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Philippe Gache

{{short description|French racing driver (born 1962)}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Philippe Gache

| image =

| caption =

| nationality = {{flag|FRA|name=French}}

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|31 May 1962}}

| birth_place = Avignon, France

| racing licence = 12px FIA Bronze

| module1 =

{{Infobox Le Mans driver|subbox=yes

| Years = {{24hLM|1987}}, {{24hLM|1989}}, {{24hLM|1994}}, {{24hLM|1996}} - {{24hLM|2002}}

| Team(s) = WM Secateva
Viper Team Oreca
Riley & Scott Europe
SMG Compétition

| Best Finish = 21st ({{24hLM|1996}})

| Class Wins = 0

}}

}}

Philippe Gache (born 31 May 1962, Avignon, France) is a French racing 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,

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|title=St. James picks up access to backup car

|first=Mike

|last=Harris

|newspaper=Ocala Star-Banner

|date=1992-05-15

|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PqwTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aQcEAAAAIBAJ&dq=philippe%20gache&pg=6813%2C4707311

}} but crashed his car.

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|title=AUTO RACING; Debate Continues On Indy Accidents

|first=Joseph

|last=Siano

|newspaper=The New York Times

|date=2007-05-26

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}} He has driven in the Dakar Rally in 2003–2006

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|title = Ronn Bailey Motorsports Tackles Dakar 2006 with Multi-National Car and Motorcycle Team

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}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 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.

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=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

! Season

! Series

! Team

! Races

! Wins

! Poles

! F/Laps

! Podiums

! Points

! Position

1984

|align=left| Formula Ford 1600 France

|align=left|

| ?

| 1

| ?

| ?

| ?

| 0

| NC

1985

|align=left| Formula Ford 1600 France

|align=left|

| 11

| 3

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

rowspan=3| 1986

|align=left| French Formula Three Championship

|align=left| DG Racing

| 9

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 33

| 7th

align=left| Formula Ford 1600 - Ford Race of Champions

|align=left|

| 1

| 0

| ?

| ?

| 0

| 0

| NC

align=left| EFDA Bridgestone EuroCup Formula Ford 1600

|align=left|

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

| 12

| 11th

rowspan=3| 1987

|align=left| French Formula Three Championship

|rowspan=2 align=left| DG Racing

| 13

| 1

| 2

| 0

| 3

| 73

| 5th

align=left| Grand Prix de Monaco F3

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| N/A

| DNF

align=left| 24 Hours of Le Mans – C1

|align=left| WM Secateva

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| N/A

| DNF

rowspan=3| 1988

|align=left| French Formula Three Championship

|rowspan=2 align=left| Oreca

| 12

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 4

| 63

| 5th

align=left| Grand Prix de Monaco F3

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| N/A

| DNF

align=left| Macau Grand Prix

|align=left| DG Racing

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| N/A

| DNF

rowspan=2| 1989

|align=left| International Formula 3000

|align=left| Apomatox 3000

| 8

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

align=left| 24 Hours of Le Mans – C1

|align=left| WM Secateva

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| N/A

| DNF

rowspan=2| 1990

|rowspan=2 align=left| International Formula 3000

|align=left| Apomatox 3000

| 7

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

|rowspan=2| 0

|rowspan=2| NC

align=left| Galaxy Racing

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 0

rowspan=3| 1991

|rowspan=2 align=left| International Formula 3000

|align=left| Galaxy Racing

| 9

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

|rowspan=2| 2

|rowspan=2| 16th

align=left| Crypton Engineering

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

align=left| Porsche Carrera Cup France

|align=left| Sonauto

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

rowspan=2| 1992

|align=left| French Supertouring Championship

|align=left|

| 7

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

align=left| PPG Indy Car World Series

|align=left| Dick Simon Racing

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 60th

rowspan=2| 1993

|align=left| French Supertouring Championship

|align=left| Graff Racing

| 10

| 0

| 0

| 2

| 3

| 101

| 6th

align=left| FIA Touring Car Challenge

|align=left| Fiat Auto France

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 33

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

rowspan=3| 1994

|align=left| French Supertouring Championship

|rowspan=2 align=left| Graff Racing

| 12

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 95

| 7th

align=left| FIA Touring Car World Cup

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

align=left| 24 Hours of Le Mans – GT1

|align=left| Rent-a-Car Racing Team

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| N/A

| NC

rowspan=3| 1995

|align=left| French Supertouring Championship

|align=left| Alfa Corse

| 7

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 3

| 30

| 9th

align=left| International Touring Car Series

|align=left| Alfa Corse 2

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 22nd

align=left| BPR Global GT Series

|align=left| Venturi

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 14

| 121st

rowspan=3| 1996

|align=left| Renault Sport Spider Elf Trophy

|align=left|

| ?

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 24

| 15th

align=left| BPR Global GT Series

|rowspan=2 align=left| Viper Team Oreca

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 27

| 55th

align=left| 24 Hours of Le Mans – GT1

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| N/A

| 12th

rowspan=2| 1997

|align=left| FIA GT Championship

|rowspan=2 align=left| Viper Team Oreca

| 10

| 4

| 8

| ?

| 8

| 60

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

align=left| 24 Hours of Le Mans – GT2

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| N/A

| DNF

rowspan=2| 1998

|align=left| International Sports Racing Series

|rowspan=2 align=left| Solution F

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 35

| 10th

align=left| 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP1

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| N/A

| DNF

rowspan=3| 1999

|align=left| Sports Racing World Cup

|rowspan=2 align=left| Riley & Scott Europe

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

align=left| 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| N/A

| DNF

align=left| French GT Championship

|align=left| BB Propulsion

| 3

| 1

| 1

| ?

| 2

| 36

| 50th

rowspan=3| 2000

|align=left| American Le Mans Series

|rowspan=2 align=left| SMG Compétition

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 12

| 57th

align=left| 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP900

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| N/A

| DNF

align=left| Porsche Carrera Cup France

|align=left|

| ?

| 0

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

| 7th

rowspan=2| 2001

|align=left| Porsche Carrera Cup France

|align=left|

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

align=left| 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP900

|align=left| SMG Compétition

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| N/A

| DNF

2002

|align=left| 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP900

|align=left| DAMS

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| N/A

| NC

2003

|align=left| Dakar Rally – Cars

|align=left|

| 1

| 0

|colspan=2 {{N/A}}

| 0

| N/A

| 43rd

2004

|align=left| Dakar Rally – Cars

|align=left| SMG

| 1

| 0

|colspan=2 {{N/A}}

| 0

| N/A

| DNF

2005

|align=left| Dakar Rally – Cars

|align=left| SMG

| 1

| 0

|colspan=2 {{N/A}}

| 0

| N/A

| 28th

2006

|align=left| Dakar Rally – Cars

|align=left| SMG

| 1

| 0

|colspan=2 {{N/A}}

| 0

| N/A

| 12th

2007

|align=left| Dakar Rally – Cars

|align=left| SMG

| 1

| 0

|colspan=2 {{N/A}}

| 0

| N/A

| 31st

2010

|align=left| Dakar Rally – Cars

|align=left| SMG

| 1

| 0

|colspan=2 {{N/A}}

| 0

| N/A

| DNF

rowspan=3| 2011

|align=left| Blancpain Endurance Series – GT3 Pro-Am Cup

|rowspan=3 align=left| SMG

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 12

| 17th

align=left| International GT Open – GTS

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

align=left| French GT Championship

| 7

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 5

| 19th

rowspan=2| 2012

|align=left| French GT Championship

|rowspan=2 align=left| SMG

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

align=left| Blancpain Endurance Series – GT3 Pro Cup

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 9

| 22nd

2015

|align=left| Dakar Rally – Cars

|align=left| SMG

| 1

| 0

|colspan=2 {{N/A}}

| 0

| N/A

| DNF

2018

|align=left| World Rally Championship

|align=left| Philippe Gache

| 1

| 0

|colspan=2 {{N/A}}

| 0

| 0

| NC

2019

|align=left| Dakar Rally – Cars

|align=left| Geely

| 1

| 0

|colspan=2 {{N/A}}

| 0

| N/A

| DNF

colspan="10"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/philippe-gache/|title=Drivers – Philippe Gache|work=DriverDatabase|accessdate=January 27, 2019}}}}}}

=24 Hours of Le Mans results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year

! Team

! Co-Drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

! {{Tooltip|Class
Pos.|Class Position}}

1987

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} WM Secateva

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Roger Dorchy
{{flagicon|FRA}} Dominique Delestre

|align="left"| WM P87-Peugeot

| C1

| 13

| DNF

| DNF

1989

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} WM Secateva

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pascal Pessiot
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Daniel Raulet

|align="left"| WM P489-Peugeot

| C1

| 110

| DNF

| DNF

1994

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Rent-a-Car Racing Team

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} François Migault
{{flagicon|FRA}} Denis Morin

|align="left"| Dodge Viper RT/10

| GT1

| 225

| NC

| NC

1996

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Viper Team Oreca

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Éric Hélary
{{flagicon|MCO}} Olivier Beretta

|align="left"| Chrysler Viper GTS-R

| GT1

| 283

| 21st

| 12th

1997

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Viper Team Oreca

|align="left"| {{flagicon|MCO}} Olivier Beretta
{{flagicon|FRA}} Dominique Dupuy

|align="left"| Chrysler Viper GTS-R

| GT2

| 263

| DNF

| DNF

1998

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Solution F

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Wayne Gardner
{{flagicon|BEL}} Didier de Radiguès

|align="left"| Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford

| LMP1

| 155

| DNF

| DNF

1999

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Riley & Scott Europe

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ZAF}} Gary Formato
{{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Thévenin

|align="left"| Riley & Scott Mk III/2-Ford

| LMP

| 25

| DNF

| DNF

2000

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} SMG Compétition

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ZAF}} Gary Formato
{{flagicon|FRA}} Didier Cottaz

|align="left"| Courage C60-Judd

| LMP900

| 219

| DNF

| DNF

2001

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} SMG Compétition

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jérôme Policand
{{flagicon|FRA}} Anthony Beltoise

|align="left"| Courage C60-Judd

| LMP900

| 51

| DNF

| DNF

2002

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} DAMS

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Emmanuel Clérico
{{flagicon|BEL}} Michel Neugarten

|align="left"| Lola B98/10-Judd

| LMP900

| 150

| NC

| NC

colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Philippe-Gache-F.html|title=All Results of Philippe Gache|work=racingsportscars.com|accessdate=January 8, 2019}}}}}}

=Complete International Formula 3000 results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

1989

! Apomatox 3000

! Reynard 89D

! Cosworth

| SIL

| VAL

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PAU
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JER
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| PER
{{small|DNQ}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BIR
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BUG
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DIJ
{{small|Ret}}

|

! NC

! 0

rowspan=2| 1990

! Apomatox 3000

! Reynard 90D

! Cosworth

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| SIL
{{small|DNQ}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PAU
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JER
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MNZ
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PER
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC
{{small|Ret}}

| BRH

| BIR

|

|

!rowspan=2| NC

!rowspan=2| 0

Galaxy Racing

! Lola T89/50

! Cosworth

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BUG
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NOG
{{small|Ret}}

rowspan=3| 1991

!rowspan=2| Galaxy Racing

! Lola T91/50

!rowspan=2| Cosworth

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| VAL
{{small|DNQ}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PAU
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JER
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MUG
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PER
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC
{{small|Ret}}

|

|

|

|

|

!rowspan=3| 16th

!rowspan=3| 2

Lola T89/50

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| BUG
{{small|5}}

|

|

Crypton Engineering

! Reynard 91D

! Cosworth

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NOG
{{small|Ret}}

|

=American open-wheel racing=

(key)

==PPG Indy Car World Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year

! Team

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

! Ref

1992

! Dick Simon Racing

! Lola T91/00

! Chevrolet 265A V8t

| SRF

| PHX

| LBH

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY
{{small|28}}

| DET

| POR

| MIL

| NHA

| TOR

| MCH

| CLE

| ROA

| VAN

| MDO

| NAZ

| LAG

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 60th

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 0

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/gacheph01/1991/R|title=Philippe Gache – 1992 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}

===Indianapolis 500===

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Year

! Chassis

! Engine

! Start

! Finish

! Team

1992

| Lola

| Chevrolet

|align=center| 16

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 28

| Dick Simon Racing

=Complete International Touring Car Championship results=

(key)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
Year

! Team

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! 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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAG
1
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAG
2
{{small|10}}

! 22nd

! 1

=Complete FIA GT Championship results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Team

! Car

! Class

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

1997

! Viper Team Oreca

! Chrysler Viper GTS-R

! GT2

|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| HOC
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SIL
{{small|3}}

| HEL

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SPA
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| A1R
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| SUZ
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| DON
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MUG
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| SEB
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LAG
{{small|3}}

!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 60

=Dakar Rally results=

class="wikitable"
Year

!Class

!Vehicle

!Position

!Stages won

2003

|rowspan=5|Cars

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Mercedes

|align="center" style="background:#CFCFFF;"|43rd

|align="center"|0

2004

|rowspan=4|{{flagicon|FRA}} SMG

|align="center" style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DNF

|align="center"|0

2005

|align="center" style="background:#CFCFFF;"|28th

|align="center"|0

2006

|align="center" style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12th

|align="center"|0

2007

|align="center" style="background:#CFCFFF;"|31st

|align="center"|0

2008

|colspan=4 align=center style="background:lightgrey;"|Event cancelled – replaced by the 2008 Central Europe Rally

2009

|colspan=4 align=center style="background:lightgrey;"|Did not enter

2010

|Cars

|{{flagicon|FRA}} SMG

|align="center" style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DNF

|align="center"|0

2011

|rowspan=4 colspan=4 align=center style="background:lightgrey;"|Did not enter

2012
2013
2014
2015

|Cars

|{{flagicon|FRA}} SMG

|align="center" style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DNF

|align="center"|0

2016

|rowspan=3 colspan=4 align=center style="background:lightgrey;"|Did not enter

2017
2018
2019

|Cars

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Geely

|align="center" style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DNF

|align="center"|0

=WRC results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! {{Tooltip|WDC|Championship position}}

! Pts

2018

! Philippe Gache

! Abarth 124 Rally RGT

| MON

| SWE

| MEX

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA
{{small|30}}

| ARG

| POR

| ITA

| FIN

| GER

| TUR

| GBR

| ESP

| AUS

! NC

! 0

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{DriverDB driver|philippe-gache}}

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{{succession box | title = Porsche Carrera Cup France Champion | years=2001| before = Christophe Bouchut | after=Sébastian Dumez}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gache, Philippe}}

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