# Jean-Luc Thérier

Jean-Luc Thérier (7 October 1945 – 31 July 2019) 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.
He most frequently competed in an Alpine Renault A110; the French often refer to him and his fellow drivers Jean-Pierre Nicolas, Bernard Darniche, and Jean-Claude Andruet as Les Mousquetiers ("The Musketeers").

## Career

Thérier's first international victory came at the wheel of an Alpine A110, at the Rallye Sanremo and the Acropolis Rally in 1970. He won the same two events again in 1973, along with the 1973 Rallye de Portugal, 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.
Thérier also won a half-dozen national, French rally titles. He participated at 24 Hours of Le Mans four times, failing to finish in 1967, 1969, and 1977, and finishing tenth in 1968 while winning the Index of Thermal Efficiency.
He participated in the Monte Carlo Rally 13 times between 1969 and 1984, with second place in 1971 as best result there. His career lasted until early 1985 when he suffered severe injuries while participating in the 1985 Paris to Dakar rally. He died on 31 July 2019 at the age of 73 after a long illness.

## Results
### WRC victories

    #  Event Season Co-driver Car 1 7º TAP Rallye de Portugal 1973 Jacques Jaubert Alpine-Renault A110 1800 2 21st Acropolis Rally 1973 Christian Delferrier Alpine-Renault A110 1800 3 15º Rallye Sanremo 1973 Jacques Jaubert Alpine-Renault A110 1800 4 26th Press-on-Regardless Rally 1974 Christian Delferrier Renault 17 Gordini 5 24ème Tour de Corse - Rallye de France 1980 Michel Vial Porsche 911 SC

### Complete IMC results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 1970 | Alpine Renault | Alpine-Renault A110 1600 | MON Ret | SWE | ITA 1 | KEN | AUT Ret | GRE 1 | GBR Ret | | |
| 1971 | Alpine Renault | Alpine-Renault A110 1600 | MON 2 | SWE Ret | ITA Ret | KEN | MAR | AUT Ret | GRE Ret | GBR Ret | |
| 1972 | Alpine Renault | Alpine-Renault A110 1600 | MON ? | | KEN | MAR Ret | GRE | AUT | ITA Ret | USA | GBR |
| 1972 | Alpine Renault | Renault 12 Gordini | | SWE Ret | | | | | | | |

### Complete WRC results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | WDC | Points |
| 1973 | Alpine-Renault | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | MON 5 | SWE 3 | POR 1 | KEN | | GRE 1 | POL EX | FIN | AUT | ITA 1 | USA | GBR ret | FRA 3 | N/A | N/A |
| 1973 | Alpine-Renault | Alpine-Renault A110 1600S | | | | | MOR 7 | | | | | | | | | N/A | N/A |
| 1974 | Alpine-Renault | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | MON C | SWE C | POR | KEN Ret | GRE C | FIN | ITA | CAN | | | | | | N/A | N/A |
| 1974 | Alpine-Renault | Renault 17 Gordini | | | | | | | | | USA 1 | GBR | | | | N/A | N/A |
| 1974 | Alpine-Renault | Alpine-Renault A310 1800 | | | | | | | | | | | FRA 3 | | | N/A | N/A |
| 1975 | Alpine-Renault | Alpine-Renault A310 1800 | MON Ret | SWE | | | | | | | FRA Ret | GBR | | | | N/A | N/A |
| 1975 | Alpine-Renault | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | | | KEN Ret | GRE | MOR | POR | FIN | ITA 3 | | | | | | N/A | N/A |
| 1976 | Alpine-Renault | Alpine-Renault A310 1800 | MON Ret | SWE | POR | KEN | GRE | MOR | FIN | ITA | FRA | | | | | N/A | N/A |
| 1976 | Team Toyota | Toyota Celica 2000 GT (RA21) | | | | | | | | | | GBR Ret | | | | N/A | N/A |
| 1977 | Team Toyota | Toyota Celica 2000 GT (RA21) | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | NZL | GRE | FIN | CAN | ITA | FRA Ret | GBR Ret | | | NC | 0 |
| 1978 | Toyota | Toyota Celica 2000 GT (RA21) | MON | SWE OTL | KEN | POR Ret | GRE Ret | FIN | CAN | ITA | CIV | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1978 | Toyota | Toyota Celica 2000 GT (RA40) | | | | | | | | | | | GBR Ret | | | NC | 0 |
| 1978 | British Leyland Cars | Triumph TR7 V8 | | | | | | | | | | FRA Ret | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1979 | Cresson S.A. | Volkswagen Golf GTi | MON 97 | | | | | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1979 | Toyota Team Europe | Toyota Celica 2000 GT (RA40) | | SWE Ret | POR Ret | KEN | GRE Ret | NZL | FIN | CAN | ITA | FRA | GBR Ret | CIV Ret | | NC | 0 |
| 1980 | BP Racing Volkswagen Sport | Volkswagen Golf GTi | MON Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | 20 |
| 1980 | Toyota Team Europe | Toyota Celica 2000 GT (RA40) | | SWE | POR Ret | KEN | GRE Ret | ARG | FIN | NZL | ITA | | | | | 12th | 20 |
| 1980 | Alméras/Esso | Porsche 911 SC | | | | | | | | | | FRA 1 | GBR | CIV | | 12th | 20 |
| 1981 | Eminence Alméras | Porsche 911 SC | MON 95 | SWE | POR Ret | KEN | FRA Ret | GRE | ARG | BRA | FIN | ITA Ret | CIV | GBR | | NC | 0 |
| 1982 | Eminence Alméras | Porsche 911 SC | MON 3 | SWE | POR Ret | KEN | | | | | | | | | | 15th | 12 |
| 1982 | Renault Elf | Renault 5 Turbo | | | | | FRA Ret | GRE | NZL | BRA | FIN | ITA | CIV | GBR | | 15th | 12 |
| 1983 | Renault Elf | Renault 5 Turbo | MON Ret | SWE | POR Ret | KEN | FRA Ret | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN | ITA | CIV | GBR | | NC | 0 |
| 1984 | Renault Elf | Renault 5 Turbo | MON 4 | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN | ITA | CIV | GBR | | 19th | 10 |