‘Top Gear’ Presenter and Racing Driver Sabine Schmitz Dead at 51

After the sad passing of former Top Gear host, Sabine Schmitz, the team has confirmed they will honour her in a special tribute during the hit show. The German racer was known as the Queen of the Nurburgring and passed away after being diagnosed with cancer in 2017.

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Sabine Schmitz was a racing driver who was the first and, to date, only woman to win the famed 24 Hours Nürburgring race. She was also a star of TV’s “Top Gear.”Schmitz became known as the “Queen of the Nürburgring” for her familiarity with the 15.8-mile track in Western Germany.

Top Gear presenters Freddie Flintoff, Chris Harris, and Paddy McGuinness are planning a big American road trip after being forced to film Season 30 of the motoring show entirely in the UK amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

confirmed Schmitz's death on Wednesday, noting that she had been fighting cancer for over three years. «Sabine was a beloved member of the family and presenting team since 2016, having first appeared on the show in 2004, and everyone who had the pleasure of working with her on the team is in shock at this news,» the show said in a statement.

Top Gear presenter and motor racing driver Sabine Schmitz has passed away aged 51. The German racing legend, who was known as the 'Queen of the Nürburgring' after becoming synonymous with the circuit, had previously revealed in 2017 that she had been diagnosed with cancer.

Sabine Schmitz, the former host of U.K. motoring show Top Gear and best known in the car racing world for being the only woman to win the German Nurburgring 24 Hours, a feat that earned her the title the "Queen of the Nurburgring," has died.

German racing legend and Top Gear star Sabine Schmitz has died aged 51, it was announced today. Schmitz, widely known as Queen of the Nurburgring, revealed last year that she had been battling cancer since 2017.

German racing driver Sabine Schmitz, who is best known as one of the presenters on the hit BBC show Top Gear, has tragically passed away at the age of 51.

her tragic death was announced on Wednesday. Former Top Gear presenter Clarkson led the tributes, writing on Twitter : "Terrible news about Sabine Schmitz.

Sabine Schmitz, the German racing driver who served as a presenter on BBC hit Top Gear, has died at the age of 51.

Motor-racing’s Queen of the Nurburgring Sabine Schmitz has died aged 51.

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