Marc VDS Racing Team

Motorcycle racing team

Marc VDS Racing Team

2025 name| ELF Marc VDS Racing Team
Base| Gosselies, Belgium
Principal| Joan Olivé
Rider(s)| Moto2:
12\. Filip Salač
96\. Jake Dixon
WSBK:
14\. Sam Lowes
Rider coach| Leon Camier
Motorcycle| Moto2:
Boscoscuro B-25
WSBK:
Ducati Panigale V4 R
Tyres| Moto2:
Pirelli
WSBK:
Pirelli
Riders' Championships| Moto2:
2014: Tito Rabat
2017: Franco Morbidelli
2019: Álex Márquez
Teams' Championships| Moto2:
2014
2017

Marc VDS Racing Team is a motorcycle racing team founded by Belgian owner Marc-Oswald van der Straten-Ponthoz, descendant of the founder of the Stella Artois brewery.[1]

The team competes in motorcycle racing in the Moto2 World Championship under the name ELF Marc VDS Racing Team, and from 2024 in the Superbike World Championship. The team has previously competed in the MotoGP and MotoE classes. It also previously competed in many auto racing championships, particularly in grand touring classes \- namely the FIA GT1 World Championship, the Blancpain Endurance Series, and the European Le Mans Series \- as well as the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. They have also previously contested in rallying at various rally raid events, such as the Dakar Rally.

## History

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### Mixed motorsport era

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A Ford GT1 entered by Marc VDS in the FIA GT1 World ChampionshipMarc VDS hospitality in the Le Mans Series

Based in Gosselies, Belgium, Marc VDS began competing in the Belcar series as part of the racing program for the Gillet Vertigo, a Belgian sports car, under the Belgian Racing title. By 2005 the Gillet program expanded to include the international FIA GT Championship, although the team was not allowed to compete for the season championship due to the low production of road legal Vertigos. Despite continued development for several years, the Gillet program ended in 2008 and van der Straten rebranded the team as Marc VDS for the 2009 season. The team however remained involved in the FIA GT Championship at the behest of Jean Michel Delporte and Bas Leinders by becoming one of two development teams for the Matech Ford GT, shifting the team to the GT1 category.[2] Marc VDS also expanded their program through the purchase of a Volkswagen Buggy TDI Rally raid for the 2010 Dakar Rally.

After their year of development in FIA GT, Marc VDS was one of twelve teams granted entry in the inaugural FIA GT1 World Championship in 2010, where they would retain their Ford GT. The 2010 GT1 program also included an entry in the Le Mans Series' 1000 km of Spa as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Shortly after entering FIA GT1, Marc VDS also announced their merger with Michael Bartholemy and Didier de Radiguès' entry in the new Moto2 category of Grand Prix motorcycle racing,[3] where riders Scott Redding and Héctor Faubel would compete on Suter bikes. Marc VDS also added a fourth program to 2010 by co-developing a Ford Mustang with Multimatic Motorsports of Canada for use in the FIA GT3 European Championship.

Tito Rabat celebrating winning his home GP in Barcelona with fellow Catalan winners of the other classes, brothers Álex and Marc Márquez, en route to his 2014 Moto2 championshipScott Redding on the Marc VDS Suter MMX Moto2 motorcycle

In 2013, Marc VDS had a good showing in Moto2, with their riders Scott Redding and Mika Kallio finishing 2nd and 4th in the championship. The team also expanded their motorcycle grand prix programme into the Moto3 category with Kalex-built and KTM-powered machinery with Belgian rider Livio Loi. This expansion proved a challenge, with Loi and Marc VDS barely managing to finish in the points in 4 out of 15 entered races that season. The troubles continued the following season, and despite a good 4th place finish at the third race in Argentina, Livio failed to place better than 19th in the following 6 races. Livio was ultimately replaced mid-season with Spanish rider Jorge Navarro for the remainder of the season. 2014 was, however, the first taste of major success for Marc VDS in the Moto2 class, where their riders Tito Rabat and Mika Kallio finished 1st and 2nd respectively in the rider's championship.

For 2015, Marc VDS dropped their difficult Moto3 programme, as they were presented with the opportunity to run a satellite Honda bike in the premier MotoGP class. Former long-time Marc VDS rider Scott Redding returned for this season. Redding and Marc VDS were reasonably successful from the off, consistently finishing in points-scoring positions and even achieving a 3rd place podium position in San Marino. The team finished a respectable 8th in the team's championship, significantly ahead of even some teams who regularly fielded two riders.

In July 2015, Bas Leinders announced he had parted from the team.[4] In October 2015, Marc van der Straten announced that the sportscar racing programme would end at the conclusion of the 2015 season. He claimed he had lost confidence in his managers because they had taken too great a risk with his money.[5] In addition, the SRO Motorsports Group, organizer of the Blancpain GT Series, introduced a new regulation for the 24 Hours of Spa which stated that pro teams must compete in all races of the series to be eligible for the 24 Hours. Van der Straten did not like this decision, as the team only wished to participate in the 24 Hours of Spa. Accordingly, the Marc VDS Racing Team decided to concentrate solely on two-wheeled motorsports.

### Motorcycle Grand Prix era

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Franco Morbidelli on the Marc VDS Kalex Moto2 bike in 2016

In 2016, Marc VDS fielded two bikes in the MotoGP class, ridden by Australian Jack Miller and their former Moto2 champion Tito Rabat. Rabat was able to finish consistently in the points, but it was Jack Miller who gave the Marc VDS team their first taste of ultimate success at the pinnacle of motorcycle racing, by winning a rain-soaked Assen TT. The win was the first for a non-factory team in nearly a decade, dating back to the 2006 Portuguese GP.

2017 was another strong year for Marc VDS. In MotoGP, both riders continued with the team, and thanks to more consistent performances from both, Marc VDS finished 7th in the team's championship with 117 points, their best finish in the class to date. In the Moto2 class, rider Franco Morbidelli achieved 8 wins from 18 rounds, sealing another rider's championship for the team. Second rider Álex Márquez also managed three further wins, securing 4th place on the year.

For 2018, Morbidelli was promoted to the MotoGP squad alongside his Moto2 runner-up Thomas Lüthi. Morbidelli was able to consistently finish in the low point-scoring positions, thus being crowned rookie of the year, but Lüthi failed to score a single point that season. The team finished second-to-last in the team's championship in 11th. During the course of the season, team leader Bartholemy left the team by “mutual agreement”, according to a Marc VDS statement, after reports in German media claimed he had been embezzling team funds.[6] As a result of this upheaval and a desire of the MotoGP commercial rights holder Dorna Sports to reduce grid sizes, Marc VDS was dropped from the MotoGP class at the end of 2018.[7] In Moto2 the team finished 3rd in the team standings despite not earning a single win in the class, at the end of the season Joan Mir prematurely ended his three year contract with Marc VDS early to move up to the MotoGP class to take over the vacant Suzuki seat.

In 2019, Marc VDS returned to winning ways in Moto2 with Álex Márquez taking 5 wins and 10 podiums en route to the rider's championship. Teammate Xavi Vierge's inconsistent results however relegated the team to just 4th place in the team's championship. The team also joined in the inaugural MotoE season with Mike Di Meglio taking pole, fastest lap, and the win at the Austrian round.

In 2020, the team achieved second place in the Moto2 teams' championship on the backs of riders Sam Lowes' and Augusto Fernández's performances (3 wins, 4 further podiums and 6 further top 5 finishes). It was the team's best result since the teams' championship was counted in Moto2. In MotoE, Di Miglio achieved two podium finishes and ended the season in fourth position overall.

2021 saw Marc VDS and rider Di Meglio elect to leave the MotoE class, citing scheduling conflicts with Di Meglio's Endurance World Championship commitments.[8] The team continued in Moto2 with Lowes and Fernández, the former sweeping both races of the season-opening double header from pole in Qatar.[9] With a further win in Emilia-Romagna and two further podium finishes from Lowes and six podium finishes from Fernández, Marc VDS again achieved second place in the teams' championship.

### World Superbike

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Marc VDS entered the Superbike World Championship with long-time Moto2 rider Sam Lowes racing on a Ducati Panigale V4R, beginning from the 2024 season.[10]

## Motorsports results

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### Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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#### By rider

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Year  | Class  | Team name  | Bike  | No.  | Riders  | Races  | Wins  | Podiums  | Poles | F. laps | Points  | Pos.

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2010 | Moto2  | Marc VDS Racing Team  | Suter MMX | 45  |  Scott Redding | 17  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 102  | 8th
55  |  Héctor Faubel | 17  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 18  | 26th
2011 | Moto2  | Marc VDS Racing Team  | Suter MMXI | 36  |  Mika Kallio | 17  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 61  | 16th
45  |  Scott Redding | 17  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 63  | 15th
2012 | Moto2  | Marc VDS Racing Team  | Kalex Moto2 | 36  |  Mika Kallio | 17  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 130  | 6th
45  |  Scott Redding | 17  | 0  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 165  | 5th
2013  | Moto2 | Marc VDS Racing Team  | Kalex Moto2 | 36  |  Mika Kallio | 17  | 1  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 188  | 4th
45  |  Scott Redding | 15  | 3  | 7  | 3  | 1  | 225  | 2nd
Moto3 | Kalex KTM | 11  |  Livio Loi | 15  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 8  | 22nd
95  |  Jules Danilo | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | NC
2014  | Moto2 | Marc VDS Racing Team  | Kalex Moto2 | 36  |  Mika Kallio | 18  | 3  | 10  | 3  | 3  | 289  | 2nd
53  |  Tito Rabat | 18  | 7  | 14  | 11  | 5  | 346  | 1st
41  |  Aiden Wagner | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | NC
Moto3 | Kalex KTM Moto3 | 11  |  Livio Loi | 8  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 17  | 21st
KTM RC250R | 1
Kalex KTM Moto3 | 99  |  Jorge Navarro | 9  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 11  | 23rd
2015  | MotoGP | EG 0,0 Marc VDS  | Honda RC213V | 45  |  Scott Redding | 18  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 84  | 13th
Moto2 | Kalex Moto2 | 1  |  Tito Rabat | 15  | 3  | 10  | 3  | 3  | 231  | 3rd
73  |  Álex Márquez | 18  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 73  | 14th
2016  | MotoGP | EG 0,0 Marc VDS  | Honda RC213V | 43  |  Jack Miller | 13  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 57  | 18th
53  |  Tito Rabat | 17  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 29  | 21st
69  |  Nicky Hayden | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 26th
Moto2 | Kalex Moto2 | 21  |  Franco Morbidelli | 18  | 0  | 8  | 0  | 3  | 213  | 4th
73  |  Álex Márquez | 17  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 69  | 13th
2017  | MotoGP | EG 0,0 Marc VDS  | Honda RC213V | 43  |  Jack Miller | 17  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 82  | 11th
53  |  Tito Rabat | 18  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 35  | 19th
7  |  Hiroshi Aoyama | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 30th
Moto2 | Kalex Moto2 | 21  |  Franco Morbidelli | 18  | 8  | 12  | 6  | 8  | 308  | 1st
73  |  Álex Márquez | 17  | 3  | 6  | 3  | 3  | 201  | 4th
2018  | MotoGP | EG 0,0 Marc VDS  | Honda RC213V | 12  |  Thomas Lüthi | 18  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 29th
21  |  Franco Morbidelli | 16  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 50  | 15th
6  |  Stefan Bradl | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 24th
Moto2 | Kalex Moto2 | 36  |  Joan Mir | 18  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 155  | 6th
73  |  Álex Márquez | 18  | 0  | 6  | 3  | 2  | 173  | 4th
2019  | Moto2 | EG 0,0 Marc VDS  | Kalex Moto2 | 73  |  Álex Márquez | 19  | 5  | 10  | 6  | 5  | 262  | 1st
97  |  Xavi Vierge | 18  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 81  | 13th
MotoE | Energica Ego Corsa | 63  |  Mike Di Meglio | 6  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 63  | 5th
2020  | Moto2 | EG 0,0 Marc VDS  | Kalex Moto2 | 22  |  Sam Lowes | 13  | 3  | 7  | 3  | 3  | 196  | 3rd
37  |  Augusto Fernández | 14  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 71  | 13th
MotoE | Energica Ego Corsa | 63  |  Mike Di Meglio | 7  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 75  | 4th
2021 | Moto2  | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team  | Kalex Moto2 | 22  |  Sam Lowes | 18  | 3  | 5  | 6  | 3  | 190  | 4th
37  |  Augusto Fernández | 18  | 0  | 6  | 0  | 1  | 174  | 5th
2022 | Moto2  | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team  | Kalex Moto2 | 8  |  Senna Agius | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 26th
14  |  Tony Arbolino | 20  | 3  | 5  | 0  | 2  | 191.5  | 4th
22  |  Sam Lowes | 20  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 55  | 19th
2023 | Moto2  | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team  | Kalex Moto2 | 14  |  Tony Arbolino | 20  | 3  | 8  | 0  | 1  | 249.5  | 2nd
22  |  Sam Lowes | 20  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 104  | 12th
2024 | Moto2  | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team  | Kalex Moto2 | 12  |  Filip Salač | 17  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 73  | 16th
14  |  Tony Arbolino | 20  | 0  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 148  | 10th
2025 | Moto2  | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team  | Boscoscuro B-25 | 12  |  Filip Salač | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7*  | 18th*
96  |  Jake Dixon | 3  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 59*  | 1st*

* Season still in progress.

#### By season

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year  | Class  | Motorcycle  | Tyres  | Riders  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | 21  | 22  | Points  | Pos.

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2010 | Moto2  | Suter MMX | D |  | QAT | ESP | FRA | ITA | GBR | NED | CAT | GER | CZE | IND | RSM | ARA | JPN | MAL | AUS | POR | VAL |  |  |  |  |  |
Scott Redding | 23  | 16  | 11  | 21  | 4  | 11  | Ret  | Ret  | 22  | 3  | Ret  | 8  | 5  | Ret  | 2  | 4 | 5  |  |  |  |  |  | 120  | 8th
Héctor Faubel | 22  | Ret  | Ret  | 12  | Ret  | 25  | Ret  | 25  | 12  | Ret  | 16  | 17  | 30  | 11  | Ret  | 11  | 21  |  |  |  |  |
2011 | Moto2  | Suter MMXI | D |  | QAT | ESP | POR | FRA | CAT | GBR | NED | ITA | GER | CZE | IND | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL |  |  |  |  |  |
Mika Kallio | 20  | 17  | Ret  | Ret  | 8  | Ret  | Ret  | 17  | Ret  | 13  | 9  | 15  | 10  | 10  | 16  | 6  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 124  | 11th
Scott Redding | 31  | 23  | 25  | 16  | 11  | 5  | 24  | 27  | 7  | 26  | 5  | 5  | 15  | 20  | 7  | 10  | 30  |  |  |  |  |
2012 | Moto2  | Kalex | D |  | QAT | ESP | POR | FRA | CAT | GBR | NED | GER | ITA | IND | CZE | RSM | ARA | JPN | MAL | AUS | VAL |  |  |  |  |  |
Mika Kallio | 10  | 7  | 9  | 5  | 9  | 10  | 10  | 2  | 11  | 4  | 9  | 4  | 15  | 16  | 6  | Ret  | 7  |  |  |  |  |  | 295  | 3rd
Scott Redding | 6  | 4  | 11  | 3  | 10  | 2  | 3  | Ret  | 6  | 6  | Ret  | 7  | 3  | 4  | 11  | 3  | 22  |  |  |  |  |
2013  | Moto2 | Kalex | D |  | QAT | AME | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | IND | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | MAL | AUS | JPN | VAL |  |  |  |  |  |
Mika Kallio | 5  | 3  | Ret  | 2  | 5  | 9  | 4  | 12  | 7  | 1  | 6  | 9  | 5  | 4 | 7  | 2 | 14  |  |  |  |  |  | 413  | 2nd
Scott Redding | 2  | 5 | 2  | 1 | 1 | 4  | 2  | 7  | 3 | 8  | 1  | 6  | 4  | 7  | DNS  | Ret  | 15  |  |  |  |  |
Moto3 | Kalex-KTM |  Livio Loi |  |  | 15  | 16  | 25  | Ret  | 23  | 22  | 14  | 21  | 19  | 22  | 15  | 18  | 18  | 12  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  | 14th
Jules Danilo |  |  |  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  | 24  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014  | Moto2 | Kalex | D |  | QAT | AME | ARG | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | IND | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL |  |  |  |  |
Mika Kallio | 2  | 4  | 7  | 1 | 1  | 6  | 4  | 3  | 2 | 1 | 2  | 2  | 2 | 7  | 5  | 4  | 2 | Ret  |  |  |  |  | 635  | 1st
Esteve Rabat | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4  | 3  | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4  | 4  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2  | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |  |  |  |
Aiden Wagner |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26  |  |  |  |  |
Moto3 | Kalex-KTM |  Livio Loi | 17  | 12  | 4  | Ret  | 20  | 19  | 25  | 25  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28  | 11th
KTM RC250GP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kalex-KTM |  Jorge Navarro |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14  | Ret  | 27  | 15  | Ret  | Ret  | 12  | 12  | Ret  |  |  |  |
2015  | MotoGP | Honda RC213V | B |  | QAT | AME | ARG | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | IND | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL |  |  |  |  |
Scott Redding | 13  | Ret  | 9  | 13  | Ret  | 11  | 7  | 13  | Ret  | 13  | 12  | 6  | 3  | 12  | 10  | 11  | 11  | 15  |  |  |  |  | 84  | 8th
Moto2 | Kalex | D |  Tito Rabat | Ret  | 4  | 12  | 3 | 2  | 1 | 3  | 2 | Ret  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 2  | 1 | DNS  | DNS  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 304  | 3rd
Álex Márquez | 11  | 15  | 15  | 9  | Ret  | 12  | 11  | 9  | 18  | 10  | 4  | 4  | Ret  | Ret  | 18  | 9  | Ret  | 12  |  |  |  |
2016  | MotoGP | Honda RC213V | M |  | QAT | ARG | AME | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | AUT | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL |  |  |  |  |
Jack Miller | 14  | Ret  | DNS  | 17  | Ret  | Ret  | 10  | 1  | 7  | DNS  |  | 16  | DNS  |  | Ret  | 10  | 8  | 15  |  |  |  |  | 87  | 11th
Tito Rabat | 15  | 9  | 13  | 18  | Ret  | DNS  | 14  | 11  | 16  | 14  | 10  | 15  | 17  | Ret  | 14  | 16  | 18  | 17  |  |  |  |
Nicky Hayden |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Moto2 | Kalex | D |  Franco Morbidelli | 7  | 25  | 14  | 4  | 4  | 8  | 11  | 3  | Ret  | 2  | 8  | 2  | 5  | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 282  | 2nd
Álex Márquez | Ret  | Ret  | 11  | Ret  | Ret  | 16  | 18  | 8  | Ret  | 6  | 5  | 25  | 10  | 2  | Ret  | DNS  | 7  | Ret  |  |  |  |
2017  | MotoGP | Honda RC213V | M |  | QAT | ARG | AME | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL |  |  |  |  |
Jack Miller | 8  | 9  | 10  | Ret  | 8  | 15  | Ret  | 6  | 15  | 14  | Ret  | 16  | 6  | 13  |  | 7  | 8  | 7  |  |  |  |  | 117  | 7th
Tito Rabat | 15  | 12  | 13  | Ret  | 11  | 11  | 15  | 12  | 18  | 17  | 19  | 12  | Ret  | 15  | 15  | 16  | 18  | 10  |  |  |  |
Hiroshi Aoyama |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Moto2 | Kalex | D |  Franco Morbidelli | 1 | 1  | 1 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 5  | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1  | 3 | Ret  | 1  | 8  | 3  | 3 | 2 |  |  |  |  | 509  | 1st
Álex Márquez | 5  | 21  | 4  | 1 | 4  | 3  | 1 | 6  | Ret  | 2  | 2 | 14  | DNS  | Ret  | 1 | 6  | Ret  | 5 |  |  |  |
2018  | MotoGP | Honda RC213V | M |  | QAT | ARG | AME | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR | RSM | ARA | THA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL |  |  |  |
Thomas Lüthi | 16  | 17  | 18  | Ret  | 16  | Ret  | Ret  | 20  | 17  | 16  | 22  | C  | 22  | 17  | 20  | 20  | 16  | 16  | Ret  |  |  |  | 50  | 11th
Franco Morbidelli | 12  | 14  | 21  | 9  | 13  | 15  | 14  | DNS  | WD  | 13  | 19  | C  | 12  | 11  | 14  | 11  | 8  | 12  | Ret  |  |  |
Stefan Bradl |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Moto2 | Kalex | D |  Joan Mir | 11  | 7  | 4  | 11  | 3  | 3  | Ret  | 5  | 2 | Ret  | 8  | C  | 5  | 6  | Ret  | 11  | 2  | 10  | Ret  |  |  |  | 328  | 3rd
Álex Márquez | 3 | 5  | 2 | Ret  | 2  | 5  | 3  | 3  | 13  | Ret  | Ret  | C  | 18  | 4 | Ret  | 4  | 7  | 7 | 3 |  |  |
2019  | Moto2 | Kalex | D |  | QAT | ARG | AME | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR | RSM | ARA | THA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL |  |  |  |
Álex Márquez | 7  | 3  | 5  | 24  | 1  | 1 | 1 | Ret  | 1 | 1 | 2  | Ret | 3  | 3  | 5  | 6  | 8  | 2 | 30  |  |  |  | 343  | 4th
Xavi Vierge | 10  | DNS | Ret  | 6  | 5  | 12  | 8  | Ret  | Ret  | 24  | Ret  | 10  | 8  | 10  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 4  | 7  |  |  |
MotoE | Energica Ego | M |  | GER | AUT | RSM | VAL |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mike Di Meglio | 3  | 1 | Ret  | 10  | 10  | 6  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | —  | —
2020  | Moto2 | Kalex | D |  | QAT | SPA | ANC | CZE | AUT | STY | RSM | EMI | CAT | FRA | ARA | TER | EUR | ARA | POR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sam Lowes | DNS  | 4  | 4  | 2  | 4  | DSQ  | 8  | 3 | 2 | 1  | 1 | 1 | Ret  | 14  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 262  | 2nd
Augusto Fernández | Ret  | 13  | 13  | 5  | 8  | Ret  | 5  | 18  | Ret  | 4 | 11  | 8  | DNS  | 15  | 8  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
MotoE | Energica Ego | M |  | SPA | ANC | RSM | EMI | FRA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mike Di Meglio | 10  | 7  | 6  | Ret  | 6  | 2  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | —  | —
2021 | Moto2  | Kalex | D |  | QAT | DOH | POR | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | GER | NED | STY | AUT | GBR | ARA | RSM | AME | EMI | ALR | VAL |  |  |  |  |
Sam Lowes | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | Ret  | Ret | 7  | 5  | 4  | 14  | 4 | 4  | Ret | 4  | Ret  | 1 | 3  | 7  |  |  |  |  | 364  | 2nd
Augusto Fernández | 14  | 6  | 5  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 5  | Ret  | 3  | 3  | 3  | 6  | 3  | 6  | 4  | 2 | 9  | 3  |  |  |  |
2022 | Moto2  | Kalex | D |  | QAT | INA | ARG | AME | POR | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | GER | NED | GBR | AUT | RSM | ARA | JPN | THA | AUS | MAL | VAL |  |  |
Senna Agius |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9  |  |  | 253.5  | 5th
Tony Arbolino | 5  | 8  | 6  | 1  | Ret  | 3  | Ret  | 4  | 10  | 10  | 7  | 12  | Ret  | 7  | 5  | 6  | 1 | Ret  | 1 | 3  |  |
Sam Lowes | 3  | 4  | 10  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret | DNS  | Ret  | Ret  | 3 | Ret  | DNS  |  |  |  | DNS  | 19  | 12  | DNS  |  |  |
2023 | Moto2  | Kalex | D |  | POR | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | GER | NED | GBR | AUT | CAT | RSM | IND | JPN | INA | AUS‡ | THA | MAL | QAT | VAL |  |  |
Tony Arbolino | 3  | 1  | 2  | 4  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 7  | 10  | 6  | 17  | 4  | 2  | 11  | 6  | 1 | 4  | 10  | 10  | 16  |  |  | 353.5  | 2nd
Sam Lowes | 7  | 10  | 13  | 1 | 15 | Ret  | 7  | 11  | 7  | Ret  | 9  | Ret  | 19  | Ret  | 10  | Ret  | 14  | 7  | 12 | 7  |  |
2024 | Moto2  | Kalex | P |  | QAT | POR | AME | SPA | FRA | CAT | ITA | NED | GER | GBR | AUT | ARA | RSM | EMI | INA | JPN | AUS | THA | MAL | SLD |  |  |
Filip Salač | 21  |  | 15  | 11  | 12  | 12  | Ret  | DNS  |  | Ret  | 10  | 11  | 7  | 10  | 15  | 3  | 14  | 14  | 15  | 5  |  |  | 222  | 7th
Tony Arbolino | 20  | 12  | 11  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 16  | 6  | 9 | Ret  | 5  | 2  | 3 | 3  | 7  | 11  | 8  | Ret  | 5  | 13  |  |
2025 | Moto2  | Boscoscuro B-25 | P |  | THA | ARG | AME | QAT | SPA | FRA | GBR | ARA | ITA | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | HUN | CAT | RSM | JPN | INA | AUS | MAL | POR | VAL |
Filip Salač | 9  | Ret  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66*  | 2nd*
Jake Dixon | 7  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

‡ Half points awarded as less than two thirds of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.
* Season still in progress.

### Superbike World Championship

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#### Results by season

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year  | Class  | Bike  | Team  | Tyres  | No.  | Riders  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | Points  | RC | Points  | TC | Points  | MC

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2024 | WSBK  | Ducati Panigale V4 R | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team  | P | 14  |  Sam Lowes | PHI
13 | PHI
8 | PHI
7 | BAR
Ret | BAR
11 | BAR
12 | ASS
19 | ASS
7 | ASS
6 | MIS
Ret | MIS
Ret | MIS
13 | DON
19 | DON
8 | DON
16 | MOS
12 | MOS
Ret | MOS
DNS | POR | POR | POR | MAG
Ret | MAG
16 | MAG
Ret | CRE
Ret | CRE
14 | CRE
11 | ARA
Ret | ARA
DNS | ARA
DNS | EST
13 | EST
15 | EST
Ret | JER
13 | JER
17 | JER
14 | 53  | 18th  | 53  | 11th  | 644  | 1st
2025 | WSBK  | Ducati Panigale V4 R | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team  | P | 14  |  Sam Lowes | AUS
10 | AUS
5 | AUS
6 | POR
Ret | POR
6 | POR
11 | NED
| NED
| NED
| ITA
| ITA
| ITA
| CZE
| CZE
| CZE
| EMI
| EMI
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| GBR
| GBR
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| HUN
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| FRA
| FRA
| ARA
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| ARA
| POR
| POR
| POR
| SPA
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| 30*  | 8th*  | 30*  | 9th*  | 111*  | 1st*

* Season still in progress.

### FIM Endurance WC-Season in numbers

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2025 | Elf Marc VDS KM99  | Yamaha YZF-R1 |  Dunlop  |  |  |  |  |  |  Florian Marino
Randy de Puniet
Jérémy Guarnoni
Alessandro Del Bianco

### Rally Raid

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François Béguin | 21[11]

### FIA GT1 World Championship

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QR  | CR  | QR  | CR  | QR  | CR  | QR  | CR  | QR  | CR  | QR  | CR  | QR  | CR  | QR  | CR  | QR  | CR  | QR  | CR
2010 | Ford GT1 | 40  | Bas Leinders
Maxime Martin | 6  | 13  | 19  | 8  | 16  | Ret  | 20  | 4  | 9  | Ret  | Ret  | 11  | Ret  | 5  | 3  | 5  | 11  | 5  | 3  | Ret  | 62 | 8
41  | Markus Palttala
Renaud Kuppens (1-7)
Matteo Bobbi (8-10) | Ret  | DNS  | 18  | 10  | 18  | 15  | 22  | 14  | 14  | 15  | 12  | 17  | 19  | 15  | 12  | 10  | 20  | 15  | 15  | Ret
2011 | 40  | Bas Leinders
Marc Hennerici (1-9)
Ricardo Risatti (10) | 11  | DNS  | Ret  | 10  | Ret  | 10  | Ret  | 8  | 11  | 6  | 12  | 10  | Ret  | 12  | 10  | 10  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 9  | 132 | 6
41  | Maxime Martin
Frédéric Makowiecki (1-2,4-5,7-8)
Yann Clairay (3, 10)
Bertrand Baguette (6, 9) | 1  | 8  | 5  | 8  | 6  | Ret  | 1  | Ret  | NC  | Ret  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 1  | 1  | Ret  | 4  | 15  | 11

### Blancplain Endurance Series results

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2011 |  Marc VDS Racing Team  | Pro Cup | BMW Z4 GT3 | 40  |  Bas Leinders

Maxime Martin

Markus Palttala (1-2, 4-5)

Marc Hennerici (3)

|  |  | Ret | 1 | 1 |  | 85 | 2nd
Ford GT3 | 3 | 13 |  |  |  |
41 |  Markus Palttala

Jonathan Hirschi

Antoine Leclerc

| DNS | DNS | 11 |  |  |
Alpina B6 GT3 |  Dylan Derdaele

Dino Lunardi

Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof

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Pro-Am Cup | Ford Mustang

FR500 GT3

| 92 |  Éric Bachelart

Marc Duez

Jean-Michel Martin

|  |  | 28 |  |  |  | \-  | \-
2012 |  Marc VDS Racing Team  | Pro Cup  | BMW Z4 GT3 | 3  |  Bas Leinders

Maxime Martin

Markus Palttala

| 1  | 1  | 2  | 4  | Ret  | 4  | 122 | 2nd
4  |  Mike Hezemens (1-5)

Bert Longin

Henri Moser

Nick Catsburg (6)

| 11  | Ret  | 6  | 15  | 8  | 12
2013 |  Marc VDS Racing Team  | Pro Cup  | BMW Z4 GT3 | 3  |  Yelmer Buurman

Bas Leinders

Maxime Martin

| 10  | Ret  | 1  | Ret  | 3  |  | 99 | 1st
4  |  Nick Catsburg (1-2, 4-5)

Henri Moser

Markus Palttala

Andrea Piccini (3)

| 36  | 5  | 21  | Ret  | 7  |
14  |  Jens Klingmann

Dirk Müller

Andrea Piccini

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2014 |  BMW Sports Trophy
Team Marc VDS  | Pro Cup  | BMW Z4 GT3 | 66  |  Augusto Farfus

Maxime Martin

Jörg Müller

|  |  |  | Ret  |  |  | \-  | \-
77  |  Lucas Luhr

Markus Palttala

Dirk Werner

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2015 |  BMW Sports Trophy
Team Marc VDS  | Pro Cup  | BMW Z4 GT3 | 45  |  Augusto Farfus

Maxime Martin

Dirk Werner

|  |  |  | 31  |  |  | 58  | 5th
46  |  Lucas Luhr

Maxime Martin (3)

Markus Palttala

Nick Catsburg (4)

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Blancpain Endurance Series results[12]

### 24 Hours of Le Mans

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Bas Leinders
Markus Palttala | Ford GT1 | GT  | 26  | DNF  | DNF
2011 | Kronos Racing
Marc VDS Racing Team  |  Vanina Ickx
Bas Leinders
Maxime Martin | Lola B09/60 | LMP1  | 328  | 7  | 7

### 24 Hours of Nürburgring

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Bas Leinders
Markus Palttala | BMW Z4 GT3 | SP9  | 154  | 4  | 4
2013 |  Marc VDS Racing  |  Maxime Martin
Andrea Piccini
Yelmer Buurman
Richard Göransson | BMW Z4 GT3 | SP9  | 88  | 2 | 2
2014 |  BMW Sports Trophy
Team Marc VDS  |  Maxime Martin
Jörg Müller
Uwe Alzen
Marco Wittmann | BMW Z4 GT3 | SP9 GT3  | 60  | DNF  | DNF
Bas Leinders
Markus Palttala
Nick Catsburg
Dirk Adorf | 60  | DNF  | DNF
2015 |  BMW Sports Trophy
Team Marc VDS  |  Maxime Martin
Lucas Luhr
Markus Palttala
Richard Westbrook | BMW Z4 GT3 | SP9 GT3  | 156  | 2 | 2
Augusto Farfus
Jörg Müller
Nick Catsburg
Dirk Adorf | 155  | 4  | 4

### Complete NASCAR Whelen Euro Series results

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NASCAR Whelen Euro Series \- Elite 1

Year  | Car  | No.  | Drivers  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | Pos. | Pts
2014 | Toyota Camry | 32  |  Bas Leinders | VAL
13 | VAL
18 | BRH
9 | BRH
5 | TOU
21 | TOU
7 | NUR
19 | NUR
19 | UMB
21 | UMB
21 | BUG
21 | BUG
5 | 14th  | 464
46  |  Markus Palttala | VAL
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8 | BRH
9 | TOU
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| NUR
6 | NUR
21 | UMB
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Nathalie Maillet | VAL
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DNS | UMB
DNS | BUG
DNS | BUG
DNS | 32nd  | 106
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series \- Elite 2
Year  | Car  | No.  | Drivers  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | Pos. | Pts
2014 | Toyota Camry | 32  |  Denis Dupont | VAL
10 | VAL
DNS | BRH
2 | BRH
22 | TOU
1* | TOU
1* | NUR
20 | NUR
18 | UMB
8 | UMB
18 | BUG
8 | BUG
3 | 5th  | 561
46  |  Nathalie Maillet | VAL
12 | VAL
16 | BRH
21 | BRH
12 | TOU
14 | TOU
17 | NUR
6 | NUR
19 | UMB
DNS | UMB
DNS | BUG
10 | BUG
6 | 12th  | 481

### GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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2024 |  Boutsen VDS | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 9  |  Adam Christodoulou
Thomas Drouet
Maximilian Götz | Pro  | LEC

16 | SPA

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| NC*  | 0*
10  |  César Gazeau
Roee Meyuhas
Aurélien Panis | Silver  | LEC

21 | SPA

| NUR

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| JED

| NC*  | 0*
2025 |  Boutsen VDS | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 9  |  Maximilian Götz
Mikaël Grenier
Maxime Martin | Pro  | LEC

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10  |  Loris Cabirou
César Gazeau
Aurélien Panis | Silver  | LEC

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| SPA

| NUR

| CAT

| NC*  | 0*

### GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

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Year  | Entrant  | Car  | No  | Drivers  | Class  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | Pos. | Pts

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Jules Gounon | Pro  | BRH

DNS | BRH

3 | MIS

9 | MIS

9 | HOC

12 | HOC

4 | MAG

19 | MAG

3 | CAT

1 | CAT

5 | 5th  | 52
10  |  César Gazeau
Aurélien Panis | Silver  | BRH

5 | BRH

12 | MIS

30 | MIS

32 | HOC

16 | HOC

12 | MAG

11 | MAG

12 | CAT

5 | CAT

11 | 16th  | 10.5
2025 |  Boutsen VDS | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 9  |  Maxime Martin
Luca Stolz | Pro  | BRH

| BRH

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| ZAN

| MIS

| MIS

| MAG

| MAG

| VAL

| VAL

| NC*  | 0*
10  |  César Gazeau
Aurélien Panis | Silver  | BRH

| BRH

| ZAN

| ZAN

| MIS

| MIS

| MAG

| MAG

| VAL

| VAL

| NC*  | 0*

## References

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1. ^ Borghi, Enrico (12 July 2017). "Marc van der Straten (VDS): Milliardär und Mäzen". SpeedWeek.com (in German). Retrieved 24 November 2019.
2. ^ "Marc VDS Racing Team to enter Ford in 2009". planetlemans.com. Planet Le Mans. 16 March 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
3. ^ Matthew Birt (10 December 2009). "Ex-Kawasaki MotoGP boss unveils Moto2 plan". motorcyclenews.com. Motor Cycle News. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
4. ^ Dagys, John (30 July 2015). "Leinders, Marc VDS Part Ways". Sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media, LLC. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
5. ^ Watkins, Gary (6 October 2015). "BMW sportscar team Marc VDS Racing stops car racing programme". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
6. ^ Klein, Jamie (6 June 2018). "Bartholemy cleared of Marc VDS embezzlement allegations". motorsport.com. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
7. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (21 September 2018). "MotoGP outlines reduced 22-bike 2019 field, Marc VDS drops out". autosport.com. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
8. ^ "Marc VDS Team withdraws from MotoE Cup". GPOne.com. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
9. ^ McLaren, Peter (7 April 2021). "Doha Moto2: 'We saved the best for last!' - Sam Lowes". Crash.net. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
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