Ann Wisdom

Ann Marie Wisdom (28 May 1934 – 14 October 2015) was an English rally driver, better known as a navigator.

Ann Marie Riley
Pat Moss & Ann Wisdom (1961)
Born	Ann Marie Wisdom (1934-05-28)May 28, 1934 Surrey, England
Died	14 October 2015(2015-10-14) (aged 81)
Occupation	Rally navigator
Spouse	Peter Riley (m. 1962-2015; her death)
Children	Jennifer Riley (born 1962) Timothy Riley (born 1964)
Parent(s)	Tommy Wisdom Elsie Mary Wisdom

Career

During the late 1950s and early 1960s, she was well known as a navigator for Pat Moss, the sister of Sir Stirling Moss. Their partnership ensured them to compete at the same level as the men.^[1] In 1962, she ended her rally career in order to start a family, marrying the gentleman rally driver, Peter Riley. Pat bounced back, hiring erstwhile driver Pauline Mayman to navigate.^[2]

Personal life

Wisdom was born in 1934,^[3] the daughter and only child of professional racers Tommy Wisdom and Elsie Wisdom (née Gleed).

In 1962, shortly after retiring, she married rally driver Peter Riley in Worthing^[4] and remained married until her death on October 14, 2015, exactly seven years after the death of Pat Moss. Peter died just under a year later, in July 2016.

During their marriage, Ann and Peter had two children, Tim and Jenny.^[5]

Ann Wisdom died on 14 October 2015, at the age of 81.^[1][6]