PAT MOSS : THE FEMALE DRIVER THAT MADE HISTORY.
Not all heroes wear suits. In her Mini Cooper, Pat Moss was one of the first and most successful female rally drivers of all time. Back in 1962
BORN TO RACE.
Not all heroes wear suits. In her Mini Cooper, Pat Moss was one of the first and most successful female rally drivers of all time. Back in 1962, she swapped horse riding for car racing and made motorsport history by scoring MINI’s first international rally victory at the 2,500km Tulip Rally in Monte Carlo, alongside her co-pilot, Ann Wisdom.
Go girls! At a time when racing was almost entirely dominated by men, the duo – together known as “Mossie” and “Wizz” – proved they could compete with (and beat) men on the track. We’d love to have seen the sceptics when a tiny Mini driven by a woman crossed the finish line first. One of the boys?
No. Better! We’re chuffed to see that there are more female rally drivers on the track today – such as British driver Catie Munnings and Spain’s Cristina Gutiérrez Herrero – who share Pat’s passion for racing and continue to drive for more diversity in the sport.