Lella Lombardi

Lella Lombardi

Country: Italy

Birth/Death: 1943-1992

Series: Formula One

Facts:

• Her family didn't have a car growing up, supposedly she fell in love with cars while being driven to the hospital.
• She started working for a race driver and eventually he let her race with him and she begin to win.
• She became the first woman in 17 years to qualify for F1.
• Lombardi holds the record for the most appearances by a female F1 driver with 17 races.
• In 1975 she was the first woman to ever score a point in the World Championship with her 6th place finish at the Spanish GP.

Watch a video tribute to Lombardi.