María de Villota
| María de Villota Comba | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Spanish |
| Born | January 13, 1980 Madrid (Spain) |
| Related to | Emilio de Villota (father) Emilio de Villota, Jr. (brother) |
| Superleague Formula career | |
| Debut season | 2009 |
| Current team | Atlético Madrid |
| Car number | 15 |
| Starts | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2009 2009 2008 2008 2007 2007 2006–07 2005–06 2001–05 | 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 Polba Comba (born January 13, 1980 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish race car 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.
Career
De Villota has competed in 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.
Formula One
On 18 August 2011, the Lotus Renault GP team confirmed reports that De Villota recently made her F1 test debut in a Renault R29 at the Paul Ricard circuit, and that her management is in talks to secure her a test driver seat in the future.[1] 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. [2]
On 7 March 2012 it was announced that Maria De Villota had joined Marussia F1 Team as a test driver,[3] with the opportunity to sample F1 machinery later in the year.[4]
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[5].
Racing record
Superleague Formula
2009
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Operator | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Position | Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Atlético Madrid | Alan Docking Racing | MAG | ZOL | DON | EST | MOZ | JAR | 15th | 202 | ||||||
| 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 7 | |||||||||||
2009 Super Final Results
- Super Final results in 2009 did not count for points towards the main championship.
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Atlético Madrid Alan Docking Racing |
MAG | ZOL | DON | EST DNQ |
MOZ N/A |
JAR DNQ |
References
- ^ F1: Female Driver De Villota In Talks For F1 Test Seat Speed.com. Posted August 19, 2011. GMM Newswire.
- ^ Weeks, James (1 December 2011). "De Villota aiming for Lotus Renault third driver role in 2012". motorstv.com. Motors TV. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Spaniard Maria de Villota joins our test driver programme". Marussia F1 Team. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "Maria de Villota joins Marussia F1 team as test driver for the 2012 season". Autosport. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "F1 Marussia driver hurt in Duxford testing crash". BBC. 3 July 2012.
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