Luc Alphand
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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.
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[edit] World Cup victories
[edit] Overall victories
Season | Discipline |
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1995 | Downhill |
1996 | Downhill |
1997 | Overall |
1997 | Downhill |
1997 | Super-G |
[edit] Individual victories
Date | Location | Race |
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13 January 1995 | Kitzbühel | Downhill |
14 January 1995 | Kitzbühel | Downhill |
15 March 1995 | Bormio | Downhill |
1 December 1995 | Vail | Downhill |
9 December 1995 | Val-d'Isère | Downhill |
2 February 1996 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Downhill |
20 December 1996 | Gröden-Val Gardena | Downhill |
29 December 1996 | Bormio | Downhill |
24 January 1997 | Kitzbühel | Downhill |
29 January 1997 | Laax | Super-G |
21 February 1997 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Super-G |
22 February 1997 | 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)
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Luc Alphand - Valeo MotorSports
- Luc Alphand and Valeo - 24H of Le Mans Luc Alphand and Valeo - 24H of Le Mans
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