List of female Formula One drivers

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Five women racing drivers have entered at least one Grand Prix, although only two of them ever qualified and started a race. The woman who competed in the most Grands Prix is Lella Lombardi, with 17 entries and 12 starts.

Desiré Wilson became the only woman to win a Formula One race of any kind when she won at Brands Hatch in the British Aurora F1 series on 7 April 1980. As a result of this achievement, she has a grandstand at Brands Hatch named after her.[1]

Historic

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Lombardi: first and only woman to score points.

The women's history in Formula One was pioneered by Italian Maria Teresa de Filippis that among the seasons of 1958 and 1959, she enrolled in five races[2] and started three[2] having as best result a tenth position in 1958 Belgian Grand Prix.[3][4] In the following race, the race director denied his involvement, saying that “the only helmet that a woman should use is the hairdresser.”[5][6] Maria ended her career at the Monaco Grand Prix the following year.

After fifteen years without any women in the category, there was the participation of another Italian, Lella Lombardi, who competed in three seasons, from 1974 to 1976. She signed up in seventeen races and started twelve having her best result in 1975 Spanish Grand Prix where Lombardi finished in sixth. With the race being stopped before three-fourths of the scheduled race distance was reached, only half points were awarded. Lella became the first and so far only woman to score points towards the World Championship.[7][8][9][10]

In 1976 the English Divina Galica tried to qualify for the British Grand Prix. This was the only Formula One Grand Prix in which multiple female racers (Lombardi and Galica) were entered, but both failed.[8][11][12][10]

In 1980, the South African Desiré Wilson tried to qualify for the British Grand Prix, not succeeding. In the same year she became the only woman to win a Formula One race of any kind when she won at Brands Hatch in the British Aurora F1 series on 7 April 1980. As a result of this achievement, Wilson has a grandstand at Brands Hatch named after her.[1][13]

The last woman to try to compete in a Formula One Grand Prix was Italian Giovanna Amati in 1992. She tried to qualify for three races, but failed in all attempts. She was replaced by Damon Hill, who also failed to classify the car in the following races.[14][15][16]

Drivers

Official drivers

Drivers listed in this table are those who have entered a Grand Prix. Actual starts are stated in brackets.

# Name Seasons Teams Entries
(starts)		 Points
1 FilippisItaly Maria Teresa de Filippis 1958–1959 Maserati, Behra-Porsche 05 (3) 40
2 LombardiItaly Lella Lombardi 1974–1976 March, RAM, Williams 17 (12) 50.5
3 GalicaUnited Kingdom Divina Galica 1976, 1978 Surtees, Hesketh 03 (0) 2–
4 WilsonSouth Africa Desiré Wilson 1980 Williams 01 (0) 3–
5 AmatiItaly Giovanna Amati 1992 Brabham 03 (0) 1–

Test drivers

Some female drivers have participated in non-competition testing and evaluation sessions with Formula One teams. IndyCar driver Sarah Fisher performed a demonstration run with McLaren after first practice for the 2002 United States Grand Prix.[17] Katherine Legge tested with Minardi at the Vallelunga Circuit in 2005.[18]

Other female drivers have been contracted to Formula One teams in testing and development capacities. In 2012, Williams signed Susie Wolff as a development and test driver,[19][20] and María de Villota was a test driver for Marussia[21] until her crash in 2012 and death the following year.[22] In 2014, Sauber signed IndyCar Series driver Simona de Silvestro as an "affiliated driver", with the goal of having her compete in 2015.[23] In 2015 Lotus F1 signed Carmen Jordá to a deal including a run in a car.[24]

Milestones

See also

References

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  25. ↑ The Observer, Interview to Maria Teresa De Filippis
  26. ↑ GPGuide – Driver Profile: Maria Teresa de Filippis
  27. ↑ Google Books, Fast Ladies: Female Racing Drivers 1888 to 1970
  28. ↑ The Official Formula 1 Website, Results of 1976 British Grand Prix
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