The origin of the umbrella girl in the race

The presence of umbrella girl in the starting grid certainly refreshes the atmosphere of the race.
However, do you know the origin of umbrella girl?

The umbrella girl is also known as the paddock girls or grid girl. Beautiful women who are
usually a model are tasked to protect the racers.

The first time a female model appeared in the race was recorded in the late 1960s in Japan. At
that time, Model Rosa Ogawa was in charge of accompanying the winners.

Then in 1983 during the 24 Hours of Le Mans race there was a proposal to display a number of
models before the race began. Since then the female models who served as umbrella girls
never separated from the title race.

Umbrella girl is indeed better known to be responsible for promoting brands that sponsor
racing. However, umbrella girl also holds quite important responsibilities for the racer.

It usually takes a few minutes for the racer and the team prepares on the starting grid. At that
time the racers were wearing racing suits.
Imagine the heat when you need to stay under the sun. Moreover, the temperature of the air
above the track is very hot, can be more than 50 degrees Celsius! With umbrella under
umbrella girls, racers can avoid the exhaustion due to heat.

In some races, umbrella girl also carries a signboard that says the name of the racer, team or
country so that the audience can more easily recognize the racers on the starting grid.

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