Cathy Muller (born 21 November 1962) is a French former

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. She is the older sister of racing driver

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and the mother of racing driver

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Racing career

Junior formulae

Muller started racing in the

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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

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in 1983 and Pavesi Racing in 1984. In 1985 she raced in the British Formula Three Championship again driving for

finishing ninth. After a few seasons in Formula 3000 she returned to the

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finishing tenth.

Formula 3000 and Indy Lights

In 1986 she raced in

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for the first time, qualifying for four events. She returned in 1988 failing to qualify for the season opening race. In

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she moved to the American

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Championship after racing in one race in

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finishing sixteenth for the season.

Sportscars

She made her debut in the

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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 The 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 59th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 22 and 23 June 1991. It was also the fourth round of the 1991 FIA Sportscar World Championship season. Pre-race An entirely new complex along the front stret ...

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

Driver Database Profile

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