Luc Alphand
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.
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Born | Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, France | 6 August 1965||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 7 December 1987 (age 22) (first top 15 finish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | March 1997 (age 31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | luc-alphand.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 - (1988, 1992, 1994) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 4 - (1985, 1993, 1996, 1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 10 - (1988–97) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 12 - (10 DH, 2 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 23 - (18 DH, 5 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 1 - (1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 4 - (3 DH, 1 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ski racing
Born in Briançon (Hautes-Alpes), Alphand made his World Cup debut in 1984. In 1997 he won the World Cup overall title by collecting points only in the two speed disciplines, downhill and super G – a unique achievement in World Cup history. For this accomplishment he was voted 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 Briançon in the 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.
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 | — |
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 | ![]() | Downhill |
14 Jan 1995 | Downhill | ||
15 Mar 1995 | ![]() | Downhill | |
1996 | 1 Dec 1995 | ![]() | Downhill |
9 Dec 1995 | ![]() | Downhill | |
2 Feb 1996 | ![]() | Downhill | |
1997 | 20 Dec 1996 | ![]() | Downhill |
29 Dec 1996 | ![]() | Downhill | |
24 Jan 1997 | ![]() | Downhill | |
29 Jan 1997 | ![]() | Super G | |
21 Feb 1997 | ![]() | 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 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-skier to win the Paris-Dakar. He recently purchased two Corvette race cars from Pratt & Miller for use 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 | ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3-RS | GT | 265 | 17th | 8th |
2002 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3-RS | GT | 299 | 24th | 5th |
2003 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | GTS | 298 | 21st | 5th |
2004 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3-RS | GT | 316 | 16th | 5th |
2005 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3-RS | GT2 | 311 | 18th | 5th |
2006 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | GT1 | 346 | 7th | 3rd |
2007 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GT1 | 327 | 12th | 7th |
2008 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GT1 | 335 | 17th | 5th |
2009 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GT1 | 99 | DNF | DNF |
Dakar Rally results
Year | Class | Vehicle | Position | Stages won |
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1998 | Car | ![]() |
DNF | 0 |
1999 | 16th | 0 | ||
2000 | ![]() |
DNF | 0 | |
2001 | DNF | 0 | ||
2002 | ![]() |
7th | 0 | |
2003 | ![]() |
9th | 1 | |
2004 | 4th | 2 | ||
2005 | ![]() |
2nd | 1 | |
2006 | 1st | 2 | ||
2007 | 2nd | 0 | ||
2008 | Event cancelled – replaced by Central Europe Rally | |||
2009 | Car | ![]() |
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.
- Beer, Matt (2009-06-29). "Alphand injured in motorbike crash". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
External links
Media related to Luc Alphand at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Luc Alphand at the International Ski 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
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Stéphane Peterhansel |
Dakar Rally Car Winner 2006 |
Succeeded by Stéphane Peterhansel |