«««HOME»»»

F1 2024 »

F1 Statistics »

Top5 Drivers
1950-2022 »

F1 DATABASE »

IndyCar 2024 »

Formula 2 »

Formula E »

LeMans »

DTM »

More series and results»
Plastic Modeling»
Modeling links»

««« MAIL »»»







 

Database start - Driver search - Maria-Teresa de Filippis


 
Maria-Teresa de Filippis, Italy
1926-11-11 - 2016-01-09
F1 Career: Monaco 1958 - Monaco 1959

  Races
Wins
Pole
Podiums
FastLaps
Points
3
0
0
0
0
0
       
% Wins
% Poles
% Podiums
% FastLap
Points/Race
 
0,00%
0,00%
0,00%
0,00%
0,00p  
She started racing at the age of 22 when her brothers taunted her she could not drive fast. Six years later she was a works driver for Maserati.
In 1958, driving the car in which Juan Manuel Fangio had won the previous year's drivers' title, she became the first woman to take part in a World Championship Formula One grand prix in Belgium, where she finished tenth.
Once she she was barred from competing at the French Grand Prix where an official told her:
"The only helmet a woman should wear is the one at the hairdresser's."
Retired from racing after Jean Behras death 1959.
In 1979, after two decades away from the racing world, she joined the International Club of Former F1 Grand Prix Drivers. She became the club's vice-president in 1997 (and would eventually be made honorary president in the 21st century.) and was also president of the Maserati Club.

Year Plac Points Nr / Team / Car Wins 2:nd 3:rd Poles FastL Races Ret Notes
1959 - 0 Bhera-Porsche F4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 dnq, Dr Ing F Porsche KG
1958 - 0 Maserati 250F
Maserati 250F
0 0 0 0 0 2
1
1
1
R. 1 dnq, Private
Scuderia Centro Sud

Non F1

Year Series Result Team/Car Notes
2011 Goodwood revival . Took part in JM Fangio tribute .
1959 BRDC Int. Trophy ret Maserati 250F .
1958 Buenos Aires 1000km ret Osca TN1500 .
. Syracuse GP 5th Maserati 250F .
1956 Buenos Aires 1000km ret Maserati A6GCS .
1955 Venezuelan GP ret Maserati 2000 cc .
. Mille Miglia ret Maserati A6GCS .
. Targa Florio 9th Maserati A6GCS .
1954 Italian sports car championship 4th Maserati made her a works driver
1948 Started racing . Fiat 500 Won her first ever race