Alain Oreille
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | 1984 – 1995 |
| Co-driver |  Sylvie Oreille Jean-Marc Andrié Gilles Thimonier Michel Roissard Jack Boyère |
| Teams | Renault |
| Rallies | 28 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Stage wins | 0 |
| Total points | 68 |
| First rally | 1984 Tour de Corse |
| First win | 1989 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire |
Alain Oreille (born 22 April 1953 in Sarre-Union) is a former French rally driver, who won the Rallye Côte d'Ivoire in 1989, a round of the World Rally Championship. He won the FIA Cup for Drivers of Production Cars in 1989 and 1990.
Career
Oreille's first race was a 24-hour endurance race at
In 1986 he won the Group A category at Monte Carlo, again in an R11 Turbo. This was enough for an eighth position in the overall standings.
Oreille drove Renaults for most of his professional career, including all 28 of his WRC starts. He took back-to-back wins in the FIA Cup for Drivers of Production Cars in 1989 and 1990 in a Group N Renault 5 GT Turbo.[6] By winning the Rallye Côte d'Ivoire in 1989 he became the first and only driver to win a WRC round in a Group N car.
WRC victories
# Event Season Co-driver Car 1 
21ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire
1989Gilles Thimonier Renault 5 GT Turbo
References
- ^ Bridier, Gérard (April 1985). "Alain Oreille: à la force du poignet" [Of wrist strength]. Echappement (in French) (198). Paris, France: Michael Hommell: 135.
- ^ a b Bridier, p. 136.
- ^ a b Bridier, p. 139.
- ^ Tinkkanen, Jouni. "Rallye Monte Carlo 1986, final results". Jonkka's World Rally Archives. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
- ^ Tinkkanen, Jouni. "Rallye Monte Carlo 1988, final results". Jonkka's World Rally Archives. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
- ^ "RallyBase".