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][2]

Mathieu Baumel
NationalityFrance French
Born (1976-01-17) 17 January 1976 (age 48)
Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
World Rally-Raid Championship career
Current teamOverdrive Racing
Former teamsX-raid, Toyota Gazoo Racing, Prodrive
Championship titles
2015, 2019
2021, 2022, 2023
2015, 2016, 2017, 2021
2022, 2023
Dakar Rally
FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies
World Rally-Raid Championship

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.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Nasser Al-Attiyah cruises to Toyota's first Dakar win". Speedacfe.com. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  2. ^ 2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies
  3. ^ Brunsdon, Stephen (21 March 2024). "Al-Attiyah's former navigator teams-up with W2RC rival". DirtFish. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  4. ^ "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.