Christmas come early"". www.dakar.com. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  42. ↑ "Van Beveren and Serradori win in Bisha". www.dakar.com. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  43. ↑ "Mathieu Serradori - Loïc Minaudier | Dakar - Ultimate 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  44. ↑ Lindsay, Alasdair (17 January 2026). "Dacia wins Dakar as Al-Attiyah clinches sixth title". DirtFish. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
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