Ann Wisdom (left) and Pat Moss in 1961
The RAC Rally, now known as the Wales Rally GB, has its own ladies’ award, usually for the best-performing all-female crew. It is not awarded every year, but this list is almost certainly incomplete and will be extended in the future. If you have any information, please comment or message me.
In the early days, separate awards for female drivers in Open and Closed cars existed. These were scrapped in the mid-1950s when car classes changed.
1936
Joan Richmond (Triumph) - open car Ladies’ Cup
Midge Wilby (Armstrong-Siddeley) - closed car Ladies’ Cup
1939
Kay Hague (Riley) - open car Ladies’ Cup
Joan Chetwynd (Fordd) - closed car Ladies’ Cup
Hiatus for WWII
1951
Anne Hall (Newton)/Margaret Newton (Jaguar XK120) - open car Ladies’ Cup
Sheila van Damm/Elsie Wisdom (Hillman Minx) - closed car Ladies’ Cup
1952
Anne Hall (Newton)/Mary Newton (Jaguar XK120) - open car Ladies’ Cup
Hazel Dunham/Charlotte Sadler (Rover) - closed car Ladies’ Cup
1954
Mary Walker (Triumph TR2)
1955
Sheila van Damm/Anne Hall (Sunbeam Talbot)
1956
Angela Palfrey/”Miss A Jervis” (Austin A40)
1957
No rally held
1958
Pat Moss/Ann Wisdom (Morris Minor 1000)
1959
Anne Hall/Patsy Burt (Ford Anglia 105E) - 20th
1960
Anne Hall/Valerie Domleo (Ford)
1961
Pat Moss/Ann Wisdom (Austin-Healey 3000) - 2nd
1962
Pat Moss/Pauline Mayman (Austin-Healey 3000) - 3rd
1963
Pat Moss/Jennifer Nadin (Ford Cortina GT) - 7th
1964
Pat Moss/Liz Nystrom (Saab 96) - 4th
1965
Pat Moss/Liz Nystrom (Saab 96) - 10th
1966
Pat Moss/Liz Nystrom (Saab 96) - 9th
1969
Jill Robinson/Audrey Scott (BMW 2002 Ti) - 58th
1970
Liz Crellin/Pat Wright (Austin Mini Cooper) - 36th
1971
Marie-Claude Beaumont/Martine de la Grandrive (Opel Ascona)
1973
Eeva Heinonen/Selia Saaristo (Volvo 142) - 32nd
1974
Pat Moss/Liz Crellin (Toyota Celica GT) - 28th
1985
Louise Aitken-Walker/Ellen Morgan (Peugeot 205 GTi) - 16th, class win
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