Odette Siko
Odette Siko was a French driver, who was active in the late 1920s. In 1932 she finished in 4th place in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and won the 2L class. Siko started 3 times more in Le Mans. After 1933, she participated in some rallies with Hellé Nice.
Odette Siko was a French racing driver, mainly endurance races and circuits.
She began competing occasionally in the late 1920s.
She is the highest-ranked woman to date in the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans): 4th in the 1932 edition (and winner 2L class.), for a total of 4 entries: 1930 (7th with Marguerite Mareuse, Bugatti Type 40 1.5L I4), 1931 (disqualified confusion of signals, even co-pilot and the vehicle), 1932 (cf. place with Louis Charavel (alias Jean Sabipa) Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 1.7L I6 compressor, personal property of Mrs. Siko), and 1933 (by accident-Abd. against a tree-even copilot (Sabipa) on his Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 1.9L I6 compressor).
From 1933, her career leaned more towards rallies and participating in the Paris-Saint-Raphaël women's race (with Helle Nice), and in 1935 at the Monte Carlo rally (as copilot Simone Louise of Forest ). In 1936 she was driver during the Critérium de Paris-Nice, Bugatti (86 final).
In 1937, she participated in speed trials ten days (from May 19 to 29) on the ring circuit of Montlhery on behalf Yacco motor oils, as "road captain" of four women, including Helle Nice Simone of Forest and Claire Descollas, who then defeated 25 world records (10 endurance and 15 in Group C International ... some of whom still valid nowadays) in an atmosphere that was sometimes difficult between them. They went through more than 30 000 km at an average speed of 140 km / h. Their vehicle was a Ford "Matford" Mathis V8 engine 3600 cm3, nicknamed by Claire crew and mechanics (perhaps by Miss Descollas itself in the early sessions, because it was rugged with 1 day).
In 1939, still on car Matford she returned a second time in Monte-Carlo, with Louise Lamberjack for copilot: from Tallinn, the two women ended the race 18th, after a very rough start to the year. The war finally interrupted her career in racing.