Editing Formula One (section)

== Women in Formula One ==
Since the creation of Formula One, in 1950, there have been five women to compete in a Grand Prix, and only one managed to score. The involvement of women in the Formula One paddock ranges from race engineers and strategists to media and communications personnel. With the release of the Netflix show, [[Formula 1: Drive to Survive|''Drive to Survive'']], the female viewership of the sport has risen. In 2019, 20% of the total Formula One viewership was female, and by 2022 this number had increased to 40%.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Leading the way to change' – How the growth of female fans and F1 ACADEMY are encouraging women to explore opportunities in motorsport |url=https://www.f1academy.com/Latest/6Rcggc1UglZIVXmoW2TphW/leading-the-way-to-change-how-the-growth-of-female-fans-and-f1-academy-are |access-date=8 October 2024 |website=F1® Academy |language=en}}</ref>

=== F1 Academy ===
[[F1 Academy]], created by Formula One in 2023, is the only female single-seater racing championship. Its inaugural championship was won by [[Marta García (racing driver)|Marta García]] of [[Prema Racing]]. The establishment of F1 Academy has attracted significant levels of attention to women in motorsport; [[Netflix]] has announced the release of a docuseries in 2025 about the academy. In addition to this companies such as [[Tommy Hilfiger (company)|Tommy Hilfiger]], [[Charlotte Tilbury Beauty|Charlotte Tilbury]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tilbury |first=Charlotte |date=16 February 2024 |title=Charlotte Tilbury X F1 Academy |url=https://www.charlottetilbury.com/us/secrets/charlotte-tilbury-f1-academy |access-date=8 October 2024 |website=Charlotte Tilbury |language=en-us}}</ref> [[Puma (brand)|Puma]], and [[Red Bull]] have become sponsors of F1 Academy due to its increasing popularity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adgate |first=Brad |title=Here's Why Formula 1 Racing Is Growing In Popularity With Women |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradadgate/2024/03/11/heres-why-formula-1-racing-is-growing-in-popularity-with-women/ |date=11 March 2024 |access-date=8 October 2024 |website=Forbes |language=en |url-status=live |archive-date=14 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114134736/https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradadgate/2024/03/11/heres-why-formula-1-racing-is-growing-in-popularity-with-women/}}</ref>

=== Female Formula One drivers ===
[[Maria Teresa de Filippis]] was the first woman to compete in a Formula One Grand Prix at the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix. She competed in a total of five Grand Prix, racing under the Italian flag and has been hailed a pioneer of women in motorsport.<ref>{{Cite web |last=hr |title=Information about Maria-Teresa de Filippis from historicracing.com |url=https://www.historicracing.com/driverDetail.cfm?driverID=1366 |access-date=3 October 2024 |website=historicracing.com |language=en}}</ref>

[[Lella Lombardi]] is the only woman to place within the points at a Formula One Grand Prix. She competed in three seasons, entering seventeen races, and starting twelve. After finishing sixth in the [[1975 Spanish Grand Prix]], Lombardi became the first and only woman to score points during an official Formula Grand Prix. Due to the race not reaching full completion half points were awarded and Lombardi only gained .5 points.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Motorsport |first=Females in |date=25 December 2023 |title=Women in Motorsport: Lella Lombardi {{!}} History of Motorsport |url=https://www.femalesinmotorsport.com/post/women-in-motorsport-lella-lombardi |access-date=29 September 2024 |website=FinM |language=en}}</ref>

[[Desiré Wilson]] is the only woman to win a Formula One race of any kind, winning the second round of the [[1980 British Formula One Championship|1980 Aurora AFX F1 Championship]].

[[Giovanna Amati]] was the last female driver to attempt to qualify for a Formula One Grand Prix. In 1992, she was signed by Brabham and participated in three races—South Africa, Mexico, and Brazil—but failed to qualify for any of them. Amati faced significant challenges, including an underperforming car and limited testing opportunities. She was replaced by Damon Hill after Brabham struggled with financial difficulties and performance issues. Despite not making a race start, her entry remains significant, as no woman has attempted to qualify for a Grand Prix since. Her participation also marked the last time a female driver was officially listed on an F1 entry list until Susie Wolff took part in free practice sessions for Williams in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nathanson |first=Patrick |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/34771317 |title=Giovanna Amati: The remarkable story of F1's last female driver |date=13 November 2015 |access-date=10 February 2025 |website=BBC Sport |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717071053/https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/34771317 |archive-date=17 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Collantine |first=Keith |url=https://www.racefans.net/2022/02/05/how-f1s-last-female-racer-stood-little-chance-in-a-once-great-team-close-to-collapse/ |title=How F1's last female racer stood little chance in a once-great team close to collapse |date=5 February 2022 |access-date=10 February 2025 |website=RaceFans.net |url-status=live |archive-date=12 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241012040741/https://www.racefans.net/2022/02/05/how-f1s-last-female-racer-stood-little-chance-in-a-once-great-team-close-to-collapse/}}</ref><ref>Hilton, Christopher. Grand Prix Women: The History of Women in Formula 1. Haynes Publishing, 2007.</ref>

=== Race engineers ===
[[Hannah Schmitz]] currently holds the role of principal strategy engineer at [[Red Bull Racing]]. She has been with the team since 2009 and played a strong presence in its victories in 2021, 2022, and 2023. In 2023 Schmitz won the McLaren Applied Female Engineer of the Year Award winner for her role within Red Bull Racing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=mclaren-applied |url=https://mclarenapplied.com/news/meet-hannah-schmitz---mclaren-applied-female-engineer-of-the-year-award-winner |access-date=1 October 2024 |website=mclarenapplied.com}}</ref>

Beginning in [[2025 Formula One World Championship|2025]], [[Laura Müller (motorsport)|Laura Müller]] has served as the [[race engineer]] for [[Esteban Ocon]] at [[Haas F1 Team|Haas]], making her the first female to serve as a race engineer on a full time basis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elshebiny |first=Yara |date=22 January 2025 |title=Haas' Laura Mueller Becomes First Female Race Engineer In F1 History |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/yaraelshebiny/2025/01/22/haas-appoints-laura-mueller-as-first-female-race-engineer-in-f1/ |access-date=16 March 2025 |website=[[Forbes]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 January 2025 |title=Mueller becomes F1's first female Race Engineer at Haas |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/laura-mueller-becomes-f1s-first-female-race-engineer-as-haas-confirm-key.3gFdz46OphteLHNKnGAIM6 |access-date=16 March 2025 |website=Formula 1 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Team principals ===
[[Susie Wolff]] is the current managing director of [[F1 Academy]], however her presence within the Formula One paddock has lasted several decades. In the beginning of her career she was told to drive a pink car, although she was skeptical, Wolff obliged figuring that young girls would see the car and feel more inspired to begin racing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Susie Wolff |url=https://leanin.org/stories/susie-wolff#! |access-date=3 October 2024 |website=Lean In |language=en}}</ref> In 2012 Wolff was a [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering]] development driver, during her four years at Williams, she competed in several free practice sessions for the team. After her time at Williams, Wolff became the team principal of Formula E team [[Venturi Racing]], and saw the team to their most successful season to date.

Austrian [[Monisha Kaltenborn]] became the sport's first ever female Team principal when she took over the role at [[Sauber Motorsport|Sauber Formula 1 Team]] in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2012 |title=Ms Monisha KALTENBORN, AUSTRIA |url=https://www.fia.com/profile/ms-monisha-kaltenborn-austria |access-date=3 October 2024 |website=Federation Internationale de l'Automobile |language=en}}</ref>