Jutta Kleinschmidt (born 29 August 1962) is a German competitor of offroad automotive racing events.

She is known for her numerous showings in the Paris Dakar Rally, and notably for having won the event in 2001, becoming the first woman driver to win the race and the only German to win the car category.

[2] She was born in Cologne, Germany, and grew up in Berchtesgaden, Upper Bavaria.

[3] She studied physics at the Natural Science and Technical Academy Isny and then worked at BMW.

[3] In 1994, she switched to driving a car and, in 1997, became the first woman to win a stage of the Rally.