Grégoire De Mévius Explained

Grégoire de Mevius
Birth Date:1962 8, df=yes
Nationality:Belgian
Years:1988–2001
Co-Driver: Luc Manset
Willy Lux
Abdul Sidi
Arne Hertz
Hervé Sauvage
Jean-Marc Fortin
Jack Boyère
Teams:Subaru, Ford, Mazda, Nissan
Races:48
Championships:0
Wins:0
Podiums:0
Stagewins:n/a
Points:8
First Race:1988 1000 Lakes Rally
Last Race:2001 Network Q Rally of Great Britain

Baron Grégoire de Mevius (born 16 August 1962) is a Belgian rally driver[1] [2] active in the years 1988–2001. He first broke out into the World Rally Championship scene racing in the Group N category in the Mazda 323. With an unsuccessful spell of Group A races in 1990, he was never considered to be a talent in spotlight of rally stardom. However, in 1993 he finally managed to secure a place as a privateer in the Group A WRC category. Although he never challenged for the title effectively, he made some good efforts scoring within the top 6 in several gravel rallies. His best result was in the 1998 Network Q Rally of Great Britain where he secured a 4th place in the Privateer Belgacom Turbo Team' Subaru Impreza.

After his retirement from the WRC, he moved to Rally Raid events such as the Paris-Dakar Rally where he often competed with the manufacturer Nissan team and for BMW X-Raid. During the 2000 Paris–Dakar–Cairo Rally for Nissan, he was involved in a freak accident, involving four cars running near the top of the field - all arrived at a collapsed dune at the same time, with several competitors, including De Mévius, injuring their backs.[3]

In the 2003 Dakar he was in third place with the BMW, until an impact with a rock damaged the steering. [4] In the 2004 Dakar Rally, again with BMW and again on the podium in the early running, a significant engine issue plus a roll meant an eighth-placed finish. In 2005, he was back to the Nissan France team, running an older-spec pick-up on the event. Sadly, a significant crash led to retirement and an air-lift to hospital.

His sons, Ghislain De Mévius and Guillaume De Mévius, are also rally drivers.

Notes and References

  1. News: Peterhansel back in front. 8 January 2004. BBC Online. 10 April 2011.
  2. Book: United arab emirates yearbook. 2006. Trident Press Ltd. 978-1-905486-05-2. 311.
  3. Web site: Dakar 2000 (video 17 of 22). . 12 February 2024 .
  4. Web site: Dakar 2003 (video 15 of 24). . 17 March 2024 .