Philippe Gache
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Philippe Gache (born May 31, 1962, Avignon, France) is a French racecar driver. He has raced in a number of disciplines, but for the last 20 years (as of 2006) has specialized in off-road racing. In 1992 he competed in the Indianapolis 500,[1] but crashed his car.[2] He has driven in the Dakar Rally in 2003–2006[3] and 7 times in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2006 he took his best finish on the Dakar, 12th place overall. In the 2010 edition of the Dakar Rally, he will be driving an SMG Buggy.
Career Highlights
- 1985 – French Formula Ford 1600 Champion
- 1993 – Third FIA Touring Car Challenge
- 1997 – Third FIA GT2 Championship
- 2000 – Second French Carrera Cup Championship
- 2001 – French Carrera Cup Champion
Racing record
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Apomatox | SIL |
VAL |
PAU Ret |
JER 8 |
PER DNQ |
BRH Ret |
BIR DNQ |
SPA Ret |
BUG 8 |
DIJ Ret |
NC | 0 | |
| 1990 | Apomatox | DON 9 |
SIL DNQ |
PAU Ret |
JER 14 |
MNZ Ret |
PER Ret |
HOC Ret |
BRH |
BIR |
NC | 0 | ||
| Galaxy Racing | BUG Ret |
NOG Ret | ||||||||||||
| 1991 | Galaxy Racing | VAL DNQ |
PAU 12 |
JER 10 |
MUG Ret |
PER 9 |
HOC Ret |
BRH 11 |
SPA 9 |
BUG 5 |
16th | 2 | ||
| Crypton Engineering | NOG Ret |
PPG IndyCar Series
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Rhone-Poulenc Rorer | SRF |
PHX |
LBH |
INDY 28 |
DET |
POR |
MIL |
NHA |
TOR |
MCH |
CLE |
ROA |
VAN |
MDO |
NAZ |
LAG |
60th | 0 |
References
- ↑ Harris, Mike (1992-05-15). "St. James picks up access to backup car". Ocala Star-Banner.
- ↑ Siano, Joseph (2007-05-26). "AUTO RACING; Debate Continues On Indy Accidents". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Ronn Bailey Motorsports Tackles Dakar 2006 with Multi-National Car and Motorcycle Team". Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- Philippe Gache career summary at DriverDB.com
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