Quiniou became interested in motorsport as a young girl while accompanying her father to amateur races, and began karting at age 14. In 2001 she joined La Filière in Le Mans, where she learned formula racing while continuing her academic studies.
In 2004 Quiniou finished third in the Rallye des Princesses driving an Alfa Romeo Spider Duetto. The following year she won the event outright in a Porsche 911. Also in 2005 she placed second in the Rallye Aicha des Gazelles and third in the T2 Diesel category of the Rallye Optic 2000 de Tunisie driving a Toyota Land Cruiser.
Her most notable international achievement came at the 2006 Dakar Rally, where Quiniou and teammate Florence Bourgnon finished 49th overall in a Toyota Land Cruiser — the only all-women's crew to complete the event that year. She then won the Rallye Aicha des Gazelles in both 2006 and 2007. In 2007 she also finished eighth overall in the Transafricaine Classic from Paris to Dakar, winning one stage and the all-female classification.
Running alongside her rally career, Quiniou competed in Classic Endurance Racing in Europe in a Chevron B16. She finished fifth in the 2007 championship, then won the 2008 championship outright, taking both the Proto 1 class title and the overall drivers' ranking. In the same 2008 season she was forced to withdraw from the Rallye Aicha des Gazelles after the second stage due to a mechanical failure.
In 2009 Quiniou and her partner won the Rallye Aicha des Gazelles, and she also participated in the 24 Hours Nürburgring in a Ford Focus ST, finishing 100th overall and third of three finishers in class. She drove a Jaguar XK150 in the Gstaad Classic Rally and competed in the Classic Endurance Racing series during the same period.
In 2010 Quiniou entered the Dubai 24 Hour in an Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 with Nicholas Mee Racing, finishing eighth in class and 49th overall. She also made her debut in Le Tour Auto-Optic 2000, placing 25th overall in a Jaguar E-Type.
In the 2010 Rallye Aicha des Gazelles, Quiniou and her navigator Florence Migraine Bourgnon were disqualified for manipulation of their satellite tracking system and falsification of the vehicle odometer. The race organisers had modified the rules for that year specifically to investigate suspected irregularities, prompted by suspicions surrounding the Toyota crew's record of three first-place and one second-place finishes in the event since 2005. The disqualification drew international press coverage and brought a definitive end to Quiniou's dominance of the Rallye Aicha des Gazelles.
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