RACING DRIVER

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric van de Poele has received more than 99,261 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Eric van de Poele is the 437th most popular racing driver (down from 419th in 2019), the 669th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 614th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Belgian Racing Driver.

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  • 1.80

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Eric van de Poele ranks 437 out of 1,080. Before him are Karel Loprais, Bernd Schneider, Richard Attwood, Moisés Solana, Mário de Araújo Cabral, and Héctor Rebaque. After him are Jan Flinterman, Eric Thompson, Adrian Sutil, Christian Danner, Ken Kavanagh, and Brian Henton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Eric van de Poele ranks 280. Before him are Wally Pfister, Manuel Merino, Curt Smith, João Pinto, Saskia Esken, and Rune Bratseth. After him are Riad al-Asaad, Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo, Yuri Milner, Jon Ola Sand, Abderrahmane Sissako, and Laurent Cantet.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Eric van de Poele ranks 669 out of 1,190. Before him are Jean Van Houtte (1907), Stéphane Demol (1966), Hector Goetinck (1886), Maurice Carême (1899), Jean Vallée (1941), and Roger Swerts (1942). After him are Marie-Anne Libert (1782), Jacob van Maerlant (1235), Paul de Smet de Naeyer (1843), Oscar Dessomville (1876), Gérard Delbeke (1903), and Jan Frans Willems (1793).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Belgium

Among racing drivers born in Belgium, Eric van de Poele ranks 11. Before him are Willy Mairesse (1928), Olivier Gendebien (1924), Charles de Tornaco (1927), Arthur Legat (1898), Georges Berger (1918), and Patrick Nève (1949). After him are Jacques Swaters (1926), Alain de Changy (1922), Bernard de Dryver (1952), Philippe Adams (1969), Roger Laurent (1913), and André Milhoux (1928).

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