Jackie Bond-Smith, Joey Cook and Jacqui Smith had to fight to race their Mini Marcos | Image: Getty Jamie Chadwick is the first woman to drive a hypercar at Le Mans, but would have been barred just decades ago Jamie Chadwick recently became the first woman to drive a hypercar at Le Mans, a year after making her debut in the secondary class of the fabled 24-hour race. Many women have competed in this iconic event across the decades, yet the best female finish has stayed unsurpassed for almost a century. “For the first time two women drivers will take part,” we said in our 1930 Le Mans preview, “which…
Why women were blocked from Le Mans for decades
