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=== Female Formula One drivers === [[Maria Teresa de Filippis]] was the first woman to compete in a Formula One Grand Prix at the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix. She competed in a total of five Grand Prix, racing under the Italian flag and has been hailed a pioneer of women in motorsport.<ref>{{Cite web |last=hr |title=Information about Maria-Teresa de Filippis from historicracing.com |url=https://www.historicracing.com/driverDetail.cfm?driverID=1366 |access-date=3 October 2024 |website=historicracing.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Lella Lombardi]] is the only woman to place within the points at a Formula One Grand Prix. She competed in three seasons, entering seventeen races, and starting twelve. After finishing sixth in the [[1975 Spanish Grand Prix]], Lombardi became the first and only woman to score points during an official Formula Grand Prix. Due to the race not reaching full completion half points were awarded and Lombardi only gained .5 points.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Motorsport |first=Females in |date=25 December 2023 |title=Women in Motorsport: Lella Lombardi {{!}} History of Motorsport |url=https://www.femalesinmotorsport.com/post/women-in-motorsport-lella-lombardi |access-date=29 September 2024 |website=FinM |language=en}}</ref> [[Desiré Wilson]] is the only woman to win a Formula One race of any kind, winning the second round of the [[1980 British Formula One Championship|1980 Aurora AFX F1 Championship]]. [[Giovanna Amati]] was the last female driver to attempt to qualify for a Formula One Grand Prix. In 1992, she was signed by Brabham and participated in three races—South Africa, Mexico, and Brazil—but failed to qualify for any of them. Amati faced significant challenges, including an underperforming car and limited testing opportunities. She was replaced by Damon Hill after Brabham struggled with financial difficulties and performance issues. Despite not making a race start, her entry remains significant, as no woman has attempted to qualify for a Grand Prix since. Her participation also marked the last time a female driver was officially listed on an F1 entry list until Susie Wolff took part in free practice sessions for Williams in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nathanson |first=Patrick |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/34771317 |title=Giovanna Amati: The remarkable story of F1's last female driver |date=13 November 2015 |access-date=10 February 2025 |website=BBC Sport |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717071053/https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/34771317 |archive-date=17 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Collantine |first=Keith |url=https://www.racefans.net/2022/02/05/how-f1s-last-female-racer-stood-little-chance-in-a-once-great-team-close-to-collapse/ |title=How F1's last female racer stood little chance in a once-great team close to collapse |date=5 February 2022 |access-date=10 February 2025 |website=RaceFans.net |url-status=live |archive-date=12 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241012040741/https://www.racefans.net/2022/02/05/how-f1s-last-female-racer-stood-little-chance-in-a-once-great-team-close-to-collapse/}}</ref><ref>Hilton, Christopher. Grand Prix Women: The History of Women in Formula 1. Haynes Publishing, 2007.</ref>
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