Drivers and codrivers who are more widely known for something other than motorsport

[Jarek Z]

Luc Alphand is obvious, isn't he?



https://news.eonenergy.com/news/from...sustainability

https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile...3-luc-alphand/

[WRCStan]

Dave Mirra - I'm not mad into BMX but when I was a youth I had a demo of his game, and it lasted as long as the Sublime song before you had to restart the whole thing, which is why this song is both great and forever ingrained in my head.

[htr]

Nicolas Vouilloz (born 8 February 1976) is a French professional mountain biker and former professional rally driver. Nicolas Vouilloz is undoubtedly the most successful downhiller at World Championships. 7 Elite Men's DH World Championships are his and he wrapped up his illustrious downhill career with back-to-back wins in 2001 and 2002. On top of that, he won 16 World Cup downhill races. There's a reason he earned the nickname "The Alien."


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Vouilloz

[Steve Boyd]

And then there are rally drivers with famous actor brothers called Rupert:

James Grint (https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile/17678-james-grint/) brother of Rupert Grint (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Grint)

Simon Everett (https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile...simon-everett/) brother of Rupert Everett (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Everett)

[atsiotras79]

Another Greek actor, Alkis Kourkoulos, has done a few rallies with a Mitsubishi…

https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile...is-kourkoulos/

[TWRC]

Norbert Rózsa, Olympic Gold Medalist in 1996 in swimming, was a regular co-driver in Hungary during the early 2000s.

[Jewy46]

Stephen Roche, 1987 Tour de France winner.

Did a lot of rallying in France, Belgium, the UK and Ireland in the late 80s/early 90s, as well as Monte Carlo WRC in the 1994.

https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile...stephen-roche/

[Fast Eddie WRC]

André Villas-Boas, the former manager of Chelsea and Tottenham, who stepped away from football to compete in the Dakar Rally and Rally Portugal.

[Jarek Z]

Well known Czech driver Erik Cais was a downhill mountain bike World Cup racer before injury ended his career.



https://www.fiaerc.com/en/drivers/erik-cais-2025-10-03

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1dvrlCmi9M

https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile/171652-erik-cais/

[saco0o]

brandon semenuk multi time rally america champ is also a really accomplished freestyle/mountainbiker

travis pastrana, also multi time rally champ is known by his motocross/supercross and freestyle stuff on xgames. tbf most of 32-40year olders have no idea he is a rally racer