Duqueine Team

France Duqueine Team
Founded2014
Founder(s)Gilles Duqueine
Yann Belhomme
BaseFontenay-le-Comte, France
Team principal(s)
  • Gilles Duqueine (director)
  • Thibaut de Mérindol (team principal)
Current seriesEuropean Le Mans Series
Asian Le Mans Series
24 Hours of Le Mans
Former seriesFIA World Endurance Championship
FFSA GT Championship
Renault Sport Trophy
Le Mans Cup
V de V Endurance Series
24H Series
Blancpain Endurance Series
Current driversEuropean Le Mans Series:
30.
France Doriane Pin
Netherlands Richard Verschoor
Italy Giorgio Roda
Websitehttps://www.duqueine.com/

Duqueine Team, formerly known as Duqueine Engineering, is a French sports car racing team founded in 2014. The team currently competes in the European Le Mans Series in LMP2. They previously operated Isotta Fraschini's Hypercar entry in the FIA World Endurance Championship. It is also active as a constructor under the Duqueine Automotive banner, notably creating the Duqueine D08 and Duqueine D09 LMP3 prototypes after buying out Norma Auto Concept in 2017.

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.

2026: Partnership with R-ace GP

Duqueine at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans

In early 2026, Gilles Duqueine announced a strategic partnership with R-ace GP, which took over operational management of the squad's LMP2 programme. As part of the move, Duqueine Team relocated from its Alès base to R-ace GP's facilities in Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée.

The team unveiled its line-up for the LMP2 Pro/Am category of the 2026 European Le Mans Series (ELMS) season: Italian bronze Giorgio Roda, Dutch Formula 2 driver Richard Verschoor, and French driver Doriane Pin, the 2025 F1 Academy champion and a Mercedes Formula 1 development driver. The crew finished 3rd in the opening round of the championship. That result was matched in the following round with another 3rd-place finish, putting Duqueine Team at the top of the LMP2 Pro/Am standings. In June 2026, the team took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the 7th time in its history. Pin and Verschoor were joined by Porsche factory driver Julien Andlauer aboard the No. 30 Oreca 07. Starting 6th in class, the car was in the LMP2 lead fight for nearly 20 hours, before a front-left brake failure ended its race.[citation needed]

Racing record

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Entrant No. Car Drivers Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2019 France Duqueine Engineering 30 Oreca 07-Gibson France Romain Dumas
France Nico Jamin
France Pierre Ragues		 LMP2 363 12th 7th
2020 France Duqueine Team 30 Oreca 07-Gibson France Tristan Gommendy
Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi
Russia Konstantin Tereshchenko		 LMP2 100 DNF DNF
2021 France Duqueine Team 30 Oreca 07-Gibson Austria René Binder
France Tristan Gommendy
Mexico Memo Rojas		 LMP2 357 14th 9th
2022 France Duqueine Team 30 Oreca 07-Gibson United Kingdom Richard Bradley
France Reshad de Gerus
Mexico Memo Rojas		 LMP2 326 52nd 25th
2023 France Duqueine Team 30 Oreca 07-Gibson Austria René Binder
Switzerland Neel Jani
Chile Nico Pino		 LMP2 327 11th 3rd
2024 Italy Isotta Fraschini 11 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 LMH-C Thailand Carl Bennett
Canada Antonio Serravalle
France Jean-Karl Vernay		 Hypercar 302 14th 14th
France Duqueine Team 30 Oreca 07-Gibson Australia James Allen
United States John Falb
France Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer		 LMP2 (Pro-Am) 112 DNF DNF
2026 France Duqueine Team 30 Oreca 07-Gibson France Julien Andlauer
France Doriane Pin
Netherlands Richard Verschoor		 LMP2 307 DNF DNF

European Le Mans Series

Year Entrant Class No Chassis Engine Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos. Pts
2016 France Duqueine Engineering LMP3 19 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 France David Hallyday
France Dino Lunardi
Switzerland David Droux		 SIL
4		 IMO
4		 RBR
2		 LEC
2		 SPA
Ret		 EST
9		 3rd 62
20 France Eric Clement
France Maxime Pialat
France Romain Iannetta 1–2
Switzerland Antonin Borga 3–6		 SIL
10		 IMO
11		 RBR
11		 LEC
13		 SPA
10		 EST
Ret		 18th 3.5
2017 France Duqueine Engineering LMP3 7 Ligier JS P3 (rounds 1–2)
Norma M30 (rounds 3–6)		 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 Switzerland Antonin Borga
Switzerland David Droux
France Nicolas Schatz		 SIL
11		 MNZ
8		 RBR
9		 LEC
Ret		 SPA
2		 ALG
4		 8th 37.5
8 France Vincent Beltoise
France Henry Hassid 1–2
Switzerland Lucas Légeret 2–6
Sweden Douglas Lundberg 3
France Nicolas Melin 4–6		 SIL
Ret		 MNZ
13		 RBR
11		 LEC
NC		 SPA
13		 ALG
10		 17th 2.5
2018 France Duqueine Engineering LMP2 29 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 France Nico Jamin
France Nelson Panciatici
France Pierre Ragues		 LEC
3		 MNZ
6		 RBR
DSQ		 SIL
7		 SPA
5‡		 ALG
Ret		 8th 35
2019 France Duqueine Engineering LMP2 30 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 United Kingdom Richard Bradley
France Nico Jamin
France Pierre Ragues		 LEC
3		 MNZ
6		 CAT
4		 SIL
Ret		 SPA
5		 ALG
Ret		 6th 45
2020 France Duqueine Team LMP2 30 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 France Tristan Gommendy
Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi
Russia Konstantin Tereshchenko		 LEC
Ret		 SPA
4		 LEC
9		 MNZ
7		 ALG
2		 6th 38
2021 France Duqueine Team LMP2 30 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 Austria René Binder
France Tristan Gommendy
Mexico Memo Rojas		 CAT
6		 RBR
9		 LEC
4		 MNZ
5		 SPA
2		 ALG
NC		 5th 52
2022 France Duqueine Team LMP2 30 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 United Kingdom Richard Bradley
Mexico Memo Rojas
France Reshad de Gerus 1–3
Denmark Anders Fjordbach 4
France Mathieu de Barbuat 5
Portugal Rui Andrade 6		 LEC
12		 IMO
6		 MNZ
Ret		 CAT
6		 SPA
9		 ALG
9		 10th 20
2023 France Duqueine Team LMP2 30 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 Austria René Binder
Switzerland Neel Jani
Chile Nico Pino		 CAT
1		 LEC
2		 ARA
6		 SPA
6		 ALG
5		 POR
5		 4th 79
2024 France Duqueine Team LMP2 30 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 Australia James Allen
France Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer
Netherlands Niels Koolen 1–3, 5–6
Sweden Rasmus Lindh 4		 CAT
11		 LEC
6		 IMO
9		 SPA
12		 MUG
8		 ALG
7		 13th 20
2025 France Duqueine Team LMP2 30 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 France Reshad de Gerus
Israel Roy Nissany
Italy Francesco Simonazzi 1-3
Denmark Benjamin Pedersen 4-6		 CAT
RET		 LEC
7		 IMO
9		 SPA
10		 SIL
11		 ALG
RET		 15th 10
2026 France Duqueine Team LMP2 Pro/Am 30 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 France Doriane Pin
Netherlands Richard Verschoor
Italy Giorgio Roda		 CAT
3		 LEC
3		 IMO SPA SIL ALG 3rd* 31*

* Season still in progress.

Cars

Year Car Image Category
2020 Duqueine D08 LMP3
2025 Duqueine D09 LMP3

References

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  2. ↑ Mercier, Laurent (10 February 2014). "Le Duqueine Engineering fait confiance à Ferrari et lorgne sur l'Endurance". Endurance-Info (in French). Archived from the original on 22 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 Watkins, Gary (28 November 2023). "Isotta Fraschini partners with Duqueine for 2024 WEC after Vector split". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Dagys, John (4 December 2017). "Duqueine Mobility Acquires Norma". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Notre Histoire". Duqueine (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Fairmat signs a development partnership with the Duqueine Group". JEC. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  7. ↑ Lickorish, Stephen (3 February 2026). "Duqueine Joins Forces with R-ace GP in LMP2". Sportscar365. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Le Ny, Ollivier (10 June 2026). "24 Heures du Mans : R-ace GP, la structure aux multiples victoires derrière les Gardois du Duqueine Team". midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 June 2026.