Matthieu Lagrive

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) Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Pts 1998 250cc Honda JPN MAL SPA ITA FRADNS MAD NED GBR GER CZE19 IMO22 CAT19 AUS18 ARG16 NC 0

Supersport World Championship

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Pts 2002 Yamaha SPA AUS RSA JPN ITA11 GBR10 GERRet SMRRet GBR19 GER12 NED17 ITA13 21st 18 2003 Yamaha SPA15 AUS21 JPN18 ITA19 GER12 GBR9 SMR11 GBR17 NED18 ITA11 FRA7 16th 31 2004 Yamaha SPA11 AUS15 SMR13 ITA9 GER16 GBR15 GBR15 NED14 ITA19 FRA9 14th 27 2005 Suzuki QAT AUS SPA ITA EUR SMR CZE14 GBR9 NED11 GERRet ITA10 FRA10 15th 26 2006 Honda QAT AUS SPA ITA EUR8 SMR13 CZERet GBR19 NEDRet GER9 ITARet FRA 23rd 18 2007 Honda QAT AUSRet EURRet SPADNS NED ITARet GBR6 SMR12 CZERet GBR10 GER3 ITA6 FRA 14th 46 2008 Honda QAT5 AUS17 SPA13 NED10 ITA8 GERRet SMRRet CZE8 GBR19 EUR9 ITARet FRA4 PORRet 13th 56 2009 Honda AUS11 QAT6 SPA6 NEDRet ITA16 RSA10 USA9 SMR GBR CZE GER ITA FRA9 POR 14th 45 2010 Triumph AUS PORRet SPA7 NED5 ITA6 RSA6 USA12 SMR11 CZE9 GBR7 GERRet ITA11 FRA 11th 70 2013 Kawasaki AUS SPA NED ITA GBR POR ITA RUS GBR GER TUR FRARet SPA18 NC 0

Superbike World Championship

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2009 Honda AUS AUS QAT QAT SPA SPA NED NED ITA ITA RSA RSA USA USA SMR10 SMR21 GBR16 GBR12 CZE9 CZE14 GER11 GERRet ITARet ITARet FRA FRA POR9 POR13 19th 34 2016 Kawasaki AUS AUS THA THA SPA SPA NED NED ITA ITA MAL MAL GBR GBR ITA ITA USA USA GER GER FRA6 FRA15 SPA SPA QAT QAT 23rd 11

FIM Endurance World Championship By team Year Team Bike Rider 2001 Free Bike Performance Suzuki GSX-R1000 Eric Mizera Bertrand Sebileau Matthieu Lagrive Cyril Fernandez 2nd 2004 Suzuki Castrol Suzuki GSX-R1000 Olivier Four Vincent Philippe Matthieu Lagrive 2nd 2005 Suzuki Castrol Suzuki GSX-R1000 Keiichi Kitagawa Vincent Philippe Matthieu Lagrive 1st 2006 Suzuki Castrol Suzuki GSX-R1000 Keiichi Kitagawa Vincent Philippe Matthieu Lagrive 1st 2007 Suzuki Endurance Racing Team Suzuki GSX-R1000 Julien Da Costa Vincent Philippe Matthieu Lagrive 1st 2008 Suzuki Endurance Racing Team Suzuki GSX-R1000 Julien Da Costa Vincent Philippe Matthieu Lagrive Guillaume Dietrich 1st 2011 GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R1 Kenny Foray Matthieu Lagrive David Checa 3rd 2012 GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R1 Kenny Foray Matthieu Lagrive Gwen Giabbani David Checa 3rd 2013 GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R1 David Checa Kenny Foray Matthieu Lagrive Maxime Berger 2nd