Eric Van de Poele (B)

Last name
Van de Poele
First names
Eric Francis Edouard Ghislain Thérèse
Nickname
Nationality
Belgium 

Born the
30/09/1961 - Verviers (Belgique)
13 participations in the 24h of Le Mans
Year | Pos | Number | Photo | Team | Car | Engine Tires |
Class | Drivers | Laps Dist Avg. Best Lap |
Retired |
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1992 | Retired |
31 |
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Peugeot Talbot Sport (F) | PEUGEOT 905B Evo 1 Bis LM | Peugeot SA35-A2 3499 V10 à 80° Michelin |
C1 |
Karl Wendlinger (AUT) Eric Van de Poele (B) Alain Ferté (F) |
208 laps 2828.800 km 3:40.891 |
moteur (16eme heure) |
1994 | Retired |
76 |
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Clayton Cunningham Racing Inc. (USA) | NISSAN 300 ZX | Nissan 2960 V6 à 60° Bi-turbo Yokohama |
IMSA GTS |
Eric Van de Poele (B) Paul Gentilozzi (USA) Shunji Kasuya (J) |
25 laps 340.000 km 4:09.780 |
distribution (4eme heure) |
1995 | Not qualified | 12 | No photo available | Courage Compétition (F) | COURAGE C41 | Chevrolet 5000 V8 |
LM WSC |
Eric Van de Poele (B) Olivier Beretta (F-MCO) Matiaz Tomlje (SVK) |
Non qualifiés (Manque 12kg) |
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1996 | Retired |
17 |
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Racing for Belgium / Team Scandia (B) | FERRARI 333 SP LM | Ferrari F310E 3997 V12 à 65° Pirelli |
IMSA-WSC |
Eric Van de Poele (B) Marc Goossens (B) Eric Bachelart (B) |
208 laps 2828.800 km 3:46.958 Eric Van de Poele (B) |
Sortie de route (16eme heure) |
1997 | Retired |
22 |
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(NISMO) Nissan Motorsports (J / TWR (GB) | NISSAN R390 GT1 | Nissan VRH35 3496 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo Bridgestone |
LM GT1 |
Riccardo Patrese (I) Eric Van de Poele (B) Aguri Suzuki (J) |
121 laps 1646.200 km 3:50.203 |
Boite de vitesses (13eme heure) |
1998 | 8th | 12 |
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Doyle-Risi Racing (USA) | FERRARI 333 SP | Ferrari F310E 3997 V12 à 65° Pirelli |
LMP1 (1st) |
Wayne Taylor (USA-ZA) Eric Van de Poele (B) Fermin Velez (SP) |
332 laps 4516.860 km 188.200 km/h 3:50.746 |
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1999 | Not leaving | 23 | No photo available | Nissan Motorsports (J) | NISSAN R391 | Nissan VRH50A 4997 V8 à 90° Bridgestone |
LM P |
Aguri Suzuki (J) Masami Kageyama (J) Eric Van de Poele (B) |
Sortie de piste aux essais |
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2000 | 22th | 2 |
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Team Cadillac / Bill Riley (USA) | CADILLAC Northstar LMP | Northstar 3997 V8 à 90° Bi-Turbo Pirelli |
LM P900 (12th) |
Wayne Taylor (USA-ZA) 'Max' Angelelli (I) Eric Van de Poele (B) |
287 laps 3903.200 km 162.630 km/h 3.44.852 |
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2001 | 3rd | 8 | No photo available | Team Bentley (GB) | BENTLEY EXP Speed 8 | Audi 3596 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo Dunlop |
LM GTP (1st) |
'Andy' Wallace (GB) 'Butch' Leitzinger (USA) Eric Van de Poele (B) |
306 laps 4161.600 km 173.400 km/h 3:42:713 |
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2002 | 4th | 8 | No photo available | Team Bentley (GB) | BENTLEY EXP Speed 8 | Bentley (Audi) 3995 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo Dunlop |
LM GTP (1st) |
'Andy' Wallace (GB) 'Butch' Leitzinger (USA) Eric Van de Poele (B) |
362 laps 4941.300 km 205.880 km/h 3:39.484 |
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2008 | Retired |
83 |
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Risi Competizione (USA) | FERRARI F430 GTC | Ferrari 3996 V8 à 90° Michelin |
LM GT2 |
Tracy Krohn (USA) 'Nic' Jönsson (S) Eric Van de Poele (B) |
12 laps 163.540 km 195.890 km/h 4:06.199 |
Sortie de piste (2eme heure) |
2009 | 22th | 83 |
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Risi Competizione (USA) | FERRARI F430 GTC | Ferrari 3996 V8 à 90° Michelin |
LM GT2 (3rd) |
Tracy Krohn (USA) 'Nic' Jönsson (S) Eric Van de Poele (B) |
323 laps 4402.160 km 182.870 km/h 4:09.352 |
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2010 | Retired |
83 |
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Risi Competizione (USA) | FERRARI F430 GTC | Ferrari 3996 V8 à 90° Michelin |
LM GT2 |
Tracy Krohn (USA) 'Nic' Jönsson (S) Eric Van de Poele (B) |
197 laps 2684.910 km 176.510 km/h 4:03.036 |
Moteur cassé (16 eme heure) |
10 participations in Tests Day
Year | Pos | Number | Photo | Team | Car | Engine Tires |
Class | Drivers | Laps Avg. Best Lap |
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1995 | 2nd | 12 |
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Courage Compétition (F) | COURAGE C 41 | Chevrolet 5000 V8 |
LM WSC |
Eric Van de Poele (B) Olivier Beretta (F-MCO) Patrick Lemarie (F) |
3:50.650 212.270 km/h Eric van de Poele (B) |
1996 | 1st | 17 |
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Racing for Belgium / Team Scandia (B) | FERRARI 333 SP LM | Ferrari F310E 3997 V12 à 65° Pirelli |
IMSA-WSC |
Eric Van de Poele (B) Marc Goossens (B) Eric Bachelart (B) |
3:47.795 214.930 km/h |
1997 | 17th | 22 |
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(NISMO) Nissan Motorsports (J / TWR (GB) | NISSAN R390 GT1 | Nissan VRH35 3496 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo Bridgestone |
LM GT1 |
Riccardo Patrese (I) Eric Van de Poele (B) |
3:48.905 213.960 km/h 37 laps |
1998 | 19th | 12 |
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Doyle-Risi Racing (USA) | FERRARI 333 SP | Ferrari F310E 3997 V12 à 65° Pirelli |
LMP1 |
Wayne Taylor (USA-ZA) Eric Van de Poele (B) |
3:44.442 218.610 km/h |
1999 | 10th | 22 |
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Nissan Motorsports (J) | NISSAN R391 | Nissan VRH50A 4997 V8 à 90° Bridgestone |
LM P |
Michael Krumm (D) Satoshi Motoyama (J) Eric Van de Poele (B) |
3:36.955 226.690 km/h Satoshi Motoyama (J) |
1999 | 13th | 23 | No photo available | Nissan Motorsports (J) | NISSAN R391 | Nissan VRH50A 4997 V8 à 90° Bridgestone |
LM P |
Satoshi Motoyama (J) Eric Van de Poele (B) |
3:38.000 224.670 km/h Eric Van de Poele (B) |
2000 | 14th | 2 |
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Team Cadillac / Bill Riley (USA) | CADILLAC Northstar LMP | Northstar 3997 V8 à 90° Bi-Turbo Pirelli |
LM P900 |
Wayne Taylor (USA-ZA) 'Max' Angelelli (I) Eric Van de Poele (B) |
3:45.570 217.120 km/h |
2001 | 20th | 36 | No photo available | Dick Barbour Racing (USA) | REYNARD 01Q-LM | Judd GV 675 3397 V8 à 90° Goodyear |
LM P675 |
Didier de Radigues (B) Eric Van de Poele (B) |
3:44.272 218.380 km/h Eric Van de Poele (B) |
2002 | 6th | 8 | No photo available | Team Bentley (GB) | BENTLEY EXP Speed 8 | Bentley (base Audi) 3596 V8 à 90° bi-Turbo Dunlop |
LM GTP |
'Andy' Wallace (GB) 'Butch' Leitzinger (USA) Eric Van de Poele (B) |
3:34.556 229.030 km/h 88 laps |
2008 | 49th | 83 |
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Risi Competizione (USA) | FERRARI F430 GT | Ferrari 3996 V8 à 90° Michelin |
LM GT2 |
Tracy Krohn (USA) 'Nic' Jönsson (S) Eric Van de Poele (B) |
4:17.177 190.780 km/h 20 laps |