Sabine Schmitz was diagnosed with cancer in 2017, but continued racing until several years later in 2019. By. Lindsay Kimble. Lindsay Kimble. Lindsay Kimble is the Executive Editor, News at PEOPLE.

Former Top Gear presenter Sabine Schmitz - famous for being the only woman to win the Nurburgring 24 Hours - has died aged 51. Schmitz said last year that she had been diagnosed with cancer in 2017.

NURBURG, Germany -- Sabine Schmitz, the first and only female race car driver to win the annual 24-hour race on the famed Nurburgring circuit and a renowned TV personality, has died. She was 51.