Catastrophically small. Suffice it to say that only 5 women racers have participated in Formula 1 in the history of racing. But, neither a small number, nor the smaller ability of women to race, did not prevent them from becoming the very best ...

1 Michel Mouton is the most famous

Michel Mouton was a very successful racer, but her career took off sharply when she sat down in the chair ... no, not another car, but the position of the managing committee of the FIA ​​Women's Motorsport. That's where she was able to turn around! Moreover, he is engaged in the super-prestigious "Race of Champions".

2 Jutta Kleinschmidt is the bravest

Jutta Kleinschmidt is a German racing driver who participated in the Paris-Dakar rally, a race that is rightfully considered one of the most dangerous in the world. Moreover, in 2001 she also won it!

3 Danica Patrick Is The Most Diverse

Danika has long been trying to conquer a variety of races, along with men: IndyCar and NASCAR, stock car racing, and even trying to break into Formula 1. It should be noted that this girl won prizes, and in 2008 she became the winner in the Japanese stage.

4 Simone de Silvestro is the most promising

It's no secret that the success of riders largely depends on which team they play for. Promising riders get great deals, but women aren't usually taken to strong teams. For example, Simona de Silvestro in IndyCar, moving to a strong team, began to finish in the top three. But her transition to Formula 1 failed, and she returned to IndyCar again, and still continues to compete in Formula E.

5 Carmen Chorda Is The Most Inspirational

Thanks to Carmen Horda, for the first time they started talking about the “female” Formula 1. But all efforts are still at the discussion stage. Despite the fact that Carmen formally got into the Lotus F1 pilots, she never left the track.

6 Lella Lombardi Is The Luckiest

The only female driver to earn points in Formula 1 - this is the status in which Lella is known in the world of motorsport. But the fact is that the girl received points not only due to skill, but also her own luck. She was in 6th place when the race was abandoned. Of course, she was awarded half of the points earned.

7 Marie Teresa de Philippis - the very first

The very first girl in the history of Formula 1 appeared 8 years after the start of racing. She participated in five Grand Prix, and in one of them she managed to finish in 10th place. She performed, by the way, for Maserati.

8 Susie Wolff Is The Most Recent

Susie Wolff, who played for Williams F1, became the last female Formula 1 driver at the moment. It happened in 2014 at the British Grand Prix. In addition, Susie submitted to the DTM and ROC, in which her team took second place.

9 Giovanna Amati is the most risky

Joanna has been attracted to risk since childhood. Born into a very wealthy family, Giovanna, nevertheless, became interested in motorcycle racing, bought her first motorcycle at the age of 15, and then completely graduated from the school of racers. She competed in Formula 1, Formula 3000, Formula Abarth many times, but with consistently poor results.

10 Maria de Vilotta is the most tragic

Maria de Vilotta is the driver of the Marussia F1 Team, who is perhaps the least fortunate of all female Formula 1 pilots. In one of the test races, she had an accident, and was never able to recover from it, dying some time later.