María de Villota

María de Villota
María de Villota in 2011
Nationality Spanish
Full nameMaría de Villota Comba
Born(1979-01-13)13 January 1979
Madrid, Spain
Died11 October 2013(2013-10-11) (aged 34)
Seville, Spain
Related toEmilio de Villota (father)
Emilio de Villota Jr. (brother)
Previous series
20092011
2009
2009
2008
2008
2007
2007, 2010
200607
2005–06
200105
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 1979 – 11 October 2013) was a Spanish racing driver who competed in Superleague Formula and Euroseries 3000. She had an accident in straight-line testing as the Marussia Formula One team test driver, where she suffered serious head and facial injuries, and died one year later.

She was the daughter of former Formula One driver Emilio de Villota, and sister of Emilio de Villota Jr., who similarly competed in Formula Palmer Audi.