| Jutta Kleinschmidt | |
| Birth Date: | 29 August 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Cologne, West Germany |
| Championships: | Dakar Rally |
| Wins: | 1 (2001) |
Jutta Kleinschmidt (born 29 August 1962) is a German competitor of offroad automotive racing events. She is known for her numerous showings in the Paris Dakar Rally, and notably for having won the event in 2001, becoming the first woman driver to win the race and the only German to win the car category.[1] In 2013, Kleinschmidt was named an FIM Legend for her motorcycling achievements.[2]
She was born in Cologne, Germany, and grew up in Berchtesgaden, Upper Bavaria.[3] She studied physics at Isny Polytech then worked at BMW. She raced her first Paris-Dakar Rally in 1988 on a BMW motorcycle. In 1994, she switched to driving a car and, in 1997, became the first woman to win a stage of the Rally.[4] The following year, she was on the podium and, in 2001, she became the first woman to win the Rally.
| Year | Category | Vehicle | Co-driver | Rank | Stages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Bike | BMW | Ret. | ||
| 1992 | BMW | 23rd | |||
| 1994 | KTM | 22nd | |||
| Cars | Dagmar Lohmann | 12th | |||
| Xavi Foj | Ret. | ||||
| Jean Boutaire | 5th | 2 | |||
| Matthew Stevenson | 24th | 1 | |||
| align=center bgcolor=cc996 | 3rd | 2 | |||
| 2000 | 5th | 1 | |||
| 2001 | align=center bgcolor=gold | 1st | |||
| 2002 | align=center bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 2 | ||
| 2003 | 8th | ||||
| 2004 | 17th | 1 | |||
| 2005 | align=center bgcolor=cc996 | 3rd | 1 | ||
| 2006 | Ret. | ||||
| 2007 | BMW X3 CC | 15th |
(key)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Abt Cupra XE | Spark ODYSSEY 21 | DES Q | DES R | OCE Q | OCE R | ARC Q | ARC R | ISL Q | ISL R | JUR Q | JUR R | 6th | 87 | |
| 2022 | Abt Cupra XE | Spark ODYSSEY 21 | DES | ISL1 | ISL2 | COP | ENE | 8th* | 4* |