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Christian Dorche | |
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| Born | 27 January 1947 Gap, France |
| Died | 8 July 2025 (aged 78) Orpierre, France |
| Occupation | Rally driver |
Christian Dorche (French: [kʁistjɑ̃ dɔʁʃ]; 27 January 1947 – 8 July 2025) was a French rally driver.[1]
Early life
[edit]Born in Gap on 27 January 1947, Dorche made his debut in 1969 in a Renault 8.
Career
[edit]He participated in 33 races in the World Rally Championship, including 14 editions of the Monte Carlo Rally. He achieved 5th place in the 1978 Tour de France Automobile. He won the dirt racing series of the 1986 French Rally Championship in a Citroën Visa.[2]
Death
[edit]Dorche died in Orpierre on 8 July 2025, at the age of 78.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Le légendaire pilote de rallye haut-alpin Christian Dorche est mort". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Christian Dorche". eWRC.
- ^ Delmaëre, Jean-Marie (8 July 2025). "Disparition : dernière spéciale pour Christian Dorche, ancien champion de France des rallyes". La Provence (in French). Retrieved 9 July 2025.
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