Matthieu Lagrive

French motorcycle racer

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Matthieu Lagrive

Nationality

French

Born

(1979-12-07) 7 December 1979 (age 44)
Lisieux, France

Current team

Wepol Racing

Bike number

Motorcycle racing career statistics

250cc World Championship

Active years

1998

Manufacturers

Honda

Championships

1998 championship position

NC (0 pts)

Starts	Wins	Podiums	Poles	F. laps	Points
5	0	0	0	0	0

Superbike World Championship

Active years

2009, 2016

Manufacturers

Honda, Kawasaki

Championships

2016 championship position

23rd (11 pts)

Starts	Wins	Podiums	Poles	F. laps	Points
14	0	0	0	0	45

Supersport World Championship

Active years

2002–2010, 2013

Manufacturers

Yamaha, Suzuki, Honda, Triumph, Kawasaki

Championships

2013 championship position

NC (0 pts)

Starts	Wins	Podiums	Poles	F. laps	Points
85	0	1	2	0	337

Matthieu Lagrive (born 7 December 1979)^[1] 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.^[2]

Lagrive was supposed to make his Isle of Man TT debut in 2023, but he suffered multiple serious injuries after an accident in practice.^[3]

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	FRA DNS	MAD	NED	GBR	GER	CZE 19	IMO 22	CAT 19	AUS 18	ARG 16	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	ITA 11	GBR 10	GER Ret	SMR Ret	GBR 19	GER 12	NED 17	ITA 13			21st	18
2003	Yamaha	SPA 15	AUS 21	JPN 18	ITA 19	GER 12	GBR 9	SMR 11	GBR 17	NED 18	ITA 11	FRA 7				16th	31
2004	Yamaha	SPA 11	AUS 15	SMR 13	ITA 9	GER 16	GBR 15	GBR 15	NED 14	ITA 19	FRA 9					14th	27
2005	Suzuki	QAT	AUS	SPA	ITA	EUR	SMR	CZE 14	GBR 9	NED 11	GER Ret	ITA 10	FRA 10			15th	26
2006	Honda	QAT	AUS	SPA	ITA	EUR 8	SMR 13	CZE Ret	GBR 19	NED Ret	GER 9	ITA Ret	FRA			23rd	18
2007	Honda	QAT	AUS Ret	EUR Ret	SPA DNS	NED	ITA Ret	GBR 6	SMR 12	CZE Ret	GBR 10	GER 3	ITA 6	FRA		14th	46
2008	Honda	QAT 5	AUS 17	SPA 13	NED 10	ITA 8	GER Ret	SMR Ret	CZE 8	GBR 19	EUR 9	ITA Ret	FRA 4	POR Ret		13th	56
2009	Honda	AUS 11	QAT 6	SPA 6	NED Ret	ITA 16	RSA 10	USA 9	SMR	GBR	CZE	GER	ITA	FRA 9	POR	14th	45
2010	Triumph	AUS	POR Ret	SPA 7	NED 5	ITA 6	RSA 6	USA 12	SMR 11	CZE 9	GBR 7	GER Ret	ITA 11	FRA		11th	70
2013	Kawasaki	AUS	SPA	NED	ITA	GBR	POR	ITA	RUS	GBR	GER	TUR	FRA Ret	SPA 18		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
Year	Bike	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	Pos	Pts
2009	Honda	AUS	AUS	QAT	QAT	SPA	SPA	NED	NED	ITA	ITA	RSA	RSA	USA	USA	SMR 10	SMR 21	GBR 16	GBR 12	CZE 9	CZE 14	GER 11	GER Ret	ITA Ret	ITA Ret	FRA	FRA	POR 9	POR 13	19th	34
2016	Kawasaki	AUS	AUS	THA	THA	SPA	SPA	NED	NED	ITA	ITA	MAL	MAL	GBR	GBR	ITA	ITA	USA	USA	GER	GER	FRA 6	FRA 15	SPA	SPA	QAT	QAT			23rd	11

References

^ "Matthieu Lagrive". Yamaha Community. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
^ "SBK, From Endurance to Mountain: Mattieu Lagrise makes his TT debut at age 43".
^ "Portraits - Matthieu Lagrive au TT 2023 : le Tourist Trophy, c'est autre chose..." www.moto-net.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-17.