Mélanie Clévenot

Mélanie Clévenot (born August 26, 1988) is a Swiss race car driver from Geneva. She is best known for running in British Formula C in 2011 before switching her attention to GT cars and TM Europe. Clévenot currently runs TM Europe, where she leads the championship by a huge margin, driving for Equipe D1, which is owned by Adrien Devereux's sister, Sabine. She is also known for her energetic personality, positive outlook, and fan friendliness despite her very short career in the TM Master Cup Series to date.

2012
Clévenot was in discussions to drive for Majestic Motorsports ever since the 2012 Round of France, when she was dominating the TM Europe race in a Gasnier. Her sizable sponsor bill led her to replace Rene Recamier in the team for the Round of Russia and the Round of Wales. Expectations of Clévenot were low, with many expecting her to finish well outside the points and to be outpaced by teammate Ryan Matthews. Instead, she took the paddock by storm by qualifying 9th and beating teammate Ryan Matthews in both of her scheduled appearances with ease.

Despite netting solid points finishes in both starts, Clévenot is not expected to be back in the #12 car, since the team is reportedly pursuing Mika Paasonen for the drive. Despite this, Clévenot admitted there was a team interested in having her drive for them in the future.

During the lead-in to the 2012 Round of Michigan, it was revealed that Clévenot would drive for Mitchell & Sons Racing in all remaining TM Master Cup races that do not conflict with TM Europe or select other GT races that Clévenot's sponsors wanted her to participate in (the races that she will miss, however, are not clear yet). The selection of Clévenot over an experienced driver such as Tony Durbin or Ethan Everett raised some controversy, however team owner Thomas Mitchell suggested that Clévenot's sponsors had helped her get the ride.

Since taking over the #74 car, however, Clévenot did not scored a championship point until Indianapolis. She dropped out of a podium position in Quebec after mechanical problems ended her day. Tire problems and inexperience highlighted her first oval start in the TM Master Cup Series and left her 3 laps down in 25th place. Clévenot will not be at the 2012 Round of Quincy due to participating in TM Europe. For the same reasons, she will not be in Brazil.