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Maria de Villota (Comba)

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The Resume

    (January 13, 1980-October 11, 2013)
    Born in Madrid, Spain
    Grand Am, Team Mastercar (2005)
    World Touring Car Championship, Team Maurer Motorsport (2006–2007)
    Euroseries 3000, Team Emilio de Villota (father) Motorsport (2008)
    Superleague Formula, Team Alan Docking Racing (2009–2010) and Team Emilio de Villota (2011)
    Ambassador for the Women’s Bureau of the Madrid Regional Community

Why she might be annoying:

    The profile section of her official website lists her accomplishments in ‘driver’ and ‘woman’ columns — the latter being almost entirely about her sport.
    During a straight line testing of her car at Duxford Aerodrome, at some 50-65 km/h (31-40 mph), she crashed into a stationary truck (July 3, 2012); it took an hour to free her from the car.
    The injury from the Duxford test also cost her her right eye.
    Her one winning race (and pole position) — out of more than a hundred? 2007.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Her father and younger brother are also racers… so she comes by it honestly.
    Her official website does have an English-language section.
    During her recovery, fellow racers wore a slanted star symbol on their helmets and cars as a tribute to her.
    ‘There are many women who can drive well and so it is important to try to open the way for others to see that it is not something so unusual.’

Credit: Cool It All Right?


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 134 Votes: 66.42% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying