Mathieu Baumel

Mathieu Baumel
Nationality	French
Born	(1976-01-17) 17 January 1976 (age 49) 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] [3]}

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]

References

1. "Nasser Al-Attiyah cruises to Toyota's first Dakar win". Speedacfe.com. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
2. 2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies
3. Brunsdon, Stephen (2023-01-15). "Why Al-Attiyah has cemented his place as a Dakar legend". DirtFish. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
4. Brunsdon, Stephen (21 March 2024). "Al-Attiyah's former navigator teams-up with W2RC rival". DirtFish. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
5. "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.
6. "Renversé par une voiture, le coureur auto des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Mathieu Baumel grièvement blessé". www.laprovence.com (in French). 2025-01-31. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
7. Brunsdon, Stephen (2025-01-31). "Dakar winner Baumel seriously injured in road traffic collision". DirtFish. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
8. Berry, Luke (February 16, 2025). "Baumel aims for Dakar return after losing his leg". dirtfish.com. Dirtfish, LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2025.