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Sabine Schmitz and the Greatest Female Race Car Drivers

By David Castro

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 20: Sabine Schmitz attends the "Top Gear" World TV Premiere at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on January 20, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 20: Sabine Schmitz attends the "Top Gear" World TV Premiere at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on January 20, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images) /
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Lella Lombardi of Italy and driver of the #208 ShellSPORT Radio Luxembourg Lola T330 Chevrolet V8 Formula 5000 car poses for a portrait with her car in front of Tower Bridge to promote the forthcoming Race of Champions at Brands Hatch on 11 March 1974 at London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Jimmy Wilds/ Keystone/ Hulton Archive/Getty Images).
Lella Lombardi of Italy and driver of the #208 ShellSPORT Radio Luxembourg Lola T330 Chevrolet V8 Formula 5000 car poses for a portrait with her car in front of Tower Bridge to promote the forthcoming Race of Champions at Brands Hatch on 11 March 1974 at London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Jimmy Wilds/ Keystone/ Hulton Archive/Getty Images). /

Lella Lombardi (Formula One)

She is the only female driver to score a point in a Formula One race and one of two women that qualified for an F1 race.

Her diverse racing resume includes endurance racing (ninth at Le Mans in 1976), sports cars (first at Six Hours of Pergusa and at the Six Hours of Vallelunga in 1979) and she drove in the NASCAR Cup Series Firecracker 400 in 1977.

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