Maria Teresa de Filippis (born 11 November 1926 in Naples, Campania, Italy; died 8 January 2016 in Scanzorosciate, BG, Lombardy, Italy) was a female Italian racing driver, who became the first woman to race in Formula One in 1958. She made her first entry at the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix, but did not qualify and made her first start at the Belgian Grand Prix, where she finished 10th.