Thursday 17 March 2016

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


Michèle Mouton and Françoise Conconi with the Lancia Stratos, 1978

After the inception of the World Rally Championship in 1973, the Coupe des Dames continued to be awarded. There was a lull in female entries in the mid-1970s, but by 1976, women drivers were once more a feature of the top ten. An official Ladies’ Prize continued to be given until 2000. By then, rallying had become almost completely professionalised and the number of female drivers entering each year was very small. Part 1 Part 2

1973
Sylvia Osterberg/Inga-Lill Edenring (Opel Ascona) – 28th

1974
Rally cancelled due to fuel crisis

1975
No female finishers recorded (2 started)

1976
Michèle Mouton/Françoise Conconi (Alpine-Renault A110) – 11th

1977
Christine Dacremont/Colette Galli (Lancia Stratos HF) – 6th

1978
Michèle Mouton/Françoise Conconi (Lancia Stratos HF) – 7th

1979
Michèle Mouton/Françoise Conconi (Fiat 131 Abarth) – 7th

1980
Michèle Mouton/Annie Arrii (Fiat 131 Abarth) – 7th
Elisabeth deFresquet/A Godefroy (Autobianchi A112 Abarth) – 121st (Promotion class)

1981
Gisela Blume/Petra Schuster (Peugeot 104 ZS) – 56th

1982
Elisabeth de Fresquet/Marie Christine Valette (Volkswagen Golf GTi) – 71st

1983
Louise Aitken/Ellen Morgan (Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti) – 48th
Elisabeth de Fresquet/Perrine Morel (Volkswagen Golf GTi) – 60th (Promotion class)

1984
Minna Sillankorva/Johanna Nieminen (Mazda 323 Turbo) – 22nd
Elisabeth de Fresquet/Perrine Morel (Talbot Samba Rallye) – 42nd (Promotion class)

1985
Elisabeth de Fresquet/Marie Christine Valette (Autobianchi A112 Abarth) – 60th

1986
Elisabeth de Fresquet/Catherine Pernot (Opel Corsa) – 69th

1987
Carole Vergnaud/Marie Claude Jouan (Citroen Visa Mille Pistes) – 14th

1988
Pascale Neyret/Carole Cerboneschi (Lancia Delta HF) – 19th

1989
Paola de Martini/Umberta Gibellini (Audi 90 Quattro) – 9th
Pascale Neyret/Carole Cerboneschi (Lancia Delta Integrale) – 22nd (Promotion class)

1990
Louise Aitken-Walker/Tina Thörner (Vauxhall Astra GTE) – 11th
Pascale Neyret/Carole Cerboneschi (Lancia Delta Integrale) – 38th (Promotion class)

1991
Minna Sillankorva/Michela Marangoni (Mazda 323) – 18th


Isolde Holderied and Cathy François in 1999

1992
Isolde Holderied/Dagmar Lohmann (Mitsubishi Galant VR4) – 19th

1993
Isolde Holderied/Tina Thörner (Mitsubishi Galant VR4) – 12th
Christine Driano/Marie-Christine Lallement (Citroen AX GTi) – 13th (Promotion class)

1994
Isolde Holderied/ Tina Thörner (Mitsubishi Lancer RS) – 15th

1995
Isolde Holderied/ Tina Thörner (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II) – 10th
Priscille de Belloy/Sophie Fabrello (Fiat Cinquecento Sporting) – 56th (Promotion class)

1996
Ana Arche/Arielle Tramont (Fiat Cinquecento Sporting) – 61st

1997
Isolde Holderied/Cathy François (Toyota Celica GT-4) – 8th
Maria Paola Fracassi/Rebecca Lumachi (Fiat Cinquecento) – 54th (Challenge Prince Albert class)

1998
Roberta Rossi/Laura Bionda (Fiat Cinquecento Sporting) – 40th

1999
Isolde Holderied/Cathy François (Toyota Corolla WRC) – 13th

2000
Marta Candian/Mara Biotti (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V) – 46th

(Images from http://forums.vwvortex.com/ and copyright McKlein)



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