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 KF3 championship in 2008.

Formula Pilota China

In 2011 at just fourteen years, Tuscher graduated to single–seaters, racing in the newly launched

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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. 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 Formula Renault 3.5 Series debut at

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, replacing Emmanuel Piget at Zeta Corse 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

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* * {{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