Cathy Muller

Cathy Muller
Cathy Muller
	The Spice SE90C of Desiré Wilson, Cathy Muller and Lyn St. James at the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans
Nationality	French
Born	21 November 1962 (age 62); Haut-Rhin, France
Related to	Yves Ehrlacher (husband) ; Yvan Muller (brother) ; Yann Ehrlacher (son)
Previous series
1981; 1982-85; 1984,1989; 1984,87,91; 1985; 1986,1988; 1987; 1987; 1989-90; 1993-94; 2010	Renault 5 Turbo Eurocup; European Formula 3 ; French Formula 3 ; World Sportscar Championship ; British Formula 3 ; Formula 3000 ; German Formula 3 ; Italian Formula 3 ; Indy Lights ; Peugeot 905 Spider Cup; SEAT Leon Supercopa

Last updated December 14, 2024

Cathy Muller (born 21 November 1962) is a French former racing driver.^[1] She is the older sister of racing driver Yvan Muller ^[2] and the mother of racing driver Yann Ehrlacher.^[3]

Racing career

Junior formulae

Muller started racing in the Renault 5 Turbo series in the early 1980s. From there she graduated into the French Formula Renault Turbo Championship finishing fifth driving a Martini Mk36. She then moved to European Formula 3 driving for David Price Racing in 1983 and Pavesi Racing in 1984. In 1985 she raced in the British Formula Three Championship again driving for David Price Racing finishing ninth. After a few seasons in Formula 3000 she returned to the French Formula Three Championship finishing tenth.

Formula 3000 and Indy Lights

In 1986 she raced in Formula 3000 for the first time, qualifying for four events. She returned in 1988 failing to qualify for the season opening race. In 1990 she moved to the American Indy Lights Championship after racing in one race in 1989 finishing sixteenth for the season.

Sportscars

She made her debut in the World Sportscar Championship at the 1984 Sandown 1000 driving for Gebhardt Motorsport. In 1987 she finished seventh in the 1000 km of Nürburgring and raced in the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans where she did not finish.

In 1993 and 1994 she raced in the Peugeot 905 Spider Cup finishing fifth and second in the championship respectively.

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	DC	Points
1986	Hotz-Horag Racing/FTL	SIL	VAL	PAU DNQ	SPA 17	IMO Ret	MUG 17	PER DNQ					NC	0
	Oreca Motorsport								ÖST DNQ	BIR		JAR Ret
	Gethin Racing										BUG 17
1988	Pavesi Racing	JER DNQ	VAL	PAU	SIL	MON	PER	BRH	BIR	BUG	ZOL	DIJ	NC	0

Complete Indy Lights results

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Rank	Points
1989	McNeill Motorsports	PHX	LBH	DET	POR	NHM	TOR	POC	ROA	VAN	MDO	NZR	LS 9		24th	4
1990	McNeill Racing	PHX 12	LBH 7												16th	28
1990	Stuart Moore Racing			MIL 17	DET 16	POR 15	NHM 12	TOR 5	DEN 5	VAN	ROA	MDO	NZR	LS	16th	28

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Class	No	Tyres	Car	Team	Co-Drivers	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1991	C1	40	D	Spice SE90C Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8	Euro Racing A.O. Racing	Desiré Wilson Lyn St. James	47	DNF	DNF

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References

↑ "Profile". driverdb.com. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
↑ "Cathy Muller". Oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
↑ Barbé, Stéphane (8 April 2017). "La jeune garde française du WTCC" [The French young guard of the WTCC]. L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 14 October 2017.

External links

Cathy Muller career summary at DriverDB.com
Cathy Muller driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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[sref-1] "Profile". driverdb.com. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

[2] "Cathy Muller". Oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

[3] Barbé, Stéphane (8 April 2017). "La jeune garde française du WTCC" [The French young guard of the WTCC]. L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 14 October 2017.

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