Winifred Pink (10 September 1896 – 18 December 1957) was an early English racing car driver, driving instructor and mechanical engineer.
Winifred Martha Pink was born in Bromley, London on 10 September 1896 to Edward and Ellen; she also had four older step-siblings.
In 1918 she joined the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) and continued to drive vehicles at the Admiralty Motor Testing School.
[2] Unlike many other women in motorsport at the time Pink was known to singlehandedly prepare her car for races, a testament to her mechanical engineering capability.
She competed at the Southsea speed trials that same year winning a range of awards across different classes including two firsts.
[6] In the following year she writes in The Woman Engineer about fellow racing driver Ivy Cummings, noting that she was "one of the few women in complete control of a car at 80 miles per hour, alongside Mrs Scott and Ruth Urquhart Dykes".
[2] At the outbreak of World War II Pink joined the Women's Voluntary Service and became the Long Transport Officer.
In this role, Pink managed the maintenance and repair of the WVS vehicles throughout the London Blitz from a service garage, training three other women mechanics.