The Coupe des Dames in the Monte Carlo Rally: Part III

After the inception of the World Rally Championship in 1973, the Coupe des Dames continued to be awarded. There was a lull in female entries in the mid-1970s, but by 1976, women drivers were once more a feature of the top ten. An official Ladies’ Prize continued to be given until 2000. By then, rallying had become almost completely professionalised and the number of female drivers entering each year was very small. Part 1Part 2

Sylvia Osterberg/Inga-Lill Edenring (Opel Ascona) – 28^th

Rally cancelled due to fuel crisis

No female finishers recorded (2 started)

Michèle Mouton/Françoise Conconi (Alpine-Renault A110) – 11^th

Christine Dacremont/Colette Galli (Lancia Stratos HF) – 6^th

Michèle Mouton/Françoise Conconi (Lancia Stratos HF) – 7^th

Michèle Mouton/Françoise Conconi (Fiat 131 Abarth) – 7^th

Michèle Mouton/Annie Arrii (Fiat 131 Abarth) – 7^th

Elisabeth de Fresquet/A Godefroy (Autobianchi A112 Abarth) – 121^st (Promotion class)

Gisela Blume/Petra Schuster (Peugeot 104 ZS) – 56^th

Elisabeth de Fresquet/Marie Christine Valette (Volkswagen Golf GTi) – 71^st

Louise Aitken/Ellen Morgan (Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti) – 48^th

Elisabeth de Fresquet/Perrine Morel (Volkswagen Golf GTi) – 60^th (Promotion class)

Minna Sillankorva/Johanna Nieminen (Mazda 323 Turbo) – 22^nd

Elisabeth de Fresquet/Perrine Morel (Talbot Samba Rallye) – 42^nd (Promotion class)

Elisabeth de Fresquet/Marie Christine Valette (Autobianchi A112 Abarth) – 60^th

Elisabeth de Fresquet/Catherine Pernot (Opel Corsa) – 69^th

Carole Vergnaud/Marie Claude Jouan (Citroen Visa Mille Pistes) – 14^th

Pascale Neyret/Carole Cerboneschi (Lancia Delta HF) – 19^th

Paola de Martini/Umberta Gibellini (Audi 90 Quattro) – 9^th

Pascale Neyret/Carole Cerboneschi (Lancia Delta Integrale) – 22^nd (Promotion class)

Louise Aitken-Walker/Tina Thörner (Vauxhall Astra GTE) – 11^th

Pascale Neyret/Carole Cerboneschi (Lancia Delta Integrale) – 38th (Promotion class)

Minna Sillankorva/Michela Marangoni (Mazda 323) – 18^th

Isolde Holderied/Dagmar Lohmann (Mitsubishi Galant VR4) – 19^th

Isolde Holderied/Tina Thörner (Mitsubishi Galant VR4) – 12^th

Christine Driano/Marie-Christine Lallement (Citroen AX GTi) – 13^th (Promotion class)

Isolde Holderied/ Tina Thörner (Mitsubishi Lancer RS) – 15^th

Isolde Holderied/ Tina Thörner (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II) – 10^th

Priscille de Belloy/Sophie Fabrello (Fiat Cinquecento Sporting) – 56^th (Promotion class)

Ana Arche/Arielle Tramont (Fiat Cinquecento Sporting) – 61^st

Isolde Holderied/Cathy François (Toyota Celica GT-4) – 8^th

Maria Paola Fracassi/Rebecca Lumachi (Fiat Cinquecento) – 54^th (Challenge Prince Albert class)

Roberta Rossi/Laura Bionda (Fiat Cinquecento Sporting) – 40^th

Isolde Holderied/Cathy François (Toyota Corolla WRC) – 13^th

Marta Candian/Mara Biotti (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V) – 46^th

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