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Female Racing Drivers
This is a list of notable, professional, and female racing drivers or Motorcycle racing, riders in any form of motorsport, sorted by country alphabetically. Albania * Desara Muriqi born Andorra * Margot Llobera born Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria * Ekaterina Stratieva born Canada Chile Colombia * Tatiana Calderón born Czechia Denmark * Michelle Gatting born * Christina Nielsen born Estonia * Anastassia Kovalenko born Finland * Emma Kimiläinen born * Taru Rinne born France Germany Hong Kong * Denise Yeung Hungary India * Alisha Abdullah born * Chithra Priya born * Sneha Sharma born Iran * Laleh Seddigh born 1977 * Noora Naraghi born Ireland * Sarah Kavanagh born * Rosemary Smith born * Fay Taylour born 5 April 1904, died 2 August 1983 (aged 79) Italy Japan Kazakhstan * Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya born Latvia * Karlīne Štāla born Liechtenstein * Fabienne Wohlwend born Malaysia * born * Natas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racing Driver
Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organised, with the first recorded as early as 1867. Many of the earliest events were effectively Classic trials, reliability trials, aimed at proving these new machines were a practical mode of transport, but soon became an important way for automobile makers to demonstrate their machines. By the 1930s, specialist racing cars had developed. There are now numerous different categories, each with different rules and regulations. History The first prearranged match race of two self-powered road vehicles over a prescribed route occurred at 4:30 A.M. on August 30, 1867, between Ashton-under-Lyne and Old Trafford, a distance of eight miles. It was won by the carriage of Isaac Watt Boulton. Internal combustion auto racing events began soon after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caitlin Wood
Caitlin Wood (born 15 January 1997 in Maitland, New South Wales) is an Australian female racing driver who last competed in the 2021 W Series. Biography Hailing from Tenambit in the New South Wales Hunter Valley, Wood began her professional motorsport career in 2013 in a state-level Formula Ford championship. She ended her debut in car racing 5th out of 7 in the championship. She subsequently moved up to the inaugural Australian Formula Ford Championship in 2015, however she struggled to 21st in the championship with only three points finishes. The Australian Formula 4 Championship would become the new national feeder series in Australia, and Wood contested a three-event part-time schedule – eventually finishing 13th in the championship before setting her sights on Europe. Wood was accepted into Reiter Engineering's Young Stars program in early 2016, and was entered into the GT4 European Series. She finished 17th in the championship despite missing the round at Silverstone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan Gilkes
Megan Gilkes (born 6 November 2000 in Richmond Hill, Ontario) is a Canadian former racing driver who last competed in F1 Academy. She previously competed in the now defunct W Series in 2019. Biography A third-generation racer, Gilkes began karting aged nine in her then-home of Barbados. Following a break from racing after a crash in qualifying at the World Finals where she broke her wrist, she won the Ottawa Challenge Karting Cup in her home country of Canada, and finished runner up in the 2016 Eastern Canadian Karting Championship as an ambassador for ''Dare to be Different''. In 2017, Gilkes stepped up to single-seaters in the Canadian F1200 championship. Despite not contesting all of the rounds in either season she competed in, she finished third and second overall in consecutive years. Also in 2017, Gilkes finished runner up in the Sports Car Club of America Southeast Majors championship, having led it for 10 of the 12 rounds. In 2019, Gilkes applied for the W Series, a E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryeve Dufault
Maryeve Dufault (born February 16, 1982) is a Canadian professional racing driver, model, and advertising spokeswoman. She has raced in the Skip Barber, Formula BMW, Formula Renault, Star Mazda, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, ARCA Racing Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series. As a model, she has appeared on numerous television series, most notably The Price is Right. Racing career Dufault's father and brother raced motorcycles in Quebec. She began riding as a four-year-old, then racing motocross and turned to go-karts as an eight-year-old. By the time that she was nine years old she had broken both arms while racing. She began racing karts nationally in Canada and the United States in several series, including the Rotax International Series, winning several karting championships. She later moved up to formula racing, including Formula BMW USA, the Skip Barber Racing Series, Formula Russell, Formula Renault, Pro Star Mazda, and Formula 3, scoring podium finishes on several occasions, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Cornett-Ching
Sarah Cornett-Ching (born May 8, 1991) is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver. She most recently competed full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 2 Chevrolet/Toyota for the RACE 101 team in 2015 and 2016. Since then, she has been without a ride in any NASCAR series. Racing career Cornett-Ching started her motorsports career at the age of twelve. Cornett-Ching replaced Thomas Praytor full-time in the No. 2 Chevrolet for RACE 101Motorsports in 2015, after Praytor left the team to form his own team, Max Force Racing. Her entry was fielded throughout the season in a partnership between Tony Blanchard's team, RACE 101 and Hixson Motorsports. The entry was a RACE 101 car but they utilized Wayne Hixson's team owners points. Blanchard had previously partnered with Hixson the prior year on Hixson's other car, the No. 3, with rookie Karl Weber. Her seventh-place finish in the 2015 ARCA standings put her tied with Steve Arpin (who also finished seventh in 2009) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekaterina Stratieva
Ekaterina Stratieva ( bg, Екатерина Стратиева; born 5 October 1982) is a rally driver from Bulgaria who competed in WRC Rally Bulgaria 2010. In 2014 and 2015 she was European Ladies Rally Champion. Her co-driver in 2015 is Yulianna Nyirfas. See also List of female World Rally Championship drivers All female WRC drivers See also *List of World Rally Championship drivers References {{Reflist Female rally drivers, *World Rally Championship Lists of female racing drivers, World Rally Championship World Rally Championship drivers, *Femal ... External linksWRC results (eWRC) {{DEFAULTSORT:Stratieva, Ekaterina Rally drivers Bulga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruna Tomaselli
Bruna Alberti Tomaselli (born 18 September 1997 in Caibi) is a Brazilian female racing driver. She currently competes in the W Series. Biography Tomaselli began her professional career in Fórmula Junior Brasil, a category comparable to Formula Ford in other countries. Following two seasons there, she would move up to Fórmula 4 Sudamericana, run to Formula Renault 1.6 regulations – where she finished fourth in her second season. She moved to the United States in 2017, joining the Road to Indy through the U.S. F2000 National Championship. She undertook a part-time campaign initially, and signed with Team Pelfrey for a full-time campaign in 2018 – finishing 16th in the standings. Tomaselli remained in U.S. F2000 in 2019, moving to Pabst Racing Services – improving to 8th overall with a top-five finish at Mid-Ohio. The Brazilian driver attempted to qualify for the W Series, a Formula 3 championship for female drivers, in 2019 but failed to pass the evaluation day for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Débora Rodrigues
Débora Rodrigues (born 23 May 1968) is a Brazilian racing driver and businesswoman from, who currently competes in Copa Truck. A former member of the Landless Workers' Movement (MST), she left poverty after being invited to pose for Playboy magazine, a fact that projected her in the media and, consequently, made her invited to become a presenter on SBT. Biography The daughter of a truck driver, Rodrigues learned to drive trucks at age twelve. Before appearing in the media, she worked as a babysitter, attendant, bus and truck driver, receptionist and secretary. At 1.71 meters in height, in October 1997 the Paranense received the title of "Muse of the Landless" when posing for Playboy (edition 267) - title received for having been engaged for years in the cause of MST. The stardom in the magazine brought her fame and job as a presenter. Rodrigues started racing in 1998, after making a story about the sport, with the presenter Otávio Mesquita, for the Domingo Legal program of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzane Carvalho
Suzane Carvalho (b. Rio de Janeiro, 26 December 1963) is a Brazilian racing driver Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ... and former actress. In 1992 she won the Formula 3 Sudamericana Class B Championship and became the first and only woman to ever win a Formula Three Championship. After this, she joined '' The Guinness Book of World Records''. References External links Official Website: Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city) 1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city) {{Brazil-autoracing-bio-stub Brazilian female racing drivers Brazilian racing drivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Beatriz
Ana "Bia" Beatriz Caselato Gomes de Figueiredo, or Bia Figueiredo (born March 18, 1985) is a Brazilian racing driver. She won her first Indy Lights race at Nashville Superspeedway on 12 July 2008, becoming the first woman to win a race in the Indy Lights series.IndyCar.com. (12 July 2008History -- Again''IndyCar''. Accessed 12 July 2008. On June 20, 2009, Bia won her second Indy Lights race and became the first woman to win a race car event at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa.DesMoinesRegister.com. (20 June 2009''Des Moines Register''. Accessed 20 June 2009. Career Early career Ana started her career in karting races. Initially funded by her family, "Bianinha" ("Little Bia") began kart racing at age eight.Wagner, Phillip. (30 July 2008Is Bia Brazil's Danica Patrick (Part 1) ''Motorsport.com''. Accessed 31 July 2008. At the age of 12, racing coach Nailor Campos, former coach of racers Tony Kanaan, Rubens Barrichello, Enrique Bernoldi and Andre Ribeiro, became her coach and chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanina Ickx
''Vanina'' (German:''Vanina oder Die Galgenhochzeit'') is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Arthur von Gerlach and starring Asta Nielsen, Paul Wegener and Paul Hartmann.Rentschler The art direction was by Walter Reimann. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. Cast * Asta Nielsen as Vanina * Paul Wegener as Gouverneur von Turin * Paul Hartmann as Octavio * Albrecht Viktor Blum as Adjutant des Gouverneurs * Bernhard Goetzke Bernhard Goetzke (5 June 1884 – 7 October 1964) was a German stage and film actor. He appeared in 130 films between 1917 and 1961. Selected filmography * ''Fear'' (1917) * ''The Last Sun Son'' (1919) * ''The Japanese Woman'' (1919) * ''The P ... as the Priest * Raoul Lange as the Hangman References Bibliography * Eric Rentschler. ''German Film & Literature''. Routledge, 2013. External links * 1922 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films UFA GmbH films Films based on works by Stendha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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