Famed racing driver Sabine Schmitz dead from cancer at 51
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German racing driver and TV personality Sabine Schmitz died Tuesday after a yearslong battle with cancer.
She is estimated to have completed 20,000 laps of the track and is the only female winner of the grueling 24 Hours of Nürburgring race, having won back-to-back events in 1996 and 1997. Schmitz rose to global fame after appearing on the BBC show "Top Gear" in 2002 in a segment where she and host Jeremy Clarkson attempted to drive a commercial van around the track in under 10 minutes. She then went on to become a co-host on the show in a cast that included "Friends" star Matt LeBlanc and appeared on several other shows in Germany and the U.K.More Related News