Matthieu Lahaye

Matthieu Joseph Joël Lahaye (born 23 November 1984 in Rennes) is a French racing driver. He competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship for OAK Racing in 2012 and for Ultimate in 2022. Along with his brother Jean-Baptiste, he runs a small sports car racing team called Ultimate, as well as family business Lahaye Global Logistics.

Career Lahaye's Ultimate LMP2 machine at the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans. Lahaye's career began in karting, in which he competed between 1995 and 2001. He then took part in Formula France and French Formula Renault. In 2004, he contested World Series Lights, finishing fifth in the standings with a win at Valencia. He moved on to the Eurocup Mégane Trophy in 2005 for Tech 1 Racing, finishing his first season ninth overall. The following year, he won three times on his way to the runner-up spot. 2007 saw him slip to fifth place with just one win.

2008 saw Lahaye switch to sportscars, driving in the Le Mans Series for Saulnier Racing. Racing a Pescarolo-Judd with Pierre Ragues, he finished fifth in the LMP2 standings. He also took part in his first 24 Hours of Le Mans with the team together with Ragues and China's Congfu Cheng, finishing 18th overall and third in LMP2.

In 2009, Lahaye continued with the team (now renamed OAK Racing) in the LMP2 class of the LMS, with Karim Ajlani as his teammate. They scored two podium finishes from the five races, finishing ninth in the final standings. He and Ajlani were joined at Le Mans by Guillaume Moreau, but the car retired from the race. Lahaye did win the class in the two races at Okayama that made up the 2009 Asian Le Mans Series, partnering team owner Jacques Nicolet and Richard Hein.

In 2010, Lahaye partnered Nicolet in the Le Mans Series, and finished the year third in LMP2. At Le Mans, he finished seventh overall and second in LMP2, sharing with Moreau and Jan Charouz.

In 2011, Lahaye contested the LMP1 category of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup with OAK. However, a heavy accident in qualifying at Spa left him with two broken vertebrae, a broken hand and an injured knee, and he would miss the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

In 2012, Lahaye competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship in OAK's Morgan LMP2 alongside Nicolet and Olivier Pla.

Racing record Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2008 Saulnier Racing Pierre Ragues Cheng Congfu Pescarolo 01-Judd LMP2 333 18th 3rd 2009 OAK Racing Team Mazda France Guillaume Moreau Karim Ajlani Pescarolo 01-Mazda LMP2 208 DNF DNF 2010 OAK Racing Guillaume Moreau Jan Charouz Pescarolo 01-Judd LMP2 361 7th 2nd 2012 OAK Racing Jacques Nicolet Olivier Pla Morgan LMP2-Judd LMP2 139 DNF DNF 2021 Association SRT41 Nigel Bailly Takuma Aoki Oreca 07-Gibson Innovative 334 32nd – 2022 Ultimate François Hériau Jean-Baptiste Lahaye Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 335 48th 24th

Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Season still in progress.