Annette Meeuvissen

Annette Meeuvissen (born 12 April 1962 in Düsseldorf; died 5 December 2004 in Berg) was a German racecar driver.

Career

Annette Meeuvissen began her motorsport career in slalom in 1980. However, as Stegemann had one more win to her name, she was declared champion.

In the 1985 season, she drove for the Ford Gerstmann Racing Team in the 1st Division of the European Touring Car Championship. Together with Jörg van Ommen, she achieved two placings in a Ford Escort RS1600i

A year later, she drove in the Porsche 944 Turbo Cup, which was held for the first time. Together with Heiner Weis and Marc Gindorf, she competed once again in the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in a BMW M3 Sport Evolution in the A2 class.5 and finished the race in 17th place. After the 1992 season, she ended her motorsport career and worked as a driving instructor for BMW.

In Namibia, she opened a farm for homeless and injured animals. She returned to Germany in 1995 and worked as a flight attendant from 1996 to 2002. However, she had to give up her training as a nursery school teacher at the beginning of 2004 due to her cancer illness. Meeuvissen finally died on 5 December 2004 as a result of her serious illness.