This event was deeply stained by the events that occurred in that race. A technical defect in Stommelen’s Hill GH1, Rolf Stommelen’s car caused the rear wing breakage, leaving the pilot without control of his car. Stommelen first crashed into the safety barriers, then was thrown back and finally flew over the barriers with his racing car. Although several innocent spectators died, the own Stommelen “only” suffered several fractures of bones.
Lombardi ended in Sixth place of the 25 career participants. Only eight were those included in the classification, once the race was abandoned. According to the time -period points system, only the first six classified took the points, however how it was completed less than 60% of the established routehalf of the points were distributed to each pilot. The winner, Massa only took 4.5 points and Lombardi who ended in sixth place took half a point instead of the full point.
History of women in Formula 1
Although Lombardi was the first woman to achieve points in a formula 1 race, It was not the first participant woman. The Italian Maria Teresa de Filippis had competed on five Formula 1 racing weekends In 1958 and 1959. In 1976, Lombardi and another pilot woman, the English Divine Galicthey came to qualify for the Brands Hatch Grand Prix, but both failed. In 1992, the Italian Giovanna Amati was the last woman to compete in the Formula 1 classification, but never participated in her three participations. 22 years had to go to see another woman in Formula 1, when The Scottish Susie Wolff participated as “Friday pilot” For Williams in 2014.
The greatest success of a woman in formula 1
Lombardi’s half point is not the greatest success of a woman in Formula 1, because it is, Wilson’s victory in the second round of the British championship of formula 1 of 1980 in Brands Hatch. However, although Wilson achieved many more podiums than Lombardi, all of them were held outside the World Championship, therefore Lombardi’s point positions it as the pilot With more success within the World Formula 1 championship.
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