years championships birth_place races nationality points birth_date wins poles article_title name podiums
1992 0 rome , italy 3 -lrb- 0 starts -rrb- ita italian 0 20 july 1959 0 0 giovanna amati
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giovanna amati

giovanna amati -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- born 20 july 1959 -rrb- is a former professional racing driver from italy .
she is 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 an 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 formula 3000 in 1987 brought little success but the following year , amati improved her performances .
she moved to japan for 1989 but still 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 brabham .
