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Didier Theys was born on 19 October, 1956 in Nivelles, Belgium, is a Belgian racing driver. Discover Didier Theys's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?
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67 years old |
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Libra |
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19 October 1956 |
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19 October |
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Nivelles, Belgium |
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Belgium
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Didier Theys Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Didier Theys Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Didier Theys worth at the age of 67 years old? Didier Theys’s income source is mostly from being a successful driver. He is from Belgium. We have estimated Didier Theys's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Didier Maurice Theys (born 19 October 1956 ) is a Belgian sports car driver.
Later he competed in several feeder formulae: he won several Formula Ford championships in the late 1970s and early 1980s; the U.S. Bosch Super Vee championship in 1986; and the American Racing Series (now Indy Lights) championship in 1987.
Theys won the Belgium Karting championship in 1977.
He was also successful in the European Formula Three Championship and Formula 2 in the 1980s.
Theys' first appearance at Le Mans was in 1982, while his last start in the world's most famous endurance sports car race came 20 years later in 2002.
He finished third in the Monaco Formula 3 Grand Prix in 1985.
Theys competed in the CART Indy Car Series from 1987 to 1993 with 47 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 three times (1989, 1990 and 1993).
He 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.
Theys ran the IMSA GT Championship in 1995 on a Ferrari 333SP.
He was also the polesitter (1996) and a podium finisher at the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1997, 1998 and 1999).
He finished fourth in 1996, 11th in 1997 and 6th in the series' final season in 1998.
He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona (1998 and 2002); a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring (1998); the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association (2002) and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa (1987 in a factory BMW).
His 1998 season was a record-setter, as in addition to winning Daytona and Sebring, Theys also won the Six Hours of Watkins Glen.
He also finished second overall in the FIA Sportscar Championship that year, winning at Paul Ricard, France.
In addition to his Grand-Am driver championship in 2002, Theys finished third in the driver point standings in that series in 2001 and was the runner-up in 2000.
He 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.
He received the prestigious Driver of the Year Award in his native Belgium in 2002.
Theys currently works as a racing driver coach and consultant.
He is also the Driving Director of DrivingXllence, 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.
Although he never gave up his Belgium citizenship, Theys resides in Scottsdale, Ariz., for many years, and still lives there.
That municipality honored him with the keys to the city in honor of his GRAND-AM driver championship and second 24 Hours of Daytona victory.
He is married to Florence Richardson.
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Theys also 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.
He 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.
Upon his retirement from driving professionally, Theys had finished on the podium 61 times in sports car races all over the world, with 18 victories, 22 second-place finishes and 21 third-place finishes through the end of the 2008 season.
He has the most professional victories of anyone in a Ferrari 333 SP with 10.
Prior to retiring from pro racing in March 2009, Theys also competed in the Le Mans Series in Europe with Horag Racing from 2005 through 2008, winning the Monza 1,000 km race in the LMP2 category in 2007 and a similar event at the Nürburgring in 2005 in a Lola Judd.
