Stock Photo - Mar. 03, 1974 - Big-time racing debut for 'Tigress of Turin'. Lella Lombardi - World's fastest woman.: The world's fastest woman, Lella Lombardi, moves into the big-time motor racing at the Simoniz-Dail mail Rac of Champions meeting at Brande hatch next week-end. First women to compete against top World Championship drivers for 15 years, she will drive a 500hp Formula 5000 ShellSport Luxemborg Chevrolet T330, capable of 190 mph. Italy's leading woman racing driver and nicknamed the 'Tigress of Turin', she has entered for the opening round of the Rothmans 5000 Championship, the main event of Saturday. and is among the probables for the Race of Champions on Sunday. Photo shows Lella Lombardi pictured in London today. (Credit Image: © Keystone Press Agency/Keystone USA via ZUMAPRESS.com)