# Axel Matus

Axel Matus (born 17 June 1998 in Guadalajara) is a Mexican racing driver backed by Escuderia Telmex.

## Career
### Karting

Matus first began karting in 2002, at the age of four. From 2007 onwards, he competed in major karting championships across Mexico and the United States.

### Lower Formulae

In 2014, Matus made his debut in French F4, finishing twenty first in his debut season. He returned the following year, claimed his maiden victory and finished seventh overall. In October 2014, Matus was among four drivers invited to join the testing of the Ferrari Driver Academy. But he wasn't included into it.
In 2015, Matus went on to become Formula Panam champion and the inaugural NACAM Formula 4 champion.

### Formula Renault

In January 2017, Matus signed with AVF for the Eurocup Championship. He was just one from five drivers who wasn't able to secure a points-finishing position, ending the season 24th.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2014 | French F4 Championship | Auto Sport Academy | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21st |
| 2015 | French F4 Championship | Auto Sport Academy | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 123 | 7th |
| 2015 | Formula Panam | N/A | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9th |
| 2015-16 | NACAM Formula 4 Championship | Ram Racing | 21 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 405 | 1st |
| 2016 | Formula Panam | AIF/Apollo | 8 | 3 | 3 | ? | 8 | 129 | 1st |
| 2017 | Formula Renault Eurocup | AVF by Adrián Vallés | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24th |
| 2017 | Formula Renault NEC | AVF by Adrián Vallés | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2018 | Formula Renault Eurocup | AVF by Adrián Vallés | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19th |
| 2018 | Formula Renault NEC | AVF by Adrián Vallés | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2025 | NACAM Formula 4 Championship | Alessandros Blue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27* | 5th* |
$^†$ As Matus was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

### Complete French F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Rank | Points |
| 2014 | LMS 1 19 | LMS 2 15 | LMS 3 18 | PAU 1 12 | PAU 2 15 | PAU 3 15 | VDV 1 17 | VDV 2 16 | VDV 3 16 | MAG 1 18 | MAG 2 14 | MAG 3 17 | NOG 1 18 | NOG 2 15 | NOG 3 17 | JER 1 17 | JER 2 18 | JER 3 15 | LEC 1 15 | LEC 2 11 | LEC 3 15 | 21st | 1 |
| 2015 | LÉD 1 3 | LÉD 2 4 | LÉD 3 5 | LMS 1 3 | LMS 2 9 | LMS 3 13 | PAU 1 8 | PAU 2 1 | PAU 3 8 | HUN 1 Ret | HUN 2 10 | HUN 3 13 | MAG 1 7 | MAG 2 8 | MAG 3 12 | NAV 1 Ret | NAV 2 13 | NAV 3 11 | LEC 1 7 | LEC 2 4 | LEC 3 5 | 7th | 125 |

### Complete NACAM Formula 4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
| 2015-16 | Ram Racing | PUE1 1 1 | PUE1 2 Ret | PUE1 3 1 | AGS 1 1 | AGS 2 1 | AGS 3 1 | SLP 1 1 | SLP 2 Ret | SLP 3 11 | EDM 1 2 | EDM 2 9 | EDM 3 DSQ | PUE2 1 1 | PUE2 2 3 | PUE2 3 1 | MTY 1 2 | MTY 2 2 | MTY 3 1 | MEX 1 1 | MEX 2 1 | MEX 3 1 | 1st | 405 |

### Complete Formula Renault NEC results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
| 2017 | AVF by Adrián Vallés | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | ASS 1 | ASS 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | SPA 1 17 | SPA 2 14 | SPA 3 19 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | | NC† | 0 |
| 2018 | AVF by Adrián Vallés | PAU 1 | PAU 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 26 | HUN 1 8 | HUN 2 15 | NÜR 1 16 | NÜR 2 Ret | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 14 | NC† | 0 |
† As Matus was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points