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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 on 27 March 1958) is aBelgian former professionalmotorcycle racer,auto racing driver and currentartist. He also serves as a television sportscolor commentator for Belgium television, aMoto GP riders manager and as the owner of a motorcycle riding school. He competed in theFIM motorcycle Grand Prix world championships from 1980 to 1991.
Born inLeuven, De Radiguès, made his motorcycleGrand Prix debut in1979, racing in the 500cc class. His best year was in1982 when he won two races and finished second toAnton Mang in the 350cc world championship. He rode in 500cc for theYamaha factory racing team in1988 as a team-mate toEddie Lawson and ended his career with theSuzuki team in1991 asKevin Schwantz' team-mate. He won four Grands Prix during his career as well as the 1991Macau Grand Prix, a non-championship event.[1]
De Radiguès is the Belgium's most successful motorcycle road racer with four Grand Prix victories.[citation needed] In 1992 at the request of the riders, de Radiguès organized the International Motorcycle Riders Association which was then managed byFranco Uncini at IRTA.
After his motorcycle racing career, de Radiguès took upsports carendurance racing, winning the 1997 Belgian Procar Championship as well as theSpa 24 Hours race and the championship in theAmerican Le Mans Series in2001. In 1998 de Radiguès entered the24 Hours of Le Mans with fellow ex-motorcycle riderWayne Gardner.[2]
In 2003, de Radiguès began a motorcycle riding school in France.
De Radiguès is also a Motorsport TV consultant, first on Club RTL and then on RTBF (since 2013), the two largest French-speaking Belgian TV channels. He gives commentary on Moto3, Moto2 and Moto GP races.
Didier de Radiguès started his artistic career in New York and Singapore, Brussels, Hong Kong and Paris. His first series called « From My Gazebo » is inspired by his many trips to the Bahamas. From hisgazebo, planted in the heart of the Atlantic Ocean on a small island of the Exumas, Didier de Radiguès captures the landscape around him. His latest series is calledPeople Portrait.[3][4]
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 inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
Source:[1]
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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| 1998 |  Solution F | Philippe Gache Wayne Gardner | Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford | LMP1 | 155 | DNF | DNF |
| 1999 |  Kremer Racing |  Tomás Saldaña Grant Orbell | Lola B98/10-Ford | LMP | 46 | DNF | DNF |
| 2000 |  Team Rafanelli SRL | Domenico SchiattarellaEmanuele Naspetti | Lola B2K/10-Judd | LMP900 | 154 | DNF | DNF |
| 2001 |  Dick Barbour Racing | Sascha Maassen Hideshi Matsuda | Reynard 01Q-LM-Judd | LMP675 | 95 | DNF | DNF |
| 2002 | MBD Sportscar Team |  Milka Duno John Graham | Panoz LMP07-Mugen | LMP900 | 259 | DNF | DNF |
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| Preceded by | Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix Winner 1991 | Succeeded by |
