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Michèle Mouton (born 23 June 1951 in Grasse
Grasse

Grasse is a town in southeastern France. It is a commune in France of the Alpes-Maritimes Departments of France , on the French Riviera....
) is a former French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 rally
Rallying

Rallying is a form of motor competition that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars....
 driver. She is the most successful and well-known female
Female

Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces mobile ovum . The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male....
 rally driver of all time, as well as arguably the most successful female in motor racing
Auto racing

Auto racing is a motorsport involving racing cars. It is one of the world's most watched television sports....
 as a whole.

She was the first (and so far the only) woman to win a round of the World Rally Championship
World Rally Championship

The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer....
, the Rallye Sanremo
Rallye Sanremo

Rallye Sanremo is a Rallying competition held in Sanremo, Italy. Except for the 1995 event, the event was part of the FIA World Rally Championship schedule from the 1973 World Rally Championship season to the 2003 World Rally Championship season....
 in 1981
1981 World Rally Championship season

The 1981 World Rally Championship season was the ninth season of the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile World Rally Championship . The season consisted of 12 rallying....
. She went on to finish a close second overall in the 1982 WRC
1982 World Rally Championship season

The 1982 World Rally Championship season was the tenth season of the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile World Rally Championship . The season consisted of 12 rallying....
 after wins in Portugal
Rally de Portugal

The Rally de Portugal is a Rallying competition held in Portugal. First held in 1967, the seventh running of the race, the 7? TAP Rallye de Portugal was the third event in the inaugural FIA World Rally Championship in 1973 World Rally Championship season....
, Brazil
Rally of Brazil

Rally Brazil is the largest rally racing event held in South America. Currently part of the South American Rally Championship , it has been incorporated into the World Rally Championship calendar, in 1981 World Rally Championship season and 1982 World Rally Championship season....
 and Acropolis, with only the unreliability of the Audi Quattro
Audi Quattro

The Audi Quattro is a road and rallying, produced by the Germany automotive industry Audi, part of the Volkswagen Group. It was the first four-wheel drive grand tourer since the Jensen FF of 1966....
 that she was driving ultimately enabling Opel
Opel

Adam Opel Gesellschaft mit beschr?nkter Haftung is a Germany automaker, part of General Motors.The company was founded on 21 January, 1863, and began making automobiles in 1899....
 rival Walter Röhrl
Walter Röhrl

Walter R?hrl is a German rallying and auto motor-racing driver, with victories for Fiat, Opel, Lancia and Audi as well as Porsche, Ford Motor Company and BMW....
 to snatch the title.

In 1985, she was the first woman to win the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb
Pikes Peak International Hillclimb

The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb , also known as the The Race to the Clouds, is an annual automobile and motorcycle hillclimb to the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado, a distance of 19.99 km over 156 turns, climbing from the start at Mile 7 on Pikes Peak Highway at on grades averaging 7% over both gravel and paved sections....
 race in the United States
United States

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Michèle Mouton (born 23 June 1951 in Grasse
Grasse

Grasse is a town in southeastern France. It is a commune in France of the Alpes-Maritimes Departments of France , on the French Riviera....
) is a former French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 rally
Rallying

Rallying is a form of motor competition that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars....
 driver. She is the most successful and well-known female
Female

Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces mobile ovum . The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male....
 rally driver of all time, as well as arguably the most successful female in motor racing
Auto racing

Auto racing is a motorsport involving racing cars. It is one of the world's most watched television sports....
 as a whole.

She was the first (and so far the only) woman to win a round of the World Rally Championship
World Rally Championship

The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer....
, the Rallye Sanremo
Rallye Sanremo

Rallye Sanremo is a Rallying competition held in Sanremo, Italy. Except for the 1995 event, the event was part of the FIA World Rally Championship schedule from the 1973 World Rally Championship season to the 2003 World Rally Championship season....
 in 1981
1981 World Rally Championship season

The 1981 World Rally Championship season was the ninth season of the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile World Rally Championship . The season consisted of 12 rallying....
. She went on to finish a close second overall in the 1982 WRC
1982 World Rally Championship season

The 1982 World Rally Championship season was the tenth season of the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile World Rally Championship . The season consisted of 12 rallying....
 after wins in Portugal
Rally de Portugal

The Rally de Portugal is a Rallying competition held in Portugal. First held in 1967, the seventh running of the race, the 7? TAP Rallye de Portugal was the third event in the inaugural FIA World Rally Championship in 1973 World Rally Championship season....
, Brazil
Rally of Brazil

Rally Brazil is the largest rally racing event held in South America. Currently part of the South American Rally Championship , it has been incorporated into the World Rally Championship calendar, in 1981 World Rally Championship season and 1982 World Rally Championship season....
 and Acropolis, with only the unreliability of the Audi Quattro
Audi Quattro

The Audi Quattro is a road and rallying, produced by the Germany automotive industry Audi, part of the Volkswagen Group. It was the first four-wheel drive grand tourer since the Jensen FF of 1966....
 that she was driving ultimately enabling Opel
Opel

Adam Opel Gesellschaft mit beschr?nkter Haftung is a Germany automaker, part of General Motors.The company was founded on 21 January, 1863, and began making automobiles in 1899....
 rival Walter Röhrl
Walter Röhrl

Walter R?hrl is a German rallying and auto motor-racing driver, with victories for Fiat, Opel, Lancia and Audi as well as Porsche, Ford Motor Company and BMW....
 to snatch the title.

In 1985, she was the first woman to win the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb
Pikes Peak International Hillclimb

The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb , also known as the The Race to the Clouds, is an annual automobile and motorcycle hillclimb to the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado, a distance of 19.99 km over 156 turns, climbing from the start at Mile 7 on Pikes Peak Highway at on grades averaging 7% over both gravel and paved sections....
 race in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. Mouton effectively quit rallying after the Group B
Group B

The Group B referred to a set of regulations introduced in 1982 for competition vehicles in sportscar racing and rally racing regulated by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile....
 category was banned in late 1986, both unwilling to take part in a new, slower championship under Group A
Group A

In relation to motorsport governed by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile, Group A referred to a set of regulations providing production-derived vehicles for outright competition....
 rules, and eager to start a family. However, she was to be a key figure in the organization of the rallying Race of Champions
Race of Champions

The Race of Champions is an international motorsport event held at the end of each year, featuring some of the world's best auto racing and Rallying drivers....
 in 1988, in memory of Henri Toivonen
Henri Toivonen

Henri Toivonen was a Finland rallying driver born in Jyv?skyl?, the home of Rally Finland. His father, Pauli Toivonen, was the 1968 European Rally Championship for Porsche and his brother, Harri Toivonen, became a professional circuit racing....
.

She also has taken part in the 1975 24 Hours of Le Mans
1975 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 1975 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 43rd Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 14 and June 15, 1975....
, in an all-female team.

In 2000, she finished 2nd driving a Porsche 911
Porsche 911

The Porsche 911 is a sports car made by Porsche Aktiengesellschaft of Stuttgart, Germany. The famous, distinctive, and durable design is notable for being rear engined like the Porsche-designed Volkswagen Beetle it had been based on....
 in the London-Sydney Marathon
London-Sydney Marathon

The London-Sydney Marathon is a rally racing event from the United Kingdom to Australia. It was first run in 1968, a second event was organised in 1977 and a third in 1993 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the original....
 with co-driver 1993 winner Francis Tuthill, behind ex-teammate Stig Blomqvist
Stig Blomqvist

Stig Lennart Blomqvist is a Sweden rally driver. Blomqvist won the Swedish Rally several times, and was the 1984 World Rally Championship....
.