Luc Alphand

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Luc Alphand
Luc Alphand
Competitor for Flag of France France
Men’s alpine skiing
World Championships
Bronze 1996 Sierra Nevada Downhill

Luc Alphand (born August 6, 1965) is a French former alpine skier, who is now a race car driver.

Born in Briançon, Alphand made his World Cup skiing debut in 1984. In 1997 he won the World Cup. He retired in 1997 and started a career in auto racing. First in the Nissan Micra Stars Cup (1997–1998), then in the European Le Mans Series (2001), the FIA GT Championship (2002), and the Lamborghini Supertrophy (2002). He won the 2006 Dakar Rally, in which he had finished runner-up a year earlier. With this victory, he was the first ex ski driver who won the Paris-Dakar. He recently paid purchased two Corvette race cars from Pratt & Miller for use in the Le Mans Series and 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Contents

[edit] World Cup victories

[edit] Overall victories

Season Discipline
1995 Downhill
1996 Downhill
1997 Overall
1997 Downhill
1997 Super-G

[edit] Individual victories

Date Location Race
13 January 1995 Flag of Austria Kitzbühel Downhill
14 January 1995 Flag of Austria Kitzbühel Downhill
15 March 1995 Flag of Italy Bormio Downhill
1 December 1995 Flag of the United States Vail Downhill
9 December 1995 Flag of France Val-d'Isère Downhill
2 February 1996 Flag of Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen Downhill
20 December 1996 Flag of Italy Gröden-Val Gardena Downhill
29 December 1996 Flag of Italy Bormio Downhill
24 January 1997 Flag of Austria Kitzbühel Downhill
29 January 1997 Flag of Switzerland Laax Super-G
21 February 1997 Flag of Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen Super-G
22 February 1997 Flag of Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen Downhill

[edit] Other results

  • Junior World Champion of the downhill in 1983
  • French Alpine Skiing Championship
    • Champion of the downhill in 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1994
    • Champion of the super-G in 1988
    • Champion of combined in 1987
  • 2006 Dakar Rally Winner Cars (Mitsubishi Pajero)

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