Eric van de Poele

Eric Francis Edouard Ghislain Thérèse van de Poele (; born 30 September 1961) is a Belgian racing driver and former Formula One driver. He participated in 29 Grands Prix, in 1991 and 1992. He is a three-times class winner at 24 Hours of Le Mans, and won three Formula 3000 races in 1990. Before his Formula One career, he won the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft.

Driving career

After a difficult 1984 season in French Formula Three, van de Poele then won the Belgian and Benelux Formula Ford titles, also racing in the Belgian Touring Car Championship. He subsequently raced in German Touring Cars Championships, winning the 1987 championship despite not winning a race all season. He also won the 1987 Spa 24 Hours, sharing a car with Didier Theys and Jean-Michel Martin. In 2008, van de Poele competed in the Rolex Sports Car Series.

Racing record

Complete German Formula Three results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Engine Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Pts Ref 1987 Hartge Motorsport VW A NÜR AVU ZOL HOC ÖST SIE NÜR NÜR ZOL 11th 29

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pts 1987 Zakspeed BMW Team BMW M3 HOC ZOL NÜR AVU MFA NOR NÜR WUN DIE SAL 1st 127 1988 BMW M Team Linder BMW M3 Evo ZOL1 ZOL2 HOC1 HOC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 BRN1 BRN2 AVU1 AVU2 MFA1 MFA2 NÜR1 NÜR2 NOR1 NOR2 WUN1 WUN2 SAL1 SAL2 HUN1 HUN2 HOC1 HOC2 34th 13 1989 BMW Faltz Essen BMW M3 Evo ZOL1 ZOL2 HOC1 HOC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 MFA1 MFA2 AVU1 AVU2 NÜR1 NÜR2 NOR1 NOR2 HOC1 HOC2 DIE1 DIE2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 39th 4 1990 BMW M Team Schnitzer BMW M3 Sport Evo ZOL1 ZOL2 HOC1 HOC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 AVU1 AVU2 MFA1 MFA2 WUN1 WUN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 NOR1 NOR2 DIE1 DIE2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 32nd 1

Complete International Formula 3000 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts 1989 Players/GA Motorsports/Colt Racing Lola T89/50 Cosworth SIL VAL PAU JER PER BRH BIR SPA BUG DIJ 5th 19 1990 GA Motorsport Reynard 90D Cosworth DON SIL PAU JER MNZ PER HOC BRH BIR BUG NOG 2nd 30

† Driver did not finish the race, but were still classified as they completed 90% of the race distance.

Complete British Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pts 1994 Old Spice Nissan Racing Nissan Primera eGT THR1 BRH1 BRH2 SNE1 SIL1 SIL2 OUL1 DON1 DON2 BRH1 BRH2 SIL1 KNO1 KNO2 OUL1 BRH1 BRH2 SIL1 SIL2 DON1 DON2 22nd 2

Complete Spanish Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

24 Hours of Nürburgring results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 1987 Zakspeed BMW-Team Marc Hessel Karl Senne BMW M3 8 119 19th 5th 1988 BMW Motorsport GmbH Marc Duez Eddy Joosen BMW M3 9 40 DNF DNF 1989 BMW Fina Marc Duez Jean-Michel Martin BMW M3 2 70 DNF DNF 2006 Maserati SPA Andrea Bertolini Michael Bartels Gianni Giudici Maserati Gransport Light GT3 E1XP 26 DNF DNF

24 Hours of Zolder results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2007 Gravity International Racing Christophe Bouchut Stéphane Lémeret Vincent Radermecker Mosler MT900 R GT3 1 DNF DNF

Complete Grand Prix Masters results (key) Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap. Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 2006 Team Golden Palace Delta Motorsport GPM Nicholson McLaren 3.5 V8 QAT ITA GBR MAL RSA