Mildred Bruce with her AC, 1927
The Coupe
des Dames was awarded to the best female finisher in the Monte Carlo Rally. The
award was first made in 1927, to Mildred Mary Bruce, although she was not the
first female driver to contest the event. A Madame Mertens came second in 1925,
driving a Lancia Lambda, but no special trophy for female drivers existed as
yet.
Below are
the winners of the Coupe des Dames prior to 1950. Where possible, full names
have been given. The early days of the rally saw considerable success for women
drivers, with women in the top ten for several years, in the 1920s and 1930s.
For some editions, separate “Coupes” were given for different classes, and
these have been included. This is the first part of a series of posts about the
Monte Carlo Rally. Part 2 Part 3
1927
Mildred (Mrs Victor) Bruce (AC) – 6th
1928
Charlotte Versigny (Talbot) – 3rd
1929
Lucy O’Reilly Schell (Talbot) – 8th
1930
Madame M. Doré
(Chenard & Walcker) – 9th
1931
Madame D. Jeanne
(Rosengart) – 3rd (Light Car)
Lady Eda
Jardine (Lancia Lambda) – 14th
1932
Alexandra
Lindh (Hudson) – 8th
Morna Vaughan (Triumph) – 6th (Light Car)
1933
1934
Simone des Forest/Fernande Hustinx (Peugeot 301) – 17th
Madame Marinovitch and Louise Lamberjack, 1935
1935
Marie-Jeanne Marinovitch/Louise
Lamberjack (Ford) – 19th
1936
Marie-Jeanne Marinovitch/HellĂ© Nice (Matford) – 18th
1937
Greta Molander (Plymouth) – 34th
1938
Germaine Rouault/Madame J D’Herlique (Matford) – 7th
1939
Yvonne Simon/Suzanne Largeot (Hotchkiss) – 8th
1949
Countess van
Limburg Stirum/Countess van Vredenburgh (Ford V8) – 12th
(Images from
http://www.acownersclub.co.uk/ and
http://www.forum-auto.com/)
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