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The involvement of women in Formula One was pioneered by Italian Maria Teresa de Filippis, who entered five races between the 1958 and 1959 seasons in a Maserati 250F, starting three. [1] She was the first woman to qualify for a Grand Prix, and scored her best result of tenth place in the 1958 Belgian Grand Prix .
As of the 2024 season, out of the 777 drivers who have started a Formula One Grand Prix, [16] the 75 titles awarded have been won by a total of 34 different drivers. [8] [9] The first Formula One World Drivers' Champion was Giuseppe Farina in the 1950 championship and the current title holder is Max Verstappen in the 2024 season.
1 [b] 1 0 0 0 0 0 Kurt Adolff West Germany 1953: 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Fred Agabashian United States 1950–1957: 0 9 [b] 8 1 0 0 0 1.5 Kurt Ahrens Jr. West Germany 1966–1969: 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 Jack Aitken United Kingdom 2020: 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Christijan Albers Netherlands 2005–2007: 0 46 46 0 0 0 0 4 Alexander Albon * Thailand 2019–2020, 2022 ...
Chadwick argues that for women entering Formula One in 2022, financial support is a greater obstacle than gender. [14] Majendie argues this by citing Lombardi’s example as a racer, who despite her gender, successfully entered Formula One. [14] This need for financial support is combated by the rise of the W-series, which started in October ...
Formula One (F1) is the highest class of open-wheeled motor racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. [1] The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. [2]
The biggest change in the points scoring system in F1 history happened between 2009 & 2010. The 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 point system for the top eight finishers (which had been running since 2003), was replaced with the drastically different 25–18–15–12–10–8–6–4–2–1 for the top-10 finishers.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 February 2025. Motorsport championship held worldwide "F1", "Formula 1", and "FIA F1 World Championship" redirect here. For other uses, see F1 (disambiguation), Formula One (disambiguation), and List of FIA championships. Formula One Formula One logo since 2018 Category Open-wheel single-seater ...
Danica Sue Patrick (/ ˈ d æ n ɪ k ə /; born March 25, 1982) is an American former professional racing driver and model.She is the most successful woman in the history of American open-wheel car racing—her victory in the 2008 Indy Japan 300 is the only win by a woman in an IndyCar Series race.