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<b> ELLA LOMBARDI: </b> Italian Lella Lombardi scored a half point at the tragic Spanish GP in 1975. <i> Image: YouTube</i>
<b> ELLA LOMBARDI: </b> Italian Lella Lombardi scored a half point at the tragic Spanish GP in 1975. <i> Image: YouTube</i>

BARCELONA, Spain - The 1975 Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona's Montjuich circuit has gone down in Formula 1 history as a safety shambles because of a deadly accident that could have been prevented.

The race also entered the record books, almost as a footnote, for a unique result that remains unrivalled 40 years on as F1 returns to Spain for Sunday's (May 10) 2015 GP at the modern Circuit de Catalunya.

Finishing sixth, two laps behind McLaren winner Jochen Mass in a race stopped at one-third distance with only half points to be awarded, was Italian female driver Maria Grazia 'Lella' Lombardi in a March.

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