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Italian racing driver Maria Teresa de Filippis (1926 - 2016) at the wheel of a Stanguellini Junior at a Formula Junior race, circa 1959. She was the first woman to compete on the Formula One circuit. (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

Italian racing driver Maria Teresa de Filippis (1926 - 2016) at the wheel of a Stanguellini Junior at a Formula Junior race, circa 1959. She was the first woman to compete on the Formula One circuit. (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)