17 Facts About Didier Theys

Didier Maurice Theys was born on 19 October 1956 and is a Belgian sports car driver.

Didier Theys is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa.

Didier Theys was the polesitter and a podium finisher at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Didier Theys was successful in the European Formula Three Championship and Formula 2 in the 1980s.

Didier Theys finished third in the Monaco Formula 3 Grand Prix in 1985.

Didier Theys competed in the CART Indy Car Series from 1987 to 1993 with 47 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 three times.

Didier Theys finished in the top ten 10 times in CART events, and his best career finish in that series was a third position in Miami in 1988.

Didier Theys ran the IMSA GT Championship in 1995 on a Ferrari 333SP.

Didier Theys finished fourth in 1996,11th in 1997 and 6th in the series' final season in 1998.

Didier Theys's 1998 season was a record-setter, as in addition to winning Daytona and Sebring, Theys won the Six Hours of Watkins Glen.

Didier Theys finished second overall in the FIA Sportscar Championship that year, winning at Paul Ricard, France.

Didier Theys had four victories in his championship 2002 season, and established the largest margin of victory in series history in winning the race at Mont-Tremblant, Quebec from the pole that year.

Didier Theys finished his pro driving career in the Horag Racing-prepared Lista Office Porsche RS Spyder in the Le Mans Series' LMP2 division in 2008, finishing second in class at Spa and Silverstone, third at Monza and winning the Michelin Energy Challenge that season.

Didier Theys drove a Maserati MC 12 for Doran Racing in the ALMS in 2007, an effort that stunned the GT1 class when it beat the factory Corvettes to win the pole at the Petit Le Mans that year.

Didier Theys has the most professional victories of anyone in a Ferrari 333 SP with 10.

Didier Theys received the prestigious Driver of the Year Award in his native Belgium in 2002.

Didier Theys is the Driving Director of DrivingXllence Archived 20 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine, an automotive event company that allows guests to experience the exhilaration and adrenaline of being behind the wheel of the world's newest and best Supercars.