Maria de Filippis is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in Formula 1 for Maserati. de Filippis has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,829 ranks de Filippis 1273th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1958-09-07 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | DNF | +52 |
| 1958-08-24 | Circuito da Boavista | DNF | −143 |
| 1958-06-15 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | P10 | +6 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −85 | 3,829 |
Maria de Filippis was an Italian driver who made history as the first woman to compete in Formula One. She entered three World Championship Grands Prix in 1958 driving for Maserati, a team that fielded some of the era's strongest drivers including Juan Fangio. De Filippis did not score championship points during her brief spell in the series, finishing her three starts with an average classification of tenth place.[1]
De Filippis' career in Formula One was limited to a single season, but she achieved broader recognition in racing through success in other categories. Her three-race Grand Prix campaign represented a notable milestone in motorsport history as a pioneering female competitor at the sport's highest single-seater level at a time when the grid was almost entirely male. She retired from racing after 1958.[2]