Duqueine Team Explained

Duqueine Team
Founded:	2014
Base:	Alès, France
Principal:	Gilles Duqueine (director) Max Favard (team manager)
Chassis:	Oreca 07 (ELMS)
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 Vernay European Le Mans Series: 30. James Allen Niels Koolen Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer
Founders:	Gilles Duqueine Yann Belhomme
Website:	https://www.duqueine.com/

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]

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

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Entrant	No.	Car	Drivers	Class	Laps
2019	Duqueine Engineering	30	Oreca 07-Gibson	Romain Dumas Nico Jamin Pierre Ragues	LMP2	363	12th	7th
2020	Duqueine Team	30	Oreca 07-Gibson	Tristan Gommendy Jonathan Hirschi Konstantin Tereshchenko	LMP2	100	DNF	DNF
2021	Duqueine Team	30	Oreca 07-Gibson	René Binder Tristan Gommendy Memo Rojas	LMP2	357	14th	9th
2022	Duqueine Team	30	Oreca 07-Gibson	Richard Bradley Reshad de Gerus Memo Rojas	LMP2	326	52nd	25th
2023	Duqueine Team	30	Oreca 07-Gibson	René Binder Neel Jani Nico Pino	LMP2	327	11th	3rd
2024	Isotta Fraschini	11	Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 LMH-C	Carl Bennett Antonio Serravalle Jean-Karl Vernay	Hypercar	302	14th	14th
	Duqueine Team	30	Oreca 07-Gibson	James Allen John Falb Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer	LMP2	112	DNF	DNF

European Le Mans Series

Year	Entrant	Class	No	Chassis	Engine	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6		Pts
2016	Duqueine Engineering	LMP3	19	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	David Hallyday Dino Lunardi David Droux	SIL	IMO	RBR	LEC	SPA	EST	3rd	62
			20			Eric Clement Maxime Pialat Romain Iannetta (rounds 1–2) Antonin Borga (rounds 3–6)	SIL	IMO	RBR	LEC	SPA	EST	18th	3.5
2017	Duqueine Engineering	LMP3	7	Ligier JS P3 (rounds 1–2) Norma M30 (rounds 3–6)	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	Antonin Borga David Droux Nicolas Schatz	SIL	MNZ	RBR	LEC	SPA	ALG	8th	37.5
			8			Vincent Beltoise Henry Hassid (rounds 1–2) Lucas Légeret (rounds 2–6) Douglas Lundberg (round 3) Nicolas Melin (rounds 4–6)	SIL	MNZ	RBR	LEC	SPA	ALG	17th	2.5
2018	Duqueine Engineering	LMP2	29	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	Nico Jamin Nelson Panciatici Pierre Ragues	LEC	MNZ	RBR	SIL	SPA	ALG	8th	35
2019	Duqueine Engineering	LMP2	30	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	Richard Bradley Nico Jamin Pierre Ragues	LEC	MNZ	CAT	SIL	SPA	ALG	6th	45
2020	Duqueine Team	LMP2	30	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	Tristan Gommendy Jonathan Hirschi Konstantin Tereshchenko	LEC	SPA	LEC	MNZ	ALG		6th	38
2021	Duqueine Team	LMP2	30	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	René Binder Tristan Gommendy Memo Rojas	CAT	RBR	LEC	MNZ	SPA	ALG	5th	52
2022	Duqueine Team	LMP2	30	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	Richard Bradley Memo Rojas Reshad de Gerus (rounds 1–3) Anders Fjordbach (round 4) Mathieu de Barbuat (round 5) Rui Andrade (round 6)	LEC	IMO	MNZ	CAT	SPA	ALG	10th	20
2023	Duqueine Team	LMP2	30	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	René Binder Neel Jani Nico Pino	CAT	LEC	ARA	SPA	POR	ALG	4th	79
2024	Duqueine Team	LMP2	30	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	James Allen Niels Koolen Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer	CAT	LEC	IMO	SPA	MUG	ALG	11th*	0*

Notes and References

1. Web site: 21 January 2018 . Duqueine Engineering . pole-mecanique.fr.
2. Web site: Le Duqueine Engineering fait confiance à Ferrari et lorgne sur l'Endurance. Endurance-Info. fr. Mercier. Laurent. 10 February 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180122072721/http://archive.endurance-info.com/fr/le-duqueine-engineering-fait-confiance-a-ferrari-et-lorgne-sur-lendurance/. 22 January 2018.
3. Web site: Isotta Fraschini partners with Duqueine for 2024 WEC after Vector split. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Watkins. Gary. 28 November 2023. 29 March 2024.
4. Web site: Duqueine Mobility Acquires Norma. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Dagys. John. 4 December 2017. 29 March 2024.
5. Web site: Notre Histoire . 2024-03-29 . Duqueine . fr.
6. Web site: Fairmat signs a development partnership with the Duqueine Group. JEC. 5 May 2022. 30 March 2024.