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Andros Trophy

Andros Trophy
CategoryIce racing
CountryFrance
Inaugural season1990
Official websitewww.tropheeandros.com

The Andros Trophy (Trophée Andros) is the French national ice racing championship.

The championship is currently holding its 35th and last season.[1]

History

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The 2010 Trophée Andros at Serre Chevalier

The idea of an ice racing series first became an idea when professional racer Max Mamers (French Rallycross Champion 1982 and 1983 with Talbot Matra Murena) and the owner of the Andros company (jam and compote producers), Frédéric Gervoson, met as rugby fans in 1985. They spent the winter racing with friends on ice circuits.

On 27 January 1990, the idea of a series came to life at Serre Chevalier with the first round of four.

The series quickly grew, with a round at Paris (Pelouse de Reuilly) in 1991 creating a five round series; and a seven round championship in 1992.

In 2003, the trophy gained an international aspect with a race at Sherbrooke in Canada, a race that was held for three seasons. For the 2005-06 season, the trophy remained mainly national, the exception being one round held in Andorra.

The championship made a switch to full electric cars for the 2019-20 season.[1] The 2023-24 season will be the last, in part due to global warming making it harder and harder to find predictable ice and snow in France.[2][3][4]

The current series

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The series now runs with a number of different races and classes.

A Fiat Stilo (all-wheel drive prototype) racing in the French Trophée Andros 2005/2006

Elite Pro Class

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This is the original and highest class, featuring the most prominent names.

Elite Class

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Starting in 1994 (named Promotion), this class is for the smaller teams, encouraging them to take part in the Trophée Andros. To partake in this class, there are three conditions: the drivers cannot have finished in the top 20 over the general classification; must never have participated in the Elite Pro Class; and cannot be a professional driver.

AMV Cup

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The motorbike races for the Andros Trophy first appeared at the 1996 championship final at Super Besse, after an idea of Mamers and Claude Michy. It became a series in its own right in the 1997/98 season with a race at every round from that point.

Trophée Andros Féminin - Sprint Cars

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Created in 2002, this series combined two categories. The 600cc 6-speed buggy-styled car was shared between a female driver and an experienced driver, who also was the instructor for the female driver. They competed in two different races at each weekend they attended. The Féminin trophy was discontinued as of 2011, with some of the female drivers from the series moving into other categories of the trophée including the main series and the electric cars.

Famous names

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Three times champion Alain Prost in 2010

The driver with the most championship wins in the history of the series is Yvan Muller, who has won the championship 10 times with 48 race victories. Jean-Philippe Dayraut holds the record for the most race victories with 54, having taken the championship 6 times. Another multiple championship winner is Alain Prost, with 3 championships and 38 race wins.[5]

The series always attracts names who were famous in other series before moving to ice racing – including Formula One drivers Olivier Panis, Romain Grosjean and Jacques Villeneuve.

The "Superfinal"

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On 14 February 1999, the series held a "Superfinal" at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris. Using 700 tonnes of ice, an oval track was established around the edge of the stadium, allowing for racing in front of around 60,000 people, with no championship points at stake.

The Superfinal was held at the Stade de France for three years, before moving to an oval track at Nœux-les-Mines in 2002. No Superfinal was held in 2003, but returned to the Stade de France in 2004.

In 2005 the races were held at Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, and once again at the Stade de France in 2006, 2008 and 2011. Various other locations have been used, but in recent years the Superfinal was almost always raced at Clermont / Super Besse.

Trophy winners

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SeasonRoundsElite (1990–15)[6][7]
Elite Pro (2015–)
Elite (2015–)

Elite 2 (2014–15)

Promotion (1990–2014)

Pilot Bike (1998–15)
AMV Cup (2015–)
Féminin and Best DameSprint CarAndros Électrique
DriverCar
2022-235France Aurélien PanisAudi A1France Julien FebrauFrance Vivien Gonnet
2021-225France Jean-Baptiste DubourgRenault ZoeFrance Jimmy ClairetFrance Vivien Gonnet
2020–215France Jean-Baptiste DubourgRenault ZoeFrance Sylvain PussierFrance Vivien GonnetFrance Clémentine Lhoste (Elite Dame)--
2019–206France Aurélien PanisAudi A1France Jérémy SarhyFrance Sylvain DabertFrance Clémentine Lhoste (Elite Dame)--
2018–197France Jean-Baptiste DubourgRenault CapturFrance Dorian BoccolacciFrance Maxime EmeryFrance Margot Laffite (Elite Dame)-France Christophe Ferrier
2017–187France Jean-Baptiste DubourgRenault CapturFrance Eddy BénézetFrance Sylvain DabertFrance Margot Laffite (Elite Dame)-France Aurélien Panis
2016–177France Jean-Baptiste DubourgRenault Clio[broken anchor]France Nathanaël BerthonFrance Sylvain DabertFrance Margot Laffite (Elite Dame)-France Christophe Ferrier
2015–167France Jean-Baptiste DubourgRenault Clio[broken anchor]France Eddy BénézetFrance Sylvain DabertFrance Clémentine Lhoste (Féminin Sprint Car)-France Matthieu Vaxivière
2014–157France Jean-Philippe DayrautMazda 3Lionel DazionoFrance Sylvain DabertFrance Marine Mercier (Féminin Sprint Car)-France Nathanaël Berthon
2013–147France Jean-Philippe DayrautMini CountrymanJacques WolffFrance Sylvain DabertBérénice Demoustier (Dame)-France Christophe Ferrier
2012–137France Jean-Philippe DayrautMini CountrymanLaurent BarbieriFrance Maxime EmeryFrance Anne-Sophie Lemonnier (Dame)-France Christophe Ferrier
2011–127France Alain ProstDacia Lodgy GlaceFrance Nicolas BernardiFrance Sylvain DabertFrance Marlène Broggi (Dame)-France Christophe Ferrier
2010–117France Jean-Philippe DayrautBMW 1 SeriesAndréa DubourgFrance Sylvain DabertBérénice Demoustier (Dame)France Frédéric BourlangeFrance Nicolas Prost
2009–107France Jean-Philippe DayrautŠkoda Fabia Mk2France Lionel RégalFrance Sylvain DabertFrance Anne-Sophie Lemonnier (Dame)France Laurent MacouinFrance Nicolas Prost
2008–097France Jean-Philippe DayrautŠkoda Fabia Mk2Eddy BemezetFrance Eddy RicherFrance Aurélia Marti (Dame)

France Marie-Pierre Cripia (Féminin)

France Olivier Dexant-
2007–088France Alain ProstToyota AurisFrance Olivier PernautFrance Maxime EmeryFrance Aurélia Marti (Dame)

France Anne-Sophie Lemonnier (Féminin)

France Olivier Dexant-
2006–079France Alain ProstToyota AurisFrance Jean-Baptiste DubourgFrance Maxime EmeryFrance Aurélia Marti (Dame)

France Audrey Roche (Féminin)

France Olivier Dexant-
2005–068France Yvan MullerKia RioJérôme Grosset-JaninFrance Maxime EmeryFrance Margot Laffite (Dame)

France Marlène Broggi (Féminin)

France Olivier Dexant-
2004–058France Yvan MullerKia RioYvan LebonFrance David BaffeleufFrance Justine Chicherit (Dame)

France Margot Laffite (Féminin)

France Olivier Dexant-
2003–048France Yvan MullerKia RioSteve StievenartFrance David BaffeleufFrance Aurélia Marti (Féminin)Benjamin Riviere-
2002–038France Marcel TarrèsCitroën XsaraEvens StievenartFrance David BaffeleufEmilie Petit (Féminin)David Beziade-
2001–028France Yvan MullerOpel AstraJean-Luc RichnerFrance David BaffeleufVéronique Patier (Féminin)David Beziade-
2000–018France Yvan MullerOpel AstraLaurent FouquetFrance David BaffeleufPatricia Bertapelle (Dame)--
1999–20008France Yvan MullerOpel AstraJean-Noël LanctuitFrance Pascal RoblinPatricia Bertapelle (Dame)--
1998–998France Yvan MullerOpel TigraPhilippe de KorsakFrance David BaffeleufPatricia Bertapelle (Dame)--
1997–987France Yvan MullerOpel TigraClaude MilletFrance David BaffeleufJutta Kleinschmidt (Dame)--
1996–977France Yvan MullerBMW 318i CompactFrédéric Morel-Florence Duez (Dame)--
1995–967France Yvan MullerBMW 318i CompactJames Ruffier-Caroline Barclay (Dame)--
1994–957France François ChatriotOpel AstraJames Ruffier-Michèle Mouton (Dame)--
1993–947France François ChaucheMegaFrance Eric Arpin-Patricia Bertapelle (Dame)--
1992–935France Dany SnobeckMercedes 190 16S-----
1991–927France Dany SnobeckMercedes 190 16S-----
1990-915France Maurice ChomatCitroën AX Sport-----
19904France Eric ArpinPeugeot 205 Turbo 16-----

The title for the dame was awarded in to best women in a selected class in each season.

References

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Nguyen, Justin (2023-11-23). "Andros Trophy to run 35th and final season in 2023/24". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  2. ^ "La 35e édition du Trophée Andros sera la dernière". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  3. ^ "Le Trophée Andros, c'est fini !". Turbo.fr (in French). 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  4. ^ "Sport automobile : le Trophée Andros, c'est fini !". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  5. ^ "trophee - statistiques pilotes". www.tropheeandros.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-20.
  6. ^ Podiums Archived January 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine tropheeandros.com
  7. ^ Yvan Muller career Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine fiawtcc.com
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