Giovanna Amati

Giovanna Amati (born 20 July 1959 in Rome) is a former professional race car driver from Italy. She is best known as the last female driver to have entered the Formula One World Championship.

Brought up in a wealthy background, Amati was kidnapped in 1978 before being released on a 800 million lira ransom. She started her racing career in Formula Abarth series before moving up into Formula Three for 1985-86. An entry into F3000 in 1987 brought little success but the following year, Amati improved her performances. She moved to Japan for 1989 and had no success. A move back to Europe in 1990 saw better performances that continued into 1991. In 1992, Amati became the fifth woman Formula One driver when she signed for the Brabham team.