| Inès Taittinger | |
| Nationality: |  French |
| Birth Date: | 1990 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
| Racing Licence: | FIA Bronze |
| First Year: | 2009 |
| Current Team: | CD Sport |
| Car Number: | 32 |
| Former Teams: | Kronos Racing |
Inès Taittinger (born 7 April 1990) is a French racing driver.
Inès Taittinger is an endurance racing driver. She runs for the CD Sport[1] team on the French championship: VdeV in the category proto endurance challenge, since 2009.
Initiated in Motorsports by her father (Hugues Taittinger) and her godfather and mentor Philippe Alliot,[2] Taittinger started racing at 20 years old.
In 2013, Taittinger took part in the 25 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps VW Fun Cup with the Kronos Racing Team.[3] In this race, she ran alongside other French drivers such as Margot Laffite, Arnaud Tsamère, Xavier Daffe, Pierre-Yves Rosoux and Fabrice Brouwers.
Since 2013, Taittinger is also the official ambassador of the city of Touquet-Paris-plage[4] in France.
In 2016, Taittinger will race for Morgan in the LM-P2 category at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
In 2019, Taittinger attempted to qualify for the W Series, but failed to progress beyond the evaluation day.[5]
Taittinger was born with a heart defect. When she was three days old, she went through an open-heart surgery.[6] This experience led her to involve herself with the French charity association Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque.[7] This association raises fund to heal children suffering from heart defect all around the world.
In 2013, Taittinger came first in the Albi race from the Endurance Tourism Trophy (TTE).[8] She also finished third in the Magny-Cours race during this same trophy.
For the 2013 season of the V de V championship endurance Series, Taittinger, with her teammate Kevin Bole-Besançon, came third in the 12 hours of Motorland Aragon race in Spain. They also finished fifth in the six hours of Magny-Cours race in France.[9] [10]