Jean-Luc Thérier

Jean-Luc Thérier (7 October 1945, Hodeng-au-Bosc – 31 July 2019, Neufchâtel-en-Bray) was a French rally driver. He was the highest scoring driver in the inaugural World Rally Championship in 1973 and the only one to win three events. However, until 1977 the championship was only formally contested by manufacturers, not individuals, so only Thérier's Alpine-Renault team were formally awarded the title.

Jean-Luc Thérier

Thérier in 2003
Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	(1945-10-07)7 October 1945 Hodeng-au-Bosc
Died	31 July 2019(2019-07-31) (aged 73) Neufchâtel-en-Bray
World Rally Championship record
Active years	1973–1984
Co-driver	Jacques Jaubert Christian Delferrier Michel Vial
Teams	Alpine, Toyota, Porsche, Renault
Rallies	46
Championships	0
Rally wins	5
Podiums	10
Stage wins	61
Total points	42
First rally	1973 Monte Carlo Rally
First win	1973 Rallye de Portugal
Last win	1980 Tour de Corse
Last rally	1984 Monte Carlo Rally

He most frequently competed in an Alpine Renault A110, winning the Rallye Sanremo and the Acropolis Rally in 1970. He won the same two events again in 1973, along with the Rallye Sanremo, during his annus memorabilis.

He also won the 1974 Press-on-Regardless Rally in the United States driving a Renault 17 Gordini, and the 1980 Tour de Corse behind the wheel of a Porsche 911 SC.

He participated in the Monte Carlo Rally 13 times between 1969 and 1984, with second place in 1971 as best result there.[1] His career lasted until early 1985 when he suffered severe injuries while participating in the 1985 Paris to Dakar rally. [2] [3] [4] He died on July 31 2019 at the age of 73 after a long illness.[5]