Lella Lombardi
Italian racing driver
Died when: 50 years 343 days (611 months)Star Sign: Aries
Maria Grazia "Lella" Lombardi (26 March 1941 – 3 March 1992) was an Italian racing driver.She participated in 17 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 20 July 1974 and finishing her career with half a point.
She is the only female Formula One driver in history to have a top six finish in a World Championship race, which she did at the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix (half points were awarded for this race due to a shortened race distance, hence Lombardi received half a point instead of the usual one point).
As well as being the sole female driver to score points in Formula One (and the only driver with a career total of half a point), she is one of two who qualified for a Formula One race (the other being compatriot Maria Teresa de Filippis).
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