Mathieu Baumel
| Mathieu Baumel | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  French |
| Born | 17 January 1976 Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France |
| World Rally-Raid Championship career | |
| Current team | Overdrive Racing |
| Former teams | X-raid, Toyota Gazoo Racing, Prodrive |
| Championship titles | |
| 2015, 2019 2021, 2022, 2023 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021 2022, 2023 | Dakar Rally FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies World Rally-Raid Championship |
Mathieu Baumel (born 17 January 1976) is a French rally raid co-driver competing in the World Rally-Raid Championship. Alongside Nasser Al-Attiyah, he won the Dakar Rally five times, the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies four times, and the World Rally-Raid Championship twice.[1][2]
Baumel parted ways with Al-Attiyah after the 2024 Dakar Rally. He reunited with Guerlain Chicherit, with whom he ran the 2005 and 2006 Dakar Rallies, for the BP Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal later that year followed by working with Guillaume de Mévius.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nasser Al-Attiyah cruises to Toyota's first Dakar win". Speedacfe.com. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ 2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies
- ^ Brunsdon, Stephen (21 March 2024). "Al-Attiyah's former navigator teams-up with W2RC rival". DirtFish. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "New partnership of De Mévius and Baumel secure hard-earned victory in the punishing heat of Baja Spain Aragón". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.