Mathieu Baumel Explained

Mathieu Baumel
Nationality: French
Birth Date:17 January 1976
Birth Place:Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
Current Series:World Rally-Raid Championship
Current Team:Overdrive Racing
Former Teams:X-raid, Toyota Gazoo Racing, Prodrive
Titles:Dakar Rally
FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies
World Rally-Raid Championship
Title Years:2015, 2019
2021, 2022, 2023
2015, 2016, 2017, 2021
2022, 2023

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]

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 followed by working with Guillaume de Mévius.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Nasser Al-Attiyah cruises to Toyota's first Dakar win. Speedacfe.com. 18 January 2019.
  2. News: Brunsdon. Stephen. Al-Attiyah's former navigator teams-up with W2RC rival. DirtFish. 21 March 2024. 5 August 2024.
  3. News: 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. 5 August 2024.