Vanina Ickx

Vanina Ickx
Born	(1975-02-16) February 16, 1975 Brussels, Belgium
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	1996–present
Known for	Professional racing driver, daughter of Jacky Ickx

Vanina Ickx (born 16 February 1975) is a professional racing driver from Belgium.

Career

Hailing from Brussels, Vanina Ickx is the daughter of renowned racer Jacky Ickx. Her motorsport journey commenced in 1996, competing in the BMW Compact Cup alongside Stéphane De Groodt. By 1998, she transitioned to the Belgian Procar championship competing under Super Production rules, co-driving a BMW 320i with Sylvie Delcour. That same year, she joined the Renault squad with Franck Lagorce, achieving her inaugural podium finish but retiring from the Spa 24 Hours while sharing a vehicle with her father. Continuing with Renault in 1999, she reached a career-best third place overall at the 2000 Spa 24 Hours and secured her first triumph in the Ferrari Challenge series.

In 2000, Ickx made her debut in the Dakar Rally as co-driver to Jacky Ickx and participated in the event three times through 2002. The following year, she ventured into single-seater competition within the U.S. F2000 National Championship, while also taking part in endurance and GT contests such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Belgian Toyota Yaris Cup, and Porsche Supercup. Her 2002 racing calendar maintained this blend of endurance and GT events.

While managing academic commitments in 2003, her race appearances were limited but included Le Mans and a guest drive in the Formula Renault V6 Eurocup at Estoril. In 2004, Ickx competed full-time in the Belcar series, capturing the Ladies Trophy and adding another victory in the Ferrari Challenge to her record. She also claimed a class win at the Spa 24 Hours and earned podium finishes at both the Oman Desert Rally Raid and Monza's Formula X event.

During 2005, continuing with Belcar behind the wheel of a Mini Cooper, she achieved her first class win in the Tourisme category. Progressing to LMP1 competition in the Le Mans Endurance Series, she secured three third-place finishes driving Rollcentre Racing's Dallara SP1. Additionally, she won her class at the Chinese round of the FIA GT Championship piloting a Belgian-built Gillet Vertigo.

Ickx represented Audi in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters during 2006 and 2007 before being succeeded by Katherine Legge in 2008. In October 2011, she raced for the Umicore Solar Team in the World Solar Challenge and competed in the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. Notably, on 12 July 2010 at Le Mans, she became the first driver to handle the electric concept car Citroën Survolt.

Vanina currently lives in Wiesbaden with her partner Benjamin de Broqueville; together they have a son born in April 2013.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
Template:24hLM	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Paul Belmondo Racing	Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Vincent Vosse Template:Country data SWETemplate:Namespace detect showall Carl Rosenblad	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	GTS	61	DNF	DNF
Template:24hLM	T2M Motorsport	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Roland Bervillé Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Patrick Bourdais	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	GT	264	27th	9th
Template:24hLM	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Rollcentre Racing	Template:Country data PORTemplate:Namespace detect showall João Barbosa Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Martin Short	Dallara SP1-Judd	LMP1	318	16th	8th
Template:24hLM	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Rollcentre Racing	Template:Country data PORTemplate:Namespace detect showall João Barbosa Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Stéphan Grégoire	Pescarolo 01-Judd	LMP1	352	11th	10th
Template:24hLM	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Creation Autosportif	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jamie Campbell-Walter Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Romain Ianetta	Creation CA07-Judd	LMP1	319	24th	15th
Template:24hLM	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Signature Plus	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Franck Mailleux Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Pierre Ragues	Lola-Aston Martin B09/60	LMP1	302	DNF	DNF
Template:24hLM	Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Kronos Racing Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Marc VDS Racing Team	Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Bas Leinders Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Maxime Martin	Lola-Aston Martin B09/60	LMP1	328	7th	7th

Complete Le Mans Series results

(Template:Motorsport driver results legend#key) (bold = pole position; italics = fastest lap)

Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	Powerplant	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Final Standing	Total Points
2004	T2M Motorsport	GT	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Retired	13th		6th		29th	3
2005	Rollcentre Racing	LMP1	Dallara SP1	Judd GV4 4.0L V10	3rd	3rd	3rd	5th	6th	4th overall	25
2008	Rollcentre Racing	LMP1	Pescarolo 01	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	7th	7th	9th	9th	8th	16th place	5 points
2010	Signature Plus	LMP1	Lola-Aston Martin B09/60	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	6th	8th	3rd	3rd	6th	4th in championship	55 points

Complete DTM results

(key) (bold denotes pole position) (italics indicates fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car Model	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7	Race 8	Race 9	Race 10	Final Position	Championship Points
2006	Futurecom TME	Audi A4 DTM 2004	HOC 15th	LAU 16th	OSC 18th	BRH Retired	NOR 13th	NÜR 18th	ZAN Retired	CAT Retired	BUG 16th	HOC 11th	Finished 19th	Scored no points
2007	Futurecom TME	Audi A4 DTM 2005	HOC 15th	OSC Retired	LAU 15th	BRH 17th	NOR Retired	MUG Retired	ZAN Retired	NÜR 19th	CAT 13th	HOC 18th	Ranked 21st overall	No points earned

Full GT1 World Championship Results

Year	Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final Position	Points Earned
2011	Belgian Racing	Ford	ABU QR	ABU CR	ZOL QR Retired	ZOL CR Retired	ALG QR 14th	ALG CR 11th	SAC QR Retired	SAC CR Retired	(SIL QR)	(SIL CR)	(NAV QR)	(NAV CR)	(PRI QR)	(PRI CR)	(ORD QR)	(ORD CR)	(BEI QR)	(BEI CR)	(SAN QR)	(SAN CR)	33rd	2

Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

Year	Vehicle	Completion Time	Overall Rank	Class Rank
2018	Gillet Vertigo	10:54.901	34th	6th