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Michèle Mouton

ミシェル・ムートン　/　みしぇる・むーとん

Rally driver from France

June 23, 1951 (age 74)　・　Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Alpes-Maritimes
rally driver

My Take

Michele Mouton is a flat-out legend to me. Born in Grasse in 1951, she won World Rally Championship rounds and finished runner-up in the 1982 drivers' championship for Audi, driving in the lethal Group B era against a grid of men. Beating that field on pure pace, in a time when she'd have been doubted just for being a woman, is the kind of statement I never tire of. After racing she stayed in motorsport and helped open doors for others. She broke the gender barrier with the throttle pinned, and that combination of speed and resolve is just thrilling.

Overview

Michèle Hélène Raymonde 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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Michèle Mouton
Name (Japanese): ミシェル・ムートン
Reading: みしぇる・むーとん
Born: June 23, 1951 (age 74)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Rabbit
Origin: Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: rally driver

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3

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