Maria Teresa de Filippis

Maria Teresa de Filippis (born 11 November 1926 in Naples, Campania, Italy; died 8 January 2016 in Scanzorosciate, BG, Lombardy, Italy) was a female Italian racing driver, who became the first woman to race in Formula One in 1958.

She made her first entry at the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix, but did not qualify and made her first start at the Belgian Grand Prix, where she finished 10th.

Formula One Statistical Overview[]

Formula One Record[]

Year	Entrant	Team	WDC Pos.	Report
1958	Maria Teresa de Filippis	Maserati	NC	Report
1958	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati	NC	Report
1959	Maria Teresa de Filippis	Maserati	NC	Report
1959	Dr Ing F. Porsche KG	Behra-Porsche-Porsche	NC	Report

Italic donates as non-championship entrants.

Career Statistics[]

Entries	5
Starts	3
Pole Positions	0
Race Wins	0
Podiums	0
Fastest Laps	0
Points	0
Laps Raced	85
Distance Raced	682 km (424 mi)

Career Results[]

Complete Formula One Results
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pts	Pos
1958												0	NC
1958		DNQ			10th				Ret	Ret		0	NC
1959												0	NC
1959	DNQ											0	NC

Key
Symbol	Meaning	Symbol	Meaning
1st	Winner	Ret	Retired
2nd	Podium finish	DSQ	Disqualified
3rd	Podium finish	DNQ	Did not qualify
5th	Points finish	DNPQ	Did not pre-qualify
14th	Non-points finish	TD	Test driver
Italics	Fastest Lap	DNS	Did not start
18th^†	Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance)	NC	Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4th^P	Qualified for pole position	[+] More Symbols

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Sporting Positions
1st female driver in Formula One
Preceded by N/A	Maria Teresa de Filippis (1958–1959)	Succeeded by Lella Lombardi

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