Jean-Claude Alibert (died 8 July 2020) was a French amateur rally driver. He was a mechanic in Bisontin before competing in rally races from 1967 to 1995.

Biography

Alibert had 45 starts, seven withdrawals, and 19 victories throughout his rally career. He officially retired in 2000. He was the winner of the Coupe de France regional rallies in 1985 in

Vichy Vichy (, ; ; oc, Vichèi, link=no, ) is a city in the Allier Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France, in the historic province of Bourbonnais. It is a Spa town, spa and resort town and in World ...

and in 1990 in

Cergy-Pontoise Cergy-Pontoise () is a New town#France, new town and an Agglomeration communities in France, agglomeration community in France, in the Val-d'Oise and Yvelines departments of France, departments, northwest of Paris on the river Oise (river), Oise. I ...

. In both victories, he raced in a

Renault 5 Turbo The Renault 5 Turbo or R5 Turbo is a sport hatchback automobile launched by the French manufacturer Renault at the Brussels Motor Show in January 1980. The car was primarily designed for rallying, but was also sold in a street version. A total ...

. His other victories include the 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1990 Rallye du Brionnais, the 1990, 1993, and 1995 Rallye de la Côte Chalonnaise, and the 1990 Rallye des Lacs, of which he came in 2nd in 1995. Alibert's Renault 5 Turbo was auctioned off in 2015 by

Bonhams Bonhams is a privately owned international auction house and one of the world's oldest and largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques. It was formed by the merger in November 2001 of Bonhams & Brooks and Phillips Son & Neale. This brought to ...

at the

Grand Palais The Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées ( en, Great Palace of the Elysian Fields), commonly known as the Grand Palais (English: Great Palace), is a historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex located at the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arro ...

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

. Jean-Claude Alibert died on 8 July 2020.

References

French rally drivers Year of birth missing 2020 deaths Place of birth missing {{France-rally-bio-stub