Marc VDS Racing Team
| Team principal(s) |
Marc van der Straten Michael Bartholemy |
|---|---|
| Current series |
MotoGP World Championship Moto2 World Championship |
| Former series |
FIA GT1 World Championship FIA GT Championship Belcar Moto3 World Championship NASCAR Whelen Euro Series European Le Mans Series VLN Blancpain Endurance Series |
| Current drivers | MotoGP 43.  Jack Miller53.  Esteve RabatMoto2 21.  Franco Morbidelli73. Álex Márquez |
| Teams' Championships |
Moto2, 2014 |
| Drivers' Championships |
Esteve Rabat: Moto2, 2014 |
Marc VDS Racing Team is a Belgian motorcycle racing team founded by Marc van der Straten, although it is composed of several smaller teams all operating under the Marc VDS banner. The team currently competes in two disciplines of motorsport: motorcycle racing in the MotoGP World Championship and the Moto2 World Championship, and rallying in various rally raid events. It has also formerly competed in many auto racing championships, such as the Blancpain Endurance Series and the European 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. 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. Marc VDS also expanded their program through the purchase of a Volkswagen Touareg Rally raid for the 2009 Dakar Rally.
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