Jutta Kleinschmidt (at right in photo),
driving a Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero, has become the first
woman ever to win the legendary Paris-Dakar Rally. With codriver
Andreas Schulz, she captured the historic victory in suitably
dramatic style. Kleinschmidt pulled into the aggregate lead
for the first time on January 20 in the penultimate stage
of the 20-day, 10,000-kilometer race. Her overall time was
barely two-and-a-half minutes faster than that of fellow Mitsubishi
driver Hiroshi Masuoka.
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