Mathéo Tuscher (born 12 December 1996 in Noville) is a

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- French former professional

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Career

Karting

Tuscher began

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in 2004 and raced primarily in his native Switzerland for the majority of his career, winning Swiss

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championship in 2008.

Formula Pilota China

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at just fourteen years, Tuscher graduated to single–seaters, racing in the newly launched

Formula Pilota China Formula Masters China, FMCS () (previously known as Formula Pilota China), was a single-seater racing series based in Asia. The series was created in 2011 after the success of the Formula Abarth championship that was created a year before. Event ...

series in

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for Jenzer Welch Asia Racing under Czech racing license. He dominated from beginning of the season, winning eight races on all six venues and the championship title.

FIA Formula Two Championship

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Tuscher stepped up into

FIA Formula Two Championship The FIA Formula 2 Championship is a second-tier single-seater championship organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Held on road racing, racing circuits, the championship was introduced in 2017, following the rebrandi ...

. He became the youngest ever driver in the revived category, competing at the age of fifteen. On his series début at

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, Tuscher qualified on pole position by 0.2 seconds from closest rival

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. He finished sixth and fifth in the weekend's races. He scored his first podium of the series in the following round in

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, finishing second in both races, and moving into second in the standings.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

Tuscher made his

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debut at

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, replacing

Emmanuel Piget Emmanuel Piget (born February 25, 1984 in Cognac) is a French racing driver. In 2013 he starts in the Formula Renault 3.5. Career Piget began his racing career in karting in 1997. He competed in karting until 2000. 2001 und 2002 he took part ...

Zeta Corse Zeta Corse was a Russian motor racing team, who formerly operated in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series. History In January 2013, was announced that Giancarlo Zampieri (father of Daniel Zampieri) bought BVM - Target Racing Formula Renault 3.5 Serie ...

team.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete GP3 Series results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tuscher, Matheo 1996 births Living people People from Aigle District Swiss-French people Swiss racing drivers French racing drivers Formula Masters China drivers FIA Formula Two Championship drivers World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers Swiss GP3 Series drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers Sportspeople from the canton of Vaud FIA World Endurance Championship drivers Jenzer Motorsport drivers Zeta Corse drivers Rebellion Racing drivers