Mathias Beche

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.

Mathias Beche
Beche at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers parade
NationalitySwitzerland Swiss
Born (1986-06-28) 28 June 1986
Geneva, Switzerland
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season2010
Current teamRichard Mille by TDS Racing
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number29
Former teamsHope Polevision Racing
Applewood Seven
Matech Competition
Inter Europol Competition
TDS Racing x Vaillante
Nielsen Racing
Starts38
Wins10
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)

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 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)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
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		 5th 190

Complete Formula Asia 2.0 results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rank Points
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		 2nd 190
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)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points
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		 3rd 146

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2010 Hope Polevision Racing FLM Oreca FLM09 General Motors 6.3 L V8 LEC
2		 13th 28
Applewood Seven ALG
Ret		 HUN
Ret		 SIL
Matech Competition LMGT1 Ford GT1 Ford 5.3 L V8 SPA
2		 6th 15
2011 TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 LEC
Ret		 SPA
1		 IMO
7		 SIL
Ret		 EST
1		 4th 38
2012 Thiriet by TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 LEC
1		 DON
2		 PET
1		 1st 94
2013 Thiriet by TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO
1		 RBR
1		 HUN
6		 LEC
8		 6th 62
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		 2nd 96
2019 Inter Europol Competition LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC MNZ CAT SIL SPA
12		 ALG
Ret		 35th 0.5
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		 22nd 4
2023 Nielsen Racing LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
4		 LEC
4		 ARA
2		 SPA
Ret		 ALG
2		 ALG
3		 4th 75
2024 Richard Mille by TDS LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
2		 LEC
1		 IMO
 SPA
 MUG
 ALG
 1st* 43*

* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2012 ADR-Delta LMP2 Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SEB SPA LMS SIL SÃO BHR FUJ SHA
7		 35th 6
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		 5th 63.5
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		 10th 64.5
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		 14th 14.5
2016 Rebellion Racing LMP1 Rebellion R-One AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6 SIL SPA LMS NÜR
17		 MEX COA FUJ 41st 0.5
Manor LMP2 Oreca 05 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SHA
Ret		 BHR 33rd 0
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		 8th 85
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 6th 73
2021 Realteam Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA ALG
7		 MNZ LMS BHR BHR 22nd 9
2022 ARC Bratislava LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
13		 SPA MNZ
11		 FUJ
 BHR
13		 25th 0
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 19th 6

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

24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2012 France Thiriet by TDS Racing France Pierre Thiriet
France Christophe Tinseau		 Oreca 03-Nissan LMP2 353 8th 2nd
2013 Switzerland Rebellion Racing Italy Andrea Belicchi
China Congfu Cheng		 Lola B12/60-Toyota LMP1 275 40th 8th
2014 Switzerland Rebellion Racing France Nicolas Prost
Germany Nick Heidfeld		 Rebellion R-One-Toyota LMP1-L 360 4th 1st
2015 Switzerland Rebellion Racing France Nicolas Prost
Germany Nick Heidfeld		 Rebellion R-One-AER LMP1 330 23rd 10th
2016 France Thiriet by TDS Racing Japan Ryō Hirakawa
France Pierre Thiriet		 Oreca 05-Nissan LMP2 241 DNF DNF
2017 Switzerland Vaillante Rebellion Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr.
Denmark David Heinemeier Hansson		 Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 364 DSQ DSQ
2018 Switzerland Rebellion Racing United States Gustavo Menezes
France Thomas Laurent		 Rebellion R13-Gibson LMP1 376 3rd 3rd
2019 Denmark High Class Racing Denmark Dennis Andersen
Denmark Anders Fjordbach		 Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 356 16th 11th
2022 France TDS Racing X Vaillante Netherlands Nyck de Vries
Netherlands Tijmen van der Helm		 Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 368 8th 4th
2023 United Kingdom Nielsen Racing United Kingdom Ben Hanley
United States Rodrigo Sales		 Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 18 DNF DNF
LMP2 Pro-Am

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Pts
2017 JDC-Miller MotorSports P Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
5		 SEB LBH COA DET WGL MOS ELK LGA 24th 49
Rebellion Racing PET
8

Complete Super GT results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2020 arto Ping An Team Thailand Lexus RC F GT3 GT300 FUJ FUJ SUZ MOT FUJ SUZ
19		 MOT
23		 FUJ
26		 NC 0

References
  1. "Mathias Beche career statistics". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
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