Females in Motorsport

RACE WEEKEND DEBUT FOR LISA BILLARD 🇫🇷👏 Upgrading from karts to Formula 4, Lisa (📸) made her debut last weekend as she joined the French F4 grid at Nevers Magny-Cours 🏁 Already gaining lots of experience, we're excited to follow along Lisa's F4 journey 💜 #WomenInMotorsport #FrenchF4 #F4

MAYA WEUG RETURNS TO FRECA THIS WEEKEND 👋 As the championship heads into its seventh round of the season in Imola, maya weug (📸) has announced she will be lining up on the Formula Regional EU By Alpine (📸) grid this weekend with Kic Motorsport 🇮🇹 We’re excited to see Maya line-up alongside fellow F1 Academy driver and race winner Doriane Pin and inaugural F1 Academy championship winner and recent GT race winner Marta García 💜 #WomenInMotorsport #FRECA

A HISTORICAL INDIAN RACING LEAGUE WEEKEND 🇮🇳🏁 Not only did fans experience India's first-ever night race through the streets of Chennai last weekend, but they also saw Gabriela Jílková (📸) become the league's first-ever female pole sitter ✨💜 Gabriela would also then go on to finish the race in P2🥈 #WomenInMotorsport

LINA VAN DE MARS BECOMES 'GIRLS ONLY' TEAM MANAGER 👏 As the team bids farewell to Nicole Willems, it was announced that TV presenter Lina van de Mars will take on the Team Manager role of WS Racing's 'Girls Only' Nürburgring endurance team 💜 Lina's first race with the team will be the penultimate race of the ADAC Nürburgring Endurance Series on 19 October 🇩🇪 #WomenInMotorsport

Be proud of yourself for not giving up, you’ve got this! 💪 🎥: Philip Goodman Photography, FIA WEC, Iron Dames, Live Laugh Lyds, Envision Racing, Gradient Racing, Williams Racing, Acciona Sainz XE Team #WomenInMotorsport #MondayMotivation

Kaylee Bryson WINS in the SGT class of the Trans Am Series! 🙌 Trans Am was back on track this weekend at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Bryson qualified pole position in class and maintained her lead throughout the race to claim an easy second win of the season! 🤩 Bryson's win helped her extend her lead in the SGT National Driver's Standings, with a total of 659 points! 🚀🥇 We can't wait to see what she does next! 📸: Trans Am by Pirelli #WomenInMotorsport 

Classy and smooth like a lap in Monaco 🏎️, or adventurous and ready like Extreme E’s off-road thrills? 🏁 Why choose when you can have both! 💁♀️ #WomenInMotorsport

Meet Vicki Wood: "The Fastest Woman in Racing" 🏎️💨 Though she never competed in a Cup Series race, Wood made her name known as the trailblazer who set speed records around Daytona Beach. In the February 1955 NASCAR time trials, Wood finished third out of thirty-four drivers. Her average time of 125.838 mph saw her dubbed as the "Lady Speedster" 🌟 Four years later, NASCAR founder and chairman William HG France personally invited Wood to the newly opened Daytona International Speedway. There, she set a female speed record of over 130 mph in a 1959 Pontiac! Vicki Wood's impressive career continues to inspire, proving that her legacy and records transcend both the track and the test of time 👑 📸: Getty Images #WomenInMotorsport #NASCAR

🚗💨 Exciting news! 15 talented female drivers have been selected for the next step in the Beyond Rally Women’s Driver Development Programme! 🌟 These amazing women will head to M-Sport Poland for a three-day training camp where they'll compete for a spot in the 2025 Junior WRC, driving a Ford Fiesta Rally3 🏁 Only one will win the ultimate prize drive! Let’s cheer them on as they race towards their dreams! 🚀 #BeyondRally #WomenInMotorsport

Meet Lyn St. James: a racing driver, motivational speaker, and inspiration to all 😍🌟 In her nearly thirty year long career, St. James found success in just about every racing category she competed in. During her INDYCAR days, St. James participated in seventeen races and became the first woman to win the #Indy500 Rookie of the Year award. Additionally, she achieved two class victories at the 24 Hours of Daytona, a GTO class win at the 1990 12 Hours of Sebring, and claimed podiums with her AMC Spirit team at the 1979 24 Hours of Nurburgring. In 2022, St. James' excellence was recognized through her induction into the Automotive Hall of Fame 🏆 Post retirement, St. James continued to make her mark on the world of motorsports. She worked as a motivational speaker and author, and founded the Women in the Winner's Circle Foundation to promote the role of women in the automotive and motorsport industries. St. James also mentors young drivers and started the Women's Sports Foundation Project Podium Scholarship Grant to help finance their growing careers 👏 📸: USA Today #Indycar #WomenInMotorsport