Jutta Kleinschmidt (born 29 August 1962) is a German competitor of
offroad automotive racing events. She is known for her numerous showings in the
Paris Dakar Rally, and notably for having won the event in 2001, becoming the first woman driver to win the race and the only German to win the car category.
In 2013, Kleinschmidt was named an
FIM Legend for her motorcycling achievements.
Biography
She was born in
Cologne
Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...
, Germany, and grew up in
Berchtesgaden
Berchtesgaden () is a municipality in the district Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria, in southeastern Germany, near the border with Austria, south of Salzburg and southeast of Munich. It lies in the Berchtesgaden Alps. South of the town, the Be ...
,
Upper Bavaria.
She studied physics at the
Natural Science and Technical Academy Isny and then worked at
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, trading as BMW Group (commonly abbreviated to BMW (), sometimes anglicised as Bavarian Motor Works), is a German multinational manufacturer of vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Th ...
.
She raced her first
Paris-Dakar Rally
The Dakar Rally () or simply "The Dakar" (), formerly known as the Paris–Dakar Rally (), is an annual rally raid organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO). It is an off-road endurance event traversing terrain much tougher than conventi ...
in 1988 on a BMW motorcycle.
In 1994, she switched to driving a car and, in 1997, became the first woman to win a stage of the Rally.
The following year, she was on the podium and, in 2001, she became the first woman to win the Rally.
Racing record
Dakar Rally
Complete Extreme E results
(
key)
References
External links
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1962 births
Living people
German female racing drivers
Sportspeople from Cologne
Sportspeople from Berchtesgaden
Racing drivers from Bavaria
Racing drivers from North Rhine-Westphalia
German expatriates in Monaco
German racing drivers
Female rally drivers
Off-road racing drivers
Dakar Rally drivers
Dakar Rally–winning drivers
Women motorcyclists
Female motorcycle racers
Extreme E drivers
Abt Sportsline drivers
Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers
Volkswagen Motorsport drivers
Cupra Racing drivers
20th-century German sportswomen