Mathias Beche

Mathias Beche
Nationality	Swiss
Born	(1986-06-28) 28 June 1986 Geneva, Switzerland
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season	2010
Current team	Thiriet by TDS Racing
Car no.	46
Former teams	Hope Polevision Racing Matech
Starts	9
Wins	4
Poles	3
Fastest laps	1
Best finish	Champion in 2012
Previous series
2011 2010 2009 2008 2008 2007–2008	FIA GT1 World Championship European GT3 Formula Le Mans Formula Asia 2.0 Formula V6 Asia Asian Formula Renault
Championship titles
2012	Euro Le Mans Series LMP2 Class

Mathias Beche (born 28 June 1986 in Geneva) is a Swiss professional racing driver. He finished eighth overall and second in the LMP2 class of the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans and is the reigning champion of the European Le Mans Series in the LMP2 class.

Career

After starting in karting, Beche began racing in single-seaters in Asia in 2007 when he contested the Asian Formula Renault Challenge, finishing fifth overall with one win.^[1] The following year he took part in Formula Asia 2.0 where he ended up runner-up to Felix Rosenqvist.

2009 saw Beche switch to sportscar racing, finishing third in Formula Le Mans. In 2010 he contested four Le Mans Series rounds; three in the FLM class and one in GT1 in a Ford GT. He then entered the last two rounds of the FIA GT3 European Championship, also in a Ford.

In 2011 Beche competed in the full Le Mans Series season in an LMP2 Oreca 03 for TDS Racing with Pierre Thiriet and Jody Firth. The trio won the rounds at Spa and Estoril and finished fourth in the final drivers' standings. Beche also drove in the FIA GT1 World Championship round at Zolder in a Ford.

For 2012, LMP2 became the top class of the renamed European Le Mans Series. Partnering Thiriet at TDS, Beche won the opening round of the season at Paul Ricard and the season finale at Road Atlanta, securing his first major championship victory. For the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans they were joined by Christophe Tinseau and the car finished eighth overall and second in LMP2.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2013	Rebellion Racing	Andrea Belicchi Congfu Cheng	Lola B12/60-Toyota	LMP1	275	40th	8th
2014	Rebellion Racing	Nicolas Prost Nick Heidfeld	Rebellion R-One-Toyota	LMP1-L	360	4th	1st
2015	Rebellion Racing	Nicolas Prost Nick Heidfeld	Rebellion R-One-AER	LMP1	330	23rd	10th
2016	Thiriet by TDS Racing	Ryō Hirakawa Pierre Thiriet	Oreca 05-Nissan	LMP2	241	DNF	DNF

References

External links

• Official website
• Mathias Beche career summary at DriverDB.com