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 only 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 ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...
, 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 Berchtesgaden; th ...
,
Upper Bavaria
Upper Bavaria (german: Oberbayern, ; ) is one of the seven administrative districts of Bavaria, Germany.
Geography
Upper Bavaria is located in the southern portion of Bavaria, and is centered on the city of Munich, both state capital and s ...
.
She studied physics at Isny Polytech then worked at
BMW.
She raced her first
Paris-Dakar Rally 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)
* Season still in progress.
References
External links
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1962 births
Living people
German female racing drivers
Sportspeople from Cologne
People from Berchtesgaden
Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria
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
Extreme E drivers
Abt Sportsline drivers
Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers
Volkswagen Motorsport drivers
Cupra Racing drivers