On finite matroids with two more hyperplanes than points

One of the most interesting results about finite matroids of finite rank and generalized projective spaces is the result of Basterfield, Kelly and Greene (1968/70), affirming that any matroid contains at least as many hyperplanes as points, with equality in the case of generalized projective spaces. Consequently, the claim is to characterize and classify all matroids containing more hyperplanes than points. In 1996, I obtained the classification of all finite matroids containing one more hyperplane than points. In this paper a complete classification of finite matroids with two more hyperplanes than points is obtained. Moreover, a partial contribution to the classification of those matroids containing a certain number of hyperplanes more than points is offered.