‘Top Gear’ Presenter and Racing Driver Sabine Schmitz Dies at 51
“Top Gear” presenter and famed racing driver Sabine Schmitz has died following a battle with cancer. She was 51.
Schmitz is best known for winning Germany’s Nurburgring Nordschleife, one of the toughest racing circuits in the world, in 1996 and 1997, the only woman to do so. She is known as the “Queen of the Nurburgring.”
Schmitz appeared on BBC’s “Top Gear” in 2004, where she drove around the track in a van. In 2016, she became a presenter on the show with Chris Evans.
“The Nurburgring has lost its most famous female racing driver,” the track said in a statement. “Sabine Schmitz passed away far too early after a long illness. We will miss her and her cheerful nature. Rest in peace Sabine.”
Former “Top Gear” presenter Jeremy Clarkson tweeted: “Terrible news about Sabine Schmitz. Such a sunny person and so full of beans.”
Terrible news about Sabine Schmitz. Such a sunny...
Schmitz is best known for winning Germany’s Nurburgring Nordschleife, one of the toughest racing circuits in the world, in 1996 and 1997, the only woman to do so. She is known as the “Queen of the Nurburgring.”
Schmitz appeared on BBC’s “Top Gear” in 2004, where she drove around the track in a van. In 2016, she became a presenter on the show with Chris Evans.
“The Nurburgring has lost its most famous female racing driver,” the track said in a statement. “Sabine Schmitz passed away far too early after a long illness. We will miss her and her cheerful nature. Rest in peace Sabine.”
Former “Top Gear” presenter Jeremy Clarkson tweeted: “Terrible news about Sabine Schmitz. Such a sunny person and so full of beans.”
Terrible news about Sabine Schmitz. Such a sunny...
- 3/17/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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