Nathalie Maillet

• Name — Nathalie Maillet • Nationality — Luxembourgish • Born — 11 May 1970 • Birthplace — Verdun, France • Died — 15 August 2021 • Place of death — Gouvy, Belgium

Maillet was born on 11 May 1970 in Verdun into a family immersed in automotive sport. Her father was a driver and her uncles directed a racing circuit. She married Franz Dubois, also a racecar driver. Maillet earned a degree in architecture from the University of East London before starting a career in which she specialized in eco-architecture. In 2000, she founded Churchill-Hui International, based in Luxembourg. In 2004, at the age of 33, Maillet became a racing driver. She participated in a number of events, such as the 25 Heures VW Fun Cup in 2006. Maillet competed in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series championship for three seasons under a Luxembourgish racing license, driving for the Racing Club Partners team that she and Dubois owned. She competed in the top Elite 1 class (now known as EuroNASCAR PRO) for two seasons before she stepped down to the Elite 2 class (now EuroNASCAR 2) in 2014 following her team's merger with Marc VDS Racing Team. In the Elite 1 class, she scored a best finish of 8th on the first race at Spa-Francorchamps in 2012 while she scored a best finish of 6th in Elite 2, which she achieved twice in both Nürburgring and Circuit Bugatti. She scored a best championship finish of 12th, a feat she achieved in all three seasons that she competed. Maillet retired from racing at the conclusion of the 2014 season and she began to take up promoter duties. She played a role in organizing and promoting the American Festival Finals at Circuit Zolder, which was added to the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series calendar in 2015 and is still part of the Euro Series calendar as of the 2022 season. In June 2016, Maillet became Director of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, succeeding Pierre-Alain Thibaut. She took office on 1 July of that year. Under Maillet's watch, Spa-Francorchamps began hosting the FIA World Rallycross Championship in 2019. Maillet also unveiled an €80 million dollar renovation project to the circuit that started its work in October 2020. The upgrade would see gravel traps being placed at La Source, Raidillon, Blanchimont, Les Combes and Stavelot and expansion of the runoff on corners such as Raidillon as part of Spa-Francorchamps' plan to host motorcycle races again. The upgrade will also include a grandstand at the top of the Eau Rouge/Raidillon hill and a new, shortened corner with more run-off space is added to the circuit at the Jacky Ickx corner that is due to be used for motorcycle racing purposes.

On 15 August 2021, Maillet was found shot dead at her home in Gouvy with her partner, Ann Lawrence Durviaux. The discovery came after she had missed a scheduled showing during that year's Ypres Rally. The investigation would reveal that Dubois committed the killings and then committed suicide after calling the police.

(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained)

• NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1 results • Year — Team — No. — Make — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 — 6 — 7 — 8 — 9 — 10 — 11 — 12 — Pts • 2012 — Racing Club Partners — 46 — Chevy — NOG 13 — NOG 17 — BRH 19 — BRH 15 — SPA 8 — SPA 21 — VAL 11 — VAL 13 — BUG 14 — BUG 11 — 12th — 445 • 2013 — NOG 16 — NOG 11 — 12th — 475 • Toyota — DIJ 18 — DIJ 14 — BRH 18 — BRH 16 — TOU 11 — TOU 13 — MNZ 16 — MNZ 14 — BUG 17 — BUG 18 • 2014 — RCP / Marc VDS — | VAL — | VAL — | BRH — | BRH — | TOU — | TOU — | NÜR — | NÜR — UMB DNS — UMB DNS — BUG DNS — BUG DNS — 32nd — 106

• NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2 results • Year — Team — No. — Make — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 — 6 — 7 — 8 — 9 — 10 — 11 — 12 — Pts • 2014 — RCP / Marc VDS — 46 — Toyota — VAL 12 — VAL 16 — BRH 21 — BRH 12 — TOU 14 — TOU 17 — NÜR 6 — NÜR 19 — UMB DNS — UMB DNS — BUG 10 — BUG 6 — 12th — 481