Isabelle Galmiche

Isabelle Galmiche
Personal information
NationalityFrance French
Born (1971-11-19) November 19, 1971 (age 54)
World Rally Championship record
Active years2007, 2013, 2017, 2022–present
TeamsM-Sport Ford
Rallies10
Championships0
Rally wins1
Podiums1
Stage wins14
First rally2007 Rally de Portugal
First win2022 Monte Carlo Rally
Last win2022 Monte Carlo Rally

Isabelle Galmiche (Gal-MEE-sh; born 19 November 1971) is a French rally co-driver and mathematics teacher. As of January 2022, she is the co-driver for nine-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb, driving for M-Sport Ford in the World Rally Championship.

Rally career

Galmiche and Loeb won the 90th Rally Monte Carlo on January 23, 2022, becoming the oldest driver and first female co-driver, respectively, to win a WRC rally. Galmiche became the first woman co-driver to win a WRC event since Fabrizia Pons in 1997. She has been Loeb's co-driver on tests, deputising for his former co-driver Daniel Elena on a part-time basis, since 2012.

Rally victories

WRC victories

 #  Event Season Driver Car Ref.
1 Monaco 90ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2022 France Sébastien Loeb Ford Puma Rally1

World Rally Championship results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
2007 Dominique Rebout Citroën C2 R2 MON SWE NOR MEX POR
43		 ARG ITA GRE FIN GER NZL ESP FRA JPN IRE GBR NC 0
2013 Quentin Gilbert Citroën DS3 R3T MON SWE MEX POR
26		 ARG GRE ITA
19		 FIN
33		 GER
40		 AUS FRA ESP GBR NC 0
2017 Jean-Michel Raoux Citroën DS3 WRC MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER
24		 ESP GBR AUS NC 0
2022 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 MON
1		 SWE CRO POR
Ret		 ITA KEN
8		 EST FIN BEL GRE
Ret		 NZL ESP JPN 12th 35

References

  1. ↑ "Isabelle Galmiche". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Sébastien Loeb and Isabelle Galmiche have won the Monte Carlo Rally". Top Gear. 2022-01-23.
  3. ↑ "Icon Loeb makes WRC comeback with M-Sport Ford". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Sébastien Loeb Becomes Oldest Winner of a WRC Rally". Yahoo. 2022-01-24.
  5. ↑ "Nasser Al-Attiyah Holds Off Sebastian Loeb to Win His Fourth Dakar Rally". Yahoo. 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  6. ↑ "Sébastien Loeb Returns For The WRC's New Hybrid Era". Jalopnik. 2021-12-26.
  7. ↑ Howard, Tom (23 January 2022). "WRC Monte Carlo: Loeb beats Ogier to take eighth Monte win in epic battle". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 23 January 2022.