Mathieu Trésarrieu
| Born | 2 March 1986 Bordeaux, France |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  France |
| Career history | |
| 2001–2002 | Isle of Wight Islanders |
| 2005 | Reading Racers |
| 2006–2007 | Redcar Bears |
| 2010 | Peterborough Panthers |
| 2011 | Leicester Lions |
| 2011-12 | Ipswich Witches |
| 2014 | Rye House Rockets |
| Individual honours | |
| 2004, 2007, 2018 | French Speedway Champion |
| 2017 | World Longtrack Champion |
| 2020 | European Grasstrack Champion |
| 2009, 2016 | French Grasstrack Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2011 | Premier League Fours |
Mathieu "Mat" Trésarrieu (born 2 March 1986) is a French motorcycle speedway rider who competes in Speedway, Longtrack and Grasstrack. He won the World Longtrack Championship in 2017 and is a three-time speedway champion of France
Biography
Trésarrieu was born in Bordeaux in 1986, and took up speedway at the age of twelve.[1][2] His two older brother Stéphane and Sebastien are also speedway riders.[1] He won the French national championship for the first time in 2002.[1] 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. 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.[1] He also finished third in the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship in 2007.[1] 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.[1][3][4] Mat re-joined Ipswich in 2012, electing to focus on speedway, rather than grass and long track racing.
World Longtrack Championship
Grand-Prix Series
| 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 |
Best results
Forssa Third 2016
Herxheim First 2019, Second 2014, 2017
La Reole First 2007, 2018- Marmande First 2007, Third 2011
- Morizes Second 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020
- Mühldorf Third 2017, 2018, 2019
- Vechta Second 2009, 2010
- St. Macaire Third 2006
Roden Second 2018- Eenrum Second 2018
European Grasstrack Championship
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
Other rounds
- 2005 Semi-final
References
- ^ a b c d e f "2011 Rider Index", speedwaygb.co, retrieved 2011-11-26
- ^ "Mathieu Trésarrieu", peterboroughpanthers.co, retrieved 2011-11-26
- ^ "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