Women Drivers Circa 1899 - Present

WOMEN IN ALL FORMS OF RACING
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Aitken-Walker, Louise (GB) 1979 -first woman to win a national championship round in Britian, also wins the Coupes des Dances at the Monte Carlo Rally in 1983 - voted National Driver of the Year by readers of Autosport, A British Magazine in 1987 -wins Ladies World Rally Championship in 1990, wins Jim Clark Trophy and Seagrove Trophy in 1991
Allan, Margaret (Allen) (GB) 1935 - June 15-16 1935 Le Mans, placed 26th in Car #57
Amati, Giovanna (I) 1992 -signs to race F1 but leaves after failing to qualify for the first three races of the season 1992
Anderson, Janet (US) 1958
Arche, Anna (E) 1999
Atwood, Margaret (?) 1909- drove a Maxwell touring car in the states
Avanzo, Baronessa Maria Antonietta d’(I) 1918-1940 - 1921 wins the Coppa delle Dame at Brescia Speed Week
Averstedt, Viveca (S) 1997
Bahr, Lotte (Lotte Barre) ( A or D?) 1927
Barozzi, Maria (I) 1956
Bashford-Malkie, Helen (GB) 197?
Baxter, Prudence (US) 195?
Bayer, Sonja (D) 2000
Beckers, Christine (B) 1971
Bernardi, Dafne (I) 1953
Birrell, Jennifer (GB) 1971
Blakley, Sherry (?) 1994
Bousquet, Annie (F) 1954-1956
Brengle, Nadine (US) 1961
Brown, Daena Scott (GB) 1930
Bruce, Mildred Mary (Mrs. Victor) (GB) 1927-1929
Brunell, Kitty (GB) 1928
Bryner, Lilian (CH) 1993
Bunselmeyer, Ann (US) 1950
Burt, Patsy (GB) 1954-1970 - born in 1928 -achievements include: 42 Outright Wins, 13 Course records, 46 Ladies records, 172 class awards -died October 2001
Busby, Tammy Ray (US) 1994
Butters, Mary Anne (US) 1969 -earned her SCCA National Licence in 1970
Cambiaghi, Anna (I) 1977
Carlisle, Christabel (GB) 1961
##Cartland, Barbara (?) 1931- organizes a women’s race at Brookland
Charmasson, Marie-Claude “Beaumont” (F) 1964 -Le Mans 24 hrs
Chester, Ann (US) 1950
Chetwynd, The Hon. Mrs. (GB) 1931
Chitwood, Joie (Mrs. Tim) (US) 1967-77
Christian, Sara (US) 1949
Clarke, Joanna (GB) 2002
Climer, Brittany (US) 2003 -competed in junior front-runners division at Fairgrounds Speedway
Colonna, Princess Dorina (I) 1930
Cordey, Violet (GB) 1927 - record-breaking performances in Britain, France, Italy and around the world.
Couzy, Madeleine (F) 1964 -Tour de France
Crosby, Kim
Cummings, Ivy (GB) 1930
Cuneo, Joan Newton (US) 1905- first female driver in the first Glidden Tour, won several races between 1905-1908, won a national amateur championship- 1909 broke speed records at the Marti Gras races - stopped racing in 1909 when women were banned from AAA events
Cunliffe, May (GB) 1930
Dacremont, Christine (F) 1975 -Le Mans
Davis, Mary (US) 1955
de Filippis, Maria Teresa (I) 1948- first woman to race Formula One since introduction in 1950 of the Drivers Championship- raced three Grand Prixs with a best finish of 10th in the Belgium GP, two laps down(1958) -Retires from racing after faililng to qualify at the Monaco GP (1959)
de Montaigu, Annie Soisbault (Marquise, Mrs. Phillipe) (F) 1957
de Lopez, Jacqueline Evans (GB/MEX) 1952
Dearborn, Gloria (US) 1957
Denton, Jean (GB) 1968
des Forest, Simone (F) 1953
Desprez, Marie (Depret, Deprez) (F) 1928-33
Dobson, Mrs. AC (GB) 1937
Drolet, Smokey (US) 1959 -24 hrs at Daytona
Du Gast, Camille (F) 1901 - finished 33/122 in the Paris-Berlin Race driving a Panhard
Dumas-Comirato, Lia (Mrs. Alberto) (I) 1947
Duncan, Allison (?) 2002 - has a mechanical engineering degree from Cal Poly -experience in sports-car racing
Dykes, Mrs. W. (Bill) Urquhart (GB) 1927
Eaton, Mrs. Hugh (C.) (GB) 1935 - Le Mans
Eatwell, Margy (US) 1994
Eccles, Mrs. (Lindsay=husband) (GB) 1937
Edennig, Inga Lill (S) 1963
Einsiedel, Countess Margot (D) 1930
Elder, Viviane (F) 1949 - Le Mans
Ellis, Christabel (GB) 1908
Ellison, Eileen (GB/South Africa) 1935
Engeman, Liane (NL) 1967 - Sebring 12 hrs
Erstad, Karen (US) 1980
Evans, Doreen (GB) 1935
Facetti, Rosadele (I) 1968 - Formula 3
Falk, Eva-Maria (D) 1964
Fawcett, Miss P. M. (GB) 1938 - Le Mans
Ferrier, Nadege (CH) 1956
Fisher, Sarah (US) 1999- IRL - raced in Indy 500 in 2002, 2000 - Born October 4, 1980 in Columbus Ohio -voted as IRL’s most popular driver in 2001.
Fitler, Mrs. Clarence Cecil (US) 1905 -won two races in August 1905 in Cape May, NJ
Fontaine, Yvette (B) 1974 - Le Mans
Fontana, Angela (I) 1962
Foster, Miss Martha (US) 1904-1908
Fraichney, Pat (GB) 1956
Friederich, Renee (F) 1931
Frisch, Edith (D) 1930
Frosh, Brittany (US) 2003-teenager-ranked third in the Heavy Honda Division of the Florida Series point standings
Galica, Divina (GB) 1976- fails to qualify for the British GP in 1976
Gardner, Debra (US?) 1984
Gilka-Botzow, Bea (D) 1930
Goldsmith, Gillian (formerly Fortescue-Thomas) (GB) 1970-1980s - started competing in 1970
Goodwin, Natalie (GB) 1968
Gordine, Regine (F) 1950 - Le Mans
Gordon, Tina (?) 1995-2003 -Craftsman Truck Series driver
Gregg, Deborah (US) 1983
Guthrie, Janet (US) 1966- first woman to qualify for the Indy 500 at a speed of 188.403 mph, finished 29th in 1977 - 1978 finishes Indy 500 in 9th place
Haerlin, Friedl (D?) 1930
Haig, Betty (GB) 1936-1951
Hall, Anne (GB) 1953
Hampson, Daisy (GB) 1908?
Harman-Smith, Rhonda (US) 2003 -National Hot Rod Association competitor
Haskell, Isabelle (Mrs. Alejandro de Tomaso) (US/I) 1955
Hemmes, Henny (NL) 1972
Henn, Bonnie (US) 1979
Heuze, Nicole (F) 1963 - Tour de France
Hilt, Chrissy (US) 1985-2003
Hiss, Arlene (US) 1976
Hoepfner, Marianne (F) 1975 - Le Mans
Hohenlohe, Princess (D or CH?) 1924-25 on Bugatti at the Klausen
Horman, Jessica (?) 2002- drag racer
##Howell, Mrs. John (US) 1899 - first woman to obtain a driver’s licence
Hubbard Bernadette (US) 1993
Hurtgen, Claudia (D) 1996
Jardine, Mrs. (F?) 1931
Jenkins, Katie (US) 1950
Jennky, Jannine (F) 1928
Jo Kirk, Tammy (US) 1991-present - first female NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series Driver in 1991 -first woman to win two Busch Pole Awards in the series in 1996 -first female driver to compete in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 1997
Johnson, Amy (GB) 1938
Jones, Hermine (?) 1909 -drove a Maxwell touring car in the states
Junek, Elizabeth (Eliska Junkova) (CZ) 1927 -born 16 November 1900 in Olmuetz -married Cenek Junek who was a racer -wife of a bank manager -died 5 January 1994 in Prague
Kasse, Michele (F) 1950
King, Anitam (?) 1915? - first woman race driver on West Coast - daring behind the wheel and quit afterr a near death accident (silent film actress)-first person to complete a transcontinental journey, alone.
Kizer, Catherine (US) 1980
Kleinschmidt, Jutta (D) 2001- first female driver to win the Paris-Dakar Rally 2001
Kleinschmidt, Liz (US) 1979
Klinger, Minki (A) 1930
Koenig, Gabrielle (Mrs. Mark) (GB) 1969
Koger, Trish (US) 1996
Kondratiff, Judy (US) 1970
Labrousse, Mme (F) 1899 -first female racing driver when she entered the Paris-Spa race in which she finished 5th
Lace, Miss AC (GB) 193?
Lamberjack, Louise (F) 1935
Largeot, Suzanne (F) 1937
Laumaille, Mme (F) 1898
Laurent, Marie (F) 1974
Leavens, Joyce (Mrs. Barry) (GB) 1953
Leigh, Grace (US) 1920
Levitt, Dorothy (US/GB) 1903- won her class at the Southport Speed Trials in 1903, 1904 races a De Dion car in the Hereford 1000 mile trial, 1906 breaks the women’s world speed record with a speed of 96 mph
Levy, Ruth (Allan Raymond) (US) 1955
##Linz, Mrs. F.J. (US) 1908 - organised the first women’s motor club
Lister, Henrietta (GB) 1924
Lohr, Ellen (D) 1990s
Lombardi, Lella (I) 1975 - races in the Spanish GP, first women to post a top six placing (6th), 1975.
Lowe, Marion (Mrs. James) (US) 1954
Ludeman, Linda (US) 1987
Lunsford-Love, Debbie (?) 2003
Maas Elfreida (US) 1918
Mandelli, Antoinella (I) 1983
Mandolini, Elaine (?) 1963
Manville, Mrs. E. (GB) 1906
Mareuse, Marguerite (F) 1930
Mayman, Pauline (GB) 1962
McCall, Robin (Mrs. Dallenbach) (US) 1982 - ran two races in NASCAR Winston Cup in 1982
McCluggage, Denise (US) 1957 -raced at Sebring -journalist
McDonnell, Pat (South Africa) 1938
McKenzie, Magaret (McKensie or MacKenzie) (GB) 1963
Meeuvissen, Annette (D) 1987
Meliss, Miss (GB) 193?
Melville, Christina (GB) 1974
Merck, Ernes (D) 1927-drove at the Klausen faster then any man
Mermod, Marie-Louise (CH) 1963
Miller, Marilyn (Mrs. AK Miller) (US) 1957
Miller, Carrie (US) 1994
Mims, Donna Mae (US) 1959-1963?
Mitchell, Mrs. M. (GB) 1924
Mitchell, Nancy (GB) 1956
Mobley, Ethel Flock (US) 1949
Moise, Patty (Mrs. Sawyer) (US) 1980 - raced in the NASCAR Winston Cup race at Talladega in July of 1989
Mooney, Jessica (Nor) 2003
Moore, Mandy (US) 2002
Morriss, Violette (F?) 1927
Moss, Pat (Mrs. Erik Carlsson) (GB) 1951
Mouton, Michele (F) 1975- first woman to win a round of the rally World Championship, won at San Remo Rally in 1981- win the rallies of Portugal, Brazil and Acropolis and finish second overall in Rally World Championships with co-driver Fabrizia Pons 1982 -first woman to win the Race of Pike’s Peak (1985)
Muldowney, Shirley (US) 1977
Mull, Evelyn (Mrs. John) (US) 1955
Muller, Cathy (F) 1984
Munaretto, Erica (I) 1997
Munz, Emma (CH) 1929
Murison, Miss (GB-Scot) 1903
Murphy, Paula (US) 1958-1970
Munter, Leilani (US) 2002 -bachelor’s degree in biology  -part time model -gave up everything to pursue racing _races in NASCAR Weekly racing series
Myers, Kimberley (US) 1991 -cystic fibrosis, which eventually claimed her life -drove 65 roses car -died July 17, 1997
Myra Buchanan (US) 195?
Nice, Helle (Mariette Delangle) (F) 1928
Nodes, Beate (D) 1984
Nylander, Bobbee (Mrs. Gary) (US) 1977
Nystrom, Melle (Liz) (GB?) 1964
Orisini, Countess Vittoria (I) 193?
Osterberg, Sylvia (S) 1963
Pabst, Linda (US) 1994
Pace, Ada “Sayonara”(I) 1956
Pagan, Marian “Mopsy” (US) 1954
Pago, Marguerite (I) 1956
Parsons, Goldie (US) 1965
Passmore, Christi (?) 2003- from Pryor, Oklahoma -raced in ARCA
Patrick, Danica (US) 2002
Patten, Miss (GB) 1937
Patterson, Louise (US) 1911
Paul, Stacy (US) 1978?
Peduzzi, Anna Maria (I) La Marocchina 1933-1960
Petit, Christiane (F) 1963
Petre, Kay (CDN/GB) 1934 -1935 races at Brooklands
Piazza, Bianca Maria (Mrs. Mario) (I) 1954
Pirie, Valerie (F) 1964
Pittoni, Franca (Mrs. Carlo) (I) 1950
Pons, Fabrizia (F) 1982 - win the rallies of Portugal, Brazil and Acropolis and finish second overall in Rally World Championships with co-driver Michele Mouton 1982, wins Monte Carlo Rally with her male co-driver Piero Liatti in 1997
Powell, Nettie (?) 1909- drove a Maxwell touring car in the states
Ramsey, Alice (?) 1909 - president of the Woman’s Motoring Club, drove a Maxwell touring car in the states - made at least 30 cross country trips unassisted - won title of “Woman Motorist of the Century”from the American Automobile Assoc. (1960) and “First lady of Automobile Travel”from the Automobile Manufacturers Assoc.
Ransom, Sue (AUS) 1984
Reisenbichler, Lill (D) 1980
Renauld, Lise (F) 1955
Renier, Martine (F) 1974
Renshaw, Deborah (US) 2003- late model racing experience -raced in ARCA -endured great defence being a woman in racing
Richert, Loretta “Tetta” (US-Hawaii) 195? -drove in locale racing events in the 1950s
Richmond, Joan (AUS/GB) 1935
Rickey, Mrs. (US) 1908
Riddell, Joan (GB) 1937
Ridpath, Alice (US) 1999
Robinson, Shawna (US) 1995 - raced in ARCA
Roehrs, Lilian (Rohrs) (D) 1930
Rosati, Gina (US) 1980
Rose-Itier, Anne-Cecile (F) 1931-1939
Roshausen, Sherrie (US) 1985
Rosqvist, Ewy (D) 1963
Rouault, Germaine (F) 1937-50
Roure, Nicole (F) 1964
Roux, Fernande (Mrs. Charles?) 1936
Rude, Kathy (US) 1980
Sawyer, Pat (US) 1954
Schell, Lucy O’Reilly (US/F) 1929
Schmitt, Kristi (US) 2002
Scott, Fifi (US) 1955
Scott, Linda (US) 1958
Sharp, Linda (US) 1978
Shoosmith, Ann Rose (Mrs. Brian) (GB) 1980s
Shutes, Betty (US) 1955?
Siko, Odette (F) 1930
Simon, Yvonne (F) 1950
Simpson, Mrs. Gordon (GB) 1935
Sims, Virginia (US) 1955
Skelton, Betty (Mrs. Skelton-Frankman) (US) 1956 -first woman in Covette Hall of fame
Skinner, Barbara (GB) 1935
Slaughter, Juliette (nee Scott-Gunn, later Mrs. John Brindley) (GB) 1978
Smith, Louise (US) 1949
Smith, Rosemary (IRL) 1963
Smith, Vicki (US) 1980
Smith-Haas, Margie (US) 1979
Snow, Melanie (US) 1997
Speers, Annie (Spiers) (B) 1957
St. James, Lyn (US) 1978 -wins the IMSA Camel GT Rookie of the Year 1984, named IMSA, Norelco “Driver of the Year” in 1985, becomes President of the “Women’s Sports Foundation” in 1990 -first woman awarded Rookie of the Year at the Indy 500 (1992)
Stanley-Turner, Dorothy (GB) 1937
Stermitz, Mercedes (A) 1990
Stewart, Gwenda (Mrs. Douglas Hawkes) (GB) 1934
Stropus, Judy (US) 1979
Summers, D. (GB) 1936
Sutton, Kelly “Girl” (US) 2002-present -victim of Multiple Sclerosis -continues to race
##Sutherland, Duchess of (GB) 1903 President of the Ladies Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland
Sweet, Hila Paulson (US) 1956
Taruffi, Prisca (I) 1983
Tatroe, Alice (US) 195?
Taylor, Janis (US) 1980
Taylor-Matthews, Anita (GB?) 1964
Taylour, Fay (IRL/US) 1949 -born in Ireland -motorcycle racer
Teasdale, Kat (CDN) 1994
Templeton, Anne (GB) 2002
Texier, Louisette (F) 1963
Thirion, Gilberte (B) 1954
Thomas, Mrs. Jill (W. B.) Scott Thomas (GB) 1928
Thompson, Jody (?) 2002 - from Nisswa -drag racer
Thomspon, Muriel (GB) 192?
Thrupp, Mrs. George (GB) 1908?
Tibesar, Marie-Rose (CH) 1962
Tornaud, Corinne (F) 1975
Trautmann, Claudine (F) 1957
Van Damm, Sheila (GB) 1952
Vaughn, Morna (GB) 1931
Verney, Anny-Charlotte (F) 1974
Versigny, Charlotte (F) 1927
Vidali, Tamara (I) 1993
Von Neumann, Josie (Mrs. McLaughlin) (US) 1951
Wemblyn, Miss (GB?) 1900 - won the Ladies Race organised at the Ranelagh Club in London (1900)
Werner, Hannelore (D) 1970s
Whincop, Monica (GB) 1947-1949
Whitaker, Amanda (GB) 1996 - first female to win a British National Single Seater Championship by winning the Monoposto Championship (1996)
Wilson, Desire (ZA) 1980- fails to qualify for the British GF but wins the Aurora AFX round at Brands Hatch in 1980
Windridge, Pinky (Marianne Rollo) (US) 1960
Wirth, Ursula (D) 1963
Wisdom, Elsie (Mrs. Tom) (GB) 1930
Wisdom, Ann (married name Riley, nickname Wiz) (GB) 1962
Wright, Carolyn (GB) 1999
Wyllie, Margaret (Peggy/Mrs Doc MRJ) (US) 1956
Yoshikawa, Tomiko (J) 1992