María de Villota
| María de Villota Comba | |
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María de Villota in 2011.
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| Nationality |
 Spanish
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| Born |
13 January 1980 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 11 October 2013 (aged 33) Seville, Spain |
| Related to |
Emilio de Villota (father) Emilio de Villota Jr. (brother) |
| Previous series | |
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2009–2011 2009 2009 2008 2008 2007 2007, 2010 2006–07 2005–06 2001–05 |
Superleague Formula Formula Palmer Audi Trofeo Abarth Europe Euroseries 3000 Italian Superstars ADAC Procar – Division I Spanish GT Championship WTCC Ferrari Challenge Europe Spanish F3 |
María de Villota Comba (13 January 1980 – 11 October 2013) was a Spanish racing driver. She is the daughter of former Formula One driver Emilio de Villota, and sister of Emilio de Villota Jr., who similarly competed in Formula Palmer Audi. Prior to her death, De Villota was recovering from serious head and facial injuries, sustained during an accident in straight-line testing as the Marussia Formula One team test driver.
De Villota was born in Madrid. She competed in numerous racing series, including the World Touring Car Championship and ADAC Procar Series. In August 2009, she signed with Atlético Madrid to race for the remainder of the season in the Superleague Formula open wheel racing series. She remained with the Atlético Madrid team until the series folded in 2011. She also competed in the 2005 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race.
On 18 August 2011, the Lotus Renault GP team confirmed reports that De Villota had made her Formula One test debut in a Renault R29 at the Paul Ricard Circuit, and that her management was in talks to secure her a test driver seat in the future. In December she reiterated her desire to work with the team in 2012, adding that she was in advanced talks over a third driver role.
On 7 March 2012, it was announced that María de Villota had joined Marussia F1 Team as a test driver, with the opportunity to sample Formula One machinery later in the year.
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