Michèle Mouton

Michèle Mouton

Michèle Mouton (born 23 June 1951) is a French former rally driver. Competing in the World Rally Championship for the Audi factory team, she took four victories and finished runner-up in the drivers' world championship in 1982. Mouton debuted in rallying as a co-driver but quickly moved to the driver's seat, steering an Alpine-Renault A110 in national rallies. In 1975, she competed in circuit racing and won the two-litre prototype class in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. After being signed by Fiat France for 1977, Mouton finished runner-up to Bernard Darniche in the European Rally Championship. She went on to win the 1978 Tour de France Automobile and record consistent results in her home events in the WRC; the Tour de Corse and the Monte Carlo Rally. For 1981, Audi Sport signed Mouton to partner Hannu Mikkola. In her first year with the Audi Quattro, she took a surprise victory at the Rallye Sanremo. In the 1982 World Rally season, Mouton finished a close second overall to Walter Röhrl, after wins in Portugal, Brazil and Greece, and helped Audi to its first manufacturers' title. Her campaign the following year resulted in fifth place. With the team having four top drivers for 1984, Mouton's participation on world championship level became part-time. In 1985, she won the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in the United States, setting a record time in the process. In 1986, she moved to Peugeot and won the German Rally Championship as the first female driver to win a major championship in rallying. Soon after securing the title, Mouton retired from rallying due to the ban of Group B supercars. In 1988, she co-founded the international motorsport event Race of Champions in memory of her former rival Henri Toivonen. Mouton became the first president of the FIA's Women & Motor Sport Commission in 2010 and the FIA's manager in the World Rally Championship in 2011. Michèle Mouton was born 23 June 1951 in Grasse, a town on the French Riviera, close to the mountain stages famously featured in French rallies. Her parents grew roses and jasmine on their large property. After graduating from high school, Mouton began law studies, but would soon drop out and concentrate on a career in rallying. Although Mouton began driving her father's Citroën 2CV when she was 14 years old, she did not turn her interest to rallying until 1972, when her friend Jean Taibi asked her to practise the Tour de Corse with him. Mouton later co-drove for him in the 1973 Monte Carlo Rally, the first-ever World Rally Championship (WRC) event. After a few more rallies, Mouton's father suggested a switch to driving if she wanted to continue in rallying, and promised to buy her a car and give her one-year to prove herself. Driving an Alpine-Renault A110, she debuted at the Rallye Paris - Saint-Raphaël Féminin and then tackled the Tour de France Automobile. In the Île de Beauté, a complementary event to the Tour de Corse at the end of 1973, Mouton finished eighth overall. ... Source: Article "Michèle Mouton" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Michèle Mouton
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  • Birthday: 1951-06-23
  • Place of Birth: Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France
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Michèle Mouton Movies

  • 2021
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    Queen of Speed

    Queen of Speed

    7 2021 HD

    A documentary on the life of rally driver Michèle Mouton.

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  • 2022
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    Jean Todt, la méthode

    Jean Todt, la méthode

    7 2022 HD

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  • 2020
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    Heroes

    Heroes

    6.7 2020 HD

    "Heroes" tells the story of five legends of motorsport, whose lives are intimately intertwined and interconnected as they all scale the heights of...

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  • 2020
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    On the Line: The Race of Champions

    On the Line: The Race of Champions

    1 2020 HD

    On the Line - The Race of Champions documentary celebrates the 30th birthday of the Race Of Champions, from its off-road beginnings on Gran Canaria...

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  • 2012
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    Rallying: The Killer Years

    Rallying: The Killer Years

    10 2012 HD

    In the 1980s rallying was more popular than Formula 1. However the sport was heading out of control and the unregulated mayhem would end abruptly...

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  • 1972
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    Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

    8 1972 HD

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