Women in automotive

Q: Who was motorsport's first female Team Principal?

A: Monisha Kaltenborn

Q: Who was the first woman to score pole position in the Copa Brasil de Kart in 2022?

A: Rafaela Ferreira

Q: Who was the auto industry's first woman to serve as a test driver?

A: Betty Skelton

Q: Who was the first woman to test a Formula 1 car designed by Williams Grand Prix Engineering?

A: Desire Wilson

Q: Who was the first female driver to complete the Macau Grand Prix in Formula 4?

A: Vivian Siu

Q: Who was the first Hong Kong female driver to compete in top-tier Asian racing events?

A: Denise Yeung

Q: Who was the first woman in Argentina to win a national racing championship?

A: Ianina Zanazzi

Q: Who was the first woman ever to drive a Le Mans Hypercar?

A: Lilou Wadoux

Q: Which Filipino racer became the first woman accepted into the Nissan GT Academy?

A: Elysse Menorca

Q: Who was the first woman to win World Car Person of the Year?

A: Stella Li

Q: Who was the first female drifter in the Middle East?

A: Noor Daoud

Q: Who is the UAE's first female racing driver?

A: Amna Al Qubaisi

Q: Who was the first woman to test a Formula 1 car since 2018?

A: Jessica Hawkins

Q: Who was Australia's first female para-drifter?

A: Christina Vithoulkas

Q: Who was the first woman to lead a major monthly national car magazine?

A: Jean Jennings

Q: Who was China's first female tractor driver?

A: Liang Jun

Q: Who was Lamborghini's first female board member?

A: Katia Bassi

Q: Who was GM's first female CEO?

A: Mary Barra

Q: Who is Malaysia's first and youngest female drifter?

A: Sharina Richie

Q: What was the first all-female British team to complete the Dakar Rally?

A: Marcella Kirk and Helen Tait-Wright