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🇧🇪 Eric van de Poele
Racing driver from Belgium. FIA GT Championship, Vitaphone Racing Team.
Driver facts
Full name
Eric van de Poele
Born
30 September 1961(b. 1961)
Nationality
Belgium
Current team
Vitaphone Racing Team
Series
FIA GT Championship
Status
Retired
Career wins
6
Career podiums
9
Career starts
39
Career DNFs
14
Racer Rating
5,310
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,310Rank 785 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Bronze
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Eric van de Poele is a racing driver from Belgium who last raced in FIA GT Championship for Vitaphone Racing Team. van de Poele has recorded 6 wins and 9 podiums from 39 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,310 ranks van de Poele 785th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2009 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2009-07-23 | Spa-Francorchamps | P18 | −43 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +130 | Le Mans 1989 | International Formula 3000 | P2 |
| +123 | Birmingham 1990 | International Formula 3000 | P1 |
| +119 | Pau 1990 | International Formula 3000 | P1 |
| +119 | Vallelunga 1989 | International Formula 3000 | P3 |
| +115 | Nogaro 1990 | International Formula 3000 | P1 |
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ▸FIA GT Championship | Vitaphone Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P29 | −43 | 5,310 |
| 2008 | ▸FIA GT Championship | Vitaphone Racing Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +93 | 5,353 |
| 2007 | ▸FIA GT Championship | Vitaphone Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +93 | 5,260 |
| 2006 | ▸FIA GT Championship | Vitaphone Racing Team | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +102 | 5,167 |
| 2005 | ▸FIA GT Championship | Vitaphone Racing Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P15 | +107 | 5,065 |
| 2004 | ▸FIA GT Championship | Vitaphone Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P35 | −132 | 4,958 |
| 2003 | ▸FIA GT Championship | Konrad Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P35 | −170 | 5,090 |
| 2002 | ▸FIA GT Championship | Lister Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P36 | −88 | 5,260 |
| 2001 | ▸FIA GT Championship | Team Rafanelli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P33 | −183 | 5,348 |
| 1997 | ▸FIA GT Championship | Newcastle United Lister Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P33 | −311 | 5,531 |
| 1992 | ▸Formula 1 | Fondmetal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −327 | 5,842 |
| 1991 | ▸Formula 1 | Lambo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +59 | 6,169 |
| 1990 | ▸International Formula 3000 | GA Motorsports | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +303 | 6,110 |
| 1989 | ▸International Formula 3000 | GA Motorsports | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P3 | +4,458 | 5,808 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times van de Poele finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Érik ComasFIA Silver | 5,852 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 38% |
| 🇫🇷 Paul Belmondo | 5,143 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 64% |
| 🇨🇭 Andrea Chiesa | 5,273 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 46% |
| 🇯🇵 Marco ApicellaFIA Silver | 5,695 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 52% |
| 🇨🇦 Stéphane Proulx | 5,196 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 85% |
| 🇨🇭 Jean-Denis DeletrazFIA Bronze | 4,897 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 70% |
| 🇮🇹 Emanuele Naspetti | 4,635 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 80% |
| 🇬🇧 Eddie Irvine | 6,045 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 53% |
| 🇫🇷 Philippe GacheFIA Bronze | 5,059 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 67% |
| 🇮🇹 Gianni MorbidelliFIA Gold | 4,307 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 61% |
| 🇫🇷 Alain ProstHigher-rated, 5× champion | 6,802 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇧🇷 Nelson PiquetFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 6,711 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇦🇹 Gerhard BergerHigher-rated | 6,491 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 775 | 🇺🇸 Daniel Dye | ARCA Menards Series | 5,320 |
| 776 | 🇬🇧 Phil Andrews | International Formula 3000 | 5,320 |
| 777 | 🇳🇱 Nicky Catsburg | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,318 |
| 778 | 🇫🇷 Laurent Redon | IndyCar | 5,316 |
| 779 | 🇮🇹 Fabiano Vandone | International Formula 3000 | 5,315 |
| 780 | 🇩🇪 Mick Schumacher | IndyCar | 5,315 |
| 781 | 🇺🇸 Greg Ray | IndyCar | 5,314 |
| 782 | 🇮🇹 Lorenzo Colombo | WEC | 5,314 |
| 783 | 🇺🇸 Tyce Carlson | IndyCar | 5,313 |
| 784 | 🇺🇸 Brent Crews | NASCAR Xfinity | 5,311 |
| 785 | 🇧🇪 Eric van de Poele | FIA GT Championship | 5,310 |
| 786 | 🇩🇰 Mikkel Jensen | Asian Le Mans Series | 5,310 |
| 787 | 🇳🇿 Ryan Hunter-Reay | IndyCar | 5,310 |
| 788 | 🇩🇰 Christian Rasmussen | IndyCar | 5,308 |
| 789 | 🇩🇪 Marvin Kirchhöfer | WEC | 5,307 |
| 790 | 🇦🇺 David Walker | NASA | 5,304 |
| 791 | 🇮🇹 Leonardo Pulcini | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,303 |
| 792 | 🇧🇷 Pedro Clerot | Formula 3 | 5,303 |
| 793 | 🇫🇷 Bertrand Gachot | Formula 1 | 5,302 |
| 794 | 🇮🇹 Piercarlo Ghinzani | Formula 1 | 5,302 |
| 795 | 🇦🇺 Ryan Briscoe | WEC | 5,302 |
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