Marc Charles Nicolas Duez (born 18 April 1957 in Verviers) is a Belgian racing and rally driver who last competed in the 2021 World Rally Championship.
Duesz won the 24 Hours of Nürburgring 4 times (1992, 1995, 1998 & 1999), the 24 Hours Spa three times (1997, 1998 & 2001) and the 24 Hours of Zolder two times (2000 & 2006).
Duez also has competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, scoring 4 class podiums, and the Andros Trophy.
For years now, Duez has been a representative for the RACB , the Royal Automobil Club of Belgium. He strongly promotes the Driver's Academy and the Belgian Racing Circuits.
Also since 2009, Duez has been racing for Fun Still Exists, also known as FSE. For this team, he has been racing the Legend Boucles de Spa 2010 and Ypres Historic Rally 2010, and also the Legend Boucles de Spa 2011.
Career results
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 1983 Belga Team Joest Racing Jean-Michel Martin Philippe Martin Porsche 936C C 9 DNF DNF 1987 Ecurie Ecosse David Leslie Ray Mallock Ecosse C286-Ford Cosworth C2 308 8th 2nd 1988 Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. Yoshimi Katayama David Leslie Mazda 767 GTP 330 17th 2nd 1989 Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. Yojiro Terada Volker Weidler Mazda 767 GTP 339 12th 3rd 1990 Obermaier Racing Jürgen Oppermann Harald Grohs Porsche 962C C1 140 DNF DNF 1993 Écurie Toison d'Or Éric Bachelart Philip Verellen Venturi 500LM GT 267 25th 9th 1996 Team Bigazzi SRL Team BMW Motorsport Jacques Laffite Steve Soper McLaren F1 GTR GT1 318 11th 9th 1997 Viper Team Oreca Tommy Archer Soheil Ayari Chrysler Viper GTS-R GT2 76 DNF DNF 1998 Viper Team Oreca Karl Wendlinger Patrick Huisman Chrysler Viper GTS-R GT2 28 DNF DNF 1999 Viper Team Oreca Tommy Archer Justin Bell Chrysler Viper GTS-R GTS 318 12th 2nd 2000 Viper Team Oreca Tommy Archer Patrick Huisman Chrysler Viper GTS-R GTS 324 12th 5th 2002 DAMS Jérôme Policand Perry McCarthy Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S LMP900 98 DNF DNF
24 Hours of Spa results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 1977 Racing Team Debor Pierre Laffeach André Savary Toyota Celica RA25 2000 LB T2.5 DNF DNF 1978 Luigi Racing Thierry Boutsen Lella Lombardi Toyota Sprinter Trueno 1 5 DNF DNF 1979 Gordon Spice Racing Dany Baele Daniël Herregods Ford Capri III 3.0S serT+2.5 DNF DNF 1980 Belga Castrol Team Jean-Louis Dumont Freddy "Alain Dex" Semoulin Ford Capri III 3.0S serT+2.5 91 DNF DNF 1981 Mazda Motul TWR Team Jeff Allam Chuck Nicholson Win Percy Mazda RX-7 ser.T2.5 445 5th 2nd 1982 Belgian Audi VW Club Willi Bergmeister Manfred Trint Audi Coupé GT5E 2 418 13th 4th 1983 Michel De Deyne Michel De Deyne Hervé Regout Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC 3 DNF DNF 1984 Rover Gitanes Pete Lovett Jean-Louis Schlesser Rover Vitesse 3 437 7th 7th 1986 Carlsson Motorsport Bruno di Gioia Zdeněk Vojtěch Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16 2 DNF DNF 1987 Waterloo Motors Lease Plan Philip Verellen Raijmond Van Hove BMW 635 CSi 3 458 8th 3rd 1988 BMW Motorsport Jean-Pierre Jabouille Jean-Louis Schlesser BMW 635 CSi 2 477 8th 4th 1989 BMW Belgium Steve Soper Didier Theys BMW 635 CSi 2 182 DNF DNF 1990 BMW M Team Schnitzer Christian Danner Dieter Quester BMW M3 Sport Evo DTM-Class 2 467 2nd 2nd 1991 Toyota Racing José Close Renaud Verreydt Toyota MR2 SW20 Procar Div.2 DNF DNF 1992 BMW Fina Bastos Team Johnny Cecotto Roberto Ravaglia BMW M3 Sport Evo DTM DNF DNF 1994 BMW Fina Bastos Team Alain Ferté Joachim Winkelhock BMW 318is ST 516 2nd 2nd 1995 BMW Fina Bastos Team Nelson Piquet Roberto Ravaglia BMW 320i ST 509 2nd 2nd 1996 BMW Fina Bastos Team Bigazzi Peter Kox Steve Soper BMW 320i ST 501 2nd 2nd 1997 BMW Fina Bastos Team Bigazzi Didier de Radigues Eric Hélary BMW 320i ST 484 1st 1st 1998 BMW Fina Bastos Team Alain Cudini Eric van de Poele BMW 320i SP 480 1st 1st 1999 BMW Fina Rafanelli Didier de Radigues Vincent Vosse BMW 320i SP 51 DNF DNF 2000 BMW Fina Rafanelli Patrick Huisman Vincent Vosse BMW 320i SP DNF DNF 2001 Larbre Compétition Jean-Philippe Belloc Christophe Bouchut Chrysler Viper GTS-R GT 528 1st 1st 2002 Paul Belmondo Racing Fabio Babini Boris Derichebourg Chrysler Viper GTS-R GT 494 8th 4th 2004 Zwaans GTR Racing Team Loïc Deman Fanny Duchâteau Stéphane Lémeret Chrysler Viper GTS-R GT 362 DNF DNF 2005 Renstal Excelsior Eric Cayrolle Bruno Hernandez Jos Menten Chevrolet Corvette C5-R GT1 536 8th 7th 2006 Ice Pol Racing Team Marc Goossens Yves Lambert Christian Lefort Porsche 996 GT3-RSR GT2 512 16th 7th 2007 Selleslagh Racing Team Damien Coens Maxime Soulet Steve Van Bellingen Chevrolet Corvette C5-R GT1 502 10th 8th 2008 Ice Pol Racing Team Olivier Muytjens Ludovic Sougnez Koen Wauters Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S G3 267 DNF DNF 2010 Marc VDS Racing Team Bas Leinders Maxime Martin Ford GT GT3 GT3 512 8th 2nd 2011 Marc VDS Racing Team Éric Bachelart Jean-Michel Martin Ford Mustang FR500 GT3 GT3 Pro-Am 444 26th 11th 2015 BMW Racing Against Cancer Jean-Michel Martin Eric van de Poele Pascal Witmeur BMW Z4 GT3 Pro-Am Cup 42 DNF DNF 2019 1969 Tribute Loïc Deman Angelique Detavernier Stéphane Lémeret Porsche 911 GT3 Cup MR INV 94 DNF DNF
24 Hours of Nürburgring results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 1978 East Belgian Racing Team Georges Cremer Willy Braillard Toyota Sprinter Trueno 4 110 DNF DNF 1987 Kamei Crew Wiesbaden Helmut Döring Dieter Gartmann BMW 635 CSi 1 11 DNF DNF 1988 BMW Motorsport GmbH Eddy Joosen Eric van de Poele BMW M3 9 40 DNF DNF 1989 BMW Fina Jean-Michel Martin Eric van de Poele BMW M3 2 70 DNF DNF 1992 FINA Motorsport Team Johnny Cecotto Christian Danner Jean-Michel Martin BMW M3 12 76 1st 1st 1993 BMW Motorsport GmbH Altfrid Heger Emanuele Pirro Roberto Ravaglia BMW 320i 3 122 DNF DNF 1995 BMW Team Bigazzi Alexander Burgstaller Roberto Ravaglia BMW 320i 1 129 1st 1st 1997 Scuderia Augustusburg Brühl Walter Haupt Christian Menzel Theo Martin BMW 318 tds 14 79 DNF DNF 1998 BMW Motorsport Andreas Bovensiepen Christian Menzel Hans-Joachim Stuck BMW 320d 2 137 1st 1st 1999 Zakspeed Racing Klaus Ludwig Hans-Jürgen Tiemann Peter Zakowski Chrysler Viper GTS-R A6 143 1st 1st 2000 Sakura 2000 Ingvar Carlsson Armin Hahne Honda S2000 A7 50 DNF DNF 2001 Armin Hahne Klaus Niedzwiedz Karl Wendlinger Honda NSX A5 17 DNF DNF 2003 BMW Motorsport John Nielsen Boris Said Hans-Joachim Stuck BMW M3 GTR E1 69 DNF DNF BMW Motorsport Claudia Hürtgen Dirk Müller Jörg Müller BMW M3 GTR E1 126 DNF DNF 2005 NPO Moto-CP Hitoshi Gotoh Yasushi Kikuchi Kanami Takeda Lexus RX 400h S1 107 79th 13th
24 Hours of Zolder results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 1995 Philippe "Davit" Bervoets Jean-Paul Libert Porsche 911 Carrera RS Z 10th 1996 Michel Neugarten Patrick Snijers Porsche 993 2nd 2nd 1997 Daniël Hubert Patrick Hubert BMW M3 2 554 24th 2nd 1998 Luc Rahier Daniël Hubert Luc Dewinter BMW M3 T1 DNF DNF 1999 GLPK Racing Stéphane Cohen Anthony Kumpen Porsche 993 GT2 GT1 658 11th 4th 2000 GLPK Racing Stéphane Cohen Anthony Kumpen Chrysler Viper GTS-R GT 756 1st 1st 2004 PSI Motorsport Markus Palttala Leo Van Sande Porsche 996 Biturbo GTA 426 DNF DNF 2005 GLPK Racing Val Hillebrand Bert Longin Anthony Kumpen Chrysler Viper GTS-R GTA 134 DNF DNF 2006 Selleslagh Racing Team Tom Cloet David Hart Maxime Soulet Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Belcar 1 828 1st 1st 2007 GPR Racing Pascal Mathieu Tim Verbergt Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Belcar 1 605 18th 10th
WRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts 1983 Things Opel Manta GT/E MON SWE POR16 KEN FRA GRC ARG BRA FIN ITA CIV 64th 1 Marc Duez GBRRet 1986 Austin Rover World Championship Team MG Metro 6R4 MON SWE PORRet KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN CIV ITARet GBRRet USA NC 0 1987 Rothmans Motul BMW BMW M3 MON SWE POR KEN FRA6 GRC USA NZL ARG FIN CIV ITA GBR 35th 6 1988 Bastos Motul BMW BMW M3 MON SWE POR KEN FRARet GRE USA NZL ARG FIN CIV ITA GBR NC 0 1989 BMW Fina BMW M3 SWE MON8 POR5 KEN FRA6 GRE NZL ARG FIN12 AUS ITA7 CIV GBR 13th 21 1990 Ford Fina Rally Team Ford Sierra RS Cosworth MON POR8 KEN FRARet GRE NZL ARG FIN AUS ITA14 CIV GBRRet 47th 3 1991 Toyota Fina Team Celica GT-Four ST165 MON11 SWE PORRet KEN FRA4 GRE NZL ARG FIN AUS ITA CIV ESP GBR8 16th 3 1998 Team Gamma Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV MON20 SWE KEN NC 0 SEAT Sport Seat Ibiza GTi 16V PORRet ESP FRA ARG GRC NZL FIN Córdoba WRC ITA16 AUSRet GBR 1999 Team Gamma Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V MON10 SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRE NZL FIN CHN ITA AUS GBR NC 0 2014 Marc Duez Porsche 996 GT3 MONRet SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR NC 0 2015 Marc Duez Porsche 996 GT3 MON40 SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR NC 0 2021 Marc Duez Alpine A110 Rally RGT MON ARC CRO POR ITA KEN EST BEL34 GRE FIN ESP MNZ NC 0
FIA R-GT Cup results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 Pts 2015 Marc Duez Porsche 996 GT3 MON3 BEL3 GER FRA SUI 3rd 30
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