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Eric van de Poele

1961 - Today

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Eric Francis Edouard Ghislain Thérèse van de Poele (French pronunciation: [e.ʁik vɑn də pwal, -pwɛl]; born 30 September 1961) is a Belgian racing driver and former Formula One driver. He participated in 29 Grands Prix, in 1991 and 1992. He is a three-times class winner at 24 Hours of Le Mans, and won three Formula 3000 races in 1990. Before his Formula One career, he won the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eric van de Poele is the 390th most popular racing driver (up from 438th in 2019), the 666th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 670th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Belgian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Eric van de Poele ranks 390 out of 1,080. Before him are Sergio Mantovani, John Miles, Bernard Darniche, François Hesnault, Huub Rothengatter, and Moisés Solana. After him are Antonio Creus, Peter Whitehead, Eugène Martin, Giorgio Scarlatti, Georges Berger, and Emilio Zapico.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Eric van de Poele ranks 270. Before him are Yang Mi-kyung, Tom Byron, George Wassouf, Timur Bekmambetov, Ronald J. Garan Jr., and Claude Puel. After him are Eric Chu, Greg Egan, Birol Ünel, Antonia San Juan, Margaret Mazzantini, and Carlos Vives.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Eric van de Poele ranks 666 out of 1,190. Before him are Françoise Mallet-Joris (1930), Laurent Grimmonprez (1902), Frank Odberg (1879), Paul van Ostaijen (1896), Jean Thissen (1946), and Frank De Bleeckere (1966). After him are Eddy Wally (1932), Tom Boonen (1980), Alexandre Czerniatynski (1960), Johan Devrindt (1945), Georges Berger (1918), and Karel Lismont (1949).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Belgium

Among racing drivers born in Belgium, Eric van de Poele ranks 9. Before him are Max Verstappen (1997), Willy Mairesse (1928), Olivier Gendebien (1924), Camille Jenatzy (1868), Charles de Tornaco (1927), and Patrick Nève (1949). After him are Georges Berger (1918), Arthur Legat (1898), Jacques Swaters (1926), Alain de Changy (1922), Philippe Adams (1969), and Roger Laurent (1913).

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