# Didier de Radiguès

Didier de Radiguès (born on 27 March 1958) is a Belgian former professional motorcycle racer, auto racing driver and current artist. 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. He competed in the FIM motorcycle Grand Prix world championships from 1980 to 1991.

## 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.
De Radiguès is the Belgium's most successful motorcycle road racer with four Grand Prix victories. 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.
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 French-speaking Belgian TV channels. He gives commentary on Moto3, Moto2 and Moto GP races.

## Artistic 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 trips 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.

## 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 |
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## 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 |