Luc Alphand

Medal record
Luc Alphand
Competitor for France
Men's alpine skiing
World Championships
Bronze	1996 Sierra Nevada	Downhill

24 Hours of Le Mans career
Participating years	2001–2009
Teams	Luc Alphand Aventures
Best finish	7th (2006)
Class wins	0

Luc Alphand (born 6 August 1965) is a French former alpine skier and race car driver.

Skiing

Born in Briançon (Hautes-Alpes), Alphand made his World Cup skiing debut in 1984. In 1997 he managed to win the World Cup by collecting points only in the two speed disciplines downhill and Super-G – a unique achievement in World Cup history.

In 1996 he won a bronze medal at the Alpine World Ski Championships at Sierra Nevada.

In the village of Chantemerle (which neighbours Luc's home town of Briançon in the Serre-Chevalier region) a black ski run has been named in his honour.

World Cup victories

Overall victories

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

Individual victories

Season	Date	Location	Race
1995	13-Jan-1995	Kitzbühel, Austria	Downhill
	14-Jan-1995	Kitzbühel, Austria	Downhill
	15-Mar-1995	Bormio, Italy	Downhill
1996	01-Dec-1995	Vail, USA	Downhill
	09-Dec-1995	Val-d'Isère, France	Downhill
	02-Feb-1996	Garmisch, 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, Germany	Super-G
	22-Feb-1997	Garmisch, Germany	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
• 2006 Dakar Rally Winner Cars (Mitsubishi Pajero)

Auto racing

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. In November 2010 he retired from competitive auto racing due to health reasons.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Class	No	Tyres	Car	Team	Co-drivers	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2001	GT	74	M	Porsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Warm-Up Luc Alphand Aventures JMB Racing	Michel Ligonnet Luis Marques	265	17th	8th
2002	GT	72	D	Porsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Luc Alphand Aventures	Christian Lavieille Olivier Thévenin	299	24th	5th
2003	GTS	72	M	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello Ferrari F133 6.0L V12	Luc Alphand Aventures	Jérôme Policand Frédéric Dor	298	21st	5th
2004	GT	72	M	Porsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Luc Alphand Aventures	Christian Lavieille Philippe Almeras	316	16th	5th
2005	GT2	72	M	Porsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Luc Alphand Aventures	Jérôme Policand Christopher Campbell	311	18th	5th
2006	GT1	72	M	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0L V8	Luc Alphand Aventures	Patrice Goueslard Jérôme Policand	346	7th	3rd
2007	GT1	72	M	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0L V8	Luc Alphand Aventures	Jérôme Policand Patrice Goueslard	327	12th	7th
2008	GT1	72	M	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0L V8	Luc Alphand Aventures	Guillaume Moreau Jérôme Policand	335	17th	5th
2009	GT1	72	D	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0L V8	Luc Alphand Aventures	Stéphan Grégoire Patrice Goueslard	99	DNF	DNF

External links

• Official site
• Luc Alphand - Valeo MotorSports
• Luc Alphand and Valeo - 24H of Le Mans Luc Alphand and Valeo - 24H of Le Mans

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