Saudi Arabia became the last country in the world to lift a ban on women driving cars.
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World's first competitive motor race.
The Seneca Falls Convention became the first-ever US women's rights convention.
Ferrari secured its first Grand Prix victory at the 1951 British Grand Prix.
Driving tests were introduced in the UK for the first time.
The Sunbeam 1000 HP broke the land speed record at the Daytona Beach race track in Florida.