List of female 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers

This is a list of female motor racing drivers who have entered a 24 Hours of Le Mans race. 57 women have started this race with the most recent being Keiko Ihara in 2014. No women competed in 2015, the first year since 2004 to have no female participation. In December 2015 it was announced that Danish driver Christina Nielsen will compete in the 2016 European Le Mans Series season with the Formula Racing team, alongside fellow Danish drivers Mikkel Mac and Johnny Laursen.^[1] The team's 2015 LM GTE title guarantees a grid slot at Le Mans.

38 women have finished the race. The best result was achieved by Odette Siko who finished 4th overall and 1st in the 2 litre class in 1932. Ten women have class wins; Marie-Claude Charmasson is the only with two wins in her category. Lella Lombardi is the only woman who raced in a Formula One race and 24 Hours Le Mans. Desiré Wilson never qualified for a World Championship Formula One race. Lyn St. James also raced in Indianapolis 500. Michèle Mouton is the only woman with a WRC win, also Christine Dacremont was a WRC driver. Only five women have started the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring: St. James, Wilson, Milka Duno, Claudia Hürtgen and Lilian Bryner; only Bryner had made the top ten in the three races.

Drivers

Michèle Mouton won her class in 1975 Le Mans

Vanina Ickx reached the 7th place in 2011 Le Mans

As 2015, 57 women have raced with 127 entries (average 2.27). Anne-Charlotte Verney has entered ten times.

Name	Country	Years	Starts	Best Finish	Ov Wins	Ov Top 10	Class Wins
Siko, OdetteOdette Siko	France	1930 – 1933	4	4	0	2	1
Mareuse, MargueriteMarguerite Mareuse	France	1930 – 1931	2	7	0	1	0
Chetwynd, JoanJoan Chetwynd	United Kingdom	1931	1	DNF	0	0	0
Stisted, H.H.H.H. Stisted	United Kingdom	1931	1	DNF	0	0	0
Wisdom, ElsieElsie Wisdom	United Kingdom	1933, 1935, 1938	3	DNF	0	0	0
Desprez, MarieMarie Desprez	France	1933	1	DNF	0	0	0
Champney, DorothyDorothy Champney	United Kingdom	1934	1	13	0	0	0
Petre, KayKay Petre	Canada	1934 – 1935, 1937	3	13	0	0	0
Rose-Itier, Anne-CecileAnne-Cecile Rose-Itier	France	1934 – 1935, 1937 - 1939	5	12	0	0	0
Stewart, GwendaGwenda Stewart	United Kingdom	1934 – 1935	2	DNF	0	0	0
Simpson, GordonGordon Simpson	United Kingdom	1935	1	24	0	0	0
Richmond, JoanJoan Richmond	Australia	1935, 1937	2	14	0	0	0
Evans, DoreenDoreen Evans	United Kingdom	1935	1	25	0	0	0
Skinner, BarbaraBarbara Skinner	United Kingdom	1935	1	25	0	0	0
Eaton, CollenCollen Eaton	United Kingdom	1935	1	26	0	0	0
Allen, MargaretMargaret Allen	United Kingdom	1935	1	26	0	0	0
Stanley-Turner, DorothyDorothy Stanley-Turner	United Kingdom	1937	1	16	0	0	0
Roux, FernandeFernande Roux	France	1938	1	DNF	0	0	0
Riddell, JoanJoan Riddell	United Kingdom	1937	1	16	0	0	0
Eccles, MarjorieMarjorie Eccles	United Kingdom	1937	1	DNF	0	0	0
Largeot, SuzanneSuzanne Largeot	France	1937 – 1939	3	12	0	0	1
Fawcett, MarjorieMarjorie Fawcett	United Kingdom	1938	1	13	0	0	0
Rouault, GermaineGermaine Rouault	France	1938, 1950	2	DNF	0	0	0
Elder, VivianeViviane Elder	France	1949	1	DNF	0	0	0
Gordine, RegineRegine Gordine	France	1950	1	DNF	0	0	0
Simon, YvoneYvone Simon	France	1950 – 1951	2	15	0	0	0
Haig, BettyBetty Haig	United Kingdom	1951	1	15	0	0	0
Thirion, GilberteGilberte Thirion	Belgium	1954	1	39	0	0	0
Beaumont, Marie-ClaudeMarie-Claude Beaumont	France	1971 – 1976	6	12	0	0	2
Beckers, ChristineChristine Beckers	Belgium	1973 – 1974, 1976 – 1977	4	11	0	0	1
Verney, Anne-CharlotteAnne-Charlotte Verney	France	1974 – 1983	10	6	0	1	1
Fontaine, YvetteYvette Fontaine	Belgium	1974 – 1975	2	11	0	0	1
Laurent, MarieMarie Laurent	France	1974	1	17	0	0	1
Rénier, MartineMartine Rénier	France	1974, 1978	2	13	0	0	0
Tarnaud, CorinneCorinne Tarnaud	France	1975	1	17	0	0	0
Dacremont, ChristineChristine Dacremont	France	1975 – 1978	4	20	0	0	1
Mouton, MichèleMichèle Mouton	France	1975	1	21	0	0	1
Hoepfner, MarianneMarianne Hoepfner	France	1975, 1977 – 1978, 1980	4	21	0	0	1
Lombardi, LellaLella Lombardi	Italy	1975 – 1977, 1980	4	11	0	0	0
Cambiaghi, AnnaAnna Cambiaghi	Italy	1977	1	DNF	0	0	0
Slaughter, JulietteJuliette Slaughter	United Kingdom	1978	1	DNF	0	0	0
Wilson, DesiréDesiré Wilson	South Africa	1982 – 1983, 1991	3	7	0	1	0
Smith-Haas, MargieMargie Smith-Haas	United States	1984 – 1985	2	DNF	0	0	0
St. James, LynLyn St. James	United States	1989, 1991	2	21	0	0	0
Yoshikawa, TomikoTomiko Yoshikawa	Japan	1992 – 1994	3	15 (NC)	0	0	0
Bryner, LilianLilian Bryner	Switzerland	1993 – 1995, 1997	4	9	0	1	0
Muller, CathyCathy Muller	France	1991	1	DNF	0	0	0
Hürtgen, ClaudiaClaudia Hürtgen	Germany	1997 – 1999, 2001	4	13	0	0	0
Ickx, VaninaVanina Ickx	Belgium	2001, 2003, 2005, 2008 – 2011	7	7	0	1	0
Halliday, LizLiz Halliday	United States	2005 – 2007	3	19	0	0	0
Duno, MilkaMilka Duno	Venezuela	2001 – 2002	2	DNF	0	0	0
Stretton, AmandaAmanda Stretton	United Kingdom	2008	1	DNF	0	0	0
Gachnang, NatachaNatacha Gachnang	Switzerland	2010, 2013	2	11	0	0	0
Allemann, CyndieCyndie Allemann	Switzerland	2010	1	DNF	0	0	0
Frey, RahelRahel Frey	Switzerland	2010	1	DNF	0	0	0
Robertson, AndreaAndrea Robertson	United States	2011	1	26	0	0	0
Ihara, KeikoKeiko Ihara	Japan	2012–2014	3	15	0	0	0

By country

Country	First	Drivers	Starts	Top 10	Class Win
France	1930	21	57	4	10
United Kingdom	1931	16	17	0	0
United States	1984	4	8	0	0
Switzerland	1993	4	8	1	0
Belgium	1954	3	12	1	1
Italy	1975	2	5	0	0
Japan	1992	2	6	0	0
Germany	1997	1	4	0	0
Canada	1934	1	3	0	0
South Africa	1982	1	3	1	0
Australia	1935	1	2	0	0
Venezuela	2001	1	2	0	0

All women's teams

Dacremon, Mouton and Hoepfner 1975 Le Mans class-winning Moynet LM 75

23 all women's teams has entered to a Le Mans race. Only 12 have finished the race scoring 2 class win in 1974 and 1975.

Year	Team	Drivers	Car	Finish	Class
1930	Mme Mareuse	Marguerite Mareuse Odette Siko	Bugatti T 40	7	2
1931	Mme Mareuse	Marguerite Mareuse Odette Siko	Bugatti T 40	DSQ	DSQ
1931	Hon. Mrs. Chetwynd	Joan Chetwynd H.H. Stistend	MG C-Type Midget	DNF	DNF
1934	Miss D. Champney	Dorothy Champney Kay Petre	Riley Ulster IMP	13	5
1935	Captain G. E. T. Eyston	Gordon Simpson Joan Richmond	MG PA Midget	24	9
1935	Captain G. E. T. Eyston	Doreen Evans Barbara Skinner	MG PA Midget	25	10
1935	Captain G. E. T. Eyston	Margaret Allen Collen Eaton	MG PA Midget	26	11
1935	Riley Motor Company	Elsie Wisdom Kaye Petre	Riley Nine MPH Six Racing	DNF	DNF
1937	G. E. T. Eyston	Dorothy Stanley-Turner Joan Riddell	MG PB Midget	16	4
1938	Mmes Roux et Rouault	Fernande Roux Germaine Rouault	Amilcar "Pegase Special" G36	DNF	DNF
1939	Mme. A. Itier	Anne-Cecile Rose-Itier Suzanne Largeot	Simca Huit	DNF	DNF
1950	Rouault et Gordine	Germaine Rouault Regine Gordine	Simca-Gordini TMM	DNF	DNF
1951	Luigi Chinetti	Betty Haig Yvone Simon	Ferrari 166 MM Coupé	15	3
1974	"Christine" - Ecurie Seiko	Christine Beckers Marie Laurent Yvette Fontaine	Chevron B 23	17	1
1975	Anne-Charlotte Verney	Anne-Charlotte Verney Yvette Fontaine Corinne Tarnaud	Porsche 911 Carrera RS	11	6
1975	Société Esso	Christine Dacremont Michèle Mouton Marianne Hoepfner	Moynet LM75	21	1
1975	Elf Switzerland	Marie-Claude Beaumont Lella Lombardi	Renault Alpine A441	DNF	DNF
1976	Aseptogyl	Christine Dacremont Lella Lombardi	Lancia Stratos	20	2
1977	Inaltera	Christine Beckers Lella Lombardi	Inaltera LM77	11	4
1977	Team Esso Aseptogyl	Christine Dacremont Marianne Hoepfner	Lancia Stratos	DNF	DNF
1978	WM A.E.R.E.M. / Team Esso Aseptogyl	Christine Dacremont Marianne Hoepfner	WM P76 / Peugeot	DNF	DNF
1991	Euro Racing A.O. Racing	Lyn St. James Desiré Wilson Cathy Muller	Spice SE90C/ Ford	DNF	DNF
2010	Matech Competition	Natacha Gachnang Cyndie Allemann Rahel Frey	Ford GT	DNF	DNF

Records

• Most Starts: Anne-Charlotte Verney, 10
• Best Finish: Odette Siko, 4th in 1932
• Most female drivers in the start: 1935, with 10
• Most all-woman teams: 1935, with 4

See also

• List of female Formula One drivers
• List of female Indy 500 drivers
• List of female NASCAR drivers
• List of female racing drivers

References

1. "Nielsen to Make 24H Le Mans Debut with Formula Racing". Retrieved 8 December 2015.