Inès Taittinger (born 7 April 1990) is a French racing driver.
Biography
Inès Taittinger is an endurance racing driver. She runs for the CD Sport 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
Philippe René Gabriel Alliot (born 27 July 1954) is a French former racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from to and from to .
Born and raised in Voves, Alliot initially studied political science before dropping out ...
, 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
Kronos Racing is a Belgian auto racing and rally team.
History
Kronos Racing was set up in 1994, and ran circuit racing and rallying programmes on behalf of Peugeot Belgium/Luxembourg. The team's Peugeot 306 GTIs won the Spa 24 Hours in 1999 ...
Team. 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 in
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
.
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.
Civic engagement
Taittinger was born with a heart defect. When she was three days old, she went through an open-heart surgery. This experience led her to involve herself with the French charity association Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque. This association raises fund to heal children suffering from heart defect all around the world.
Racing records
In 2013, Taittinger came first in the Albi race from the Endurance Tourism Trophy (TTE). She also finished third in the
Magny-Cours
Magny-Cours () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nièvre Departments of France, department in central France.
It is the home of the ''Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours'', a famous Motorsport#Motor racing, motor racing circuit (whose name is o ...
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
Magny-Cours () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nièvre Departments of France, department in central France.
It is the home of the ''Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours'', a famous Motorsport#Motor racing, motor racing circuit (whose name is o ...
race in France.
Racing record
24 Hours of Le Mans results
References
External links
Inestaittinger.fr
{{DEFAULTSORT:Taittinger, Ines
1990 births
Living people
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
French racing drivers
French female racing drivers
21st-century French sportswomen