Marc Lachapelle

Marc Lachapelle has been an automotive journalist for more than three decades, after starting as a motorcycle writer and photographer. He has been published in magazines, newspapers and web sites, in both official languages. Marc has edited magazines, websites and also worked as a commentator and reviewer for television. He twice won the Journalist of the Year award by AJAC and the association’s first photography award, repeating twice since. He has long gathered performance measures for AJAC’s Car of the Year program and is a veteran juror for both the North American Car of the Year and International Engine of the Year awards. After an early stint in motocross, Marc has raced cars occasionally over his career. Highlights are five consecutive drives in the 24 Hours of Mosport endurance classic and three at Targa Newfoundland that resulted in a Gold Plate and two proudly-shared Churchill trophies.