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Christian Lavieille (born 16 December 1965) is a French racing driver and former motorcycle road racer.
As a motorcycle racer, he won the FIM Endurance World Championship in 1998 and the Bol d'Or three times (1996, [1] 1999 [2] and 2001).
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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| 2002 |  Luc Alphand Aventures | Luc Alphand Olivier Thévenin | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | GT | 299 | 24th | 5th |
| 2004 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Luc Alphand Philippe Almeras | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | GT | 316 | 16th | 5th |
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