Franck Matelli

Franck Matelli (born 9 November 1991) is a French racing driver who last competed in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series for Graff.

Career Born in Corsica, Matelli began karting at the age of ten, During his first stint in karting, Matelli most notably won the Claude Secq and Mistral trophies in 2008, as well as finishing ninth in that year's Italian Open Masters standings in KZ2. Matelli then finished both Monza races on the podium and won the finale at Aragón to end the year fourth in points. In 2010, Matelli stayed in the newly-rebranded F4 Eurocup 1.6 and began the season by taking his maiden pole position at the Aragón opener. Matelli then finished second in race two of the following round at Spa, before winning race one at Magny-Cours and finishing second in race two to move up to second in points behind Stoffel Vandoorne. In the remaining four rounds, Matelli only scored a pair of podiums at the Hockenheimring as he slipped to fifth in the final standings. Following that, Matelli was forced to return to karting for 2011, as he was unable to raise enough budget to step up to either Formula Renault 2.0 or Formula 3. On his return to karting, Matelli won the Championnat Regional PACAC and French titles in the KZ125 class.

Matelli's last ever race was the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans, where he finished 5th in LMP2 on debut for Graff.

Five years later, Matelli returned to motorsports after securing sponsorship from Athys, competing in the Magny-Cours round of V de V Challenge Endurance for Panis Barthez Competition, in which he qualified on LMP3 pole and finished fifth overall alongside Eric Debard and Jean-Claude Police. Towards the end of the year, Matelli tested LMP2 machinery for Panis. At the start of 2017, Matelli joined Graff to compete in the non-championship Dubai round of the 24H Proto Series, in which he secured two overall wins alongside Eric Trouillet and Edward Lewis Brauner in a Ligier JS P3. Matelli then remained with Graff to race in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series, sharing an Oreca 07 with James Allen and Richard Bradley. Starting off the year with fourth- and eighth-place finishes at Silverstone and Monza, Matelli finished sixth overall and fifth in LMP2 on his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut, following Rebellion Racing's post-race disqualification. However, that turned out to be his final race, as funding from Athys dried up and Matelli was forced to pull out of motorsport,

Karting record Karting career summary

Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2009 Formul'Academy Euro Series FFSA Academy 14 1 0 3 5 98 4th 2010 F4 Eurocup 1.6 FFSA Academy 14 1 2 2 5 96 5th 2016 V de V Challenge Endurance – LMP3 Panis Barthez Competition 1 0 1 0 0 2017 24H Proto Series – P3 Graff 3 2 0 0 3 0 NC† European Le Mans Series – LMP2 2 0 0 0 0 16 15th 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 5thSources:

† As Matelli was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete F4 Eurocup 1.6 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete European Le Mans Series results Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2017 Graff LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL MNZ RBR LEC SPA ALG 15th 16

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2017 Graff James Allen Richard Bradley Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 361 6th 5th