What is René Metge?
'''René Metge''' (23 October 1941 &ndash; 3 January 2024) was a professional [[rally driver]] from [[France]]. He won the [[Dakar Rally]] three times (in [[Dakar Rally 1981|1981]], [[Dakar Rally 1984|1984]] and [[Dakar Rally 1986|1986]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=René Metge|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/automobile/20070802.WWW000000247_rene_metge_un_parcours_eclectique.html|access-date=2019-12-08|archive-date=2016-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022091552/http://www.lefigaro.fr/automobile/20070802.WWW000000247_rene_metge_un_parcours_eclectique.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was born in [[Montrouge]], [[France]]. == Career == Metge started his career in international motor racing in the [[Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup]] in 1973. He got 28 points in the general classification there. In later years, Metge also appeared in the [[French Supertouring Championship]], [[FIA World Endurance Championship]], [[World Sportscar Championship]], [[World Touring Car Championship]], [[Porsche_944#944_Turbo_Cup|Porsche 944 Turbo Cup France]], [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] and [[European Touring Car Championship]]. ==Death== Metge died on 3 January 2024 at the age of 82.<ref>[https://www.francetvinfo.fr/economie/automobile/le-pilote-automobile-rene-metge-triple-vainqueur-du-dakar-est-mort_6280260.html Le pilote automobile René Metge, triple vainqueur du Dakar, est mort] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> == Bibliography == * [http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/rene-metge/ René Metge] == References == {{reflist}} {{s-start}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box|title=[[Porsche Carrera Cup France|Porsche Carrera Cup France champion]]|before=Inaugural|after=André Bourdon|years=1987}} {{s-end}} {{sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Metge, Rene}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:French racecar drivers]] [[Category:24 Hours of Le Mans drivers]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Hauts-de-Seine]] [[Category:2024 deaths]]