RACING DRIVER

Lella Lombardi

1941 - 1992

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Maria Grazia "Lella" Lombardi (26 March 1941 – 3 March 1992) was an Italian racing driver who participated in 17 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix. Lombardi is one of two female drivers to qualify for Formula One and is the only female driver who scored points in Formula One. Lombardi grew up in Italy and developed an interest in racing by driving a delivery van for her family. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lella Lombardi has received more than 584,261 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Lella Lombardi is the 58th most popular racing driver (down from 53rd in 2019), the 1,426th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,356th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Italian Racing Driver.

Lella Lombardi is most famous for being the first woman to win a Formula One race.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Lella Lombardi ranks 58 out of 1,080Before her are Patrick Depailler, Tazio Nuvolari, Michèle Mouton, Lewis Hamilton, Wolfgang von Trips, and Rudolf Caracciola. After her are Damon Hill, Hannu Mikkola, Alan Jones, Chris Amon, Gerhard Berger, and Kimi Räikkönen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Lella Lombardi ranks 106Before her are David Gross, Angelo Scola, William Nordhaus, Grace Zabriskie, Liamine Zéroual, and Senta Berger. After her are Louis Ignarro, Bertrand Tavernier, Emmett Till, David Warner, Roger Lemerre, and Ann-Margret. Among people deceased in 1992, Lella Lombardi ranks 45Before her are H. L. A. Hart, Sam Walton, Mohamed Boudiaf, Jean-Claude Pascal, Albert Pierrepoint, and Denholm Elliott. After her are Abbas al-Musawi, John Sturges, Markos Vafeiadis, Arletty, James Stirling, and Wanda Rutkiewicz.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Lella Lombardi ranks 1,426 out of 5,161Before her are Tyrannius Rufinus (345), Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa (1750), Giovanni Angelo Becciu (1948), Salvatore Schillaci (1964), Louis I of Etruria (1773), and Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (-220). After her are Alesso Baldovinetti (1425), Ruggero Deodato (1939), Giovanni il Popolano (1467), Mattia Preti (1613), Pietro II Orseolo (961), and Alberic II of Spoleto (911).

Among RACING DRIVERS In Italy

Among racing drivers born in Italy, Lella Lombardi ranks 8Before her are Alberto Ascari (1918), Giuseppe Farina (1906), Giacomo Agostini (1942), Valentino Rossi (1979), Alfredo Ferrari (1932), and Tazio Nuvolari (1892). After her are Riccardo Patrese (1954), Maria Teresa de Filippis (1926), Michele Alboreto (1956), Lucien Bianchi (1934), Arturo Merzario (1943), and Vittorio Brambilla (1937).