{{Short description|French rally co-driver (born 1976)}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Mathieu Baumel | image = Mathieu_BAUMEL.jpg | image_size = 200 px | caption = | nationality = {{Flagicon|France}} French | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|1|17|df=y}} | birth_place = Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France | relatives = <!-- list of notable relatives with line breaks --> | current_series = World Rally-Raid Championship | first_year = | current_team = Overdrive Racing | car_number = <!-- if known --> | former_teams = X-raid, Toyota Gazoo Racing, Prodrive | starts = | wins = | poles = | fastest_laps = <!-- if known --> | best_finish = <!-- if a final championship placing has been recorded --> | year = <!-- use piped link if season article exists --> | prev_series = <!-- previous series with line breaks --> | prev_series_years = | titles = Dakar Rally<br>FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies<br>World Rally-Raid Championship | title_years = 2015, 2019<br>2021, 2022, 2023<br>2015, 2016, 2017, 2021<br>2022, 2023 | awards = | award_years = | updated = }} '''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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://speedcafe.com/nasser-al-attiyah-cruises-to-toyotas-first-dakar-win/|title=Nasser Al-Attiyah cruises to Toyota's first Dakar win|publisher=Speedacfe.com|access-date=18 January 2019|archive-date=21 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121085714/https://www.speedcafe.com/2019/01/18/nasser-al-attiyah-cruises-to-toyotas-first-dakar-win/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.fia.com/events/world-cup-cross-country-rallies/season-2021/classifications-2|title=2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brunsdon |first=Stephen |date=2023-01-15 |title=Why Al-Attiyah has cemented his place as a Dakar legend |url=https://dirtfish.com/off-road/dakar/why-al-attiyah-has-cemented-his-place-as-a-dakar-legend/ |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=DirtFish |language=en-US}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Brunsdon|first=Stephen|url=https://dirtfish.com/off-road/al-attiyahs-former-navigator-teams-up-with-w2rc-rival/|title=Al-Attiyah's former navigator teams-up with W2RC rival|publisher=DirtFish|date=21 March 2024|access-date=5 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fia.com/news/new-partnership-de-mevius-and-baumel-secure-hard-earned-victory-punishing-heat-baja-spain|title=New partnership of De Mévius and Baumel secure hard-earned victory in the punishing heat of Baja Spain Aragón|work=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|date=29 July 2024|access-date=5 August 2024}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-31 |title=Renversé par une voiture, le coureur auto des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Mathieu Baumel grièvement blessé |url=https://www.laprovence.com/article/region/3655427006876614/le-coureur-auto-des-alpes-de-haute-provence-mathieu-baumel-grievement-blesse |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=www.laprovence.com |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brunsdon |first=Stephen |date=2025-01-31 |title=Dakar winner Baumel seriously injured in road traffic collision |url=https://dirtfish.com/off-road/dakar/dakar-winner-baumel-seriously-injured-in-road-traffic-collision/ |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=DirtFish |language=en-US}}</ref> Baumel also suffered severe leg injuries, resulting in the amputation of his right leg.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dirtfish.com/off-road/dakar/baumel-aims-for-dakar-return-after-losing-his-leg/|title=Baumel aims for Dakar return after losing his leg|date=February 16, 2025|accessdate=February 16, 2025|first=Luke|last=Berry|website=dirtfish.com|publisher=Dirtfish, LLC.}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barry |first=Luke |date=2026-01-05 |title=Baumel becomes first amputee to win a Dakar stage |url=https://dirtfish.com/off-road/dakar/baumel-becomes-first-amputee-to-win-a-dakar-stage/ |access-date=2026-01-06 |website=DirtFish |language=en-US}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Baumel, Mathieu}} Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Manosque Category:French rally co-drivers Category:Dakar Rally co-drivers Category:French racing drivers Category:French amputees Category:French disabled sportspeople