Alpine Elf Endurance Team – FIA WEC

Nicolas Lapierre
Born on 2 April 1984 in Thonon-les-Bains, France

After cutting his teeth in karting, Nicolas Lapierre made a name for himself shortly after switching to single-seater racing in 2000. In 2002, he finished third in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup, before winning on the streets of Macau in 2003 at the famous F3 Grand Prix. His single-seater career equally saw him win the A1 GP (2006) championship and claim two GP2 race wins (2007). It was also in 2007 that he made his debut at Le Mans, where he immediately fell in love with Endurance racing. Specialised in the discipline since then, he was part of the Toyota Gazoo Racing works team for three seasons (2012-2014), backed at the time by TotalEnergies, winning a few of the most prestigious races (12 Hours of Sebring in 2011 and 2018) and becoming something of an authority at the world's greatest endurance race. Indeed, he finished third overall at Le Mans in 2014 but has also won the LMP2 class on four occasions (2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019), including three with the ELF brand.

In 2022, Nicolas Lapierre is under the spotlights since he is racing for the ELF-backed Alpine team in the WEC and in the European Le Mans Series for his own structure, Cool Racing, backed by ELF.

André Negrão
Born on 17 June 1992 in Campinas, Brazil

André Negrão began his racing car in his native Brazil and also abroad, taking part in the Formula Renault European championship. He rose the ranks of the single-seater classes up to GP2.

In 2017, he joined Team Signatech-Alpine and made his bow in the World Endurance Championship. He claimed his maiden LMP2 class win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2018. Since then, he has successfully moved up into the top-tier LMP1 class and has now become one of the mainstays of the French squad.

Matthieu Vaxiviere
Born on 3 December 1994 in Limoges, France

After moving up through the ranks of single-seater racing to reach GP3 and having notably finished as runner-up in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, the French driver made a highly successful switch to Endurance racing.

He has twice finished third in the LMP2 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2018 and 2019. Since graduating to the LMP1 class with the Alpine Elf Endurance Team, he finished third in the Hypercar class of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship.