In 1975, Italian made history in the Spain’s GP; No other woman has scored in F1 since then
Exactly 50 years ago, Lella Lombardi has marked her name in the history of Formula 1 becoming the first – and to date unique – woman to score in the category. The company took place at the 1975 Spain Grand Prix, closed after only 29 laps due to a fatal accident that left four deaths.
With the first interruption of the test, only half of the planned score was distributed. Lombardi, who crossed the finish line in sixth place, received 0.5 points in the championship.
Originally from Italy, Lella was the first of the family to obtain a driving license. Her interest in speed quickly brought her to Kart and in 1965 she bought her first car to compete in the Monza formula.
The trajectory was successfully followed: it was Formula 850 champion, where he won ten races, reached third place in Formula 3 and, in 1974, made his debut in Formula 5000.
In 1975, Lombardi qualified to compete in his first Formula 1 GP in South Africa, but left after a defect in his fuel system of 741 March.
In the following race in Montjuïc, he started from the 24th position in a grid of 26 loved ones. The large number of accidents and abandonment – 17 in total – allowed him to undergo the classification and to end among the first six, guaranteeing the historical point after interruption of the race.
Since then, no other woman has scored again in F1. In addition to Lombardi, only Maria Teresa De Filippis competed in the main official prizes. I already wished that Wilson and Giovanna Amati tried to qualify in the 80s and 90s, but did not play races.
The central point won by Lombardi continues, half a century later, as the only record of a woman among the markers in the history of Formula 1
Source: Terra
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