Alain Couderc
Alain Couderc (born June 22, 1947 in Bordeaux ; † April 13, 2020 there ) was a French racing car driver .
Racing career
Monoposto
The Monopostokarriere of Couderc began in 1973 in the Formula Renault , where he remained active until 1978 in the Eurocup. In 1973 he was on a Martini Mk11 behind René Arnoux and Patrick Tambay third overall in the then still young championship. In 1974 (overall winner Didier Pironi ) he was overall seventh and in 1975 (champion René Arnoux again) overall eighth of this championship.
In addition to appearances in the French Formula 3 championship and the Formula 2 European championship , Couderc drove a race in the Aurora AFX Formula 1 series in 1979 . During the race on the Circuit Paul Armagnac he drove an AGS JH15 , but retired after a clutch damage.
Sports car racing
In addition to the starts in the monoposto, Alain Couderc competed five times in the Le Mans 24-hour race . He made his debut in 1973 for Automobiles Ligier on a JS2 that had to be parked after an engine failure. Team partner was Jean-Pierre Paoli , with whom he drove a Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 Competizione for the North American Racing Team the following year . The best place in the final classification was the 16th place in 1983 together with Pascal Fabre and Roger Dorchy in the World Championship P83 of Welter Racing .
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1973 | Automobiles Ligier | Ligier JS2 | Jean-Pierre Paoli | failure | Engine failure | |
1974 | North American Racing Team | Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 | Jean-Pierre Paoli | failure | accident | |
1982 | WM Esso | WM P82 | Guy Fréquelin | Roger Dorchy | failure | accident |
1983 | WM Secateva | WM P83 | Pascal Fabre | Roger Dorchy | Rank 16 | |
1984 | WM Secateva | WM P83B | Gérard Patté | Roger Dorchy | failure | Gearbox damage |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on Alain Couderc in Fichier des personnes décédées , accessed on June 14, 2020.
- ^ Formula Renault Eurocup 1973
- ^ Formula Renault Eurocup 1974
- ^ Formula Renault Eurocup 1975
- ^ Aurora AFX Formula 1 Series 1979
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Couderc, Alain |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1947 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bordeaux |
DATE OF DEATH | April 13, 2020 |
Place of death | Bordeaux |