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{{short description|Spanish racing driver}}
{{family name hatnote|De Villota|Comba|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox racing driver
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = María de Villota Comba
| name = María de Villota
| image =
| image = María de Villota 02.jpg
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| caption = María de Villota in 2011
| nationality = {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Spanish people|Spanish]]
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| nationality = {{flagicon|ESP}} Spanish
| full_name = María de Villota Comba
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|01|13}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1979|1|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Madrid]] (Spain)
| birth_place = [[Madrid]], Spain
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|10|11|1979|01|13|df=y}}
| related to = [[Emilio de Villota]] (father)<br>[[Emilio de Villota, Jr.]] (brother)
| current series = [[Superleague Formula]]
| death_place = [[Seville]], Spain
| related to = [[Emilio de Villota]] (father)<br>[[Emilio de Villota Jr.]] (brother)
| first year = [[2009 Superleague Formula season|2009]]
| current series =
| current team = [[Atlético de Madrid (Superleague Formula team)|Atlético Madrid]]
| car number = 15
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| prev series = [[Formula Palmer Audi]]<br>Trofeo Abarth Europe<br>[[Euro Formula 3000|Euroseries 3000]]<br>Italian Superstars<br>ADAC Procar - Division I<br>[[Spanish GT Championship]]<br>[[World Touring Car Championship|WTCC]]<br>Ferrari Challenge Europe<br>[[European F3 Open Championship|Spanish F3]]
| prev series = [[Superleague Formula]]<br />[[Formula Palmer Audi]]<br>Trofeo Abarth Europe<br>[[Auto GP|Euroseries 3000]]<br>Italian Superstars<br>ADAC Procar&nbsp;– Division I<br>[[Spanish GT Championship]]<br>[[World Touring Car Championship|WTCC]]<br>Ferrari Challenge Europe<br>[[European F3 Open Championship|Spanish F3]]
| prev series years = [[2009 Formula Palmer Audi season|2009]]<br>2009<br>[[2008 Euroseries 3000 season|2008]]<br>2008<br>2007<br>2007<br>[[2006 World Touring Car Championship season|2006]]–[[2007 World Touring Car Championship season|07]]<br>2005–06<br>2001–05
| prev series years = [[2009 Superleague Formula season|2009]]–[[2011 Superleague Formula season|2011]]<br />[[2009 Formula Palmer Audi season|2009]]<br>2009<br>[[2008 Euroseries 3000 season|2008]]<br>2008<br>2007<br>2007, 2010<br>[[2006 World Touring Car Championship season|2006]]–[[2007 World Touring Car Championship season|07]]<br>2005–06<br>[[2001 Spanish Formula Three season|2001]]–[[2005 Spanish Formula Three season|05]]
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'''María de Villota Comba''' (13 January 1979<ref>[https://www.legadomariadevillota.com/acerca-de Real year of birth according to her post-mortem web]</ref>&nbsp;– 11 October 2013) was a [[Spanish people|Spanish]] [[auto racing|racing driver]] who competed in [[Superleague Formula]] and [[Euroseries 3000]]. She had an accident in straight-line testing as the [[Marussia F1|Marussia]] Formula One team test driver, where she suffered serious head and facial injuries, and died one year later.
'''María de Villota Polba Comba''' (born January 13, 1980 in [[Madrid]], Spain) is a Spanish [[race car]] [[driving|driver]]. She is the daughter of former [[Formula One]] driver [[Emilio de Villota]], and sister of [[Emilio de Villota, Jr.]], who like his sister competed in [[Formula Palmer Audi]].


She was the daughter of former [[Formula One]] driver [[Emilio de Villota]], and sister of [[Emilio de Villota Jr.]], who similarly competed in [[Formula Palmer Audi]].
==Career==
De Villota has competed in [[World Touring Car Championship]] and [[ADAC Procar Series]]. In August 2009, she signed with [[Atlético de Madrid (Superleague Formula team)|Atlético Madrid]] to race for the remainder of the season in the [[Superleague Formula]] [[open wheel racing]] series.


===Formula One===
==Early career==
De Villota was born in [[Madrid]]. She competed in numerous racing series, including the [[World Touring Car Championship]] and [[ADAC Procar Series]]. In August 2009, she signed with [[Atlético de Madrid (Superleague Formula team)|Atlético Madrid]] to race for the remainder of the season in the [[Superleague Formula]] [[Open-wheel car|open wheel racing]] series. She remained with the Atlético Madrid team until the series folded in 2011. She also competed in the 2005 [[24 Hours of Daytona]] [[Endurance racing (motorsport)|endurance race]].
On 18 August 2011, the [[Renault F1|Lotus Renault GP]] team confirmed reports that De Villota recently made her F1 test debut in a [[Renault R29]] at the [[Circuit Paul Ricard|Paul Ricard circuit]], and that her management is in talks to secure her a test driver seat in the future.<ref>[http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-female-driver-maria-de-villota-in-talks-for-f1-test-seat/ F1: Female Driver De Villota In Talks For F1 Test Seat] Speed.com. Posted August 19, 2011. GMM Newswire.</ref> In December she reiterated her desire to work with the team in 2012, adding that she was in advanced talks over a third driver role. <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.motorstv.com/car/single-seater/superleague-formula/01122011/villota-aiming-lotus-renault-third-driver-role-in-201|title=De Villota aiming for Lotus Renault third driver role in 2012|last=Weeks|first=James|date=1 December 2011|work=motorstv.com|publisher=[[Motors TV]]|accessdate=1 December 2011}}</ref>


==Formula One==
On 7 March 2012 it was announced that Maria De Villota had joined [[Marussia F1 Team]] as a test driver,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marussiaf1team.com/news/543/ |title=Spaniard Maria de Villota joins our test driver programme |publisher=[[Marussia F1 Team]] |date=7 March 2012 |accessdate=9 March 2012}}</ref> with the opportunity to sample F1 machinery later in the year.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97888 |title=Maria de Villota joins Marussia F1 team as test driver for the 2012 season |publisher=Autosport |date=7 March 2012 |accessdate=9 March 2012}}</ref>
On 18 August 2011, the [[Renault in Formula One#Lotus Renault GP&nbsp;– (2011)|Lotus Renault GP]] team confirmed reports that De Villota had made her Formula One test debut in a [[Renault R29]] at the [[Circuit Paul Ricard|Paul Ricard Circuit]], and that her management was in talks to secure her a test driver seat in the future.<ref>[http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-female-driver-maria-de-villota-in-talks-for-f1-test-seat/ F1: Female Driver De Villota In Talks For F1 Test Seat] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112213114/http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-female-driver-maria-de-villota-in-talks-for-f1-test-seat/ |date=2012-11-12 }} Speed.com. Posted 19 August 2011. GMM Newswire.</ref> In December she reiterated her desire to work with the team in 2012, adding that she was in advanced talks over a third driver role.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.motorstv.com/car/single-seater/superleague-formula/01122011/villota-aiming-lotus-renault-third-driver-role-in-201 |title=De Villota aiming for Lotus Renault third driver role in 2012 |last=Weeks |first=James |date=1 December 2011 |work=motorstv.com |publisher=[[Motors TV]] |access-date=1 December 2011}}</ref>


On 7 March 2012, it was announced that María de Villota had joined [[Marussia F1|Marussia F1 Team]] as a test driver,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marussiaf1team.com/news/543/ |title=Spaniard María de Villota joins our test driver programme |publisher=[[Marussia F1 Team]] |date=7 March 2012 |access-date=9 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309203541/http://www.marussiaf1team.com/news/543/ |archive-date=9 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> with the opportunity to sample Formula One machinery later in the year.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97888 |title=María de Villota joins Marussia F1 team as test driver for the 2012 season |publisher=Autosport |date=7 March 2012 |access-date=9 March 2012}}</ref>
On the 3rd July de Villota was involved in a testing accident at Duxford whilst doing straight line tests of the Marussia. She was removed from the car in a serious condition and taken to hospital. She has been well known within the last few years for being a Tidy Burd Liike<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-18685789 |title=F1 Marussia driver hurt in Duxford testing crash |publisher=BBC | date=3 July 2012}}</ref>.


===Duxford Aerodrome testing accident===
==Racing record==
[[File:Maria de Villota 2012 crash.png|250px|thumb|Simple infographic of Maria de Villota's crash in 2012 with Marussia F1]]
===Superleague Formula===
At approximately 9:30 on 3 July 2012, De Villota was involved in an accident at [[Duxford Aerodrome]] in England while carrying out straight-line testing for Marussia, her first time in the car. Her car crashed into a stationary truck at the end of a test run when it had just returned to the service area. A BBC reporter who witnessed the accident estimated the car was travelling at between {{convert|30|and|40|mph|km/h|round=5|abbr=on}} when it crashed.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-32845139 |title=Maria de Villota F1 Duxford crash: No health and safety action by HSE |work=BBC News |date=26 May 2015 |access-date=11 September 2020}}</ref> It took an hour for her to be removed from the car and she was taken to [[Addenbrooke's Hospital]] in [[Cambridgeshire]] with life-threatening head and facial injuries.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/04/sport/motorsport/de-villota-f1-marussia-motorsport/index.html |work=CNN |title=F1 driver de Villota loses eye after test crash - CNN.com |date=5 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-18685789 |title=F1 Marussia driver hurt in Duxford testing crash |publisher=BBC |date=3 July 2012}}</ref> She was later reported to be conscious.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/03/sport/motorsport/de-villota-marussia-f1-crash/index.html |title=Female F1 driver De Villota conscious after test crash |website=CNN |date=3 July 2012 |access-date=11 September 2020}}</ref> The following day, Marussia team principal [[John Booth (motor racing)|John Booth]] said De Villota remained in a "critical but stable" condition in hospital and had lost her right eye.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.marussiaf1team.com/news/622/ |title=A medical update on Maria de Villota |date=4 July 2012 |work=[[Marussia F1]] |publisher=[[Marussia Motors]] |access-date=4 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/100907 |first=Pablo |last=Elizalde |title=Maria de Villota loses right eye in accident, remains in critical but stable condition |date=4 July 2012 |work=[[Autosport]] |publisher=[[Haymarket Media Group|Haymarket Publications]] |access-date=4 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/racing/top-stories/F1-driver-Maria-De-Villota-loses-eye-in-test-accident/articleshow/14677923.cms |title=F1 driver Maria De Villota loses eye in test accident |date=4 July 2012 |work=The Times Of India}}</ref>
====2009====

(Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
On 6 July, the Marussia Technical Centre said that following an operation that day, her condition in relation to her head injury had improved.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-18749569 |title=F1 crash driver Maria de Villota's condition improving |work=[[BBC News]] |date=6 July 2012 |access-date=6 July 2012}}</ref> On 16 July, Marussia said the car was not at fault. Team principal John Booth said: "We are satisfied the findings of our internal investigation exclude the car as a factor in the accident".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/18854061 |title=Maria de Villota: Car 'not at fault' over Marussia test crash |work=[[BBC News]] |date=16 July 2012 |access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> After a stay of 17 days, De Villota left the hospital and returned to [[Spain]], having escaped severe neurological damage.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/18937315 |title=Maria de Villota leaves hospital and returns to Spain |date=21 July 2012}}</ref>
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De Villota made her first public appearance since the accident in October 2012, giving an exclusive interview to ''[[¡Hola!]]'' magazine and then hosting a press conference for the general media.<ref>{{cite news |title=En ¡HOLA!: María de Villota, el sobrecogedor relato de la campeona que volvió a nacer |work=¡Hola! |url=http://www.hola.com/famosos/2012101061154/portada-hola-maria-de-villota-jessica-bueno-raquel-jimenez/ |date=10 October 2012 |access-date=12 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129014617/https://www.hola.com/famosos/2012101061154/portada-hola-maria-de-villota-jessica-bueno-raquel-jimenez/ |archive-date=29 November 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She revealed that she had lost her senses of smell and taste, still suffered from headaches, and was scheduled to undergo further surgery, but that she was open to a future return to racing if she were to be granted a licence, and that she also wished to become involved in promoting safety improvements in motorsport. She released a computer graphic which showed the extent of her initial cranial injuries.<ref>{{cite news |last=Elizalde |first=Pablo |title=Maria de Villota: Injured Marussia driver unsure on racing return |publisher=Haymarket Publications |work=autosport.com |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/103266/ |date=10 October 2012 |access-date=12 October 2012}}</ref>

In 2015, an official report compiled by the [[Health and Safety Executive]] concluded that De Villota had not received full guidance on how to stop the car, and was caught out by its [[Anti-stall (engine)|anti-stall system]], which activated as she attempted to brake to a standstill and pushed the car forward into the tail-lift of the team's service truck.<ref>{{cite news |last=Barretto |first=Lawrence |title=Maria de Villota's 2012 Marussia F1 test crash details explained |publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]] |work=autosport.com |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/119752 |date=2015-06-29 |access-date=2015-06-30}}</ref>

==Personal life==
De Villota married Rodrigo García Millán, a personal trainer and owner of Oxigeno Training, on 28 July 2013 in [[Seville]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.es/estilo/gente/20130728/abci-boda-sorpresa-maria-villota-201307281606.html |title=María de Villota se casa por sorpresa en Santander |date=29 July 2012 |access-date=12 October 2013 |language=es}}</ref> less than three months before her death.

==Death==
On the morning of 11 October 2013, exactly one year from her first public appearance after her testing accident, Spanish media reported that De Villota, aged 33, had been found dead in her Seville hotel room;<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-F1 Test Driver Maria De Villota Dies at 33 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/female-race-driver-de-villota-dies-20539395 |access-date=11 October 2013 |newspaper=ABC News |date=11 October 2013 |author=Joseph Wilson |agency=AP |location=Barcelona}}</ref> [[Eurosport]] reported that her family had confirmed her death.<ref>{{cite news |title=Formula 1 – Former F1 driver Maria de Villota 'found dead in hotel room' |work=Yahoo Eurosport |url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/formula-1-former-f1-driver-de-villota-found-064050515--f1.html |date=11 October 2013 |access-date=11 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011121300/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/formula-1-former-f1-driver-de-villota-found-064050515--f1.html |archive-date=11 October 2013}}</ref> An autopsy confirmed De Villota had suffered a [[cardiac arrest]].<ref name="abcesdeath">{{cite news |title=Hallan el cuerpo sin vida de María de Villota en un hotel de Sevilla |work=ABC.es Deportes |url=http://www.abc.es/deportes/20131011/abci-maria-villota-muerta-hotel-201310110812.html |date=11 October 2013 |access-date=11 October 2013}}</ref> While her death was initially reported to be by "absolutely natural causes",<ref>{{cite news |last1=Valverde |first1=Hugo |title=Muere María de Villota por "causas absolutamente naturales" |trans-title=María de Villota dies of "absolutely natural causes" |url=https://periodismodelmotor.com/muere-maria-de-villota/46229/ |website=Periodismo del Motor |language=es |date=11 October 2013}}</ref> according to a statement released by her family, a forensic doctor later confirmed that De Villota's death was a consequence of neurological injuries suffered in her F1 testing crash the previous year.<ref name="bbcdeathcrashlink">{{cite news |title=Maria De Villota death linked to 2012 crash injuries, family told |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/24505702 |date=12 October 2013 |access-date=7 September 2018}}</ref>

At the time of her death, De Villota was scheduled to participate as a speaker at the Seville ''Fundación Lo Que De Verdad Importa'' (LQDVI) conference and was due to launch her autobiography ''Life Is a Gift'' on 14 October.<ref name="abcesdeath" /> Her remains were cremated on 12 October 2013 in [[Seville]]. A minute's silence was held for de Villota before the [[2013 Japanese Grand Prix]] on 13 October.

==Legacy==
The [[Circuito del Jarama]] has organised two tributes to her. On 5 July 2017, the final turn on the circuit that leads to the pit straight was named Curva María de Villota in her memory. The circuit since 2014 organised an annual Christmas Eve foot race at the circuit, the María de Villota 10km and 5km, as a fundraiser.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRpiEOqaWnY Official Circuito del Jarama video announcing Maria de Villota turn at Jarama] </ref>

A foundation called Maria de Villota's Legacy (''Legado María de Villota'') was created in 2014 by the Young Sport Foundation in her memory.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=1 June 2024 |title=Carlos Sainz, ambassador of Maria de Villota's Legacy |url=https://www.carlossainz.es/en/carlos-sainz-ambassador-of-maria-de-villotas-legacy.html |access-date=9 July 2024 |website=carlossainz.es}}</ref> This foundation includes the First Star Project, which provides treatment to children with genetic neuromuscular illnesses.<ref name=":0" /> [[Carlos Sainz Jr.|Carlos Sainz]], the Formula 1 driver, was named Ambassador of Maria de Villota's Legacy in 2016, as he was mentored by de Villota while karting.<ref name=":0" />

==Books==
* ''La vida es un regalo'' ("''Life Is a Gift''", 2013)<ref>[http://www.plataformaeditorial.com/ficha/285/0/3786/la-vida-es-un-regalo.html Plataforma Editorial]</ref> {{ISBN|9788415880394}}

==Decorations==
* [[File:REAL ORDEN DEL MÉRITO DEPORTIVO ribbon.jpg|50px]] Golden Medal of the [[Royal Order of Sports Merit]] (''Real Orden del Mérito Deportivo'', 29/10/2013).<ref>[http://www.vanitatis.com/multimedia/album/casas-reales/2013-10-29/el-emotivo-homenaje-de-la-infanta-elena-a-maria-de-villota_47773/#5 Royal Order of the Sports Merit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031190602/http://www.vanitatis.com/multimedia/album/casas-reales/2013-10-29/el-emotivo-homenaje-de-la-infanta-elena-a-maria-de-villota_47773/#5 |date=2013-10-31 }}.</ref>

==Motorsports career results==

===Grand-Am Series===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
!colspan=45| [[Grand-Am Road Racing]] results
|-
! Year
! Year
! Team
! Team
! Make
! Operator
! Class
! colspan=2|1
! 1
! colspan=2|2
! colspan=2|3
! 2
! 3
! colspan=2|4
! 4
! colspan=2|5
! 5
! colspan=2|6
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! Position
! Position
! Points
! Points
|-
|-
! rowspan=2|[[2009 Superleague Formula season|2009]]
! [[2005 Rolex Sports Car Series season|2005]]
! [[Mastercar]]
! rowspan=2|[[Atlético de Madrid (Superleague Formula team)|Atlético Madrid]]
! [[Ferrari 360#360 Challenge|Ferrari 360 Challenge]]
! rowspan=2|[[Alan Docking Racing]]
! GT
! colspan=2 | [[2009 Magny-Cours Superleague Formula round|MAG]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Daytona International Speedway|DAY]] <br /><small>'''25/10'''</small>
! colspan=2 | [[2009 Zolder Superleague Formula round|ZOL]]
| [[Homestead-Miami Speedway|HOM]]
! colspan=2 | [[2009 Donington Superleague Formula round|DON]]
| [[California Speedway|CAL]]
! colspan=2 |[[2009 Estoril Superleague Formula round|EST]]
| [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|LAG]]
! colspan=2 | [[2009 Monza Superleague Formula round|MOZ]]
| [[Circuit Mont-Tremblant|CMT]]
! colspan=2 | [[2009 Jarama Superleague Formula round|JAR]]
| [[Watkins Glen International|WAT1]]
! rowspan=2| 15th
| [[Barber Motorsports Park|BAR]]
! rowspan=2| 202
| [[Watkins Glen International|WAT2]]
| [[Daytona International Speedway|DAY2]]
| [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MDO]]
| [[Phoenix International Raceway|PHX]]
| [[Watkins Glen International|WAT3]]
| [[Virginia International Raceway|VIR]]
| [[Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez|MEX]]
! 103rd
! 21
|-
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|bgcolor=#dfffdf| 14
|bgcolor=#dfffdf| 13
|bgcolor=#dfffdf| 14
|bgcolor=#dfffdf| 10
|bgcolor=#efcfff| 17
|bgcolor=#dfffdf| 7
|}
|}


====2009 Super Final Results====
===World Touring Car Championship===
(<span style="font-size:85%">[[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap</span>)
*Super Final results in 2009 did not count for points towards the main championship.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
!colspan=45| [[World Touring Car Championship]] results
|-
! Year
! Year
! Team
! Team
! Car
! 1
! 1
! 2
! 2
Line 93: Line 136:
! 5
! 5
! 6
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! 21
! 22
! DC
! Points
|-
|-
|[[2009 Superleague Formula season|2009]]
| [[2006 World Touring Car Championship season|2006]]
! [[Maurer Motorsport]]
|'''[[Atlético de Madrid (Superleague Formula team)|Atlético Madrid]]<br /><small>[[Alan Docking Racing]]'''</small>
! [[Chevrolet Lacetti]]
| [[2009 Magny-Cours Superleague Formula round|MAG]]
| [[2009 Zolder Superleague Formula round|ZOL]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of Italy|ITA<br>1]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of Italy|ITA<br>2]]
| [[2009 Donington Superleague Formula round|DON]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of France|FRA<br>1]]
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|[[2009 Estoril Superleague Formula round|EST]] <br /><small>DNQ</small>
| [[FIA WTCC Race of France|FRA<br>2]]
| [[2009 Monza Superleague Formula round|MOZ]] <br /><small>N/A</small>
| [[FIA WTCC Race of UK|GBR<br>1]]
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|[[2009 Jarama Superleague Formula round|JAR]] <br /><small>DNQ</small>
| [[FIA WTCC Race of UK|GBR<br>2]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of Germany|GER<br>1]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of Germany|GER<br>2]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of Brazil|BRA<br>1]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of Brazil|BRA<br>2]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of Mexico|MEX<br>1]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of Mexico|MEX<br>2]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of the Czech Republic|CZE<br>1]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of the Czech Republic|CZE<br>2]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of Turkey|TUR<br>1]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of Turkey|TUR<br>2]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[FIA WTCC Race of Spain|ESP<br>1]]<br>{{small|21}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[FIA WTCC Race of Spain|ESP<br>2]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[Guia Race of Macau|MAC<br>1]]
| [[Guia Race of Macau|MAC<br>2]]
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
| [[2007 World Touring Car Championship season|2007]]
! [[Maurer Motorsport]]
! [[Chevrolet Lacetti]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of Brazil|BRA<br>1]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of Brazil|BRA<br>2]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of the Netherlands|NED<br>1]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of the Netherlands|NED<br>2]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[FIA WTCC Race of Spain|ESP<br>1]]<br>{{small|18}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[FIA WTCC Race of Spain|ESP<br>2]]<br>{{small|20}}
| [[FIA WTCC Race of France|FRA<br>1]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of France|FRA<br>2]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of the Czech Republic|CZE<br>1]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of the Czech Republic|CZE<br>2]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of Portugal|POR<br>1]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of Portugal|POR<br>2]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of Sweden|SWE<br>1]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of Sweden|SWE<br>2]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of Germany|GER<br>1]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of Germany|GER<br>2]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of UK|GBR<br>1]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of UK|GBR<br>2]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of Italy|ITA<br>1]]
| [[FIA WTCC Race of Italy|ITA<br>2]]
| [[Guia Race of Macau|MAC<br>1]]
| [[Guia Race of Macau|MAC<br>2]]
! NC
! 0
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===Euroseries 3000===
(<span style="font-size:85%">[[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap</span>)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
!colspan=45| [[Auto GP|Euroseries 3000]] results
|- valign="top"
!valign=middle| Year
!valign=middle| Team
! [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VAL<br>FEA]]
! [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VAL<br>SPR]]
! [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA<br>FEA]]
! [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA<br>SPR]]
! [[Circuit de Valencia|VAL<br>FEA]]
! [[Circuit de Valencia|VAL<br>SPR]]
! [[Mugello Circuit|MUG<br>FEA]]
! [[Mugello Circuit|MUG<br>SPR]]
! [[Misano World Circuit|MIS<br>FEA]]
! [[Misano World Circuit|MIS<br>SPR]]
! [[Circuito de Jerez|JER<br>FEA]]
! [[Circuito de Jerez|JER<br>SPR]]
! [[Circuit de Catalunya|CAT<br>FEA]]
! [[Circuit de Catalunya|CAT<br>SPR]]
! [[Autodromo dell'Umbria|MAG<br>FEA]]
! [[Autodromo dell'Umbria|MAG<br>SPR]]
!valign=middle| Pos
!valign=middle| Points
|-
! [[2008 Euroseries 3000 season|2008]]
! [[Emilio de Villota|Emilio de Villota Motorsport]]
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
|style="background:#ffffff;"| C
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! 2
|}

===Superleague Formula===
(<span style="font-size:85%">[[:Template:Superleague Formula driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap</span>)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
!colspan=45| [[Superleague Formula]] results
|-
! Year
! Operator
! Team
!colspan=3|1
!colspan=3|2
!colspan=3|3
!colspan=3|4
!colspan=3|5
!colspan=3|6
!colspan=3|7
!colspan=3|8
!colspan=3|9
!colspan=3|10
!colspan=3|11
!colspan=3|12
! Position
! Points
|-
!rowspan=2|[[2009 Superleague Formula season|2009]]
!rowspan=2|[[Atlético de Madrid (Superleague Formula team)|Atlético Madrid]]
!rowspan=2|[[Alan Docking Racing]]
!colspan=3| [[2009 Magny-Cours Superleague Formula round|MAG]]
!colspan=3| [[2009 Zolder Superleague Formula round|ZOL]]
!colspan=3| [[2009 Donington Superleague Formula round|DON]]
!colspan=3|[[2009 Estoril Superleague Formula round|EST]]
!colspan=3| [[2009 Monza Superleague Formula round|MOZ]]
!colspan=3| [[2009 Jarama Superleague Formula round|JAR]]
!colspan=3|
!colspan=3|
!colspan=3|
!colspan=3|
!colspan=3|
!colspan=3|
!rowspan=2| 15th
!rowspan=2| 202
|-
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!
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!
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 14
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 13
!
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 14
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
!
|style="background:#efcfff;"| 17
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
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|-
!rowspan=2|[[2010 Superleague Formula season|2010]]
!rowspan=2|[[Atlético de Madrid (Superleague Formula team)|Atlético Madrid]]
!rowspan=2|[[Alan Docking Racing]]
!colspan=3|[[2010 Silverstone Superleague Formula round|SIL]]
!colspan=3|[[2010 Assen Superleague Formula round|ASS]]
!colspan=3|[[2010 Magny-Cours Superleague Formula round|MAG]]
!colspan=3|[[2010 Jarama Superleague Formula round|JAR]]
!colspan=3|[[2010 Nürburgring Superleague Formula round|NÜR]]
!colspan=3|[[2010 Zolder Superleague Formula round|ZOL]]
!colspan=3|[[2010 Brands Hatch Superleague Formula round|BRH]]
!colspan=3|[[2010 Adria Superleague Formula round|ADR]]
!colspan=3|[[2010 Portimão Superleague Formula round|POR]]
!colspan=3|[[2010 Ordos Superleague Formula round|ORD]]
!colspan=3|[[2010 Beijing Superleague Formula round|BEI]] †
!colspan=3|[[2010 Navarra Superleague Formula round|NAV]]
!rowspan=2| 17th
!rowspan=2| 265
|-
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|style="background:#efcfff;"| 16
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 14
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| X
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 15
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| X
| EX*
|style="background:black; color:white;"| DQ*
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| X
|style="background:#efcfff;"| 16
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| X
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 16
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 11
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| X
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 14
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| X
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| X
|style="background:#efcfff;"| 17
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 12
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| X
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 13
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| X
|-
!rowspan=2|[[2011 Superleague Formula season|2011]]
!rowspan=2| [[Atlético de Madrid (Superleague Formula team)|Spain&nbsp;– Atlético de Madrid]]
!rowspan=2| [[Emilio de Villota|Emilio de Villota Motorsport]]
!colspan=3|[[2011 Superleague Formula GP Holland|HOL]]
!colspan=3|[[2011 Superleague Formula GP Belgium|BEL]]
!colspan=3|
!colspan=3|
!colspan=3|
!colspan=3|
!colspan=3|
!colspan=3|
!colspan=3|
!colspan=3|
!colspan=3|
!colspan=3|
!rowspan=2| 15th
!rowspan=2| 28
|-
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 12
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 12
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| X
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† Non Championship round


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.mariadevillota.com/ Maria de Villota's Official site]
* {{Official website|1=http://www.mariadevillota.com/}}
* {{Racing-Reference driver|Maria_de_Villota}}
*[http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/1325/ Career statistics from Driver Database]
* {{DriverDB driver|maria-de-villota}}


{{Marussia F1}}
{{Superleague Formula Atlético de Madrid}}
{{Superleague Formula Atlético de Madrid}}


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Latest revision as of 03:21, 26 November 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is De Villota and the second or maternal family name is Comba.
María de Villota
María de Villota in 2011
NationalitySpain Spanish
Full nameMaría de Villota Comba
Born(1979-01-13)13 January 1979
Madrid, Spain
Died11 October 2013(2013-10-11) (aged 34)
Seville, Spain
Related toEmilio de Villota (father)
Emilio de Villota Jr. (brother)
Previous series
2009–2011
2009
2009
2008
2008
2007
2007, 2010
2006–07
2005–06
2001–05		Superleague Formula
Formula Palmer Audi
Trofeo Abarth Europe
Euroseries 3000
Italian Superstars
ADAC Procar – Division I
Spanish GT Championship
WTCC
Ferrari Challenge Europe
Spanish F3

María de Villota Comba (13 January 1979[1] – 11 October 2013) was a Spanish racing driver who competed in Superleague Formula and Euroseries 3000. She had an accident in straight-line testing as the Marussia Formula One team test driver, where she suffered serious head and facial injuries, and died one year later.

She was the daughter of former Formula One driver Emilio de Villota, and sister of Emilio de Villota Jr., who similarly competed in Formula Palmer Audi.

Early career

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De Villota was born in Madrid. She competed in numerous racing series, including the World Touring Car Championship and ADAC Procar Series. In August 2009, she signed with Atlético Madrid to race for the remainder of the season in the Superleague Formula open wheel racing series. She remained with the Atlético Madrid team until the series folded in 2011. She also competed in the 2005 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race.

Formula One

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On 18 August 2011, the Lotus Renault GP team confirmed reports that De Villota had made her Formula One test debut in a Renault R29 at the Paul Ricard Circuit, and that her management was in talks to secure her a test driver seat in the future.[2] In December she reiterated her desire to work with the team in 2012, adding that she was in advanced talks over a third driver role.[3]

On 7 March 2012, it was announced that María de Villota had joined Marussia F1 Team as a test driver,[4] with the opportunity to sample Formula One machinery later in the year.[5]

Duxford Aerodrome testing accident

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Simple infographic of Maria de Villota's crash in 2012 with Marussia F1

At approximately 9:30 on 3 July 2012, De Villota was involved in an accident at Duxford Aerodrome in England while carrying out straight-line testing for Marussia, her first time in the car. Her car crashed into a stationary truck at the end of a test run when it had just returned to the service area. A BBC reporter who witnessed the accident estimated the car was travelling at between 30 and 40 mph (50 and 65 km/h) when it crashed.[6] It took an hour for her to be removed from the car and she was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridgeshire with life-threatening head and facial injuries.[7][8] She was later reported to be conscious.[9] The following day, Marussia team principal John Booth said De Villota remained in a "critical but stable" condition in hospital and had lost her right eye.[10][11][12]

On 6 July, the Marussia Technical Centre said that following an operation that day, her condition in relation to her head injury had improved.[13] On 16 July, Marussia said the car was not at fault. Team principal John Booth said: "We are satisfied the findings of our internal investigation exclude the car as a factor in the accident".[14] After a stay of 17 days, De Villota left the hospital and returned to Spain, having escaped severe neurological damage.[15]

De Villota made her first public appearance since the accident in October 2012, giving an exclusive interview to ¡Hola! magazine and then hosting a press conference for the general media.[16] She revealed that she had lost her senses of smell and taste, still suffered from headaches, and was scheduled to undergo further surgery, but that she was open to a future return to racing if she were to be granted a licence, and that she also wished to become involved in promoting safety improvements in motorsport. She released a computer graphic which showed the extent of her initial cranial injuries.[17]

In 2015, an official report compiled by the Health and Safety Executive concluded that De Villota had not received full guidance on how to stop the car, and was caught out by its anti-stall system, which activated as she attempted to brake to a standstill and pushed the car forward into the tail-lift of the team's service truck.[18]

Personal life

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De Villota married Rodrigo García Millán, a personal trainer and owner of Oxigeno Training, on 28 July 2013 in Seville,[19] less than three months before her death.

Death

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On the morning of 11 October 2013, exactly one year from her first public appearance after her testing accident, Spanish media reported that De Villota, aged 33, had been found dead in her Seville hotel room;[20] Eurosport reported that her family had confirmed her death.[21] An autopsy confirmed De Villota had suffered a cardiac arrest.[22] While her death was initially reported to be by "absolutely natural causes",[23] according to a statement released by her family, a forensic doctor later confirmed that De Villota's death was a consequence of neurological injuries suffered in her F1 testing crash the previous year.[24]

At the time of her death, De Villota was scheduled to participate as a speaker at the Seville Fundación Lo Que De Verdad Importa (LQDVI) conference and was due to launch her autobiography Life Is a Gift on 14 October.[22] Her remains were cremated on 12 October 2013 in Seville. A minute's silence was held for de Villota before the 2013 Japanese Grand Prix on 13 October.

Legacy

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The Circuito del Jarama has organised two tributes to her. On 5 July 2017, the final turn on the circuit that leads to the pit straight was named Curva María de Villota in her memory. The circuit since 2014 organised an annual Christmas Eve foot race at the circuit, the María de Villota 10km and 5km, as a fundraiser.[25]

A foundation called Maria de Villota's Legacy (Legado María de Villota) was created in 2014 by the Young Sport Foundation in her memory.[26] This foundation includes the First Star Project, which provides treatment to children with genetic neuromuscular illnesses.[26] Carlos Sainz, the Formula 1 driver, was named Ambassador of Maria de Villota's Legacy in 2016, as he was mentored by de Villota while karting.[26]

Books

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  • La vida es un regalo ("Life Is a Gift", 2013)[27] ISBN 9788415880394

Decorations

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Motorsports career results

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Grand-Am Series

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Grand-Am Road Racing results
Year Team Make Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Position Points
2005 Mastercar Ferrari 360 Challenge GT DAY
25/10 		HOM CAL LAG CMT WAT1 BAR WAT2 DAY2 MDO PHX WAT3 VIR MEX 103rd 21

World Touring Car Championship

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

World Touring Car Championship results
Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2006 Maurer Motorsport Chevrolet Lacetti ITA
1 		ITA
2 		FRA
1 		FRA
2 		GBR
1 		GBR
2 		GER
1 		GER
2 		BRA
1 		BRA
2 		MEX
1 		MEX
2 		CZE
1 		CZE
2 		TUR
1 		TUR
2 		ESP
1
21 		ESP
2
Ret 		MAC
1 		MAC
2 		NC 0
2007 Maurer Motorsport Chevrolet Lacetti BRA
1 		BRA
2 		NED
1 		NED
2 		ESP
1
18 		ESP
2
20 		FRA
1 		FRA
2 		CZE
1 		CZE
2 		POR
1 		POR
2 		SWE
1 		SWE
2 		GER
1 		GER
2 		GBR
1 		GBR
2 		ITA
1 		ITA
2 		MAC
1 		MAC
2 		NC 0

Euroseries 3000

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Euroseries 3000 results
Year Team VAL
FEA 		VAL
SPR 		SPA
FEA 		SPA
SPR 		VAL
FEA 		VAL
SPR 		MUG
FEA 		MUG
SPR 		MIS
FEA 		MIS
SPR 		JER
FEA 		JER
SPR 		CAT
FEA 		CAT
SPR 		MAG
FEA 		MAG
SPR 		Pos Points
2008 Emilio de Villota Motorsport 7 C 22nd 2

Superleague Formula

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Superleague Formula results
Year Operator Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Position Points
2009 Atlético Madrid Alan Docking Racing MAG ZOL DON EST MOZ JAR 15th 202
14 13 14 10 17 7
2010 Atlético Madrid Alan Docking Racing SIL ASS MAG JAR NÜR ZOL BRH ADR POR ORD BEI † NAV 17th 265
16 14 X 15 6 X EX* DQ* X 16 4 X 16 11 X 14 7 X DNS DNS X 17 12 X 13 10 X
2011 Spain – Atlético de Madrid Emilio de Villota Motorsport HOL BEL 15th 28
12 12 X

† Non Championship round

References

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  1. ^ Real year of birth according to her post-mortem web
  2. ^ F1: Female Driver De Villota In Talks For F1 Test Seat Archived 2012-11-12 at the Wayback Machine Speed.com. Posted 19 August 2011. GMM Newswire.
  3. ^ Weeks, James (1 December 2011). "De Villota aiming for Lotus Renault third driver role in 2012". motorstv.com. Motors TV. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Spaniard María de Villota joins our test driver programme". Marussia F1 Team. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  5. ^ "María de Villota joins Marussia F1 team as test driver for the 2012 season". Autosport. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Maria de Villota F1 Duxford crash: No health and safety action by HSE". BBC News. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  7. ^ "F1 driver de Villota loses eye after test crash - CNN.com". CNN. 5 July 2012.
  8. ^ "F1 Marussia driver hurt in Duxford testing crash". BBC. 3 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Female F1 driver De Villota conscious after test crash". CNN. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  10. ^ "A medical update on Maria de Villota". Marussia F1. Marussia Motors. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  11. ^ Elizalde, Pablo (4 July 2012). "Maria de Villota loses right eye in accident, remains in critical but stable condition". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  12. ^ "F1 driver Maria De Villota loses eye in test accident". The Times Of India. 4 July 2012.
  13. ^ "F1 crash driver Maria de Villota's condition improving". BBC News. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  14. ^ "Maria de Villota: Car 'not at fault' over Marussia test crash". BBC News. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  15. ^ "Maria de Villota leaves hospital and returns to Spain". 21 July 2012.
  16. ^ "En ¡HOLA!: María de Villota, el sobrecogedor relato de la campeona que volvió a nacer". ¡Hola!. 10 October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  17. ^ Elizalde, Pablo (10 October 2012). "Maria de Villota: Injured Marussia driver unsure on racing return". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  18. ^ Barretto, Lawrence (2015-06-29). "Maria de Villota's 2012 Marussia F1 test crash details explained". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  19. ^ "María de Villota se casa por sorpresa en Santander" (in Spanish). 29 July 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  20. ^ Joseph Wilson (11 October 2013). "Ex-F1 Test Driver Maria De Villota Dies at 33". ABC News. Barcelona. AP. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  21. ^ "Formula 1 – Former F1 driver Maria de Villota 'found dead in hotel room'". Yahoo Eurosport. 11 October 2013. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  22. ^ a b "Hallan el cuerpo sin vida de María de Villota en un hotel de Sevilla". ABC.es Deportes. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  23. ^ Valverde, Hugo (11 October 2013). "Muere María de Villota por "causas absolutamente naturales"" [María de Villota dies of "absolutely natural causes"]. Periodismo del Motor (in Spanish).
  24. ^ Official Circuito del Jarama video announcing Maria de Villota turn at Jarama
  25. ^ a b c "Carlos Sainz, ambassador of Maria de Villota's Legacy". carlossainz.es. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  26. ^ Plataforma Editorial
  27. ^ Royal Order of the Sports Merit Archived 2013-10-31 at the Wayback Machine.
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