Philippe Gache
Philippe Gache (born 31 May 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 drove an SMG Buggy.
| Philippe Gache | |||||||||||
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| Nationality | French | ||||||||||
| Born | 31 May 1962 (age 58) Avignon, France | ||||||||||
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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
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Formula Ford 1600 France | ? | 1 | ? | ? | ? | 0 | NC | |
| 1985 | Formula Ford 1600 France | 11 | 3 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1st | |
| 1986 | French Formula Three Championship | DG Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7th |
| Formula Ford 1600 - Ford Race of Champions | 1 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| EFDA Bridgestone EuroCup Formula Ford 1600 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 12 | 11th | ||
| 1987 | French Formula Three Championship | DG Racing | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 5th |
| Grand Prix de Monaco F3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
| 24 Hours of Le Mans – C1 | WM Secateva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| 1988 | French Formula Three Championship | Oreca | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 63 | 5th |
| Grand Prix de Monaco F3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
| Macau Grand Prix | DG Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| 1989 | International Formula 3000 | Apomatox 3000 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans – C1 | WM Secateva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| 1990 | International Formula 3000 | Apomatox 3000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Galaxy Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1991 | International Formula 3000 | Galaxy Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16th |
| Crypton Engineering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Porsche Carrera Cup France | Sonauto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 1992 | French Supertouring Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| PPG Indy Car World Series | Dick Simon Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60th | |
| 1993 | French Supertouring Championship | Graff Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 101 | 6th |
| FIA Touring Car Challenge | Fiat Auto France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 3rd | |
| 1994 | French Supertouring Championship | Graff Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 7th |
| FIA Touring Car World Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 24 Hours of Le Mans – GT1 | Rent-a-Car Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| 1995 | French Supertouring Championship | Alfa Corse | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 9th |
| International Touring Car Series | Alfa Corse 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22nd | |
| BPR Global GT Series | Venturi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 121st | |
| 1996 | Renault Sport Spider Elf Trophy | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 15th | |
| BPR Global GT Series | Viper Team Oreca | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 55th | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans – GT1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 12th | ||
| 1997 | FIA GT Championship | Viper Team Oreca | 10 | 4 | 8 | ? | 8 | 60 | 3rd |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans – GT2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
| 1998 | International Sports Racing Series | Solution F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 10th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
| 1999 | Sports Racing World Cup | Riley & Scott Europe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
| French GT Championship | BB Propulsion | 3 | 1 | 1 | ? | 2 | 36 | 50th | |
| 2000 | American Le Mans Series | SMG Compétition | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 57th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP900 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
| Porsche Carrera Cup France | ? | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 7th | ||
| 2001 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1st | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP900 | SMG Compétition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| 2002 | 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP900 | DAMS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
| 2003 | Dakar Rally – Cars | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 43rd | ||
| 2004 | Dakar Rally – Cars | SMG | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| 2005 | Dakar Rally – Cars | SMG | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 28th | |
| 2006 | Dakar Rally – Cars | SMG | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 12th | |
| 2007 | Dakar Rally – Cars | SMG | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 31st | |
| 2010 | Dakar Rally – Cars | SMG | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| 2011 | Blancpain Endurance Series – GT3 Pro-Am Cup | SMG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17th |
| International GT Open – GTS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| French GT Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19th | ||
| 2012 | French GT Championship | SMG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Blancpain Endurance Series – GT3 Pro Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22nd | ||
| 2015 | Dakar Rally – Cars | SMG | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| 2018 | World Rally Championship | Philippe Gache | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2019 | Dakar Rally – Cars | Geely | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
Source:[4] | |||||||||
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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| 1987 |  |
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WM P87-Peugeot | C1 | 13 | DNF | DNF |
| 1989 | |
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WM P489-Peugeot | C1 | 110 | DNF | DNF |
| 1994 | |
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Dodge Viper RT/10 | GT1 | 225 | NC | NC |
| 1996 | |
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Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GT1 | 283 | 21st | 12th |
| 1997 | |
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Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GT2 | 263 | DNF | DNF |
| 1998 | |
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Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford | LMP1 | 155 | DNF | DNF |
| 1999 | |
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Riley & Scott Mk III/2-Ford | LMP | 25 | DNF | DNF |
| 2000 | |
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Courage C60-Judd | LMP900 | 219 | DNF | DNF |
| 2001 | |
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Courage C60-Judd | LMP900 | 51 | DNF | DNF |
| 2002 | |
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Lola B98/10-Judd | LMP900 | 150 | NC | NC |
Source:[5] | |||||||
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
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| 1989 | Apomatox 3000 | Reynard 89D | Cosworth | SIL | VAL | PAU Ret |
JER 8 |
PER DNQ |
BRH Ret |
BIR 8 |
SPA Ret |
BUG 8 |
DIJ Ret |
NC | 0 | |
| 1990 | Apomatox 3000 | Reynard 90D | Cosworth | DON 9 |
SIL DNQ |
PAU Ret |
JER 14 |
MNZ Ret |
PER Ret |
HOC Ret |
BRH | BIR | NC | 0 | ||
| Galaxy Racing | Lola T89/50 | Cosworth | BUG Ret |
NOG Ret | ||||||||||||
| 1991 | Galaxy Racing | Lola T91/50 | Cosworth | VAL DNQ |
PAU 12 |
JER 10 |
MUG Ret |
PER 9 |
HOC Ret |
16th | 2 | |||||
| Lola T89/50 | BRH 11 |
SPA 9 |
BUG 5 |
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| Crypton Engineering | Reynard 91D | Cosworth | NOG Ret |
American open-wheel racing
(key)
PPG Indy Car World Series
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Dick Simon Racing | Lola T91/00 | Chevrolet 265A V8t | SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY 28 |
DET | POR | MIL | NHA | TOR | MCH | CLE | ROA | VAN | MDO | NAZ | LAG | 60th | 0 |
Indianapolis 500
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Lola | Chevrolet | 16 | 28 | Dick Simon Racing |
Complete International Touring Car Championship results
(key)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Alfa Corse 2 | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti | MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
HEL 1 |
HEL 2 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
EST 1 |
EST 2 |
MAG 1 13 |
MAG 2 10 |
22nd | 1 |
Complete FIA GT Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Viper Team Oreca | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GT2 | HOC 1 |
SIL 3 |
HEL | NÜR 17 |
SPA 2 |
A1R 2 |
SUZ 1 |
DON 1 |
MUG Ret |
SEB 1 |
LAG 3 |
3rd | 60 |
Dakar Rally results
| Year | Class | Vehicle | Position | Stages won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Cars |  |
43rd | 0 |
| 2004 | |
DNF | 0 | |
| 2005 | 28th | 0 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 31st | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Event cancelled – replaced by Central Europe Rally | |||
| 2009 | Did not enter | |||
| 2010 | Cars | |
DNF | 0 |
| 2011 | Did not enter | |||
| 2012 | ||||
| 2013 | ||||
| 2014 | ||||
| 2015 | Cars | |
DNF | 0 |
| 2016 | Did not enter | |||
| 2017 | ||||
| 2018 | ||||
| 2019 | Cars |  |
DNF | 0 |
WRC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | WDC | Pts |
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| 2018 | Philippe Gache | Abarth 124 Rally RGT | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA 30 |
ARG | POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS | NC | 0 |
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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.
- "Drivers – Philippe Gache". DriverDatabase. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- "All Results of Philippe Gache". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
External links
- Philippe Gache career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Christophe Bouchut |
Porsche Carrera Cup France Champion 2001 |
Succeeded by Sébastian Dumez |
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