Inès Taittinger
| Inès Taittinger | |
|---|---|
 Inès Tattinger | |
| Nationality |  French |
| Born | 7 April 1990 Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
| Debut season | 2009 |
| Current team | CD Sport |
| Racing licence |  FIA Bronze |
| Car number | 32 |
| Former teams | Kronos Racing |
Inès Taittinger (born 7 April 1990) is a French racing driver.
Biography
[edit]Inès Taittinger is an endurance racing driver. She runs for the CD Sport[1] team on the French championship: VdeV in the category proto endurance challenge, since 2009.
Initiated in Motorsports by her father (Hugues Taittinger) and her godfather and mentor Philippe Alliot,[2] Taittinger started racing at 20 years old.
In 2013, Taittinger took part in the 25 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps VW Fun Cup with the Kronos Racing Team.[3] In this race, she ran alongside other French drivers such as Margot Laffite, Arnaud Tsamère, Xavier Daffe, Pierre-Yves Rosoux and Fabrice Brouwers.
Since 2013, Taittinger is also the official ambassador of the city of Touquet-Paris-plage[4] in France.
In 2016, Taittinger will race for Morgan in the LM-P2 category at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
In 2019, Taittinger attempted to qualify for the W Series, but failed to progress beyond the evaluation day.[5]
Civic engagement
[edit]Taittinger was born with a heart defect. When she was three days old, she went through an open-heart surgery.[6] This experience led her to involve herself with the French charity association Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque.[7] This association raises fund to heal children suffering from heart defect all around the world.
Racing records
[edit]In 2013, Taittinger came first in the Albi race from the Endurance Tourism Trophy (TTE).[8] She also finished third in the Magny-Cours race during this same trophy.
For the 2013 season of the V de V championship endurance Series, Taittinger, with her teammate Kevin Bole-Besançon, came third in the 12 hours of Motorland Aragon race in Spain. They also finished fifth in the six hours of Magny-Cours race in France.[9][10]
Racing record
[edit]24 Hours of Le Mans results
[edit]| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |  Pegasus Racing
|
Léo Roussel Rémy Striebig
|
Morgan LMP2-Nissan | LMP2 | 292 | DNF | DNF |
References
[edit]- ^ "V de V Sports - Challenge Endurance Proto V de V : Victoire sur le fil de la Norma de Capillaire, Cavailhes et Gelin". Vdev.fr. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ^ "Inès Taittinger - Femme, pilote, engagée". Inestaittinger.fr. 2014-06-20. Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ^ "Fabrice Brouwers et son équipe de choc au départ des 25 heures de Spa ! - RTL People". Rtl.be. 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ^ "LUX Magazine 2014". Calameo.com. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ^ "W Series name 28 drivers through to the next stage". W Series. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Inès Taittinger - Femme, pilote, engagée". Inestaittinger.fr. 2014-06-20. Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ^ "Sauvez un enfant avec Inès Taittinger : Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque". Alvarum.com. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ^ "Ines Taittinger". Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
- ^ "Résultats". Endurance-Info.com. 2015-03-28. Archived from the original on 2015-03-31. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ^ "6H Paul-Ricard Protos qualifs : Triplé des Norma M20 FC CD Sport". Endurance-Info.com. 2015-03-28. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
External links
[edit]- Inestaittinger.fr Archived 2014-08-13 at the Wayback Machine