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]

Isabelle Galmiche
Personal information
NationalityFrance French
Born (1971-11-19) November 19, 1971 (age 52)
World Rally Championship record
Active years2007, 2013, 2017, 2022–present
TeamsM-Sport Ford
Rallies10
Championships0
Rally wins1
Podiums1
Stage wins14
First rally2007 Rally de Portugal
First win2022 Monte Carlo Rally
Last win2022 Monte Carlo Rally

Rally career edit

Galmiche and Loeb won the 90th Rally Monte Carlo on January 23, 2022, becoming the oldest driver and 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 edit

WRC victories edit

 #  Event Season Driver Car Ref.
1   90ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2022   Sébastien Loeb Ford Puma Rally1 [7]

World Rally Championship results edit

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
2007 Dominique Rebout Citroën C2 R2 MON SWE NOR MEX POR
43
ARG ITA GRE FIN GER NZL ESP FRA JPN IRE GBR NC 0
2013 Quentin Gilbert Citroën DS3 R3T MON SWE MEX POR
26
ARG GRE ITA
19
FIN
33
GER
40
AUS FRA ESP GBR NC 0
2017 Jean-Michel Raoux Citroën DS3 WRC MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER
24
ESP GBR AUS NC 0
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 12th 35

References edit

  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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