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Club Arnage => So You Think You Know About Le Mans => Topic started by: Gilles on October 28, 2003, 11:02:53 am



Title: Female driver...
Post by: Gilles on October 28, 2003, 11:02:53 am
 ::) Who is the first female driver who run Le Mans ?


Title: Re:Female driver...
Post by: Kpy on October 28, 2003, 04:31:22 pm
There were two, in 1930:
Mme Marguerite Mareuse, and Mme Odette Siko. I think Mme Mareuse started the race - it was her own car!

They shared a Bugatti T40, and came 7th, covering 2607.661 km, against the winning Barnato/Kidston Bently Speed Six ("Old Nunber One)'s 2930.663km.