The Lancia Lady Cup

Lady Cup-spec Lancia A112 Abarth

This one-make championship for female drivers in Sweden ran from 1984 to 1989. It used the Lancia-badged Autobianchi A112 Abarth, a motorcycle-engined supermini that had been in production for quite some time before the Cup’s existence. The marketing department at Fiat had noted that the A112 was bought by a comparatively very large number of younger women, which seems to have informed the creation of this racing series. Its connection to Sweden is slightly puzzling, as Swedish motoring was dominated by domestic brands like Saab and Volvo, but the A112 was sold there, and had been badged as Lancia rather than Autobianchi for some time.

The championship itself was organised by the Swedish  women racing drivers’ club, and followed on from their earlier all-female racing series, which used the Mini. Women’s championships had been a feature of Swedish motorsport since at least 1979. The women drivers’ club formed in the late 1970s, and its membership formed most of the entrants for the Lady Cup. Drivers were all Swedish, or racing under a Swedish license.

Each Lady Cup championship consisted of six rounds, normally contested within Sweden, although one year, 1987, a race was held in Hungary, as a support to the Hungarian Grand Prix. It is unclear whether this was part of the championship.

The first championship, in 1984, was won by Åsa Johansson, the sister of Formula One driver, Stefan Johansson. Subsequent Lady Cups were mostly won by Nettan Lindgren, who dominated the series completely for most of its lifetime. In 1988, she made a clean sweep of wins, pole positions and fastest laps, after missing out on only one win in 1987. In 1989, Eva Bornebusch won the title.

Nettan Lindgren went on to race in the BTCC. Her near-total dominance of the Lady Cup meant that there was not much room for another female star to come up through the ranks. Mostly, Lady Cup competitors were active in Swedish club and national-level motorsport. One of the longest-standing members of the Swedish women racing drivers’ club, Ulla Britt Wigh, raced in at least one edition, finishing ninth in 1986. She was competing against her daughter, Anneli, who was fourth.

Among the drivers who spread their wings a little more were Catta Lindgren, sister of Nettan, who drove in the 1988 Kemora 500km race as part of an all-female team, and Eva Bornebusch, who was part of the same team. Eva Bornebusch was also a regular in one-make racing in Sweden in the 1990s. Eva Kjellkvist-Pulls was another long-term Lady Cup competitor who was a regular face on the Swedish one-make scene for a long time afterwards.

The A112 went out of general production in 1985, which limited the Cup’s shelf life somewhat. It was replaced by the Lady Opel Cup, which used GM's Corsa.

For more information about some of the drivers in this series, click here.

List of winners:

1984 Åsa Johansson

1985 Nettan Lindgren

1986 Nettan Lindgren

1987 Nettan Lindgren

1988 Nettan Lindgren
1989 Eva Bornebusch

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Female Drivers in Touring Cars in Italy

Valentina Albanese

Italy has produced a fair number of female saloon racers. Some, such as Tamara Vidali, Liliana de Menna and Romana Bernardoni, reached the highest echelons of touring cars and have their own dedicated posts. Others like Carlotta Fedeli have competed in the Italian CIVT series, or in Europe, or in one-make series.

Jessica Amendola - Italian driver who raced in the Euro Racecar NASCAR series in 2013, finishing eighteenth at Monza in a Ford Mustang. This was a comeback for her, as she started racing in 2000 and had to stop, due to funding issues and later, motherhood. Her first races were in the VW Fun Cup, and she also tried Formula Junior, although finances prevented her from progressing in single-seaters. In 2010, she raced an Exige in the Lotus Cup in Italy, and a Renault in the Megane Trophy. Her return in 2013 also took in the endurance rounds of the SEAT Ibiza Cup in Italy, where she drove alongside Nicoletta Bologna. She was the fastest lady driver at Franciacorta. In 2016, she was involved with a Merzario Academy, and drove a Ferrari, probably in a demonstration run. 

Adele Arata – mainly known as a hillclimb driver, in the 1980s, usually driving a Fiat Ritmo or a Simca Rally. Her cars were run with minimal preparation, and were virtually in road trim. Unsurprisingly, she was never competitive, but she competed regularly nonetheless. In 1988, she tried circuit racing, in a Fiat Uno, entering some rounds of the CIVT touring car championship in Italy. She managed to finish three of her four races, with a best result of 16^th in class.

Emanuela Bellini - raced in the Alfa Romeo 33 Trophy in Italy in 2006. She was not among the front-runners, but gained some notoriety for a spectacular crash in the wet at Magione. She continued to race the 33 for some time afterwards, reappearing in the championship in 2008, but by 2010, the car had been sold.

Leonida Bellini - competed in at least two seasons of senior Italian motorsport. She took part in the Renault Clio Cup in 2003 and 2004. In 2003, she managed at least two top-ten finishes, an eighth at Magione and a third at Vallelunga. In 2004, she was only 19th in the championship. Previously, she was active in karting in Italy, and won the National 125cc championship in 1997.

Nicoletta Bologna – probably best known for racing hybrid cars in Italy. She took part in two seasons of the Green Scout Cup, in 2011 and 2012. She was fifteenth in the championship in 2011, and 19^th in 2012. Both times, her car was a Kia Venga. Previously, she raced a Porsche Cayman in the Cayman Cup in 2010, having taken part in a women’s Porsche series in 2008. That year, she also raced a Fiat 500, a car she returned to in 2009, again, in its one-make trophy. In between, she has competed in karting, on tarmac and ice. In 2010, she made one guest appearance in the Italian touring car championship, driving a Mini for BMW. As well as racing, she has tested a wide variety of cars. In 2017, she worked as a team manager in the Italian GT4 championship. 

Deborah Broccolini - active in Italian club motorsport on and off since 1988. She competed in the CIVT throughout the 1990s after some years in junior formulae, but retired for ten years in 1997. As of 2007, she has mainly raced Alfa Romeo cars, particularly the 33, which she used in its one-make cup in 2007 and 2008. After that, she drove it to fifth overall in the Alfa Romeo Touring Cup. In 2011, she drove an Osella sportscar in Italian hillclimbs. In 2012, she also tackled Italian hillclimbs, but in a Citroen C1. She won her third Italian ladies' hillclimb title in 2013, and defended it in 2014, along with a class championship.

Laura Cagnoni – winner of the Ladies Cup in the Citroen C1 Cup in Italy, in 2006. She won the ladies’ class in all but one of the races. After that, she does not appear to have competed much, although she co-drove a Porsche Cayman in the 2007 Mille Miglia, with Italo Fontana.

Martina del Castello – raced in the CITE in 2015, driving a BMW M3. Her co-driver was her father Roberto del Castello. Her best finishes were two fourth places at Pergusa, and she was tenth in the championship, alongside her team-mate. They were seventh in Division One. 2015 looks to have been her first season of racing. She is better known as a downhill skier. In 2017, she raced a BMW M3 in the Italian BMW Open Cup. She appeared in at least one round of the Supercars Series in 2020, racing a Chevrolet Corvette at Magione, again with Roberto. 

Katia Ciancabilla - raced in the Citroen C1 Cup in Italy in 2008. She was 21st overall. As well as competing herself, she is the team manager and press officer of the Scuderia Grifo Corse team, which competes throughout Europe, mainly in sportscars. She did some more C1 Cup races in 2010.

Luisa Croca – competed in the 1971 Italian Touring Car Championship, driving an Autobianchi A112. At the time, the series consisted of both circuit races and hillclimbs. Luisa only ever raced on the circuits, and did not enter any of the climbs. She normally finished quite well in her class, and her best overall result was ninth, in a Group 2 race for small-engined cars at Monza, near the start of the season. Monza appeared to be a favoured track for her. This looks to have been her only season of racing at this level, and almost no other information about her exists.

Angela Fontana - raced an Abarth 1000 TC in Europe in 1963, including a run in the Nürburgring 12 Hours with Attilio Zuppini. They did not finish. In the 500 mile race at the same circuit, they were twelfth, driving a Fiat-Abarth 1000 Berlina. In the Nürburgring 12 Hours of 1962, Angela drove yet another Abarth, a Fiat 700, with Fulvio Sestilli. They were 22nd and fourth in class. That year, Angela won two Italian GT races, at Monza, driving solo. Her car was a BMW 700. She also competed in hillclimbs in an Abarth.

Alexandra Gallo - raced GT and touring cars in Italy in the 1990s and 2000s. She drove an Alfa Romeo SZ in the Italian GT Championship in 1994, winning the GT4 class at Vallelunga. The same year, she drove an Alfa Romeo 33 in the CIVT touring car series, winning its Ladies’ award. She had been active in the championship since 1991. Later, in 2004, she drove a Jaguar in the Superstars series, alongside Tamara Vidali, an old CIVT rival. She also competed in the Maserati Trofeo Corse. She now works as a journalist and F1 broadcaster.

Stefania Grassetto - raced touring cars in Italy early in her career, competing in the Campionato Italiano Velocita Turismo between 1994 and 2001 in a variety of smaller cars. Her best result was a race win at Monza in 1998, driving an Opel Corsa. She was the ladies’ champion four times and entered the Six Hours of Vallelunga three times, winning her class once in 1996. After a year racing historics, she entered Formula Gloria in 2003, doing two complete seasons and winning the ladies’ award in 2004. In 2005 and 2006, she also raced in some rounds of the Maserati Trofeo, before returning to Formula Gloria. Another hiatus in the Italian Diesel Endurance Cup occurred in 2008, and she was fifth overall in a BMW 120d. She returned once more to Formula Gloria in 2009, and was fourth in her first race back. She returned to karting in 2010, as part of an all-female endurance team, then moved into historic racing, in a Porsche 911, in 2011. After that, she turned to racing Minis, first in the 2012 Mini Rushour series, then the 2013 Mini Challenge, in which she was 17th overall. She returned to historics in 2014, racing a Porsche 911. She now plays golf competitively.

Alessandra Merluzzi - came to prominence in 1989, winning the ladies' and Under 23 awards for that year's CIVT. Her car was a Renault 5 GT Turbo and her best result seems to have been a ninth place at Vallelunga. This was not her first time in the series; she took part in the 1988 Vallelunga 2 Hours in a Daihatsu Charade, sharing with Baliva. She also raced a Renault 11 in Italian Supertouring in 1990, doing at least one round at Magione and finishing second in the Ladies' standings. Much later, in 2005, she won the Maserati Trofeo race at the Bologna Motor Show, sharing her MC12 with Andrea de Megni. In between, she entered the 2001 Dakar as part of a three-car, all-female team with Vanina Ickx, Tamara Vidali and Alessia Tomba. 

Roberta Merluzzi - raced in the 1989 CIVT, as part of the same team as her sister Alessandra, Squadra Corse Trieste. She did at least one race at Vallelunga, finishing twelfth. At about the same time, she was a rally co-driver, usually sitting alongside Tihomir Filipovic. The pair won the 1991 INA Delta Rally together, in a Lancia Delta Integrale. She also worked extensively in media and TV, across Europe. 

Francesca Raffaele - raced in Italian Touring Cars (TCR) in 2020. Her car was an Audi RS3 run by BF Motorsport. Francesca was only 17 when she started the season and was eleventh in the championship. Her best finish was fourth at Mugello, but it was an inconsistent season for her that seems to have been affected by a series of mistakes in the second Mugello race. 2020 was her second season in a car, after a debut in the Italian Clio Cup in 2019. She was eleventh in that championship too, with two sixth places at Vallelunga as her best finishes. She did not race in 2021, but returned to the Italian TCR series in 2022, driving a Hyundai i30. Her best finish by far was an eighth place at Mugello and she was 18th in the championship. In 2023, she drove an Audi RS3 for Aikoa Racing for half the season, scoring a best finish of tenth at Imola.

Silvia Sellani - races an electric Smart in the Italian Smart EQ fortwo e-cup championship. She won the ladies’ championship in 2019 with a best result of eighth at Misano. Along with Antonino Cannavo, she has been part of the Mercedes Benz Rome team since 2018, when she won her first ladies’ trophy and her first outright podium, a third at Misano. Silvia first started racing in about 2000 in a petrol-powered Smart but did not compete for many years.

Silvia Simoni - raced in a number of one-make series in Italy. In 2019, she did a part season in the Lotus Cup, finishing twelfth overall with a best finish of eighth. She achieved this twice at Franciacorta. Earlier in the season, she made two guest appearances in the MINI John Cooper Works Challenge. She began racing in 2018, aged seventeen, entering some rounds of the Smart EQ fortwo e-cup, with a best result of eighth at Misano. Previously, she competed in sailing. 

Alessandra Torresani - races saloons in Italy, most recently in the Smart EQ fortwo e-cup. She did the first two rounds of the 2019 series, with a best finish of seventh at Misano. In 2017, she took part in the Italian Touring Car Championship in the TCS section, a one-make series for the SEAT Leon Cupra. She was twelfth, despite only running in six rounds, picking up one podium finish. This was not her first season of motorsport, but research is complicated by the existence an actress with the same name.

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Women in One-Make Series, Part III

Edina Bús with her SEAT Leon

The last list is of female drivers in one-make series across the rest of Europe, including the Mini Challenge. Italian drivers, Polish drivers, German drivers, Swiss drivers, Croatian drivers, Hungarian drivers and Swedish drivers can be found in their own posts. Michelle Gatting now has her own post, as do Alba Cano, Lilou Wadoux, Laia Sanz and Nathalie Maillet.

Ana Alvarez – raced in the Spanish SEAT Leon Supercopa, in 2006 and 2007 at least. In her first season, she did fifteen races, managing to score points once. She was 29^th in the championship. Her second season was only three races, and she was unable to challenge for honours. In between, in 2007, she raced the Leon in the Barcelona 24 Hours, and was tenth, as part of a four-driver team. She may well have entered the championship again in 2008, but the results are not forthcoming. She was certainly part of the Spanish endurance championship that year, and scored at least one third place.

Ana Barreras - races small cars in Spain and took part in the 2021 G Series ice racing championship in Andorra. She has been competing on circuits since 2017, mainly in one-make series and mostly in the Toyota Aygo Cup. She had a best finish of fourth at Jarama in 2020 and also came fourth in the non-championship Christmas Trophy, driving alongside her mother, former rally co-driver Ana Barbero. The two are racing in the Spanish Mini Challenge together in 2021. Although both of her parents competed in off-road events, Ana’s first attempt off-road was the 2021 G Series, driving a Ford Focus for Sandoval Racing. 

Isabelle Biela - Czech driver who raced in the Volkswagen Scirocco-R Cup in 2010, in Germany. Her best race result was thirteenth, at the Lausitzring. She was 17^th in the overall standings, and ninth in the Junior Cup. Although she has done some instruction, and has possibly been involved in classic rallying, with an Audi, she does not appear to have raced again after her debut season. Although she did have an accident at the Nürburgring, it did not seem to affect the rest of her season much, although she was not as close to the pace as she had been. Her father is sportscar racer, Frank Biela.

Caroline Candas - French driver who made her senior debut in 2021. She is a former French female karting champion who raced in the 2022 Peugeot 208 Cup, which was part of the TCA Light category in the French touring car championship. She was third in the TC Light class after two class wins at Nogaro. The following year, she was third the TC category, in a Peugeot 308. In 2024, she raced for the Rafa team in ADAC GT4, having won a female drivers' shootout for them in November 2023. She crashed heavily early in the season and sat the rest out. Her first steps in cars were some guest appearances in the 2021 Funyo Cup, scoring a class third at Albi. She is supported by La Filiere Endurance.

Tanja Dexters – Belgian model and media personality who raced in the Mini Cooper Challenge in 2004. She was not among the front-runners, and did not race in all of the rounds. She was 43^rd overall. Her entry was linked to her participation in that year’s Miss Belgian Beauty competition. She has not raced since.

Sabine Dubois - Belgian racer who won the 2003 VW Fun Cup 24 Hours with Fanny Duchateau and Sylvie Delcour. She has been a regular in the Fun Cup throughout the 2000s and for a while, was usually one of the front-runners. After 2006, she seems to have driven for different teams and has not been quite on the pace. The 2003 team returned to the Fun Cup 25 Hours in 2008, but did not win this time. 

Zihara Esteban - Spanish driver who began her senior career in the Spanish Clio Cup in 2011, after several years as a successful karter, both on the domestic and international scene. Her first season was rather up-and-down, with a lot of DNFs, but she managed one tenth place, at Catalunya, and was 24th overall, third in the Ladies’ standings. In 2012, she spent much of the year in karting again, but she also tried out the Euro Racecar NASCAR series, recently licensed from the States. She ran at the Loire and Valencia rounds, with a best finish of thirteenth, at Valencia. 2013 continued in the same way: karting, with four races in the Euro Racecar championship, at the beginning of the season. This time, she had two top-ten finishes, tenths at Nogaro and Dijon. In 2014, she did not do much circuit racing; she took part in the Maxi Endurance 32 Hour race at the Algarve track, and third in a SEAT Leon, and fourth in a Renault Clio, driving in two teams. Her main focus was rallying, in a Ford Fiesta R2. She did seven rallies, and her best result was 15th, in the Rallye del Bierzo. That year, she did her first WRC Rally, the Catalunya event. She was 46th. In 2015, she rallied a Peugeot 208 in Spain. Her only major rally was the Comunidad de Madrid RACE Rally, which she did not finish. She came back to the Spanish rally championship in 2017, driving a Peugeot 208. She was tenth in the Ciutat de Valls Rally. A break from competition followed, then she switched to circuit racing again, doing the Valencia rounds of the NASCAR Whelen Euroseries for DF1 Racing. In 2021, she travelled to Mexico and did her first truck races in the Mikel's Trucks series. She did the first five rounds of the championship and was never out of the top ten. Her best finish was third at San Luis Potosi and she was twelfth in the championship. Staying in Mexico, she contested the 2022 Copa TC2000, driving a Ford. She was second in her first race at Queretaro and scored several more top-ten finishes. Only DNFs dropped her to twelfth in the championship. Another TC2000 season in 2023 was more successful and she won three times, on the way to championship second. She did another season in TC2000 in 2024, but only appears to have raced a couple of times.

Louise Frost - Danish driver who has been racing in the DS3 Cup since 2016. In 2017, she scored her first win in the series, near the end of the season, at Jyllandsringen. Her second-best finish was fifth, achieved twice, at Jyllandsringen and Djursland. In 2016, she picked up a Rookie of the Year award. That year, she also raced a Ferrari 458 in the Danish Endurance Championship at Padborg Park. In 2018, she moved into the Danish Supertourisme series, driving a BMW. Her best result was sixth at Rudskogen and she was 14th in the championship. 2019 brought another new car: an Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR which she used in the Danish Endurance Championship and TCR Scandinavia. She was not able to start all of the TCR rounds but she scored three top-ten finishes at Knutstorp, Anderstorp and Karlskoga. She was 17th in the championship. In 2020 she drove a Kia Mitjet in the Danish Endurance Championship and was second in her class, sharing with Sander Steffensen. It was back to TCR for 2021, driving a Honda Civic. Her best finishes were sixth places at Bellahoj and Aarhus and she was 15th overall.

Laura Hájková – Czech driver who raced in the Skoda Octavia Cup. She started in 2007, and had a solid, if unremarkable year, with a best finish of ninth, at Brno. A second season in 2008 went very similarly, with a ninth and eighth at Oschersleben her season’s highlights. In 2007, she also did some racing in Germany, using the Octavia in some rounds of the Divinol Cup, at the Nürburgring. She does not appear to have raced since 2008.

Claudia Henning - German driver who began her career in cars in 2023. She entered the BMW M2 Cup, also based in Germany, for her first racing season. Her best finish was a seventh place at Lausitz, followed up with a tenth place at the same meeting. She was 14th overall after a non-finish mid-season. Her BMW debut followed a successful karting career in Germany and Europe, including a championship win in the 2019 ADAC Kart Cup Senior class. She returned to karting in 2024.

Solveig Hjere - Danish driver who raced a Renault 5 in her home country in 1976. She took part in at least some of the Renault 5 TS Cup, including a races at Jyllandsringen and Knutstorp. Either that year or thereabouts, she won a Renault 5 Ladies' title, defeating another Danish driver called Eva Sorensen. It is unclear whether this was an actual all-female race, or a class championship within the main Renault 5 series. Little other information about Solveig is forthcoming. 

Cornelia Hütter - Austrian Alpine skier, who has done some motor racing. In 2011, when she was 19, she entered some rounds of the racing side of the Suzuki Swift Cup, and managed two sixth places at the Slovakiaring. She also seems to have done some rallying or hillclimbing in the same car. After devoting herself entirely to skiing for several seasons, she made two further guest starts in the 2014 Lotus Ladies’ Cup, at the Red Bull Ring. She was tenth in one race, and did not finish the other.

Luisa Kahler - raced in the BMW M2 Cup in 2023, having come through its shootout for young drivers. Aged 17, this was her first season of car racing and she combined it with a run in the senior Rotax Max Challenge, also in her native Germany. She was the best of the three female novices in the M2 Cup and finished 12th overall, with two top-ten finishes at the Norisring and the Red Bull Ring. In 2024, she did two rounds of the NLS, driving a BMW. Early in 2025, she signed up for the GT4 Winter Series, in the Porsche Cayman class, winning one race.

Veronique de Kock – had one season of racing in the Belgian Mini Cooper Challenge, in 2004. She was not really competitive, and does not seem to have completed the season. Her overall position was 42^nd. Following in the footsteps of Brunhilde Verhenne before her, Veronique raced as part of her activities for the Miss Belgian Beauty contest.

Carmen Kraav - Estonian driver who races touring cars in Europe. She began with some races in the 2022 Baltic Touring Car Championship, competing in the BMW 325 Cup. Sticking with BMW, she then signed up for the 2023 BMW M2 Cup in Germany. Her final championship position was 13th, with a best finish of ninth at Lausitz. Previously, she had competed in karting as a junior and a senior, finishing seventh in the senior Kart Sprint event at the 2022 Motorsport Games.

Camille Laffite - occasional racer in one-make series and club racing in France. She competed in the VW Fun Cup in 2006 and 2008, including the 25 Hour race, which she finished both times, with different teams. Previously, she raced in Legends in France. At about the same time, 2005, she made her debut as an “Ice Girl” in the Andros Trophy, which she returned to in 2006. She is the younger sister of Marguerite Laffite, and daughter of Jacques Laffite. She and her sister sometimes race together. In 2009, Camille was a contestant on a cross-America motorsport-themed TV show, Bullrun USA. 

Claire Lajoux – raced in the Peugeot RC Cup in 2006. She did not compete for the full season, and was 28^th in the championship. In 2009, she raced in at least some rounds of the VW Fun Cup, sharing a car with Laure de Coligny and Thierry Fecomme for the 25 Hour race at Spa. She does not seem to have raced since then.  

Kersti Lang - Estonian driver who races a BMW. Her first season was 2010, and she drove a BMW 325 in the Gruppe 325i Cup. She was fifteenth, after not quite being on the pace. In 2011, she raced again, and did better this time, finishing tenth. She was usually within the top ten, and had a best finish of eighth, at Pärnu. She did her third BMW season in 2012, but did not go quite as well, with one eighth place at Palanga. She does not appear to have competed in 2013. Previously, she did karate at international level, which she continued alongside her racing. For the past couple of seasons, she has been concentrating on her studies. In 2016, her name appears on lists as a medical car driver at tracks in Estonia. In 2018, she acted as Clerk of the Course.

Nadezhda Mitroshkina - Russian driver who competed in the Mitjet Series in 2011. She did not complete the whole season, and her best finishes were a pair of eighth places, at Smolensk. She was 18th in the championship. Later, in 2013, she seems to have been involved in endurance karting. Language difficulties are impairing further research into her career.

Raquel Morera Ibanez - has competed in the Renault Clio Cup in Spain since 2010. In 2010, she was eighth in the championship. The following year, she was only fifteenth, with a best finish of eighth at Catalunya, and two further tenth places. She also drove in eight rounds of the Renault Clio Eurocup around Europe, with a best finish of thirteenth, also at Catalunya. In 2012, she only seems to have managed two Clio Cup races, at Catalunya. She entered four Eurocup races in 2013, with a best finish of thirteenth again, at Catalunya. 

Juliette Palacin – has been racing in the Mitjet series for several seasons, with the sixth being in 2015. She first entered in 2010, and was 15^th overall in a Skoda silhouette car. After another two trying seasons, she was sixth in the Supersport series in 2013, with one win, at Val de Vienne. In 2014, she was ninth, in a BMW, having not managed to repeat her win. She was tenth in 2015, with a best finish of second, at Ledenon. In 2016, she only did a part-season, and so was down in the standings. Previously, she was a karter from the age of eleven, and also raced single-seaters in the French Formula Renault Campus championship. She has also raced Legends cars, in 2006. 

Marine Pidoux – began her senior racing career in 2014, after a serious accident stopped her from racing her kart any more. She raced in the low-cost Mitjet Supersport championship in France, for the VIP Challenge team. She was 31^st overall. In 2015, she returned to the Mitjet series for a second go, and was 39th overall, after a part-season. Her finishes were solidly midfield. Another part-season followed in 2016, which left her 42nd overall. She appears to have raced a Mercedes in a French GT Cup championship in 2018. Away from the track, she designs motorsport team uniforms and fashion items for her own company. 

Maiken Rasmussen - Danish driver who raced in the VW Scirocco R Cup in Germany in 2011. She was 17th overall, with two top-ten finishes: a ninth at Hockenheim and an eighth at Oschersleben. She also made a trip to India for a guest spot in the Polo R Cup, and was rewarded with a second place in Race Two. In 2010, she had her first season of long-circuit racing, driving in the Smart championship. In 2012, she returned to Smart cars, for the 4Two Cup held across northern Europe. She managed at least one fifth place. 

Nicole Rigger (Kern) - Austrian driver who began her senior career in the Suzuki Cup in 2007, driving a Suzuki Swift. She was then known as Nicole Kern. Initially, she competed in the rally series. In 2008, she scored her first points in the series, and was twelfth overall. The following year, she managed her first podium, at the Mozartpreis, and was fifth overall in the racing series, making only a couple of appearances in the rally side. She moved away from rallying completely in 2010, and was fifth again, with another third place at the Pannoniaring. It was this year that she married fellow competitor, Jörg Rigger. In 2011, they seem to have shared a car for the first part of the season, and Nicole’s best finish was fifth, at the Red Bull Ring. She does not appear to have competed in cars after this, but she was part of an all-female team called the "Miss Austrias" in the Alpin Juwel Kart Trophy race in 2015.

Marta Suria - Spanish racer who has recently been active in several one-make series. In 2008, she was eighth in the Spanish Renault Clio Cup. This was her fourth season in the Cup, and her best finish. She returned to the Clio Cup in 2011, although she was less successful, only managing 23rd overall after some DNFs. In between, she was second in the Spanish Mini Challenge in 2010, with one win and several podiums. In 2012, she raced in the Clio Cup again, and was thirteenth overall after car trouble limited her participation. She also drove in two rounds of the German MINI Trophy. In 2013, she only seems to have entered two Clio Cup rounds, at Motorland in Spain. After a long break, she did four Clio Cup rounds in 2018, scoring a best finish of seventh at Catalunya and Valencia. In 2019, she entered a couple of rounds of the Spanish TCR championship. 
Marta began racing historics in 2002, and drove an Alfa Romeo GTAm for some time. In 2004, she also won a Valencia regional speed eventing championship. She also competes in rallies, both of the stage and cross-country variety.   

Oksana Trofimova - Russian driver who raced in the 2011 Mitjet Cup. She was seventh in the championship, after best finishes of fourth, at Tushino and Smolensk. Apart from this year, she does not appear to have done more racing, despite being from a motorsport family. More recently, she has done some writing and PR work on behalf of her brother, Vladimir Trofimov.

Brunhilde Verhenne - former Belgian beauty queen. She raced in the Mini Challenge in 2004, as well as two rounds of the Toyota Yaris Cup. In 2005, she took part in a few races in a Volkswagen Lupo, and some kart events. She now concentrates on her PR career, focused around pro cycling.

Amalia Vinyes - Andorran driver who competed in the 2010 SEAT Leon Supercopa, in Spain and Europe. She was thirteenth in the Spanish championship, and only completed two rounds of the European series. Previously, in 2009, she raced in the Catalunya round of the International GT Open Championship, in a Ferrari F430 GTS. She was driving with her brother, Joan, for their family team, Baporo Motorsport. At some point earlier than this, Amalia did some ice racing. For 2011, she switched to rallying, in a Suzuki Swift, and was 22nd in the Rallye de Ferrol and twelfth in the Rallye Villajoyosa. She competed in the SEAT Leon Supercopa in 2014, and finished in the top ten four times. Her best finish was fifth, at Monza, and she was 15th overall. She did half of the Supercopa in 2015, finishing four of her six races. Her best finish was eleventh, at Paul Ricard, and she was 27th overall. She raced in the Spanish Endurance championship in the SEAT in 2016, and was fifth in the TCR class, with one win. As well as this, she did a couple of rounds of the Eurocup. Sticking with SEAT and TCR, she did part-seasons in the Spanish, Portuguese and Iberico touring car championships. In 2018, she switched to off-road events, winning at least one in Spain. It was back to TCR in 2019, and she was one of the leading drivers in the Spanish series, finishing third in the TCR class with two wins. Her car was a SEAT Cupra. In 2021 she took part in the Spanish Endurance Championship, driving a Cupra. She won at least one race at Navarra. A part-season in TCR Spain in 2023 led to sixth at Estoril and eighth at Jerez, from pole. In a similar car, she did two races in the 2024 season, at Jarama, finishing eighth and tenth.


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