Duqueine Team
French racing team & manufacturer
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Duqueine Team, formerly known as Duqueine Engineering, is a French sports car racing team founded in 2014.[1][2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
Yann Belhomme
- Gilles Duqueine (director)
- Thibaut de Mérindol (team principal)
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| Founded | 2014 |
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| Founder(s) | Gilles Duqueine Yann Belhomme |
| Base | Fontenay-le-Comte, France |
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| Current series | European Le Mans Series Asian Le Mans Series 24 Hours of Le Mans |
| Former series | FIA World Endurance Championship FFSA GT Championship Renault Sport Trophy Le Mans Cup V de V Endurance Series 24H Series Blancpain Endurance Series |
| Current drivers | European Le Mans Series: 30.  Doriane Pin Richard Verschoor Giorgio Roda |
| Website | https://www.duqueine.com/ |
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]
2026: Partnership with R-ace GP
In early 2026, Gilles Duqueine announced a strategic partnership with R-ace GP, which took over operational management of the squad's LMP2 programme. The collaboration aims to build a team that is "agile, high-performing and aligned with a shared vision." As part of the move, Duqueine Team relocated from its Alès base to R-ace GP's facilities in Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée.
A few weeks later, the team unveiled its line-up for the LMP2 Pro/Am category of the 2026 European Le Mans Series(ELMS) season: Italian driver 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. Doriane Pin and Richard Verschoor were joined by Porsche factory driver Julien Andlauer aboard the No. 30 Oreca 07. Starting 6th in class, the car quickly moved into the class lead and held it for nearly 20 hours, before a front-left brake failure ended its race with roughly three hours remaining.
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Racing record
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Drivers | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[3] |
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 (Pro-Am) | 112 | DNF | DNF | |
| 2026 | Duqueine Team |
30 | Oreca 07-Gibson | Julien Andlauer Doriane Pin Richard Verschoor |
LMP2 | 307 | DNF | DNF |
European Le Mans Series
* Season still in progress.
Cars
| Year | Car | Image | Category |
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| 2020 | Duqueine D08 | .jpg) |
LMP3 |
| 2025 | Duqueine D09 | .jpg) |
LMP3 |
