Mathieu Baumel
French rally co-driver (born 1976) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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][3]
| Mathieu Baumel | |
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| 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 |
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, before joining Guillaume De Mévius at the X-raid Mini JCW Team.[4][5]
On 29 January 2025, Baumel was hit by a car whilst stopped to help the passengers of a broken down vehicle, later being placed into an induced coma.[6][7] Baumel also suffered severe leg injuries, resulting in the amputation of his right leg.[8]
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