Mathieu Baumel
View on WikipediaMathieu 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][2][3]
Key Information
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, before joining Guillaume De Mévius at the X-raid Mini JCW Team.[4][5]
On 29 January 2025, Baumel was hit by a car whilst stopped to help the passengers of a broken down vehicle, later being placed into an induced coma.[6][7] Baumel also suffered severe leg injuries, resulting in the amputation of his right leg.[8] Baumel survived the injuries, and returned to co-driving at the 2026 Dakar Rally alongside De Mévius. At the event's first stage, he became the first amputee to win a Dakar stage.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nasser Al-Attiyah cruises to Toyota's first Dakar win". Speedacfe.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ 2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies
- ^ Brunsdon, Stephen (2023-01-15). "Why Al-Attiyah has cemented his place as a Dakar legend". DirtFish. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ Brunsdon, Stephen (21 March 2024). "Al-Attiyah's former navigator teams-up with W2RC rival". DirtFish. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Renversé par une voiture, le coureur auto des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Mathieu Baumel grièvement blessé". www.laprovence.com (in French). 2025-01-31. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ Brunsdon, Stephen (2025-01-31). "Dakar winner Baumel seriously injured in road traffic collision". DirtFish. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ Berry, Luke (February 16, 2025). "Baumel aims for Dakar return after losing his leg". dirtfish.com. Dirtfish, LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
- ^ Barry, Luke (2026-01-05). "Baumel becomes first amputee to win a Dakar stage". DirtFish. Retrieved 2026-01-06.