Michèle Mouton REACTS to her Victory at the 1982 WRC Acropolis Rally
2024 ж. 8 Мам.
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EXCLUSIVE: Rally legend Michèle Mouton goes back in time with DirtFish to watch her victory at the WRC 1982 Acropolis Rally. Want to see more content like this? Let us know in the comments!
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00:00-00:39 Intro
00:39-12:07 Reaction
12:07-15:26 Memories and reflections
How has there never been a proper film made about this woman? Absolute legend.
They haven't made a movie because they cannot replace her with a black lesbian
@@davidaugustofc2574Calm down.
@@davidaugustofc2574 are you ok?
@@igbatious It was Funny, snowflake!
@@davidaugustofc2574don't do that...this is a happy place
She is the best woman rally driver in history I love to watch her drive I'm still waiting for the next Michele
best woman driver in motorsports of all time, period. Heck, she gave Walther Röhrl a run for his money, only few humans can say that
@@philippbehrend5559 Lets not forget Louise aitken - walker, she was another talented female Rally driver
Lia Block dude. She has a very bright future.
She's one of the world's best drivers, period. It doesn't matter that she never won a World Championship. She held her own against the best, and that makes her one of the best.
@@Stickleback she was definitely female. Not sure about anything else.
Its so sweet she remembers Henri Toivonen so kindly. "Good to see him so relaxed and joking..."
Yes they were good friends. She co created the Race of Champions in memory of him
After having done some pretty extensive research on group B and Toivonen, particularly his fatal crash, it's pretty refreshing to know that he's still remembered...
That part makes me feel really sad man.
He was one of the few drivers that respected her in that era.
People also don't give her enough credit for shattering a stubborn Pikes Peak record. It had been set in 1983 (five years prior) by Bobby Unser, who people thought was completely unstoppable with his continuous record setting on the hillclimb. Michelle SMASHED it by a 13 second margin, something nobody had been able to do in years.
100%! I mean, the balls it takes to drive that and BEAT a record is just monumental.
@@caprise-music6722hmm 🤔
@@caprise-music6722 Or in that specific case, lack of...
.... all French women drive like that!
@@genkiz7018 Back then, Pikes Peak was mostly dirt with very few patches of pavement and she was fighting hard not just against W. Rohrl but also against Ari Vatanen those were fighting to be fastest .. for her was twice as hard !
She drove during the most dangerous era of rally ever and scared the Hell out of a lot of the men when she outdrove them. She is an icon.
Do you believe in Santa Claus 🎅 too 😆😆😆
@@valiantone395 Your dad will never come back with the milk and cigarettes, it's been 10 years, you can let it go man.
@@JustAnUmbreon You like Satan Claws 🦞 too 😆😆😆
@@valiantone395who hurt you?
@@lukasadamson6091 Tell me how you really feel are you an elf? 🤣🤣🤣
The story of Michèle deserves a movie!! Edit: almost 500 likes?! Wow, so I am not the only one to have this idea 😊 (I want it so much thar almost one year ago I realized a small docu about her, because her story needs to be known)
YEAH. But I very much doubt any contemporary actress can play Michelle.
@@user-pt1ow8hx5l Oh yeah, literally an impossible role to cast. Pretending to be a racecar driver? Unthinkable!
Well Queen of speed is at least good docu/movie about her :)
@@Rentta yes, it Is😀 but I mean a a movie like "Rush", for the big audience
@@HeretixAevum kzhead.info/sun/fcpsibGZnWJ3h5s/bejne.html
Not just the best “woman” rally driver in the world, but one of the best “Rally” drivers in the world. She was remarkable!
Michele, we still love you (and remember you) in Greece. Your win in Acropolis was big news
She still looks fantastic and sharp-minded. I wish after retiring from racing she would have been a TV racing analyst.
she made that audi more special!
I'm a simple Rally fan: I see Michèle Mouton, instant like
She drove the quickest, fastest and most dangerous rally class to ever exist and not only that she dominated. Absolute legend
She didn’t dominate tho
@@GTAracingUK She was in a dominating car. That's it. Every other manufacturer had 2WD but Audi had got rid of the regulation banning 4WD. What a shocker, their 4WD car was ready that very year. 😀
@@steveroyer1628doesnt even matter because next year in 1983 they lost to the RWD lancia 037
@@Deadlyranger3 I've seen the movie. Lancia used a few tricks to win. 🙂 (good for them). One, unproved so unmentionned in the movie, was a fake rollcage.
@@Deadlyranger3 but we're not talking about 1983 when Lancia knew what they were fighting. We're talking about 1982 and the 4WD surprise box 🙂
4:37 when toivonen came on the screen, you could immediately see micheles face lit up, we all miss him!
This made me cry 🥲 Michelle was my fathers favorite driver I wish to meet her some day just to say thank you because she was the one who gave my family the passion for Rally ❤️
Me too!! As a single father of a bad azz woman (who happens to have a mother in law that was the Spanish rally car champion of 1984 [?]) and now a grandfather to an amazing lil’ girl I wept tears of joy and inspiration!! What a wonderful video and reminder of amazing women!!! Bless Up!!!
Its so neat seeing her smile uncontrollably at the footage of the cars just whizzing by just like we all do
not just a great woman driver, but one of the all time great drivers period.
God bless this woman! She is a rally legend!
Made in France 🇫🇷💪🏻
"It's like in Portugal" This made me smile.
Michele is an absolute legend. They really should do a movie about her, such an undersold story for this generation of motorsport fans - Great work Dirtfish!
She handled some of the scariest machines to ever exist. Truly legendary driver. Very cool to see.
Michèle 🤩
The last couple years, there’s been a noticeable push to highlight the history of women in Motorsport. It’s a really encouraging thing. The more of our brothers and sisters we have involved, the longer this community lives on. Thank you Madame Mouton.
Yeah it's absolutely amazing, I hadn't even heard of Michelle until a video from Josh Revell and I was shocked there was never talk (atleast in where I looked) of here until then
It's really good. I started watching rally after her time and I can't help but think it was intentional I never heard a out her.
Reversing into the finish line: Modern problems require modern solutions
My first "experience" with Michele was one year later Acropolis 1983. First stage Parnitha she was first to pass, the begining of the stage was uphill tarmac and I was standing on the top of a hairpin after a long straight. First you hear the Audi climbing up the mountain and then there she was approaching the turn so fast.., my immediate thought was "she is never going to make the hairpin", and she just didi it... Maybe I had this impression because it was the first car passing or because of the tarmac the speed was higher and the braking late, but still waiting to see Michele for the first time leaving you with this feeling was magical.. From all of my rally memories, one I will never forget. Michele always in love with you.
You can brake much later going uphill
This was so nice to watch. Can we get more drivers react to their victories? Michelle is pure class!
I love that there’s been regular content of her on KZhead
Toivonen , one of the very best - happy to see him again !!
The best take on Henri kzhead.info/sun/f71mc6qFoKRjhK8/bejne.htmlsi=TalATyYpwztCYFCy
I'm Portuguese and indeed she was my idol. Long live the Queen!
That's a shame she is more famous in Portugal and Greece than France. Truely a legend of rallye.
@@alexterrieur9639Agree. I work with a French guy who's about my age and never heard about her. Shameful indeed.
Kinda interesting to hear that the drivers all sort of traveled together as a pack. I really hope WRC grows more in the future (hopefully with more cars) to get that feeling going again
Its really neat to see a driver recount an 80s rally season. More, More!
I remember watching her on a very black night in pine forest in NZ......approaching on gravel with lights blazing to an acute onto tamac...disppearing into the darkness with flame out the exhaust.....this is engrained in my memory...the sound...something else
The queen of wrc
well yea, not much competition she had to that title :) Kinda tells you a lot about differences between sexes...
@@IShypernot really, she was one off the best between man drivers.
@@remcocraane3862 - there were not and are not many female drivers who can compete with males, so my statement still stands :) Also she had like the best car.
@@IShyper that car stiĺl lost against Walther Rohrl in a backwheeldriven Lancia 037.
You seem like a miserable person who desperately needs to hold onto feeling women are inferior to feel any little bit of importance because you can’t accomplish anything meaningful yourself. Sad way to live.@@IShyper
Madame Mouton... I wish you all the best and thank you being a part of my youth and inspiring me... ❤😍🇩🇪
The way she said she is so well welcomed in Portugal and in Greece made me smile,as a Portuguese national,i truly love Michele Mouton,she is a Legend here in our country,remembered as the iron lady of rally,she will Forever be memorized as one of the best rally drivers of the world here,and she will forever be welcomed and well received by us when she comes here. Portugal remembers the shows she Gave us,the beautiful driving she showed us,and the will she had to win. We love you Michele,you are a legend to us,much love from Portugal madame.
15:26
One of my first rally memories as a child.
When she shared some feelings about Toivonen I almost teared up 🥹
What's not to love and admire about this incredible woman? Legend.
that smirk at 3:18 is golden
My 15 years old daugter love any motorsports - F1, Motogp, Rally, Rallycross.... We need more women in the motorsport and Michelle is one of the heros that young girls can be inspired. My daugter has watched every video with womens behind the steering wheel and she is most happy when she see when a girl wins against all the boys in the race 😊 She inspired to one day she will be that girl 😊
I wouldn't say we "need" more, but if they want to do it, go for it. I've got nothing against women in motorsports. Let their skill at driving do the talking.
@@jonathanpinckney9227 I know what you want to say. And I agree. What I wanted to say is this - Im a father of a daughter that want to go racing. And perhaps more girls would be more inspired to go racing if they see a woman in the sport. I understand that the skil should be the most importand thing but if a young girl see a woman in a top motosport she will have more determination to do so. Also my youngest daughter who is now six years old is starter to follow the motorsport because she see her oldest sister and she want to be like her.
@@user-dr9qw1mm5m I have to applaud you for your civil reply. I for one think "We" do need more women and girls in motorsport and for @jonathan to be so blissfully ignorant that he thinks "they just need to show their skills" is to completely disregard how motorsport is simply not set up for women to succeed. Like you say, there are not enough role models. Not enough sponsors willing to take chances on women, not enough backing in most places. It's slowly getting better with a more organized effort but that will still take years to take effect. But once the sport is a whole lot more welcoming, then the talents will be found. And good luck to you and your girls, that's awesome!
@@AntiVaganza I'll admit, I am ignorant when it comes to motorsports. Is there something preventing women from succeeding in motorsports, or are you saying they should change the sport to cater more towards women, specifically?
@@jonathanpinckney9227 Ah, sorry if I came of as harsh, then. Yeah, it's mostly that it's just so engrained that it's a guys' sport. There are so few women in the sport - on any level, in any position. It really is a boys' club on the performance side (a few exceptions but not many). It's slowly changing, but actually as opposed to many other sports, the cool thing is that women can actually compete on an equal level. There are examples of girls beating boys in the early gocart classes and then the boys get the backing to continue to the higher classes (it's out of the reach for most families to progress past gocart without sponsors) and some of those boys end up world champions of F1, literally. All this, just to say, that yes, there are girls out that with the talent, it's just that they don't catch the same breaks as the boys and they fall by the wayside. It's slowly changing, the sport itself has realized something must be done, so there are programs now to get more girls into the sport - also on the engineering side - and to make pathways financially for the real talents not to get stranded. The talent pool is not huge yet, but that comes back to the lack of role models. If you are a young girl and you have never seen a female racing driver, it's hard to start believing you could become one. In tennis, basket, cycling, swimming, skiing, etc, etc, etc you will see women making a living from their sport and passion. Very few such cases - and even fewer high profile ones - in motorsport. But if the initiatives in place now stay in place and grow, there's no reason why there couldn't be a female F1 driver on the grid in 10-15 years time or so. Maybe a bit more depending on how big it becomes on the grassroots level of course. Statistically, I guess with a bigger pool of talent to get those special ones.
3:25 is he in t shirt???? The 80s really were something else
She still looks healthy and pretty amazing that still around to embrace female in motorsports Such a badass queen of rally
Make her a movie/series ASAP! Don’t lose the chance while she’s still here 😞 Such a beautiful humble soul
She is the definition of the word legend! I get such a good feeling inside of me every time I watch something about her. in this day and age everybody gets a shot even if they don't deserve it, you know she earned everything she achieved, so much respect for her.
A TRUE RALLY LEGEND!!
This was a great watch! Fascinating and informing. Thanks for making content videos like this! Hardcore rally fans love it
I love seeing her reactions as the commentators speak about her amazing skills. She strikes me as a very humble woman who is also very proud of her achievements
She's such an inspiration and honestly one of the best rally drivers to touch the sport. Incredible that no one has ever made a proper movie about her. ♥️
Such an awesome woman!
The whole video is superb! Feels like you're watching old photos with your granny but she's WRC legend😊
the cars where so raw back then, she truely is the queen of speed
Wow. What an incredible woman. Thank you for your incredibly hard work! You’re truly amazing and unique Michele!
So many forget Michele not only competed, but won at the highest level of rally. Modern organizers think we need a woman specific formulas and leagues, but we need to push and encourage our daughters to go out there with the boys. My daughter wanted to go in a go kart at 4 years old and ever since then she was in love. She has always been just as competitive with all the other boys who started that young too. I am so grateful she has a role model in Michele.
Introduce her to Taru Rinne as well - she beat Järvilehto, Salo and one Mika Häkkinen in junior karts. Also the first woman to score points in world series motorcycle racing
@@kurjahko I did a quick peak into her career and took away 2 things: holy she was an absolute monster and f*** Bernie eccelstone. But thank you I'll show her today :)
This is heartwarming to watch. Much love for the Greatest Lady of Rally.
oh my god the way she looked at those videos.. you can sense she has that nostalgia going on... i love her.. shes legend
Really enjoyed this, great insights and very humble! 👍
Another great @Dirtfish content added to the playlist! This type of video is very interesting, with drivers analysing previous performances and/or telling stories. Something to repeat soon if possible with more drivers.
The coolest grandma
Great seeing her today and lovely seeing the cars from back in the day.
Michel you are a legend ❤ When I first started watching rally I was about 6 or 7 years old back in 1982 I used to watch with my dad and I still watch group b videos to this day The Audi was a amazing car for its time and I’m sure you were so excited to be driving for a top team. I loved how group b unfolded in the 1980s with the 037 lancia and then that delta s4 had me hooked. Henry Toivonen was so talented and I will never forget that accident that took his life 😢 I stayed loyal to the sport when in the late 1980s came group A cars which was a absolutely amazing time to watch too. Lancia 6xwrc champions then it moved forward in to the 1990s and a whole new breed of drivers and cars.wrc has and still is the most exciting sport on the planet especially if you old enough to know ❤
I love Michelle Mouton`s Rallying career, what an incredible talented lady
What a fantastic woman. Her demeanor seemed to be always steady and resolute.
I can't think of any other woman in sports or motorsports who competed so strongly against men. She is a legend and a hero for me
That was briliant ! ❤️ Please make more Michelle
3:50 Roland Gumpert checking on Mouton. Amazing rare footage!
At 5:20 seconds she spins-out and loses about 10 or 15 seconds ... And she said her mom was on that curve ,,, and is always getting on to her about her time ... & that was incredible to have to explain that to your mother ... Love Rally ,,, THE FANS ARE THE BEST !!! THANKS ...
Awesome lady!!!! Love to see her smiling to her own young self. LEGEND
Quietly confident and modest. She is an amazing woman and should be celebrated more often. 42 years later and she hasn't been succeeded as the Queen of Speed.
truly empowered woman here guys, full respect.
It's really cool to have her do this commentary. Great video!
I enjoyed this so much!! Ms. Mouton, you are an absolute racing legend!! Great to see you!!
Imagine having her as a mom or grandmother... be pretty badass
She is an absolut legend! I'm surprised to see, that so few know of her and what she did for woman in the sport.
It’s so cool being able to see her smile reliving her younger days on the podium 🥹
This lady is a beast, makes me love motorsports even more. In a physical competition we don’t get to see men honestly lose to a woman almost ever. But behind the wheel, where it’s all skill, knowledge, and bravery, she showed she was the best
LEGEND.
WOW! Just WOW!🤩I thought I knew something about rally sport history, but this content makes me feel I almost know nothing. Thanks for the content! Of course, I know and knew, who Michèle Mouton was and is right now, yet I didn't feel the importance and scale of her achievements properly. Now I do (better) 😊 PS! I haven't seen such a good material about Henri. May peace still be with you, Mr. Toivonen - The Legend!
The coolest woman to ever live! what an absolute legend
Legendary indeed. Thanks for this video.
Jep more content from group B era,all the legends.Colin old fox, and the Dirtfish team has all what it takes.
Best rally car ever
Awesome car Awesome driver
Absolute legend, she was so beautiful, and still is beautiful in her old age. Amazing driver! ❤
Amazing woman and so humble as well.
Stop the best female driver comments...she kicked butt in the most dangerous time in rally... Group B! she ranks up there with the best.
j'aime la voir sourire quand elle regarde, se rappelle ces moments intenses
I've been working on a Tamiya 24036 recently, if you don't know, that's a 1/24 version of her winning car. This video came out right about the time. Thank you so much for this quality one! Thank you, Michele!
WOW just amazing and damn fast driver with a great co:driver..what a team!! Has to be done a movie about them!!
She’s just amazing and so lacking in nostalgia regarding the racing. Maybe it’s that “in the moment” attitude that made her SO fast!
The true Queen of kings
OH HELL YEAH. Michele is one of the reasons I don't assume older people are boring. Imagine getting into a conversation with a random older lady and her telling you a life story like this. Absolutely WILD lady.
What can I say. Legend. Group B. Enough said
This is a Group 4 base Quattro, the Group B Quattro A1 was introduced a year later.
@@kingtiger3390 she did Group B too.
This fantastic woman deserves more recognition. Petition for Netflix to make a movie about her please
It would be much better if the movie is French
Netflix would insist that she's actually a black Jewish lesbian.
Wonderful!!!! childhood Memories. Thankyou Michèle. & the Audi Quatrro
Please more of this please please please!
MMore women should participate in motorsport but to suggest that Michele Mouton is one of the crowd she's not... She was a legend well beyond everyone else.
Would love to see another women kick ass in WRC. Lia Block is getting better.
We NEED a movie about this legend. NEED IT. LETS MAKE IT HAPPEN.
The queen of the Rally ❤
Imagine you are her child and you just found out that your mother, who spends her time cooking in the kitchen every day for you, is a great female Audi Quatro driver and WRC champion.
-my grandma watch the exorcist when it came out - my grandma raced an audi quattro on 1982
So she drove like she was possessed?
no, i was trying to do a conversation when someone brags abaout their grandma,@@Pau_Pau9
Mouton and Pons made a fantastic team!!!
Love this era; racers and announcers keep it classy and respectful, racing 110%.
As a boy I had a black and white Photo of Mouton sitting in her Audi looking at some pace notes I think. To me it was a picture of focus and competency and I Idolized her. I never understood why we had to separate into genders for hobbies and sports in school and later in life. It is so boring and predictable to be inside gender stereotypes.
Yeah, well there are sports such as basketball and USA fiotball where menbare clearly more capable because of them being much taller and stronger on average. Some women, although verybfew, are of course capable of competing against men and should be allowed to