Made a surprise return to racing in 2012, by appearing at pikes peak hillclimb and returned again in 2014, 2016 and 2017. American racing series 3 apply american racing series filter grand american rolex sports car series 9 apply grand american rolex sports car series filter international sports racing series 2 apply international sports racing series filter pscr championship 1 apply pscr championship filter sports racing world cup 1 apply sports racing world cup filter. Leading the pack is didier theys, a belgianborn professional race car driver who won the 24 hours of daytona twice, the 12 hours of sebring, and was on. The belgian led an international quartet of drivers in florida, with italians max papis and mauro baldi and car owner fredy lienhard sharing the driving in their dallarajudd. Didier theys born 19 october 1956 is a belgian sports car driver.
Nov 27, 2014 in the lead car will be none other than didier theys, belgium racing champion. Finished tenth in dp and overall with codriver didier theys. He then made his cart debut in 1983 at the caesars. The teams lead driver in 2002, didier theys, won grandams driver championship that year, while doranlista racing finished second in the team standings for the third consecutive year. October 19, 1956 didier theys, belgian race car driver and coach. Gianpiero moretti 19402012, also referred as giampiero, was an italian racing driver and a founder of the famous momo racing products company. He was a twotime daytona winner 1998, 2002, sebring 12 hours winner in 1998 and spa 24 hours winner in 1987. Life path number 5 march 26, 1952 didier pironi, french race car driver d.
Jun 09, 2019 he won 18 sports car endurance races, including the daytona 24 twice and the sebring 12hour race once. Didier theys seems to be trying to restart it again but it wont have it. See more ideas about racing, race cars and formula e. After 11pm at night the champion racing audi r8 has stopped at arnage. Experienced eyes help imsa race control judge the action. Guy smith had been called up for bentley duties and so reigning daytona 24hr winner, didier theys, was recruited to run alongside matthews and goosens. Jeff also works as a racing coach for ducati motorcycles. Didier theys born 19 october 1956 1 is a belgian sports car driver. Now retired from driving stopping in 1998 and is a consultant and driver coach.
The race is remembered historically as a moment of firsts for the event. Click on the site to see all races run at that track view career statistics for didier theys. The lights have gone out on the car and it seems to. Jun 08, 2017 this concierge approach to racing in the challenge relieves the driver of management to indulge the pleasures of race weekend. Sep 11, 2019 this particular mc12 was purchased new by swiss privateer fredy lienhard, who fielded the car alongside belgian driver didier theys on just two occasions, both in the 2007 american le mans series. Champion drivers coach guests in f1 race cars, cota. When i was a bit older, it was the drivers who i watched up close on the track that truly stood out, head and shoulders above the rest, banging wheels in the cars i wanted to drive when i came of age. This particular mc12 was purchased new by swiss privateer fredy lienhard, who fielded the car alongside belgian driver didier theys on just two occasions, both in. Le mans was next and the team arrived with high hopes. Jun 02, 2015 leading the pack is didier theys, a belgianborn professional race car driver who won the 24 hours of daytona twice, the 12 hours of sebring, and was on the podium three times at the 24 hours of. He claimed 10 victories, the most of any driver, at the wheel of a ferrari 333 sp.
Biltmore puts guests into ferrari drivers seat az big media. Profile for racing driver didier theys from belgium. Professional race car driver from 1978 to 2008 with a twotime overall win at the 24 hours of daytona 1998 and 2002. Popular sportscar racing veteran didier theys said on monday that he. Theys, 52, will continue to work in the sport as a. Sep 09, 2014 race car driver didier theys has won the checkered flag on multiple occasions including the 24 hours of daytona twice, the 12 hours of sebring and the sports racing prototype driver championship. We offer our observations was an incident the responsibility of driver a or driver b. It was fully refreshed and is ready for the track or your collection. Klaus ludwig, jan lammers, martin brundle, jackie ickx, stefan bellof, james weaver, didier theys. Theys is an endurance driving legend, a 2002 grand am national champion, and a former indy car star. Didier also won the 1986 north american super vee title, and followed that up one year later with the american racing series crown. The driver list that drove this car is a world class lineup from, guy smith, scott sharp, robby gordon, marc goosens, didier theys to the proam jim matthews. Driving these cars fills your need for speed orlando. Those eyes belong to didier theys and elliott forbesrobinson.
The biltmores waldorf astoria driving experience with. Didiers driving achievements include taking the checkered flag on multiple occasions, including the 24 hours of daytona, the 12 hours of sebring, the sports racing prototype driver championship of the grandamerican road racing association along with his three. Veteran didier theys has won the first major sportscar race of the motor racing season by leading a team of four drivers to victory in the daytona 24 hours endurance classic. Theys currently works as a racing driver coach and consultant. Ochopee im in the middle of the everglades, a few miles north of the tamiami trail, and retired race car driver didier theys points to the speedometer of the car he is driving and says, watch. In the final three hours, they made the comeback to take the lead. Made his name in formula atlantic, but formula 1 was a flop and his long cart career is remembered more for his crashes than his speed.
Forza, the international ferrari magazine was invited to attend this predelivery test day and reported on the event in their april 1999 edition of its magazine. Theys earned the 2002 driver championship in the premier sports racing prototype class in grand am that year, while his team. Influenced to race by family friend parnelli jones, cogan did very well in karting and formula. Didier theys racing career profile driver database. Jeff macpherson born 09 jun 1956 santa ana, california. Sportscar ace didier theys retires from competition autoweek. Driver didier theyss nascar rolex grandam sports car.
The podium finish in 1999 was a third overall in the factory audi r8r with codrivers emanuele pirro and frank biela. Didier theys is a belgian former racing driver who achieved exceptional results in sports car racing, mostly in north america. He won 18 sportscar endurance races, including the daytona 24 twice and the sebring 12hour race once. He is a twotime overall winner of the 24 hours of daytona. In 1982, driving for bob garretson racing, finished 3rd place in the 24 hours of daytona. Below are the top belgian racing drivers according to the currently available data on driver database. Didier theys announces his retirement as driver scottsdale, ariz. In the lead car will be none other than didier theys, belgium racing champion. Kevin cogan born 31 mar 1956 culver city, california. Sportscar ace didier theys retires from competition get.
Mar 23, 2010 after 11pm at night the champion racing audi r8 has stopped at arnage. Now settled in bozeman, montana, where he runs an automobile dealership, which. Jeff wood born january 20, 1957 is an american former race car driver born in wichita, kansas. He graduated to cars in 1998, winning the formula ford junior trophy at the henry morrogh. He was formula atlantic rookie of the year in 1977. He drove in the canam series for carl haas in 1981 and finished 5th in the series behind danny sullivan. This car was never raced post its jim matthews racing career. Jun 08, 2018 michael fassbender is part of a small club of actors turned race car drivers from paul newman and steve mcqueen to patrick dempsey and is fresh off a firstplace finish in the first of six. Michael fassbender is part of a small club of actors turned race car drivers from paul newman and steve mcqueen to patrick dempsey and is fresh off a firstplace finish in the first of six. Didier theys ferrari challenge head coach ferrari north.
At the same time, jim was also taking delivery of his ferrari f50 gt1 and hired professional race car driver didier theys to test both cars. Michael fassbender is a legit ferrari race car driver now. Driver maestro didier theys briefs our group before heading out. Life path number 3 february 16, 1949 bob didier, american baseball player and coach. Full details of racing driver didier theys s record. Under kevin dorans direction, the doran racingprepared momo ferrari was the first and only team in u. Unveiled at the end of 1993, at the behest of amateur racer giampiero moretti owner of the momo auto parts business, the 333 sp marked ferraris official return to sports car racing after a 20year absence. Races, wins, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps. Race car driver didier theys has won the checkered flag on multiple occasions including the 24 hours of daytona twice, the 12 hours of sebring.
Popular sportscar racing veteran didier theys said on monday that he will retire from professional race driving, effective immediately. This concierge approach to racing in the challenge relieves the driver of management to indulge the pleasures of race weekend. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Nextel 250, homesteadmiami speedway march 2 last race. Life path number 5 september 1, 1883 didier pitre, canadian ice hockey player d. He was the 2002 grandam rolex sports car series champion, winning the daytona 24 hours in the same year.
Janet guthrie was the first woman to qualify and compete in the indianapolis 500. Professional race driver and motorsports consultant. Didier theys had a long and successful racing career before becoming head coach of the ferrari challenge race car series free newsletters get the best of including breaking news. Moretti was active in racing for almost forty years, from the early 1960s to the late 1990s, mostly driving for the teams which he was sponsoring. He is a twotime overall winner of the 24 hours of daytona 1998 and 2002. The ferrari 333 sp is a sports prototype race car that was built by italian race car manufacturer dallara and later michelotto to compete in the world sports car championship for ferrari. Waldorf astoria driving experience driving a ferrari. Click on the number of races to see individual races. Oct, 2018 those eyes belong to didier theys and elliott forbesrobinson. That said, he did have a good win, his only in indy cars, in phoenix in 1986.
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