Ann Wisdom and Pat Moss with their Austin A40, 1959
During the 1950s and ‘60s, the Coupe des Dames was considered important enough for manufacturer teams, such as Rootes and BMC, to field ladies’ crews on the Monte, in the hope of winning. As rallying progressed towards being more of a speed-based than navigational discipline in the 1960s, the prize still kept its cachet. During this time, Pat Moss was the driver to beat, often challenging for outright wins as well as ladies’ prizes. Part 1Part 3
1950
Germaine Rouault/Regine Gordine (Simca Eight) – 16th
1951
Fernande de Cortanze/Ginette François Sigrand (Peugeot 203) – 61st
1952
Greta Molander/Helga Lundberg (Saab 92) – 91st
1953
Madeleine Pochon/Iréne Terray (Renault 4CV) – 49th
1954
Madeleine Pochon/Lise Renaud (Renault) – 7th
1955
Sheila van Damm/Francoise Clark/Anne Hall (Sunbeam Talbot) – 11th
Madeleine Blanchoud and Lucienne Alziary de Roquefort with their Porsche, 1956
1956
Madeleine Blanchoud/Lucienne Alziary de Roquefort (Porsche 356) – 29th
1957
No rally held
1958
Madeleine Blanchoud/Renée Wagner (Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint) – 26th
1959
Pat Moss/Ann Wisdom (Austin A40) – 10th
1960
Pat Moss/Ann Wisdom (Austin A40) – 17th
1961
Anne Hall/Valerie Domleo (Ford Anglia) – 44th
1962
Pat Moss/Ann Wisdom (Morris Cooper) – 26th
1963
Ewy Rosqvist/Ursula Wirth (Mercedes 220SE) – 16th
1964
Pat Moss-Carlsson/Ursula Wirth (Saab 96) – 5th
1965
Pat Moss-Carlsson/Liz Nystrom (Saab 96) – 3rd
1966
Lucette Pointet/Françoise Houillon (Citroen DS21) – 46th
1967
Sylvia Osterberg/Inga-Lill Edenring (Renault Gordini R8) – 25th
1968
Pat Moss-Carlsson/Liz Nystrom (Lancia Fulvia HF) – 14th
1969
Pat Moss-Carlsson/Liz Nystrom (Lancia Fulvia HF) – 6th
1970
Marie-Claude Beaumont/Martine de la Grandrive (Opel Commodore GS/E) – 22nd
1971
Hannelore Werner/Oda Dencker-Andersen (BMW 2002 Ti) – 17th
1972
Pat Moss-Carlsson/Liz Crellin (Alpine-Renault A110) – 10th
(Images from http://www.johnrossmotorracingarchive.co.uk/ and http://mk1-forum.net/)