Mathieu "Mat" Trésarrieu (born 2 March 1986) is a French motorcycle speedway rider who competes in Speedway, Longtrack and Grasstrack. He is a two times World Longtrack Champion and is a three-time speedway champion of France.[1]
| Born | 2 March 1986 Bordeaux, France |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Career history | |
| 2001–2002 | Isle of Wight Islanders |
| 2005 | Reading Racers |
| 2006–2007 | Redcar Bears |
| 2010 | Peterborough Panthers |
| 2011 | Leicester Lions |
| 2011–2012 | Ipswich Witches |
| 2014 | Rye House Rockets |
| Individual honours | |
| 2017, 2022 | World Longtrack Champion |
| 2004, 2007, 2018 | French Speedway Champion |
| 2020 | European Grasstrack Champion |
| 2009, 2016 | French Grasstrack Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2018, 2019 | World Longtrack Team champion |
| 2022 | World Longtrack Team bronze |
| 2011 | Premier League Fours |
Biography edit
Trésarrieu was born in Bordeaux in 1986, and took up speedway at the age of twelve.[2][3] His two older brothers Stéphane and Sebastien are also speedway riders.[2] He won the French national championship for the first time in 2002.[2] Between 2002 and 2003 he rode for the Isle of Wight Islanders in seven matches, but only got a regular league place in 2005 when he rode in forty matches for Reading Racers at an average score of 5.6.[4]
In 2006, he moved on to Redcar Bears, where he stayed for two seasons, averaging over seven in each. He won the French title for a second time in 2007, and (after missing the 2008 season through injury) for a third time in 2009.[2] He also finished third in the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship in 2007.[2] He returned to British speedway in 2010 in the Elite League with Peterborough Panthers, but failed to get a starting place at the start of the 2011 season. An injury to Ilya Bondarenko gave him an opportunity with Leicester Lions, and later in 2011 he signed for Ipswich Witches to replace the injured Chris Schramm, riding as part of the team that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship at Leicester.[2][5][6]
Mat re-joined Ipswich in 2012, electing to focus on speedway, rather than grass and long track racing.
In 2018, he was part of the French team, along with Dimitri Bergé, Stéphane Trésarrieu and David Bellego, that won the 2018 Team Long Track World Championship. The following season, in 2019, he was part of the French team again, along with Bergé and Bellego, that won the 2019 Team Long Track World Championship.[7]
In 2022, he won his second individual World Longtrack title, finishing 28 points clear of Zach Wajtknecht in the 2022 Individual Long Track World Championship.[8] Additionally in 2022, he was part of the French team, along with Stéphane Trésarrieu and Mathias Trésarrieu, that won the bronze medal at the 2022 Team Long Track World Championship.[9]
In 2023, he was part of the French team that competed at the 2023 Speedway World Cup in Poland.[10]
World Longtrack Championship edit
Grand-Prix Series edit
| Year | GP | Points | Pos | GP Wins | GP Podiums |
| 2004 | NSR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 42 | 3rd | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | DNC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 5 | 72 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 6 | 91 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 6 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 6 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 5 | 84 | 3rd | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 5 | 101 | 1st | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 102 | 3rd | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 | 101 | 3rd | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 37 | 3rd | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 6 | 116 | 1st | 3 | 2 |
Best results
European Grasstrack Championship edit
Finals
- 2003
La Reole (NSR) - 2004
Eenrum (18th) 6pts - 2006 La Reole (NS)
- 2007
Folkestone (NS) - 2013
Bielefeld (10th) 12pts - 2014 St. Macaire (5th) 17pts
- 2016 Folkestone (Second) 19pts
- 2017 Hertingen (16th) 3pts
- 2018 Tayac (5th) 16pts
- 2019 Bad Hersfeld (10th) 12pts
- 2020 Tayac (First) 19pts
References edit
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "2011 Rider Index", speedwaygb.co, retrieved 2011-11-26
- ^ "Mathieu Trésarrieu", peterboroughpanthers.co, retrieved 2011-11-26
- ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Hemsley hails Mathieu Tresarrieu impact at Leicester", BBC, 18 May 2011, retrieved 2011-11-26
- ^ "Speedway: Ipswich Witches make Mathieu Tresarrieu signing", BBC, 27 June 2011, retrieved 2011-11-26
- ^ "World Longtrack Championship". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "King Mat, champ Zach". Speedway Star page 20. 17 September 2022.
- ^ "2022 RESULTS Herxheim – Long Track of Nations". FIM. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "WELCOME TO SWC". FIM. Retrieved 26 July 2023.