Isabelle Galmiche

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Isabelle Galmiche
Quentin Gilbert Rally Finland 2013 Surkee.jpg
Personal information
Nationality Flag of France.svg French
Born (1971-11-19) November 19, 1971 (age 53)
World Rally Championship record
Active years 2007, 2013, 2017, 2022–present
Teams M-Sport Ford
Rallies10
Championships 0
Rally wins 1
Podiums1
Stage wins14
First rally 2007 Rally de Portugal
First win 2022 Monte Carlo Rally
Last win 2022 Monte Carlo Rally

Isabelle Galmiche (Gal-MEE-sh; born 19 November 1971) is a French rally co-driver [1] and mathematics teacher. [2] As of January 2022, she is the co-driver for nine-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb, driving for M-Sport Ford in the World Rally Championship. [3]

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Rally career

Galmiche and Loeb won the 90th Rally Monte Carlo on January 23, 2022, becoming the oldest driver and first female co-driver, [4] respectively, to win a WRC rally. [5] Galmiche became the first woman co-driver to win a WRC event since Fabrizia Pons in 1997. She has been Loeb's co-driver on tests, deputising for his former co-driver Daniel Elena on a part-time basis, since 2012. [6]

Rally victories

WRC victories

 # EventSeasonDriverCarRef.
1 Flag of Monaco.svg 90ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2022 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Ford Puma Rally1 [7]

World Rally Championship results

YearEntrantCar12345678910111213141516WDCPoints
2007 Dominique Rebout Citroën C2 R2 MON SWE NOR MEX POR
43		 ARG ITA GRE FIN GER NZL ESP FRA JPN IRE GBR NC0
2013 Quentin Gilbert Citroën DS3 R3T MON SWE MEX POR
26		 ARG GRE ITA
19		 FIN
33		 GER
40		 AUS FRA ESP GBR NC0
2017 Jean-Michel Raoux Citroën DS3 WRC MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER
24		 ESP GBR AUS NC0
2022 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 MON
1		 SWE CRO POR
Ret		 ITA KEN
8		 EST FIN BEL GRE
Ret		 NZL ESP JPN 12th35

References

  1. ↑ "Isabelle Galmiche". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Sébastien Loeb and Isabelle Galmiche have won the Monte Carlo Rally". Top Gear. 2022-01-23.
  3. ↑ "Icon Loeb makes WRC comeback with M-Sport Ford". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Sébastien Loeb Becomes Oldest Winner of a WRC Rally". Yahoo. 2022-01-24.
  5. ↑ "Nasser Al-Attiyah Holds Off Sebastian Loeb to Win His Fourth Dakar Rally". Yahoo. 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  6. ↑ "Sébastien Loeb Returns For The WRC's New Hybrid Era". Jalopnik. 2021-12-26.
  7. ↑ Howard, Tom (23 January 2022). "WRC Monte Carlo: Loeb beats Ogier to take eighth Monte win in epic battle". autosport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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