Matthieu Lagrive (born 7 December 1979) is a French motorcycle racer. He races in the International Road Race Championship, aboard a Yamaha YZF-R6. He is a four times FIM Endurance World Champion.

Lagrive was supposed to make his Isle of Man TT debut in 2023, but he suffered multiple serious injuries after an accident in practice.

Accomplishments

  • 1994: Competition debut
  • 1996: Winner of the Cagiva Cup 3rd place in the Promosport 125cc
  • 1997: Selected for the French motorcycle team Vitesse Espoir 3rd place in the France 250cc Championship (Honda RS) 12th place in the Europe 250cc Championship
  • 1998: 4th place in the France 250cc Championship Participated in five 250cc Grand Prix for Team Tech 3 (Honda RS)
  • 2000: Winner of the "Coupe BMW Boxer Cup" at Magny-Cours Participated in the 600cc Supersport Championships of France and Europe
  • 2001: 2nd place in the 600cc France Supersport Championship (Yamaha R6) 4th place in the 600cc Europe Supersport Championship (Yamaha R6) 3rd place in the Spa 24 Hours (Yamaha R7)
  • 2002: 21st place in the Supersport World Championship (Team Yamaha SAVEKO) 3rd place in the 24 Hours of Le Mans (Yamaha R7)
  • 2003: 16th place in the Supersport World Championship (Team Yamaha Motor France) 2nd place in the Bol d'Or (Yamaha R7)
  • 2004: 14th place in the Supersport World Championship (Team Suzuki Moto 1) 2nd place in the FIM Endurance World Championship (Suzuki Endurance Racing Team) Winner of the Bol d'Or (Suzuki Endurance Racing Team)
  • 2005: Winner of the FIM Endurance World Championship (Suzuki Endurance Racing Team) Winner of France SUPERPRODUCTION (Junior Team Suzuki) Winner of the Bol d'Or (Suzuki Endurance Racing Team) 2nd place in the 24 Hours of Le Mans (Suzuki Endurance Racing Team)
  • 2006: Winner of the FIM Endurance World Championship (Suzuki Endurance Racing Team) Winner of the Bol d'Or (Suzuki Endurance Racing Team) 1st in the 24 Hours of Oschersleben (Suzuki Endurance Racing Team) Winner of the 500 km of Assen (Suzuki Endurance Racing Team) 1st in the 8 Hours of Albacete (Suzuki Endurance Racing Team) 1st in the 6 Hours of Zolder (Suzuki Endurance Racing Team) 2nd in the 24 Hours of Le Mans (Suzuki Endurance Racing Team) 38th in the 8 Hours of Suzuka (Suzuki Endurance Racing Team)
  • 2007: 2nd in the 24 Hours of Le Mans (Suzuki Endurance Racing Team) 2nd in the 6 Hours of Albacete (Suzuki Endurance Racing Team) 2nd in the Bol d'Or (Suzuki Endurance Racing Team) Winner of the FIM Endurance World Championship (Suzuki Endurance Racing Team)
  • 2008: Pole position in the World Supersport at Brands Hatch (Honda CBR 600RR) Pole position in the World Supersport at Donington (Honda CBR 600RR) 2nd in the 6 Hours of Albacete Winner of the Bol d'Or (Suzuki Endurance Racing Team) 2nd in the 24 Hours of Le Mans (Suzuki Endurance Racing Team) Winner of the FIM Endurance World Championship (Suzuki Endurance Racing Team)

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Races by year

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

YearClassBike1234567891011121314PosPts
1998250ccHondaJPNMALSPAITAFRA DNSMADNEDGBRGERCZE 19IMO 22CAT 19AUS 18ARG 16NC0

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

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

YearBike1234567891011121314PosPts
2002YamahaSPAAUSRSAJPNITA 11GBR 10GER RetSMR RetGBR 19GER 12NED 17ITA 1321st18
2003YamahaSPA 15AUS 21JPN 18ITA 19GER 12GBR 9SMR 11GBR 17NED 18ITA 11FRA 716th31
2004YamahaSPA 11AUS 15SMR 13ITA 9GER 16GBR 15GBR 15NED 14ITA 19FRA 914th27
2005SuzukiQATAUSSPAITAEURSMRCZE 14GBR 9NED 11GER RetITA 10FRA 1015th26
2006HondaQATAUSSPAITAEUR 8SMR 13CZE RetGBR 19NED RetGER 9ITA RetFRA23rd18
2007HondaQATAUS RetEUR RetSPA DNSNEDITA RetGBR 6SMR 12CZE RetGBR 10GER 3ITA 6FRA14th46
2008HondaQAT 5AUS 17SPA 13NED 10ITA 8GER RetSMR RetCZE 8GBR 19EUR 9ITA RetFRA 4POR Ret13th56
2009HondaAUS 11QAT 6SPA 6NED RetITA 16RSA 10USA 9SMRGBRCZEGERITAFRA 9POR14th45
2010TriumphAUSPOR RetSPA 7NED 5ITA 6RSA 6USA 12SMR 11CZE 9GBR 7GER RetITA 11FRA11th70
2013KawasakiAUSSPANEDITAGBRPORITARUSGBRGERTURFRA RetSPA 18NC0

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

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

YearBike1234567891011121314PosPts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
2009HondaAUSAUSQATQATSPASPANEDNEDITAITARSARSAUSAUSASMR 10SMR 21GBR 16GBR 12CZE 9CZE 14GER 11GER RetITA RetITA RetFRAFRAPOR 9POR 1319th34
2016KawasakiAUSAUSTHATHASPASPANEDNEDITAITAMALMALGBRGBRITAITAUSAUSAGERGERFRA 6FRA 15SPASPAQATQAT23rd11

FIM Endurance World Championship

By team

YearTeamBikeRiderTC
2001France Free Bike PerformanceSuzuki GSX-R1000France Eric Mizera France Bertrand Sebileau France Matthieu Lagrive France Cyril Fernandez2nd
2004France Suzuki CastrolSuzuki GSX-R1000France Olivier Four France Vincent Philippe France Matthieu Lagrive2nd
2005France Suzuki CastrolSuzuki GSX-R1000Japan Keiichi Kitagawa France Vincent Philippe France Matthieu Lagrive1st
2006France Suzuki CastrolSuzuki GSX-R1000Japan Keiichi Kitagawa France Vincent Philippe France Matthieu Lagrive1st
2007France Suzuki Endurance Racing TeamSuzuki GSX-R1000France Julien Da Costa France Vincent Philippe France Matthieu Lagrive1st
2008France Suzuki Endurance Racing TeamSuzuki GSX-R1000France Julien Da Costa France Vincent Philippe France Matthieu Lagrive France Guillaume Dietrich1st
2011France GMT94Yamaha YZF-R1France Kenny Foray France Matthieu Lagrive Spain David Checa3rd
2012France GMT94Yamaha YZF-R1France Kenny Foray France Matthieu Lagrive France Gwen Giabbani Spain David Checa3rd
2013France GMT94Yamaha YZF-R1Spain David Checa France Kenny Foray France Matthieu Lagrive France Maxime Berger2nd

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