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The Andros Trophy (''Trophée Andros'') is the
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national
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championship.


History

The idea of an ice racing series first became an idea when professional racer Max Mamers (French Rallycross Champion 1982 and 1983 with Talbot Matra Murena) and the owner of the ''Andros'' company (jam and compote producers), Frédéric Gervoson, met as rugby fans in 1985. They spent the winter racing with friends on ice circuits. On 27 January 1990, the idea of a series came to life at Serre Chevalier with the first round of four. The series quickly grew, with a round at
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(Pelouse de Reuilly) in 1991 creating a five round series; and a seven round championship in 1992. In 2003, the trophy gained an international aspect with a race at
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in
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, a race that was held for three seasons. For the 2005/06 season, the trophy remained mainly national, the exception being one round held in
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.


The current series

The series now runs with a number of different races and classes.


Elite Pro Class

This is the original and highest class, featuring the most prominent names.


Elite Class

Starting in 1994 (named Promotion), this class is for the smaller teams, encouraging them to take part in the Trophée Andros. To partake in this class, there are three conditions: the drivers cannot have finished in the top 20 over the general classification; must never have participated in the Elite Pro Class; and cannot be a professional driver.


AMV Cup

The motorbike races for the Andros Trophy first appeared at the 1996 championship final at
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, after an idea of Mamers and Claude Michy. It became a series in its own right in the 1997/98 season with a race at every round from that point.


Trophée Andros Féminin - Sprint Cars

Created in 2002, this series combined two categories. The 600cc 6-speed buggy-styled car was shared between a female driver and an experienced driver, who also was the instructor for the female driver. They competed in two different races at each weekend they attended. The Féminin trophy was discontinued as of 2011, with some of the female drivers from the series moving into other categories of the trophée including the main series and the electric cars.


Famous names

The driver with the most championship wins in the history of the series is
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, who has won the championship 10 times with 48 race victories.
Jean-Philippe Dayraut Jean-Philippe Dayraut (born 14 April 1969 in Toulouse, France) is a French auto racing driver. He has won the Andros Trophy ice racing championship fours times between 2009 and 2013. Also, he developed the Mitjet silhouette racecars and is manag ...
holds the record for the most race victories with 54, having taken the championship 6 times. Another multiple championship winner is
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, with 3 championships and 38 race wins. The series always attracts names who were famous in other series before moving to ice racing – including
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drivers
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,
Romain Grosjean Romain David Jeremie Grosjean (; born 17 April 1986) is a Swiss-French professional racing driver, competing under the French flag in the NTT IndyCar Series, driving the No. 28 Honda for Andretti Autosport. Grosjean had previously spent nine ...
and Jacques Villeneuve.


The "Superfinal"

On 14 February 1999, the series held a "Superfinal" at the
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in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of
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. Using 700 tonnes of ice, an oval track was established around the edge of the stadium, allowing for racing in front of around 60,000 people, with no championship points at stake. The Superfinal was held at the Stade de France for three years, before moving to an oval track at
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in 2002. No Superfinal was held in 2003, but returned to the Stade de France in 2004. In 2005 the races were held at
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, and once again at the Stade de France in 2006, 2008 and 2011. Various other locations have been used, but in recent years the Superfinal was almost always raced at Clermont / Super Besse.


Trophy winners

The title for the dame was awarded in to best women in a selected class in each season.


References


External links


Official Website
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