Didier de Radiguès

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 March 27, 1958) is a Belgian former professional motorcycle racer, auto racing driver and current photographer. He also serves as a television sports color commentator for Belgium television, a Moto GP riders manager and as the owner of a motorcycle riding school.

Motorsport career

Born in Leuven, De Radiguès 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.

Television career

De Radiguès is also a Motorsport TV consultant, first on Club RTL and then on RTBF (since 2013), the two largest Belgian TV channels. He gives commentary on Moto2 and Moto GP races.

Photographic career

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 trip to the Bahamas. From his gazebo, 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 called People Portrait.^[3][4]

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
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

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
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 Schiattarella Emanuele 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

References

1. "Didier de Radiguès motorcycle Grand Prix career statistics". motogp.com. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
2. "1998 Le Mans 24 Hours Competitors & Results". experiencelemans.com. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
3. "Didier de Radiguès". vogelsanggallery.com. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
4. "LGallery". lgallery.eu. Retrieved 28 July 2014.

External links

• Didier de Radiguès motorcycle school
• Didier de Radiguès Artist Photographer