Jean-Michel Martin
Jean-Michel Martin (born 19 June 1953) is a Belgian racing driver.[1] He won the 24 Hours of Spa four times, including twice with his younger brother Philippe in 1979 and 1980. His son Maxime also won the race in 2016. He was on the winning team of 1992 24 Hours Nürburgring.[2]
Racing record
Complete 24 Hours of Spa results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 |  Astree Shagrila RT
|
Roland de Jamblinne
|
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV | Div.2 | 252 | 22nd | 5th |
| 1976 | Opel Gosset Team
|
Tony Gillet Dany Wauters
|
Opel Commodore GS/E | Div.3 | 272 | 8th | 2nd |
| 1977 |  Gordon Spice Group
|
Roland de Jamblinne
|
Ford Capri II 3.0S | T +2,5 | DNF | DNF | |
| 1978 | Belca Castrol Team
|
René Tricot
|
Ford Capri III 3.0S | T +2,5 | DNF | DNF | |
| 1979 | Gordon Spice Racing
|
Philippe Martin
|
Ford Capri III 3.0S | T +2,5 | 444 | 1st | 1st |
| 1980 | Belga Castrol Team
|
Philippe Martin
|
Ford Capri III 3.0S | T +2,5 | 425 | 1st | 1st |
| 1981 | Belga Castrol Team
|
Philippe Martin
|
Ford Capri III 3.0S | T +2,5 | 416 | 13th | 9th |
| 1983 | Ford Belga Team CC Racing
|
Philippe Martin Vince Woodman
|
Ford Mustang | Div.3 | DNF | DNF | |
| 1984 | IMC Toyota
|
Philippe Martin Gordon Spice
|
Toyota Celica Supra | Div.3 | 443 | 4th | 4th |
| 1985 | BMW Belgium
|
Philippe Martin Gordon Spice
|
BMW 635 CSi | Div.3 | 53 | DNF | DNF |
| 1986 |  CiBiEmme Sport
|
Eric van de Poele Pascal Witmeur |
BMW 635 CSi | Div.3 | 489 | DNF | DNF |
| 1987 | Waterloo Motors
|
Didier Theys Eric van de Poele |
BMW M3 | Div.2 | 481 | 1st | 1st |
| 1988 | Bigazzi M Team
|
 Olivier Grouillard Jacques Lafitte |
BMW M3 Evo | Div.2 | 504 | 3rd | 2nd |
| 1989 | Bastos Castrol Racing Team Bigazzi
|
Olivier Grouillard Jacques Lafitte |
BMW M3 Evo | Div.2 | 158 | DNF | DNF |
| 1990 | Team Bigazzi
|
 Armin Hahne Steve Soper |
BMW M3 Evo | DTM-Class 2 | 461 | 4th | 3rd |
| 1991 | CiBiEmme Sport
|
Bernard Béguin Eddy Joosen |
BMW M3 Evo | Div.2 | DNF | DNF | |
| 1992 | BMW Fina Bastos Team Bigazzi
|
Christian Danner Steve Soper |
BMW M3 Evo | DTM2.5 | 513 | 1st | 1st |
| 1994 | BMW Fina Bastos Team
|
Altfrid Heger Patrick Slaus |
BMW 318is | ST | 507 | 3rd | 3rd |
| 1996 | Castrol Juma Racing
|
Stéphane De Groodt Marc Goossens
|
BMW 325i | EcoTech | DQ | DQ | |
| 1998 | Ecurie Toison d'Or
|
Thierry Boutsen Frédéric Moreau
|
BMW 320i | SP | 458 | 12th | 11th |
| 1999 | Ecurie Toison d'Or
|
 Patrick Huisman Nicolas Kropp
|
BMW 320i | SP | 46 | DNF | DNF |
| 2000 | Duller Motorsport
|
Frédéric Moreau Thierry Tassin
|
BMW M3 | N | 478 | 2nd | 1st |
| 2001 | Team Carsport Holland
|
Michael Bleekemolen Sebastiaan Bleekemolen
|
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GT | 75 | DNF | DNF |
| 2002 | PSI Motorsport
|
Frédéric Bouvy Nicolas Kropp
|
Porsche 996 GT3-R | GTN | 83 | DNF | DNF |
| 2006 |  JMB Racing
|
 Iradj Alexander Stéphane Daoudi Tim Sugden
|
Ferrari F430 GT2 | GT2 | 133 | DNF | DNF |
| 2011 | Marc VDS Racing Team
|
Éric Bachelart Marc Duez |
Ford Mustang FR500 GT3 | GT3 Pro-Am | 444 | 26th | 11th |
| 2015 | BMW Racing Against Cancer
|
Marc Duez Eric van de Poele Pascal Witmeur
|
BMW Z4 GT3 | Pro-Am Cup | 42 | DNF | DNF |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Jean Rondeau
|
Philippe Martin Gordon Spice
|
Rondeau M379 | GTP | 330 | 3rd | 1st |
| 1981 | Alain de Cadenet
|
Alain de Cadenet Philippe Martin
|
De Cadenet-Lola LM Ford-Cosworth | S +2.0 | 210 | DNF | DNF |
| 1982 | Belga Team Joest Racing
|
Philippe Martin Bob Wollek
|
Porsche 936C | C | 320 | DNF | DNF |
| 1983 | Belga Team Joest Racing
|
Marc Duez Philippe Martin
|
Porsche 936C | C | 9 | DNF | DNF |
| 1984 |  Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.
|
 David Kennedy Philippe Martin
|
Mazda 727C | C2 | 291 | 15th | 4th |
| 1985 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.
|
David Kennedy Philippe Martin
|
Mazda 737C | C2 | 283 | 19th | 3rd |
| 1986 | Spice Engineering
|
Ray Bellm Gordon Spice
|
Spice SE86C | C2 | 257 | 15th | 6th |
Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Gordon Spice Racing
|
Philippe Martin Gordon Spice
|
Ford Capri III 3.0S | Gr.1 3.0 | 137 | 2nd | 1st |
| 1989 | BMW Fina
|
Marc Duez Eric van de Poele |
BMW M3 | 2 | 70 | DNF | DNF |
| 1990 | Linder M Team
|
Norbert Haug Ellen Lohr Kris Nissen
|
BMW M3 | 137 | 70 | 2nd | 2nd |
| 1992 | FINA Motorsport Team
|
 Johnny Cecotto Christian Danner Marc Duez
|
BMW M3 | 12 | 76 | 1st | 1st |
| 1994 | Lautner Motorsport
|
Gherardo Cazzago Andreas Lautner
|
BMW 325i | 8 | 80 | DNF | DNF |
References
- ^ "Profile". driverdb.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ "ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen: | Hall of Fame". www.24h-rennen.de. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.