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Ari VATANEN
Juha REPO
Colin McRAE
Tina THORNER
Giniel DE VILLIERS
Francois JORDAAN
Yves LOUBET
Pascal MAIMON
DRIVER
Born 31st October 1958
Married
Lives in Porto-Vecchio (Corsica)
With five French Rally Championship titles, three vice-champion titles and one of European Champion, Yves Loubet can be proud of his career record. Having started in 1978, he built up a number of successes until his superb win in Group A in the mythical Monte Carlo event. Having come to the attention of Cesare Fiorio, he continued his career on the other side of the Alps, behind the wheel of the official Lancia cars. After a magnificent career in both asphalt and gravel rallies, this incisive and determined driver moved to Rally Raids in 2002. Although he has only competed in six events so far, he has already claimed two Production category wins and one overall victory in the last Rally of the Pharaohs, with a Nissan Pickup. This passionate sportsman, who cycles, rides motorbikes and jet-skis (winning the 1996 Tour of Corsica on a jet-ski), he also enjoys ‘calmer’ activities … Being lucky enough to live in Corsica, he heads for the sea whenever he can, exploring the depths.
1977 Opel Kadett GTE (3 wins).  
1978 Winner of the Opel Europe Trophy (8 wins).  
1979 French Champion, Group II (9 wins).  
1980 Porsche Group IV, 3rd in the French Championship.  
1981 Ford Escort Group I – Gravel Rallies – asphalt + international (3 wins).  
1982 Alfa Roméo Group N – Winner of the European Alfa Romeo Challenge (6 wins).
 
  French Group N Champion  
1983 Official driver, Alfa Romeo Group A – French Champion (1st in the Monte Carlo Group A)  
1984 Official driver, Alfa Romeo Group A  
1985 Official driver, Alfa Romeo Group A – French Champion  
1986 Pilote officiel Alfa Romeo GrA – 3ème Tour de Corse  
1987 Official driver, Lancia – European and World Championships (2nd ,Tour of Corsica)  
1988 Official driver, Lancia – European and World Championships (2nd ,Tour of Corsica)  
1989 Official driver, Lancia – European Champion (8 wins)  
1990 Official driver, Lancia – French and European Championships  
1991 Official driver, Lancia – 2nd, French Championship  
1992 Official driver, Citroën – French 1600 Champion (7 wins)  
1993 Official driver, Toyota – French and European Championships (1st in the Azores)  
1994 Opel – French Championship – 3rd in the 2-litres category  
1995 Ford RED – Eastern European Championship – (17 rallies – 9 wins).  
1996 Toyota Corolla – Eastern European Championnat – (17 rallies – 12 wins).  
1997 Lancia Delta – Middle Eastern Championship + French gravel Championship ; French Vice-Champion  
1998/99 Ford Escort – Ford Focus – South America, Middle East, Malasia French Gravel Rally Championship.  
2000/01 French Gravel Rally Champion, Group N .
 
  Victory in Lebanon, Group N – winner of the Var Rally, Group N.  
2002 1st Master Rally and Rally of Egypt in the Production category – NISSAN Pathfinder  
2003 Dakar – NISSAN Pathfinder – Production category  
  Rally of Morocco – 4th overall – NISSAN Pickup  
  Baja Spain – NISSAN Pickup  
  1st Rally of the Pharaohs – NISSAN Pickup  
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