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.

Luc Alphand
Alpine skier ♂
Disciplines
Born (1965-08-06) 6 August 1965
Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, France
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
World Cup debut7 December 1987 (age 22)
(first top 15 finish)
RetiredMarch 1997 (age 31)
Websiteluc-alphand.com
Olympics
Teams3 - (1988, 1992, 1994)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams4 - (1985, 1993, 1996, 1997)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons10 - (1988–97)
Wins12 - (10 DH, 2 SG)
Podiums23 - (18 DH, 5 SG)
Overall titles1 - (1997)
Discipline titles4 - (3 DH, 1 SG)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  France
World Championships
1996 Sierra NevadaDownhill
Junior World Ski Championships
1983 Sestriere Downhill
1983 Sestriere Combined

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.

World Cup results

Season standings
SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom		Super GDownhillCombined
19882261——1637—
19892340——10——
19902480——21——
19912535——1017—
19922653——1925—
19932759——204023
19942827——1714—
1995298——14111
1996304——41—
1997311——11—

Season titles
Season Discipline
1995Downhill
1996Downhill
1997Overall
Downhill
Super G

Race victories
  • 12 wins (10 DH, 2 SG)
  • 23 podiums (18 DH, 5 SG)
SeasonDateLocationDiscipline
199513 Jan 1995 Kitzbühel, AustriaDownhill
14 Jan 1995Downhill
15 Mar 1995 Bormio, ItalyDownhill
19961 Dec 1995 Vail, USADownhill
9 Dec 1995 Val-d'Isère, FranceDownhill
2 Feb 1996 Garmisch, GermanyDownhill
199720 Dec 1996 Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill
29 Dec 1996 Bormio, ItalyDownhill
24 Jan 1997 Kitzbühel, AustriaDownhill
29 Jan 1997 Laax, SwitzerlandSuper G
21 Feb 1997 Garmisch, GermanySuper G
22 Feb 1997Downhill

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
Years2001–2009
TeamsLuc Alphand Aventures
Best finish7th (2006)
Class wins0

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.
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
1998 Car Mitsubishi DNF 0
1999 16th 0
2000 Schlesser-Renault DNF 0
2001 DNF 0
2002 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 Central Europe Rally
2009 Car Mitsubishi DNF 0
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References
  1. "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.
  2. Beer, Matt (2009-06-29). "Alphand injured in motorbike crash". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2009-06-29.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Stéphane Peterhansel		 Dakar Rally
Car Winner
2006		 Succeeded by
Stéphane Peterhansel
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