Marc Goossens
Marc Goossens (born November 30, 1969 in Lommel ) is a Belgian racing driver .
Career in motorsport
Marc Goossens, known as The Goose by his fellow racing drivers , was the Belgian karting champion several times in the late 1980s before starting monoposto racing in 1989 . He spent the first years of his career in Formula Ford ; In 1991 he secured overall victory in the British championship. In 1992 he switched to Formula 3 and in 1993 finished the British championship in third place behind Kelvin Burt and Oliver Gavin .
Between 1994 and 2001 Goossens was active in the International Formula 3000 Championship . Twice, in 1995 (behind Vincenzo Sospiri and Ricardo Rosset , tied on points with Kenny Bräck ) and in 1996 (behind Jörg Müller and Bräck), he was third overall in this championship.
Goossens started in the Formula Nippon and in the NASCAR Sprint Cup . However, he achieved his greatest successes in sports cars. Between 1996 and 2015 he competed in 222 GT and sports car races; He celebrated 20 overall and 9 class wins. He scored his first victory in 1997 at the Zolder 24-hour race (partners Patrick Huisman and Vincent Vosse ); his last so far in the 3-hour race at the Nürburgring 2012 , a race of the Blancpain Endurance Series 2012 . In between there were appearances in the European and American Le Mans Series , the FIA GT Championship and in national GT and sports car races.
He made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1996 ; his best place in the final ranking was fourth in 1997 . When 12-hour race at Sebring he drove in 2002 a third.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1996 | Racing for Belgium | Ferrari 333SP | Eric van de Poele | Eric Bachelart | failure | accident |
1997 | Courage Compétition | Courage C41 | Didier Cottaz | Jérôme Policand | Rank 4 | |
1998 | Courage Compétition | Courage C51 | Didier Cottaz | Jean-Philippe Belloc | failure | Gearbox damage |
1999 | Nissan Motorsports | Courage C52 | Didier Cottaz | Fredrik Ekblom | Rank 8 | |
2000 | Team DAMS | Cadillac Northstar LMP | Kristian Kolby | Christophe Tinseau | failure | Engine fire |
2001 | DAMS | Cadillac Northstar LMP | Eric Bernard | Emmanuel Collard | failure | accident |
2002 | Riley & Scott Racing | Riley & Scott Mk IIIC | Jim Matthews | Didier Theys | failure | Engine failure |
2003 | Riley & Scott Racing | Riley & Scott Mk IIIC | Jim Matthews | Christophe Tinseau | failure | Engine failure |
2008 | Creation Autosportif | Creation CA07 | Johnny Mowlem | Stuart Hall | Rank 24 | |
2010 | Jaguar Rocketsports Racing | Jaguar XKR GT2 | Paul Gentilozzi | Ryan Dalziel | failure | Engine failure |
2011 | Prospeed Competition | Porsche 997 GT3 RSR | Marco Holzer | Jaap van Lagen | Rank 23 | |
2013 | SRT Motorsports | SRT Viper GTS-R | Dominik Farnbacher | Ryan Dalziel | Rank 24 | |
2016 | Murphy prototypes | Oreca 03R | Jeroen Bleekemolen | Ben Keating | Rank 34 |
Sebring results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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2002 | Riley & Scott Racing | Riley & Scott Mk IIIC | Guy Smith | Jim Matthews | Rank 3 | ||
2003 | Jim Matthews Racing | Riley & Scott Mk IIIC | Jan Magnussen | Jim Matthews | failure | suspension | |
2005 | Spyker Squadron | Spyker C-8 Spyder GT2 R | Tom Coronel | Donny Crevels | failure | mechanics | |
2008 | LG Motorsports | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Doug Peterson | Lou Gigliotti | failure | Motor overheated | |
2010 | Jaguar RSR | Jaguar XKRS | Paul Gentilozzi | Ryan Dalziel | failure | cooler | |
2013 | SRT Motorsports | SRT Viper GTS-R | Dominik Farnbacher | Ryan Dalziel | Rank 19 | ||
2014 | SRT Motorsports | SRT Viper GTS-R | Dominik Farnbacher | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Rank 18 | ||
2015 | Riley Motorsports | Dodge Viper SRT GT3-R | Ben Keating | Al Carter | Cameron Lawrence | Rank 19 | |
2016 | VisitFlorida.com Racing | Oreca 05 | Ryan Dalziel | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Rank 5 | ||
2017 | VisitFlorida Racing | Multimatic Riley | Renger van der Zande | René Rast | Rank 36 |
Web links
- Information about Marc Goossens
- Marc Goossens at the Driver Database
- Marc Goossens at Racing Sports Cars
Individual evidence
- ^ British Formula Ford Championship 1991
- ^ British Formula 3 Championship 1993
- ↑ Zoller 24-hour race in 1997
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Goossens, Marc |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1969 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lommel |