Marguerite "Margot" Laffite (born 6 November 1980) is a French racing driver and television presenter.
Biography
Laffite discovered motorsport in 1995, at
Le Mans
Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Man ...
, where she saw her father
Jacques Laffite
Jacques-Henri Laffite (; born 21 November 1943) is a French former racing driver who competed in Formula One from to . He achieved six Grand Prix wins, all while driving for the Ligier team. From 1997 to 2013, Laffite was a presenter for TF1.
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racing in real life for the first time.
In 2011, she hosted the Dimanche F1 program on
Eurosport
Eurosport is a group of pay television networks in Europe and parts of Asia. Owned by Warner Bros. Discovery through Warner Bros. Discovery Sports#Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe properties, its international sports unit, it operates two ...
.
[.][.] She also hosts the V6 show, devoted to the automobile, created in September 2000 by Paul Chelly, for the
AB Moteurs television channel. In 2013, following the purchase of the rights to Formula 1 by
Canal+
Canal+ (Canal Plus, , meaning 'Channel Plus'; sometimes abbreviated C+ or Canal) is a French premium television channel launched in 1984. It is 100% owned by the Groupe Canal+, which in turn is owned by Vivendi. The channel broadcasts several ki ...
, Laffite joined the encrypted channel and became a columnist in 2013 then presenter from 2014 of the
Formula One
Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...
program on Canal+, and "joker" presenter (replacement) of the program Les Spécialistes F1 on
Canal+ Sport. The show ended in 2016. Since 2018, alternating with Thomas Sénecal, she has been at the Grands Prix with
Franck Montagny
Franck Montagny (born 5 January 1978) is a retired French professional racing driver. He briefly raced for the Super Aguri Formula One team in 2006.
Early career
Born in Feurs, Loire, Montagny started racing karts there in 1988, winning the cade ...
as host of the programs broadcast during race weekends.
Since 2013, Laffite has been a sponsor of the Association Du Sport et Plus.
Motorsport career
Laffite embarked on a career as a racing driver like her father. In particular, she has participated on several occasions in the Andros Trophy,
for which she won the Women's Trophy in 2005.
Other work
In September 2017, Laffite was part of the jury of the Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille 2017 competition of elegance. In April 2018, she participated in the Tour Auto Optic 2000 with Olivier Pernaut, son of Jean-Pierre Pernaut, with an
Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT from 1966.
Personal life
Laffite gave birth to a boy, Albert, on 4 February 2015, born of her relationship with Arnaud Tsamere with whom she married in 2015. The couple subsequently divorced. In February 2020, she gave birth to her second child, a daughter.
Qui est Margot Lafitte, la compagne d'Arnaud Tsamère ?
par Thibaut Lamy, sur télé-loisirs, en ligne le 11 mars 2020
References
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1980 births
Living people
Racing drivers from Paris
French female racing drivers
French women television presenters
Eurocup Mégane Trophy drivers
Asian Le Mans Series drivers
Saintéloc Racing drivers
Boutsen Ginion Racing drivers
Porsche Carrera Cup France drivers
French racing drivers