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Christian Dorche

Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	(1947-01-27)27 January 1947 Gap, France
Died	8 July 2025(2025-07-08) (aged 78) Orpierre, France
World Rally Championship record
Active years	1973–1985, 1987, 1993–1995
Co-driver	Jean Pallanca Pierre Gertosio Bernard Richaud Jean-Bernard Vieu Charles Millon Jean-François Fauchille JP Gauthier Bernard Martin-Dondoz Patricia Trivero Pierre Thimonier Gilles Thimonier Jacques Hénuset Gérard Morin Leon Lejeune Didier Breton Thierry Barjou Philippe Dubernard
Teams	Citroën
Rallies	42
Championships	0
Rally wins	0
Podiums	0
Stage wins	0
Total points	7
First rally	1973 Monte Carlo Rally
Last rally	1995 Monte Carlo Rally

Christian Dorche (French: [kʁistjɑ̃ dɔʁʃ]; 27 January 1947 – 8 July 2025) was a French rally driver.

Early life

Born in Gap on 27 January 1947, Dorche made his debut in 1969 in a Renault 8.

Career

He participated in 42 rallies in the World Rally Championship and 18 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.

Death

Dorche died in Orpierre on 8 July 2025, at the age of 78.

Racing record

Complete IMC results

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1971	Christian Dorche	Alpine-Renault A110 1600	MON Ret	SWE	ITA	KEN	MAR	AUT	GRE	FRA	GBR
1972	Christian Dorche	Alpine-Renault A110 1600	MON Ret	SWE	KEN	MAR	GRE	AUT	ITA	USA	GBR
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Complete WRC results

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	WDC	Pts
1973	Ecurie Monaco	Alpine-Renault A110 1600	MON Ret	SWE	POR	KEN	MOR	GRE	POL	FIN	AUT					N/A	N/A
	Christian Dorche	Opel Ascona										ITA 12	USA	GBR	FRA
1974	Christian Dorche	BMW 2002 Ti	POR	KEN	FIN 56	ITA	CAN	USA	GBR	FRA						N/A	N/A
1975	Christian Dorche	BMW 2002 Ti	MON 10	SWE	KEN	GRE	MOR	POR	FIN	ITA	FRA	GBR				N/A	N/A
1976	Christian Dorche	BMW 2002 Ti	MON 13	SWE	POR	KEN	GRC	MOR	FIN	ITA	FRA	GBR				N/A	N/A
1977	Christian Dorche	BMW 2002 Ti	MON DSQ	SWE	POR	KEN	NZL	GRC	FIN	CAN	ITA	FRA	GBR			N/A	N/A
1978	Christian Dorche	Opel Kadett GT/E	MON 13	SWE	KEN	POR 17	GRE	FIN	CAN	ITA	CIV					N/A	N/A
	Publimmo Racing											FRA 10	GBR
1979	Christian Dorche	Opel Kadett GT/E	MON Ret	SWE	POR	KEN	GRE	NZL	FIN	CAN	ITA		GBR Ret	CIV		NC	0
		Peugeot 104 ZS										FRA Ret
1980	Christian Dorche	Peugeot 104 ZS	MON Ret	SWE	POR	KEN										NC	0
		Peugeot 505 SRD					GRC 25	ARG	FIN	NZL	ITA
		Peugeot 505 STi										FRA 15	GBR	CIV
1981	Christian Dorche	Peugeot 505 STi	MON 47													NC	0
		Peugeot 505 SRD		SWE 60	POR	KEN
		Peugeot 104 ZS					FRA 16	GRC	ARG	BRA	FIN	ITA	CIV	GBR
1982	Christian Dorche	Citroën Visa Trophée	MON 49	SWE 39	POR 8	KEN	FRA Ret	GRC 12	NZL	BRA	FIN	ITA Ret	CIV	GBR 30		49th	3
1983	Christian Dorche	Citroën Visa 1000 Pistes												GBR Ret		50th	2
		Citroën Visa Chrono	MON Ret	SWE 34			FRA Ret					ITA 19	CIV
	Citroën Compétitions				POR 13	KEN		GRC Ret	NZL	ARG	FIN
1984	Christian Dorche	Citroën Visa 1000 Pistes	MON 13	SWE	POR 9	KEN	FRA	GRC	NZL	ARG	FIN	ITA	CIV	GBR		53rd	2
1985	Christian Dorche	Citroën Visa 1000 Pistes	MON 11	SWE	POR Ret	KEN	FRA	GRC	NZL	ARG	FIN	ITA	CIV	GBR		NC	0
1987	Citroën Compétitions	Citroën Visa 1000 Pistes	MON NC	SWE	POR Ret	KEN	FRA	GRE Ret	USA	NZL	ARG	FIN	CIV	ITA	GBR	NC	0
1993	Christian Dorche	Nissan Sunny GTI-R	MON Ret	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	ARG	NZL	FIN	AUS	ITA	ESP	GBR	NC	0
1994	Christian Dorche	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	MON DSQ	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	ARG	NZL	FIN	ITA	GBR				NC	0
1995	Christian Dorche	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	MON Ret	SWE	POR	FRA	NZL	AUS	ESP	GBR						NC	0
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