born june french rally driver competing factory team took victories finished runner drivers world championship woman compete level rallying debuted rallying driver quickly moved driver seat steering national rallies competed circuit racing won prototype class hours signed finished runner went win record consistent results home events signed partner year took surprise victory season finished close second overall wins portugal brazil greece helped manufacturers title campaign following year resulted fifth place team having drivers participation world championship level time won united_states setting record time process moved won female driver win major championship rallying soon securing title retired rallying ban founded international event race champions memory rival president manager career early life career born june town known industry close mountain stages famously featured french rallies parents grew roses large property graduating high school began law studies soon drop concentrate career rallying began driving father years old turn interest rallying friend asked later drove event rallies father suggested switch driving wanted continue rallying promised buy car year prove driving debuted paris saint tackled event end finished eighth overall driver debut finishing 12th rumoured good performances result special engine car passed inspection end year crowned french european ladies champion entering following season took seventh place successfully defended ladies titles competed circuit racing female team won prototype category hours recalling race said started rain remember started pass everybody running pits saying stop want passing results attracted major sponsor form french oil company drove 11th place retired tour debut newer ended retirement season signed partner impressed handling stating like big truck car terrible drive car prove successful consistent results finishing eighth tour fifth years row running high second engine died time drove car seventh place result achieved event outside world rally championship drove victory second place finished runner overall went win tour france following year finished drivers placed fifth standings fourth automobile cup drivers predecessor drivers world championship finished second french driver new factory team called signed world rally championship programme season described complete shock decision nominate instead established male rivals attracted great deal publicity rally car wheel drive gained enter rallies zero cars competitive entries debuted car rally october won thirty minutes times officially registered joined final round northern lights showed encouraging pace slippery surfaces initially found car comfortable switching left foot braking advised charge developing car announced participation events entered swedish rally lack experience driving ice snow competitive run ended begun withdrew event start apparent engine problems team later discovered dirt got fuel system started long partnership italian driver won seven stages took career best fourth place despite suffering electronic problems ended criticism signing female driver retirement broken set fastest times rally greece leading fifth excluded citing protested upheld decision debut high speed finland found hard rhythm changes recorded stage times finished 13th satisfied performance local newspaper described debut successful italy mixed surface event gravel took lead local star crashed held victory marked time female driver won world championship event rallying male rivals left earlier weekend confident lose woman recalled debut win interview remember win big fight right night reminded night problem brake pads lost lot time finished days rallying day night day seconds drove special stage night came hotel sleep hours sleep arrive special stage long look said forget stage rally crash hit rock won rally season ending great_britain continued good performances running half distance despite having uncomfortable competing rally practice allowed later incurred gearbox problems retired fifth place sliding road snow filled ditch later state rallying england car having fastest time rallying easy experience british championship rallying like finished season eighth place drivers championship fifth manufacturers standings season started big accident rally stage small town missed patch ice slid road crashing stone wall large house mph injured knee suffered concussion place set fastest time difficult col mountain pass pair injuries went debut running slid snow bank crashed teammate gone place eventually finished fifth portugal recorded stage wins way clear victory ahead toyota admitted competitive rally tried think large crowds right route trees tour match pace leaders finished seventh rally won ahead closed points championship leader event overshadowed accidents killed spectator commented afraid break car longer avoid hitting spectator new_zealand continued good performances traded lead soon regaining lead stage retired broken oil pump seven rounds second championship points ahead marred fatal accident brazilian driver featured chaotic conditions parts course successfully closed competition teams finish improved title hopes winning duel german lost wheel day lakes eighth fastest time famous stage placed seventh day following leg drove fast jump damaged landing jump wheels locked rolled car locked tight battle win recorded stage wins took settle fourth originally planned participate african marathon events found necessary enter penultimate round title battles start event received news father succumbed cancer house nice wish start rally day kilometres miles racing temperatures minutes clear nearly half hour ahead title rival said hot car estimated temperature inside car reached half led hour despite losing minutes transmission problems day struggled reliability issues lead minutes toyota hours hold reduce lead championship points driver seven best results counted championship time need place title win final day continued suffer mechanical problems complete fuel injection system changed time control arrived simultaneously went road rolled car drove severely damaged kilometres giving inherited win time world champion rallying having lost father losing title earlier conceded accepted second place championship doubt capabilities driver woman believed defeat performances edged second place result german win manufacturers world title inaugural gala won year award season started era wheel new teammate signed regular driver year row bad start season went road stage far home town hit stone wall mph car destroyed unharmed explained team boss later fame dodge photographer went record successive points finishes finished fourth sweden quadruple win early driving error sent snow bank portugal finished second ahead section totaling arrived finish wheels said totally exhausted effort eventually placed teammate events second drivers championship tour debuted lighter engine producing horsepower rally ended engine caught fire stage greece rolled car turn start rally new_zealand repetition previous year took lead seventh stage held engine failed stages row dropped fifth place championship finished rally argentina remain podium finish season lakes finland finished day seventh place setting stage times car later caught fire able continue event following advice driving lake string times eventually finished 16th stages dominated finished seventh suffering fuel injection problems season ending started held second place stages mechanic later accidentally fuel tank pure water resulted time consuming repairs eventually retired crashing placed fifth overall drivers championship beat drivers title lost manufacturers title triple win season added time world champion star line time role competing events time years enter rally signed event started year finishing second swedish rally teammate home favourite later stated finishing second fantastic rallying ice snow country like like dancing dancing background helped rallying soon started gravel liked nice feel car like sweden ice snow like ballet remain podium position arm failed caused turbo break retired falling victim team ranking order repairs expected long ordered championship leader fixed sister car debut new sport rally ended engine problems lakes placed ninth short day later crashed continued damage repaired service retired left finland pointless fourth year row late october signed contract extension slight mistake led dropped fifth went narrowly lose final podium spot toyota results placed 12th drivers world championship point outside debuted united_states driving usual driver main opponent got hampered flat right tyre won open rally category known unlimited record time placed second overall leaving specialised single normally dominated race programme limited season recent defeats sport factory team headed assigned testing development duties drove sport follower considered difficult rally car driven rallying asphalt agree limit gone far control properly tough drive car short competed world championship event season contested round campaign plagued reliability problems recorded finish stopped damaging jump technical problems led early retirement finished second welsh rally closing leading wilson transmission problem forced retire set fastest time stage dropped mechanical failure season ending struggled start crashed stages later event year long distance driven ill time start started tied lead toyota day incurred severe engine problems day seemingly repaired mechanics route jungle time sport chase car high speed service car retired faced accusations cars team withdrew finish controversy remains unresolved find proof media published evidence rallying year disappointment successful return winning event overall despite slippery conditions caused broke record thirteen seconds win irritated male rivals vocal loss said replied balls try race broke contract late join coming season contested events turbo captured year world titles replace newly recruited left accident nicknamed der temperament long black hair won events german championship including stopped severe accident formula driver claimed life driver declared winner secured german national title seventh penultimate round baltic taking fifth win season female driver win major championship rallying home events tour running eighth place stages soon retired oil pump problems given second evolution car quickly showed good pace held place teammate ran gearbox trouble tenth stage forced retire day driver crashed lead died seats remarked boyfriend stop group end days announced new regulations banned group following year october weeks securing title announced retirement rallying cited end group era reason decision stated good time stop later month crowned career winning event german championship cities rally ahead metro later career founded international event race champions memory celebrate tenth anniversary world championship rally drivers event originally included world rally drivers features stars disciplines formula nascar competing identical cars participated rally raids service team drove chase car transported spare parts classified sixth overall later took press driver finished second london sydney marathon driving teammate years reunited compete classic rally new_zealand competed finished second president stated years people asked women following footsteps hope commission help answer question attract support women areas sport having headed working group future rallying appointed manager serves nomination committee march candidate nomination inducted hall_of_fame time world champion personal life legacy announcing retirement rallying stated intention start family sports journalist daughter credited father support secret success loved driving loved fast cars think loved prisoner war years came opportunity compete came rallies mother came states mind try beat male rivals level noted rallying time important thing described successful female driver rally journalist historian credits driver females measure skills achievements moss different eras compete directly appeared drove swapped cars private test session moss driving regarded best described knight french president results
Michèle Mouton