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The involvement of women in Formula One was pioneered by Italian Maria Teresa de Filippis, who entered five races between the 1958 and 1959 seasons in a Maserati 250F, starting three. [1] She was the first woman to qualify for a Grand Prix, and scored her best result of tenth place in the 1958 Belgian Grand Prix .
This is a list of notable, professional, and female racing drivers or riders in any form of motorsport, ... List of female Formula One drivers; List of female Indy ...
The W-series is a women’s racing championship, which eliminates financial barriers, and gives equal opportunity to female racers. [15] As an example of successful women produced by Formula One, [16] Lombardi is credited with making Formula One accessible to women.
But with women making up on average only about 10% of those in motorsport and many sponsors unwilling to take a chance on even the best female drivers, the lack of opportunity means the ...
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:racing drivers. ... F1 Academy drivers (26 P) I. Female IndyCar Series drivers (11 P) R. Female rally drivers (49 P) W.
On 18 November 2022, Formula One announced the creation of F1 Academy, a racing series for women aiming to focus on developing and preparing young drivers to progress to higher levels of competition. It was created to help smooth the transition from karting to the single-seater ladder. [5]
When it comes to creating her own lane in the world of F1, 19-year-old Bianca Bustamante is moving full steam ahead. Bustamante, a development driver for McLaren, has made major waves in the world ...
Carmen Jordá Buades (born 28 May 1988) is a Spanish motor racing driver. From 2015 to 2017, she was a development driver for the Lotus and Renault Sport Formula One teams. Her appointment by Lotus saw her become just the eleventh woman in history to be part of a Formula 1 team's driver line-u