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Alexandre Stricher, (born January 18, 1980, in Vitry-sur-Seine, France) is an eco-rally driver and author specializing in automotive and motorsport literature.

International Titles
Since 2015, Alexandre Stricher has been a participant in the FIA Ecorally Cup. In 2018, he secured victory at the eRallye Monte-Carlo driving a Toyota Mirai. The following year, he triumphed in five events within the Consumption Cup, driving a Volkswagen e-Golf in the Hi-Tech Ecomobility Rally in Athens, a Hyundai Ioniq 28 in the Czech New Energies Rallye in Cesky Krumlov, a Hyundai Kona in the E-Rallye du Chablais in Aigle, a Tesla Model 3 in the FIA E-Rallye Quebec in Laval, and a DS 3 Crossback E-Tense in the E-Rallye Monte-Carlo. Additionally, he secured a victory in the Regularity Cup at the Hi-Tech Ecomobility Rally in Athens, driving a Volkswagen e-Golf with five different co-drivers.

Following his initial triumph in the FIA Electric and New Energies Championship in 2019, Alexandre Stricher joined the FIA Smart Driving Challenge, an initiative by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile aimed at recognizing the world's best driver.

In 2020, he claimed the world title, setting a record with 1507.319 points. The following year, he secured a third world title, becoming the first driver to win two FIA Smart Driving Challenge titles, in addition to a victory in the FIA Smart Driving Challenge France. Despite finishing second in 2022 during the finals held in Bologna at the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile General Assembly, including a win in the Automechanika Challenge and a Drive Well Challenge Powered by Garmin, he clinched his fourth world title in 2023 by winning four events throughout the year: Pop-up challenge Commuter, the Playoffs, Drive Change Today – FIA SDC for COP28, and the finals held in Dubai, alongside COP 28.

Other wins
Driving a DS 3 Crossback E-Tense, he secured several wins in the Gran Trofeo competition (Le Grand Express, What Time Is It? twice, Iconic, Challenge BMW) in 2021 and 2022, finishing second in the World Championship.

In 2023, Stricher competed in various national eco-rally championships, claiming victory in the inaugural Roma Eco Race - Memorial Fiammetta La Guidara in Italy with a FIAT 500e and topping the consumption category in the E-Rally Reguengos/Mourão/ Redondo in Portugal.

He finished second with his team, Equipe Bleue, in the Eco Grand Prix in 2020 and third in 2023, achieving a podium finish at the Eco Grand Prix du Roussillon in Perpignan.

In competitions organized by automobile manufacturers, he stood on the podium at the Volkswagen Think.Blue Challenge 2012, won the Challenge Nissan Leaf 30kWh - Col de Turini 2015, and secured victory in the 24 Hours Hybride Expérience Toyota in 2019.

In 2021 (Paris) and 2023 (Baku), he attended the FIA prize-giving ceremonies where international champions are honored by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile. In 2019, 2021, and 2023, he was also recognized by the Fédération Française du Sport Automobile with trophies honoring drivers who have showcased French motorsport excellence globally.

In 2013, Stricher won the Golden Blog Awards for Best Francophone Auto/Moto Blog for AUTOcult.fr, and the following year, he was a finalist for EnVoitureCarine.fr.