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

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 at the request of the riders, Didier de Radiguès organized the International Motorcycle Riders Association which 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 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]

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 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
1981	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
1982	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
1983	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

^ 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

Sporting positions
Preceded by Steve Hislop	Macau Motorcyle Grand Prix Winner 1991	Succeeded by Carl Fogarty

Persondata
Name	Radigues, Didier de
Alternative names
Short description	motorcycle racer, auto racer
Date of birth	27 March 1958
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death