British driver Divina Galica entered three races for both the Surtees and Hesketh teams between 1976 and 1978 , but failed to qualify . Spaniard Maria de Villota joins Marussia as a test driver . - The FIA announces that the 2014 season will be run in two races per weekend with no more than eight races. The last woman behind the wheel of an F1 car was Giovanni Amati with Brabham . Maria Teresa de Filippis scored half a point as a Maserati driver in 1975 .
Spaniard Maria de Villota joins Marussia as a test driver . - The FIA announces that the 2014 season will be run in two races per weekend with no more than eight races. The last woman behind the wheel of an F1 car was Giovanni Amati with Brabham . Maria Teresa de Filippis scored half a point as a Maserati driver in 1975 .