Philippe Gache (born 31 May 1962,
Avignon
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,
France
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) is a French race car driver. He has raced in a number of disciplines, but for the last 20 years (as of 2006) has specialized in
off-road
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racing. In 1992 he competed in the
Indianapolis 500
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, but crashed his car. He has driven in the
Dakar Rally
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in 2003–2006
[
] and 7 times in the
24 Hours of Le Mans
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. 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.
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
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete International Formula 3000 results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)
American open-wheel racing
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PPG Indy Car World Series
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Complete International Touring Car Championship results
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Complete FIA GT Championship results
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key
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Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Dakar Rally results
WRC results
References
External links
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1962 births
French racing drivers
Living people
Indianapolis 500 drivers
International Formula 3000 drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
Dakar Rally drivers
World Sportscar Championship drivers
Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
24 Hours of Spa drivers
Sports car racing team owners
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Oreca drivers
Graff Racing drivers
DAMS drivers
FIA Motorsport Games drivers