- Didier de Radiguès
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Didier de Radiguès Nationality Belgian Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1980 - 1991 First race 1980 250cc Dutch TT Last race 1991 500cc Malaysian Grand Prix First win 1982 350cc Nations Grand Prix Last win 1983 250cc Belgian Grand Prix Team(s) Yamaha, Cagiva, Suzuki Championships 0 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 141 4 15 12 3 688 24 Hours of Le Mans career Participating 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]
In 1992, on the request of the riders, Didier de Radiguès organized the International Motorcycle Riders Association wich was than 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 aswell 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]
Didier de Radiguès owns since 2003 a very successful motorcycle rider school in France www.deradiguesschool.com and is also a Motorsport TV presenter for RTL Belgium.
Motorcycle Grand Prix results
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 1980 250cc Yamaha TZ250 NAT
-ESP
-FRA
-YUG
-NED
8BEL
-FIN
-GBR
-CZE
-GER
68 18th 0 1981 250cc Johnson-Yamaha TZ250 ARG
9GER
-NAT
-FRA
-ESP
-NED
10BEL
5RSM
10GBR
6FIN
-SWE
8CZE
426 9th 0 350cc Johnson-Yamaha TZ350 ARG
-AUT
-GER
-NAT
-YUG
-NED
-GBR
4CZE
-8 17th 0 1982 250cc Chevallier-Yamaha TZ250 FRA
-ESP
-NAT
-NED
-BEL
3YUG
1GBR
10SWE
-FIN
2CZE
-RSM
-GER
-38 6th 1 350cc Chevallier-Yamaha TZ350 ARG
3AUT
-FRA
2NAT
1NED
-GBR
2FIN
-CZE
1GER
-64 2nd 2 1983 250cc Chevallier-Yamaha TZ250 RSA
2FRA
4NAT
9GER
3ESP
NCAUT
2YUG
NCNED
7BEL
1GBR
9SWE
868 3rd 1 500cc Honda NS500 RSA
-FRA
NCNAT
-GER
-ESP
13AUT
-YUG
-NED
-BEL
NCGBR
NCSWE
20RSM
NC0 - 0 1984 500cc Elf-Chevallier Honda NS500 RSA
4NAT
12ESP
NCAUT
NCGER
NCFRA
6YUG
6NED
NCBEL
NCGBR
NCSWE
NCRSM
524 9th 0 1985 500cc Elf-Honda NS500 RSA
7ESP
6GER
5NAT
10AUT
6YUG
7NED
6BEL
7FRA
NCGBR
4SWE
6RSM
NC47 8th 0 1986 500cc Rollstar-Honda NS500 ESP
-NAT
5GER
5AUT
-YUG
-NED
9BEL
7FRA
8GBR
2SWE
6RSM
742 7th 0 1987 500cc Cagiva GP500 JPN
NCESP
NCGER
12NAT
NCAUT
12YUG
-NED
6FRA
NCGBR
6SWE
8CZE
12RSM
NCPOR
NCBRA
4ARG
NC21 12th 0 1988 500cc Marlboro-Yamaha YZR500 JPN
9USA
8ESP
8EXP
6NAT
NCGER
7AUT
2NED
12BEL
4YUG
6FRA
7GBR
7SWE
7CZE
NCBRA
9120 7th 0 1989 250cc Aprilia RS250 JPN
14AUS
9USA
14ESP
NCNAT
NCGER
NCAUT
5YUG
NCNED
6BEL
NCFRA
9GBR
NCSWE
7CZE
13BRA
NC51 12th 0 1990 250cc Aprilia RS250 JPN
NCUSA
-ESP
9NAT
NCGER
NCAUT
9YUG
NCNED
7BEL
2FRA
7GBR
11SWE
17CZE
NCHUN
13AUS
766 12th 0 1991 500cc Lucky Strike-Suzuki RGV500 JPN
14AUS
10USA
10ESP
8ITA
NCGER
6AUT
8EUR
10NED
5FRA
7GBR
8RSM
8CZE
7VDM
8MAL
8105 8th 0 References
- ^ Didier de Radiguès is the last Belgian rider to win a GP (1983) and even the last to join a podium in GP (1990).Didier de Radiguès career statistics at MotoGP.com
- ^ 1998 Le Mans 24 Hours Competitors & Results at www.experiencelemans.com
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