Didier Maurice Theys[1] (born 19 October 1956[2]) is a Belgian sports car driver.[3] He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona (1998 and 2002);[4] a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring (1998);[5] the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association (2002)[6] and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa (1987 in a factory BMW).[7] He was also the polesitter (1996) and a podium finisher at the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1997, 1998 and 1999). The podium finish in 1999 was a third overall in the factory Audi R8R with co-drivers Emanuele Pirro and Frank Biela.[8] Theys' first appearance at Le Mans was in 1982, while his last start in the world's most famous endurance sports car race came 20 years later in 2002.
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Didier Maurice Theys (born 19 October 1956) is a Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona (1998 and 2002);...
, DidierTheys spun out of turn 4 and hit the inside wall, bouncing back to the middle of the frontstretch. The car was heavily damaged, but Theys suffered...
Simmons Kyffin Simpson Guy Smith Mark Smith Sammy Swindell Mark Taylor DidierTheys Brian Till Paul Tracyd e Robby Unser Jimmy Vasserd e Tristan Vautier...
title. Also in 1987, Truesports won the ARS Championship with driver DidierTheys. ARS was the precursor to the modern day Indy Lights series. For 1988...
run the fastest lap of the week for non-qualified cars, 221.033 mph. DidierTheys was second at 220.146 mph in a John Andretti back-up car. The third day...
driving a Ferrari 333SP with co-drivers Mauro Baldi, Arie Luyendyk and DidierTheys. Moretti died on 14 January 2012 in Milan of cancer. He was 71. "MOMO...
as allowing ex-F1 driver Max Papis to score a final second place and DidierTheys a fourth in the drivers championship, even though the 333 SP won only...
600 mi)B Professional Sports Car Exxon World Sportscar Championship 1998 DidierTheys Gianpiero Moretti Mauro Baldi MOMO Doran Racing Ferrari 333 SP Y 1,925...
engine, GR6 gearbox and the rear axle with drive shafts and wishbones. DidierTheys at the wheel of Horag Racing's Porsche RS Spyder at the 2008 1000km of...
fellow Italian and former F1 teammate Pierluigi Martini and Belgian DidierTheys, but retired due to an engine failure after completing 300 laps. The...
Since the Patriot course is contained completely inside the Full Course, they can be run simultaneously. The "Full Course" is the most common configuration...
upgraded. When the IndyCar Series returned to Watkins Glen starting in 2005, they used the Boot segment. The entire course was repaved in 2015. There has been...
race. When Hall and Sharp began building their own cars, they asked Troutman and Barnes if they could continue to use the Chaparral name. That is why the...
Belgium. The race was won by Eric van de Poele, Jean-Michel Martin and DidierTheys, driving a BMW M3. The leading car eligible for championship points was...
060 144.232 European Touring Car Championship 1987 Jean-Michel Martin DidierTheys Eric van de Poele BMW M3 3338.140 139.908 World Touring Car Championship...
also the FIA WTCC Race of Belgium in 2010, 2011, and 2020. The last race they drove in 2011 was won by Rob Huff in a Chevrolet and Gabriele Tarquini in...
All Used the T92/00 chassis at S. Paradise, Phoenix and Detroit. 23 DidierTheys 16 Used the T92/00 chassis. 36 Stéphan Grégoire 4 Used the T92/00 chassis...
run either compound at any time, however, they were required to start the race on the same tires that they used during time trials. All teams qualified...
George Nuse, and Bill Waddell formed a partnership to purchase the track. They spent the next three years making gradual improvements to the facility. New...
and took the MC12 out of the race. In August 2007, Fredy Lienhard and DidierTheys announced their preparation of a former FIA GT MC12 for use in the American...
their first victory at Mid-Ohio in September 1989 with driver Teo Fabi. They planned to roll out a new March chassis for 1990, the first all-carbon fiber...
lawyer and politician (1824–1902) Henri Delmotte, novelist (1822–1884) DidierTheys, racing driver (b. 1956) André Lotterer, racing driver (b. 1981) France:...
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