In compiling this list, Indy was important, but the driver's general attitude toward
racing in USAC Championship cars ... Perennial European Ladies Champion in
Rallying, competing in more than 200 major events there and around the world.
... Camille du Gast — The first major woman driver in the world, competing in the
1901 Paris-Berlin Race in a Panhard. ... Janet Guthrie — Expert sports car driver
in endurance races, became the first woman to enter the Indy 500 (1977), first to
start ...
