Cathy Muller (born 21 November 1962) is a French former
racing driver
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.
She is the older sister of racing driver
Yvan Muller and the mother of racing driver
Yann Ehrlacher.
Racing career
Junior formulae
Muller started racing in the
Renault 5 Turbo series in the early 1980s. From there she graduated into the French Formula Renault Turbo Championship finishing fifth driving a
Martini Mk36. She then moved to
European Formula 3 driving for
David Price Racing in 1983 and Pavesi Racing in 1984. In 1985 she raced in the
British Formula Three Championship again driving for
David Price Racing finishing ninth. After a few seasons in Formula 3000 she returned to the
French Formula Three Championship finishing tenth.
Formula 3000 and Indy Lights
In 1986 she raced in
Formula 3000 for the first time, qualifying for four events. She returned in
1988 failing to qualify for the season opening race. In
1990 she moved to the American
Indy Lights
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Championship after racing in one race in
1989
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finishing sixteenth for the season.
Sportscars
She made her debut in the
World Sportscar Championship
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at the
1984 Sandown 1000 driving for Gebhardt Motorsport. In 1987 she finished seventh in the
1000 km of Nürburgring and raced in the
1991 24 Hours of Le Mans where she did not finish.
In 1993 and 1994 she raced in the Peugeot 905 Spider Cup finishing fifth and second in the championship respectively.
Racing record
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)
Complete Indy Lights results
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
References
External links
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1962 births
Living people
French racing drivers
International Formula 3000 drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
British Formula Three Championship drivers
FIA European Formula 3 Championship drivers
World Sportscar Championship drivers
French female racing drivers
Sportspeople from Haut-Rhin
David Price Racing drivers
Oreca drivers
20th-century French sportswomen