Philippe Gache (born 31 May 1962,

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) 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

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racing. In 1992 he competed in the

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, but crashed his car. He has driven in the

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in 2003–2006 and 7 times in the

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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

( key) (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

=Indianapolis 500

Complete International Touring Car Championship results

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Complete FIA GT Championship results

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

Dakar Rally results

WRC results

References

External links

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