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- shares Sabine Schmitz, the German professional racing driver who gained fame as the ‘ Queen of the Nürburgring’ and ‘the world’s fastest taxi driver’ has passed away after a long battle with cancer. She was 51. Schmitz was destined to become a professional racing driver, growing up within the confines of the Nürburgring Nordschleife where her family ran the Hotel am Tiergarten. Schmitz turned to racing in the 1990s, and was soon winning races, including claiming the title in the 1998 VLN Endurance Racing Championship (contested exclusively around the Nordschleife) as well as win...

Former racing driver and Top Gear co-host Sabine Schmitz has died aged 51. The racing driver and former 'Top Gear' co-host - who joined the BBC motoring show in 2016 alongside the likes of Chris Evans, Matt LeBlanc and Eddie Jordan - has passed away after a three-year battle with cancer. She was known as the "Queen of Nürburgring" due to her familiarity with the German circuit. A tweet on the official Nürburgring Twitter account read: "The Nürburgring has lost its most famous female racing driver. "Sabine Schmitz passed away far too early after a long illness. We will miss her and her che...

Sabine Schmitz's Nurburgring Lap in a Van Is Still Wonderful Chris Perkins © Top Gear - YouTube In 2005, Top Gear turned a local Nürburgring hero into an automotive celebrity. Born in Adenau, a small German town through which the Nürburgring runs, Sabine Schmitz—who died today at 51—was at first a local legend. In 1996, she became the first woman to win the Nürburgring 24 Hours (and won the race the following year), but it wasn't for nearly another decade that she became an international legend. Her first Top Gear appearance was in Episode 5 of Season 4, coaching Je...

The Queen of the Nürburgring had been battling cancer for over three years.  Fittingly, the Nürburgring was one of the first to pay tribute to the late star. “The Nürburgring has lost its most famous female racing driver. Sabine Schmitz passed away far too early after a long illness. We will miss her and her cheerful nature. Rest in peace Sabine!” Sabine gained fame in the early 2000s after joining Top Gear UK, where she broke the ten-minute barrier around Nordschleife in a diesel-powered Jaguar S-Type, before attempting the same feat the next year in a Ford Transit.

Top Gear star and ‘Queen of the Ring’ Sabine Schmitz dies aged 51 By Motoring Staff Share INTERNATIONAL - German racing driver and TV personality Sabine Schmidt has passed away from cancer at the age of 51. “The Nürburgring has lost its most famous female racing driver,” the German circuit 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!” Sabine became famous after an astounding driving feat that featured on the sixth season of the BBC’s Top Gear. After tut...