curated by GRRL! updated: January 28, 2026

Bio Excerpt: Armelle Henry took an eighteen-year break from motorsports and came back swinging harder than ever. The French navigator returned in 2025 to tackle the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship’s Challenger T3 category alongside Alexandre Giroud, trading regional French rallies for some of the planet’s most punishing terrain.... (full bio below ↓↓)

Armelle Henry

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(last updated January 27, 2026

French navigator Armelle Henry is carving out her place in the brutal world of rally-raid racing, competing in the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship’s Challenger T3 category alongside driver Alexandre Giroud.

EARLY YEARS

Information about Henry’s birthdate and early life is not available in the provided research. Her motorsports journey appears to have begun at the regional level in France, with her first documented appearance in competition dating back to 2007 at the Rallye Régional d’Autun, where she served as co-driver.

OTHER INTERESTS

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EARLY SUCCESS

Henry’s early career saw her competing in regional French rallying events before making the significant leap to international rally-raid competition. After nearly two decades away from documented competition results, she returned to the sport in 2025, immediately stepping up to compete in the prestigious FIA World Rally-Raid Championship. Her partnership with Alexandre Giroud, son of rally driver Daniel Giroud, positioned her to tackle some of the most demanding terrain and conditions in motorsport.

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

2007: Competed as co-driver at the Rallye Régional d’Autun in France[1].
2025: Competed in the Rallye du Maroc FIA World Rally-Raid Championship event with driver Alexandre Giroud, finishing Stage 1 in the Taurus T3 Max for Team Rebellion & Spierings with a time of 45m38s[2].
2025: Completed the full Rallye du Maroc with a total time of 19:31:37, placing seventh in the T3.1 class[3].
2026: Competed in the 48th Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia as navigator for Alexandre Giroud in car #308, a Taurus T3 Max for Rebellion-Spierings team, in the Challenger T3.1 category[4].

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REPUTATION

Henry has established herself as a reliable navigator in one of motorsport’s most demanding disciplines. Rally-raid racing requires navigators to guide their drivers through thousands of kilometers of desert, dunes, and rocky terrain with precision and nerves of steel—often while managing roadbooks, GPS systems, and timing in conditions that would break most people. Her consistent presence alongside Giroud in the competitive Challenger category demonstrates both technical skill and the physical endurance required to survive multi-day events where mechanical failures, navigation errors, and the elements claim more competitors than finish. As one of the few French women competing at this level in rally-raid, she represents a growing but still small contingent of female navigators taking on the world’s toughest off-road races.

FUTURE GOALS/PLANS

Henry is positioned to continue competing in the 2026 FIA World Rally-Raid Championship season alongside Alexandre Giroud. Following their Dakar Rally campaign in January 2026, the pair are expected to contest additional rounds in the championship series as part of the Rebellion-Spierings team effort in the Challenger T3 category.