Jacques was educated at the Molanès primary school. He has been a professional racing driver since the age of 18 and ranked among the top F3 drivers. In 1996, he joined the Williams team. He has been a F1 driver since 1997 and has won the World Championship.
Jean Michel BAYLE
Triple world motocross champion hence his nickname JMB 111.
Other notable victories, double world 250 motocross champion in 1988 and 1989. Victorious in 2002 'Bol d'or' and the 24 hour Le Mans.
Also an alpine skier, Jean Michel has been skiing on the pistes of Pra Loup since his youth . He demonstrated his attachment to the resort in June 2005 when he created a new mountain bike park with 3 courses of different difficulty.
Sébastien GROSJEAN
The French N°1 Player
Little Seb grew up in Pra Loup, initially rushing down the ski tracks, eventually he chose to devote himself to tennis. He became professional in 1996. He is the French N°1 Player and has won 3 singles titles and 4 in doubles. In 2001 he was a winner of the Davis cup.
Patrick LEMARIE
Pilot of formula kart in the USA
Patrick Lemarie is a French auto racing driver born February 6, 1968 in Paris. He spent four years performing testing work for the British American Racing Formula One team but never was considered for a race seat due to his lack of experience. His manager, Craig Pollock, hired him to drive for the new PK Racing Champ Car team in 2003. He scored two tenth-place finishes the first two events but was replaced after six races for Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca ace Bryan Herta. He has also competed in the 24 Hours Le Mans, American Le Mans series, Indy Lights, Toyota Atlantic and Formula 3000.
Christel PASCAL
Double alpine skiing vice-champion
Christel was a member of Pra Loup's Club Culturel Omnisport and grew up skiing at Pra Loup. Her speciality is the slalom. During 1996/1997she was champion of France, 1999/2000 she was the world number 2, 2000/2001 she was World Vice-champion. She stopped her career in 2006 due to a knee injury, which unfortunately caused her to miss out on the Turin Olympics.
Honoré BONNET
Illustrious coach of the French alpine skiing team.
Figure of the golden age of the 60's French skiing, the former manager of French alpine skiing teams supervised the famous names between 1959 and 1968, in particular Jean-Claude Killy. In ten years, France won 17 medals during the Olympic games and 16 medals in 1966 during the World Championships in Chile. He retired after the triumphant 1968 Olympic Games in Grenoble, and came to live in the Pra Loup resort, which he had helped to create in 1961.
Christophe MORERA
Dit dangerous momo !
Nicknamed "dangerous Momo"!
Whether on snowboard, snowscoot or mountain bike, Christophe is usually to be found somewhere on the Pra Loup estate.
Guillaume SBRAVA
The new prodigy from Pra Loup
During the winter 2005-2006 Guillaume Sbrava had a string of excellent competition results. Since his youth he has combined speed with free style on the pistes and in the rider park of Pra Loup. Today he ranks among the top ten in his favourite fields, which are the half pipe and the slope style. He is a rider worth watching ...
SNOWSCOOT PART ONE
The snowscoot team of Pra Loup
Now in their 8th year, Pra Loup is proud to support its snowscoot team, made up of some of the best 'snowscooters' France and the world has to offer!
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