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  1. 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 ...

  2. Rebecca Braybrook Mar 8, 2024, 7:44 AM. Photo by: Motorsport Images. Formula 1 has seen just five female drivers in its 74 years of recorded history. There are now more women involved in ...

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  4. Feb 22, 2024 · There are no rules preventing women from competing in Formula 1, but the current grid is exclusively male. In fact, a female driver hasn't competed in a grand prix since 1976. The one female ...

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  5. Jan 29, 2022 · The only woman to have actually ever won a Grand Prix is Desiré Wilson, a South African driver who won the race at the Brands Hatch circuit during the 1980 British Formula 1 Championship (A spinoff series that is not to be confused with world championship). However, no woman has ever won a race while driving in the World Championship.

  6. Jun 7, 2012 · Lella Lombardi is the only female driver to have finished in the points in F1. "There is a big lack of culture in Formula 1," said Ceccarelli. "Too many drivers focus on physical strength and not ...

  7. Mar 23, 2023 · Has there ever been a female f1 driver? Only five female drivers have officially competed in a Formula 1 Grand Prix. Maria Teresa de Filippis was the pioneer as the first female driver in Formula 1. The Italian made her debut in 1958 and 1959, racing in five races in the top class of motorsport. The first female F1 driver that scored points

  8. Mar 8, 2024 · Her mother’s advice was: “Go slow and win”. From there de Filippis’ ascent through motorsport took her to Formula 1, where she became the first female driver to compete in a championship race in 1958. After initially failing to qualify in Monaco, she qualified in 19th place for the Belgian Grand Prix, racing the Maserati 250F.

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