Desiré Randall Wilson (born 26 November 1953) is a former racing driver from South Africa and one of only five women to have competed in Formula One. Born in Brakpan, she entered one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix in 1980 with a non-works RAM Racing-prepared Williams FW07, but failed to qualify. She also raced in the 1981 non-world championship South African Grand Prix in a one off deal with Tyrrell Racing. This race was not part of the 1981 world championship due, in part, to the FISA–FOCA war. She qualified 16th and, after a disastrous start where the car stalled, she moved up through the field in wet conditions; as conditions dried she fell back and damaged the car when it touched a wall while she was letting the race leader through. More about Desiré Wilson
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She became the only woman to win a Formula One race of any kind when she won at Brands Hatch in the short-lived British Aurora F1 Championship in 1980. As a result of this achievement, she has a grandstand at Brands Hatch named after her. Following her attempts in Formula One, Wilson participated in other disciplines including CART and sports car racing. In 1982, Wilson entered the Indianapolis 500, but failed to qualify. She did not qualify for 1983 and 1984 Indy 500s either.The most expensive item with a signature of Desiré Wilson ( Autographed Desire Wilson CART IndyCar Racing Photograph) was sold in April 2015 for $56.55 while the cheapest item (Desire' Wilson Formula 1 Autographed b/w photo 1981) found a new owner for $0.99 in August 2010. The month with the most items sold (3) was March 2011 with an average selling price of $9.95 for an autographed item of Desiré Wilson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2021 with $20.55 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was August 2010. In average, an autographed item from Desiré Wilson is worth $8.03.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Desiré Wilson were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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Desire Wilson 1980 Williams FW07 - Ford (British GP) Hand Signed F1 Race Photo | $6.52 | ||
Desire Wilson 1980 Williams FW07 - Ford (British GP) Hand Signed F1 Race Photo | $8.07 | ||
Desire Wilson 1981 Tyrrell 010 - Ford (South Africa) Hand Signed Racing Photo | $10.35 | ||
Desire Wilson Ex F1 Driver (1980) Hand Signed F1 Portrait Photograph | $3.97 | ||
Desire Wilson Indy Indianapolis 500 F1 Williams FW07 Signed Photo Indycar | $12.57 | ||
DESIRE WILSON signed 6 x 8 1/2 original photo | Formula 1 - AUTOGRAPH | $10.99 | ||
Desire Wilson SIGNED BRDC Badge Portrait Photo, F1 /Sportscar Driver 1980's | $6.13 | ||
Desire Wilson SIGNED Machinist Union March 86C Indy 200 Mid Ohio 1986 | $20.55 | ||
Desire Wilson SIGNED Obermaier Racing Porsche 956 Le Mans 24hrs 1983 | $14.18 | ||
Desire Wilson Signed Photograph | $13.86 |