Duqueine Team, formerly known as Duqueine Engineering, is a French sports car racing team founded in 2014.[1][2] As well as competing in the European Le Mans Series in LMP2, the team operates Isotta Fraschini's Hypercar entry in the FIA World Endurance Championship.[3] It is also active as a constructor under the Duqueine Automotive banner, notably creating the Duqueine D-08 LMP3 prototype after buying out Norma Auto Concept in 2017.[4]
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| Founded | 2014 |
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| Founder(s) | Gilles Duqueine Yann Belhomme |
| Base | Alès, France |
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| Current series | FIA World Endurance Championship European Le Mans Series Asian Le Mans Series |
| Former series | FFSA GT Championship Renault Sport Trophy Le Mans Cup V de V Endurance Series 24H Series Blancpain Endurance Series |
| Current drivers | FIA World Endurance Championship: 11.  Carl Bennett Antonio Serravalle Jean-Karl VernayEuropean Le Mans Series: 30.  James Allen Niels Koolen Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer |
| Website | https://www.duqueine.com/ |
The squad's origin dates back to 1976, when brothers Gilles and Vincent Duqueine began building single-seater race cars. Their company, Duqueine Group, currently manufactures composite parts for the aeronautics industry.[5][6]
Racing record
edit24 Hours of Le Mans results
edit| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Drivers | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 30 | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 363 | 12th | 7th | ||
| 2020 | 30 | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 100 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2021 | 30 | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 357 | 14th | 9th | ||
| 2022 | 30 | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 326 | 52nd | 25th | ||
| 2023 | 30 | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 327 | 11th | 3rd | ||
| 2024 | 11 | Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 LMH-C | Hypercar | 302 | 14th | 14th | ||
| 30 | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 112 | DNF | DNF |
European Le Mans Series
edit| Year | Entrant | Class | No | Chassis | Engine | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | LMP3 | 19 | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | SIL 4 |
IMO 4 |
RBR 2 |
LEC 2 |
SPA Ret |
EST 9 |
3rd | 62 | ||
| 20 | SIL 10 |
IMO 11 |
RBR 11 |
LEC 13 |
SPA 10 |
EST Ret |
18th | 3.5 | ||||||
| 2017 | LMP3 | 7 | Ligier JS P3 (rounds 1–2) Norma M30 (rounds 3–6) |
Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | SIL 11 |
MNZ 8 |
RBR 9 |
LEC Ret |
SPA 2 |
ALG 4 |
8th | 37.5 | ||
| 8 | SIL Ret |
MNZ 13 |
RBR 11 |
LEC NC |
SPA 13 |
ALG 10 |
17th | 2.5 | ||||||
| 2018 | LMP2 | 29 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | LEC 3 |
MNZ 6 |
RBR DSQ |
SIL 7 |
SPA 5‡ |
ALG Ret |
8th | 35 | ||
| 2019 | LMP2 | 30 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | LEC 3 |
MNZ 6 |
CAT 4 |
SIL Ret |
SPA 5 |
ALG Ret |
6th | 45 | ||
| 2020 | LMP2 | 30 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | LEC Ret |
SPA 4 |
LEC 9 |
MNZ 7 |
ALG 2 |
6th | 38 | |||
| 2021 | LMP2 | 30 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | CAT 6 |
RBR 9 |
LEC 4 |
MNZ 5 |
SPA 2 |
ALG NC |
5th | 52 | ||
| 2022 | LMP2 | 30 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | LEC 12 |
IMO 6 |
MNZ Ret |
CAT 6 |
SPA 9 |
ALG 9 |
10th | 20 | ||
| 2023 | LMP2 | 30 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | CAT 1 |
LEC 2 |
ARA 6 |
SPA 6 |
POR 5 |
ALG 5 |
4th | 79 | ||
| 2024 | LMP2 | 30 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | CAT 11 |
LEC 6 |
IMO | SPA | MUG | ALG | 11th* | 0* |
References
edit- ^ "Duqueine Engineering". pole-mecanique.fr. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ Mercier, Laurent (10 February 2014). "Le Duqueine Engineering fait confiance à Ferrari et lorgne sur l'Endurance". Endurance-Info (in French). Archived from the original on 22 January 2018.
- ^ a b Watkins, Gary (28 November 2023). "Isotta Fraschini partners with Duqueine for 2024 WEC after Vector split". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Dagys, John (4 December 2017). "Duqueine Mobility Acquires Norma". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Notre Histoire". Duqueine (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Fairmat signs a development partnership with the Duqueine Group". JEC. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
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