The Coupe des Dames in the Monte Carlo Rally: Part II

Ann Wisdom and Pat Moss with their Austin A40, 1959

During the 1950s and ‘60s, the Coupe des Dames was considered important enough for manufacturer teams, such as Rootes and BMC, to field ladies’ crews on the Monte, in the hope of winning. As rallying progressed towards being more of a speed-based than navigational discipline in the 1960s, the prize still kept its cachet. During this time, Pat Moss was the driver to beat, often challenging for outright wins as well as ladies’ prizes. Part 1 Part 3

1950

Germaine Rouault/Regine Gordine (Simca Eight) – 16^th

1951

Fernande de Cortanze/Ginette François Sigrand  (Peugeot 203) – 61st

1952

Greta Molander/Helga Lundberg (Saab 92) – 91st

1953

Madeleine Pochon/Iréne Terray (Renault 4CV) – 49th

1954

Madeleine Pochon/Lise Renaud (Renault) – 7^th

1955

Sheila van Damm/Francoise Clark/Anne Hall (Sunbeam Talbot) – 11th

Madeleine Blanchoud and Lucienne Alziary de Roquefort with their Porsche, 1956

1956

Madeleine Blanchoud/Lucienne Alziary de Roquefort (Porsche 356) – 29th

1957

No rally held

1958

Madeleine Blanchoud/Renée Wagner (Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint) – 26th

1959

Pat Moss/Ann Wisdom (Austin A40) – 10^th

1960

Pat Moss/Ann Wisdom (Austin A40) – 17^th

1961

Anne Hall/Valerie Domleo (Ford Anglia) – 44th

1962

Pat Moss/Ann Wisdom (Morris Cooper) – 26th

1963

Ewy Rosqvist/Ursula Wirth (Mercedes 220SE) – 16^th

1964

Pat Moss-Carlsson/Ursula Wirth (Saab 96) – 5th

1965

Pat Moss-Carlsson/Liz Nystrom (Saab 96) – 3rd

1966

Lucette Pointet/Françoise Houillon (Citroen DS21) – 46th

1967

Sylvia Osterberg/Inga-Lill Edenring (Renault Gordini R8) – 25^th

1968

Pat Moss-Carlsson/Liz Nystrom (Lancia Fulvia HF) – 14th

1969

Pat Moss-Carlsson/Liz Nystrom (Lancia Fulvia HF) – 6th

1970

Marie-Claude Beaumont/Martine de la Grandrive (Opel Commodore GS/E) – 22nd

1971

Hannelore Werner/Oda Dencker-Andersen (BMW 2002 Ti) – 17th

1972

Pat Moss-Carlsson/Liz Crellin (Alpine-Renault A110) – 10^th

(Images from http://www.johnrossmotorracingarchive.co.uk/ and http://mk1-forum.net/)