Hervé Lemonnier (born 9 January 1947 at

Lisieux Lisieux () is a Communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy Regions of France, region in northwestern France. It is the capital of the Pa ...

), in

motorsport Motorsport or motor sport are sporting events, competitions and related activities that primarily involve the use of Car, automobiles, motorcycles, motorboats and Aircraft, powered aircraft. For each of these vehicle types, the more specific term ...

better known under his

pseudonym A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true meaning ( orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individual's o ...

"Knapick", is a French

rallycross Rallycross is a form of sprint style motorsport held on a mixed-surface circuit (racing), racing circuit using modified production touring automobile, cars or prototype racing cars. It began in the 1960s as a cross between rallying and autocross ...

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and

ice racing Ice racing is a form of racing that uses cars, motorcycles, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, or other motorized vehicles. Ice racing takes place on frozen lakes or rivers, or on groomed frozen lots. As cold weather is a requirement for natural ...

driver of the

Andros Trophy The Andros Trophy (''Trophée Andros'') was the France, French national ice racing championship. The championship is currently holding its 35th and last season. History The idea of an ice racing series first became an idea when professional r ...

series.

Biography

Lemonnier started his car racing career as a competitor in the 1966 ''Rallye Côte Fleurie''. From 1969 on he began to hide his family name by entering competitions under the alias "Knapick". Being at the time a farm machinery dealer, he chose the brand of Knapick trailers for his pseudonym, to hide from his customers that he was one of these "crazy car racers" in his spare time. The businessman from

Normandy Normandy (; or ) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...

later moved to

Brittany Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duch ...

to found a

DAF Trucks DAF Trucks is a Dutch truck manufacturing company and a division of Paccar. DAF originally stood for ''van Doorne's Aanhangwagen Fabriek''. Its headquarters and main plant are in Eindhoven. Cabin (lorry), Cabs and axle assembly line, assemblies ...

dealership in

Noyal-sur-Vilaine Noyal-sur-Vilaine (; Gallo: ''Noyal'' or ''Nouyal'', ) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France. Geography Noyal is some ten kilometres east of Rennes. Adjacent communes: *Acigné, * Brécé, *Cesson- ...

near the town of

Rennes Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...

Results

Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results

Supercar/RX1

^a Loss of 15 championship points – stewards' decision

Complete Andros Trophy results

Elite class

References

External links

A list of Lemonnier's rallying resultsWebsite of Lemonnier's DAF Trucks dealership (in French)
1947 births Living people Sportspeople from Rennes French racing drivers FIA European Rallycross Championship drivers World Rallycross Championship drivers {{France-autoracing-bio-stub French rally drivers People from Lisieux