Luc Alphand
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Born | Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, France | 6 August 1965||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier ♂ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Cup debut | 7 December SG ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Luc Alphand (born 6 August 1965) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from France. He specialized in the speed events and later became a race car driver.
Ski racing
Born in
L'Equipe Champion of Champions in 1997.[1] The previous year he won a bronze medal at the 1996 World Championships at Sierra Nevada, Spain
.
In the village of Chantemerle (which neighbours his home town of
Serre-Chevalier
region) an expert ski run has been named in his honour.
His daughter, Estelle Alphand, represents Sweden in FIS Alpine Ski World Cup.
World Cup results
Season standings
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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1988 |
22 | 61 | — | — | 16 | 37 | — |
1989 |
23 | 40 | — | — | 10 | — | — |
1990 |
24 | 80 | — | — | 21 | — | — |
1991 |
25 | 35 | — | — | 10 | 17 | — |
1992 |
26 | 53 | — | — | 19 | 25 | — |
1993 |
27 | 59 | — | — | 20 | 40 | 23 |
1994 |
28 | 27 | — | — | 17 | 14 | — |
1995 |
29 | 8 | — | — | 14 | 1 | 11 |
1996 |
30 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — |
1997 |
31 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Season titles
Season | Discipline |
---|---|
1995 |
Downhill |
1996 |
Downhill |
1997 |
Overall |
Downhill | |
Super G
|
Race victories
- 12 wins (10 DH, 2 SG)
- 23 podiums (18 DH, 5 SG)
Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
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1995 |
13 Jan 1995 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill |
14 Jan 1995 | Downhill | ||
15 Mar 1995 | Bormio, Italy | Downhill | |
1996 |
1 Dec 1995 | Vail, USA | Downhill |
9 Dec 1995 | Val-d'Isère, France | Downhill | |
2 Feb 1996 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Downhill | |
1997 |
20 Dec 1996 | Val Gardena, Italy | Downhill |
29 Dec 1996 | Bormio, Italy | Downhill | |
24 Jan 1997 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill | |
29 Jan 1997 | Laax, Switzerland | Super-G | |
21 Feb 1997 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Super-G | |
22 Feb 1997 | Downhill |
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
Auto racing
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
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Years | 2001–2009 |
Teams | Luc Alphand Aventures |
Best finish | 7th (2006) |
Class wins | 0 |
He retired from competitive skiing in 1997 and started a career in auto racing. First in the
Le Mans Series and 24 Hours of Le Mans
.
Alphand suffered severe back injuries in an accident on the Rand'Auvergne all-terrain motorcycle race on 27 June 2009.[2] In November 2010 he retired from competitive auto racing due to health reasons.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2001 | Warm-Up Luc Alphand Aventures JMB Racing |
Michel Ligonnet Luis Marques |
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | GT | 265 | 17th | 8th |
2002 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Christian Lavieille Olivier Thévenin |
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | GT | 299 | 24th | 5th |
2003 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Jérôme Policand Frédéric Dor |
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello
|
GTS | 298 | 21st | 5th |
2004 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Christian Lavieille Philippe Almeras |
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | GT | 316 | 16th | 5th |
2005 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Jérôme Policand Christopher Campbell |
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | GT2 | 311 | 18th | 5th |
2006 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Patrice Goueslard Jérôme Policand |
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | GT1 | 346 | 7th | 3rd |
2007 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Patrice Goueslard Jérôme Policand |
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GT1 | 327 | 12th | 7th |
2008 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Guillaume Moreau Jérôme Policand |
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GT1 | 335 | 17th | 5th |
2009 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Stéphan Grégoire Patrice Goueslard |
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GT1 | 99 | DNF | DNF |
Dakar Rally results
Year | Class | Vehicle | Position | Stages won |
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1998
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Car | Mitsubishi | DNF | 0 |
1999
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16th | 0 | ||
2000
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Schlesser-Renault | DNF | 0 | |
2001
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DNF | 0 | ||
2002
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Mitsubishi | 7th | 0 | |
2003 | BMW | 9th | 1 | |
2004 | 4th | 2 | ||
2005 | Mitsubishi | 2nd | 1 | |
2006 | 1st | 2 | ||
2007 | 2nd | 0 | ||
2008 | Event cancelled – replaced by the 2008 Central Europe Rally | |||
2009 | Car | Mitsubishi | DNF | 0 |
References
- ^ "Silk Way Rally 2016: The new adventure". Silk Way Rally. 16 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
External links
Media related to Luc Alphand at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Luc Alphand at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Luc Alphand World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Luc Alphand at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Luc Alphand at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Luc Alphand – Valeo MotorSports
- Luc Alphand and Valeo – 24H of Le Mans Luc Alphand and Valeo – 24H of Le Mans