Didier de Radiguès
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Nationality | Belgian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
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Years | 1998 - 2002 |
Teams | Solution F, Kremer Racing, Team Rafanelli SRL, Dick Barbour Racing, MBD Sportscar Team |
Best finish | 28th (2001, 2002) |
Class wins | 0 |
Didier de Radiguès (born 27 March 1958) is a Belgian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racing driver.
He made his motorcycle Grand Prix debut in 1979, racing in the 500cc class. His best year was in 1982 when he won two races and finished second to Anton Mang in the 350cc world championship. He rode in 500cc for the Yamaha factory racing team in 1988 as a team-mate to Eddie Lawson and ended his career with the Suzuki team in 1991 as Kevin Schwantz' team-mate. He won four Grands Prix during his career as well as the 1991 Macau Grand Prix, a non-championship event.[1]
Didier de Radiguès is the last Belgian rider to win a motorcycle Grand Prix road race (1983), and until 2013, the last Belgian to earn a Grand Prix podium (1990). In 1992 at the request of the riders, de Radiguès organized the International Motorcycle Riders Association which was then managed by Franco Uncini at IRTA.
After his motorcycle racing career, de Radiguès took up sports car endurance racing, winning the 1997 Belgian Procar Championship as well as the Spa 24 Hours race and the championship in the American Le Mans Series in 2001. In 1998 de Radiguès entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans with fellow ex-motorcycle rider Wayne Gardner.[2]
In 2003, de Radiguès began a motorcycle riding school in France, and is also a Motorsport TV presenter for RTL Belgium.
Motorcycle Grand Prix results[1]
Points system from 1969 to 1987:
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points system from 1988 to 1992:
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Points | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Class | Team | Machine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Points | Rank | Wins |
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1980 | 250cc | Yamaha | TZ250 | NAT - |
ESP - |
FRA - |
YUG - |
NED 8 |
BEL - |
FIN - |
GBR - |
CZE - |
GER 6 |
8 | 18th | 0 | |||||
1981 | 250cc | Johnson-Yamaha | TZ250 | ARG 9 |
GER - |
NAT - |
FRA - |
ESP - |
NED 10 |
BEL 5 |
RSM 10 |
GBR 6 |
FIN - |
SWE 8 |
CZE 4 |
26 | 9th | 0 | |||
350cc | Johnson-Yamaha | TZ350 | ARG - |
AUT - |
GER - |
NAT - |
YUG - |
NED - |
GBR 4 |
CZE - |
8 | 17th | 0 | ||||||||
1982 | 250cc | Chevallier-Yamaha | TZ250 | FRA - |
ESP - |
NAT - |
NED - |
BEL 3 |
YUG 1 |
GBR 10 |
SWE - |
FIN 2 |
CZE - |
RSM - |
GER - |
38 | 6th | 1 | |||
350cc | Chevallier-Yamaha | TZ350 | ARG 3 |
AUT - |
FRA 2 |
NAT 1 |
NED - |
GBR 2 |
FIN - |
CZE 1 |
GER - |
64 | 2nd | 2 | |||||||
1983 | 250cc | Chevallier-Yamaha | TZ250 | RSA 2 |
FRA 4 |
NAT 9 |
GER 3 |
ESP NC |
AUT 2 |
YUG NC |
NED 7 |
BEL 1 |
GBR 9 |
SWE 8 |
68 | 3rd | 1 | ||||
500cc | Honda | NS500 | RSA - |
FRA NC |
NAT - |
GER - |
ESP 13 |
AUT - |
YUG - |
NED - |
BEL NC |
GBR NC |
SWE 20 |
RSM NC |
0 | - | 0 | ||||
1984 | 500cc | Elf-Chevallier Honda | NS500 | RSA 4 |
NAT 12 |
ESP NC |
AUT NC |
GER NC |
FRA 6 |
YUG 6 |
NED NC |
BEL NC |
GBR NC |
SWE NC |
RSM 5 |
24 | 9th | 0 | |||
1985 | 500cc | Elf-Honda | NS500 | RSA 7 |
ESP 6 |
GER 5 |
NAT 10 |
AUT 6 |
YUG 7 |
NED 6 |
BEL 7 |
FRA NC |
GBR 4 |
SWE 6 |
RSM NC |
47 | 8th | 0 | |||
1986 | 500cc | Rollstar-Honda | NS500 | ESP - |
NAT 5 |
GER 5 |
AUT - |
YUG - |
NED 9 |
BEL 7 |
FRA 8 |
GBR 2 |
SWE 6 |
RSM 7 |
42 | 7th | 0 | ||||
1987 | 500cc | Cagiva | GP500 | JPN NC |
ESP NC |
GER 12 |
NAT NC |
AUT 12 |
YUG - |
NED 6 |
FRA NC |
GBR 6 |
SWE 8 |
CZE 12 |
RSM NC |
POR NC |
BRA 4 |
ARG NC |
21 | 12th | 0 |
1988 | 500cc | Marlboro-Yamaha | YZR500 | JPN 9 |
USA 8 |
ESP 8 |
EXP 6 |
NAT NC |
GER 7 |
AUT 2 |
NED 12 |
BEL 4 |
YUG 6 |
FRA 7 |
GBR 7 |
SWE 7 |
CZE NC |
BRA 9 |
120 | 7th | 0 |
1989 | 250cc | Aprilia | RS250 | JPN 14 |
AUS 9 |
USA 14 |
ESP NC |
NAT NC |
GER NC |
AUT 5 |
YUG NC |
NED 6 |
BEL NC |
FRA 9 |
GBR NC |
SWE 7 |
CZE 13 |
BRA NC |
51 | 12th | 0 |
1990 | 250cc | Aprilia | RS250 | JPN NC |
USA - |
ESP 9 |
NAT NC |
GER NC |
AUT 9 |
YUG NC |
NED 7 |
BEL 2 |
FRA 7 |
GBR 11 |
SWE 17 |
CZE NC |
HUN 13 |
AUS 7 |
66 | 12th | 0 |
1991 | 500cc | Lucky Strike-Suzuki | RGV500 | JPN 14 |
AUS 10 |
USA 10 |
ESP 8 |
ITA NC |
GER 6 |
AUT 8 |
EUR 10 |
NED 5 |
FRA 7 |
GBR 8 |
RSM 8 |
CZE 7 |
VDM 8 |
MAL 8 |
105 | 8th | 0 |
References
- ^ a b "Didier de Radiguès motorcycle Grand Prix career statistics". motogp.com. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ "1998 Le Mans 24 Hours Competitors & Results". experiencelemans.com. Retrieved 28 April 2012.