Susie Wolff
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Susie is the fastest woman in the world, being the development driver for Williams.
Summary:
Susie began her career in karting, being named British Women Kart Racing Driver of the Year multiple times over. In 2002 she made her debut in the full Formula Renault UK Championship, and in 2003 won the BRDC Rising Star of the Year Award, as well as being selected as a finalist for the BRDC Mclaren Autosport Young Driver of the Year Award. 2006 saw Susie compete for the first time in DTM, the German Touring Car series. In her debut season she achieved 6 wins out of the 2004-spec cars, with a best finish of 9th in the season finale. In April 2013 Susie was the focus of a BBC documentary which followed her progress throughout the 2012 season.
Biography:
Susie began her career in karting, being named British Women Kart Racing Driver of the Year in 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999, and in 2000 was named Top Female Kart Driver in the World. Susie progressed to single seater racing in 2001, competing in the Formula Renault Winter Series.
In 2002 she made her debut in the full Formula Renault UK Championship, and in 2003 won the BRDC Rising Star of the Year Award, as well as being selected as a finalist for the BRDC Mclaren Autosport Young Driver of the Year Award in 2003 and 2004. In 2004 Susie competed in her third season in the Formula Renault UK Championship, finishing 5th overall with 3 podium finishes.
In 2005 Susie progressed to the British Formula Three Championship. She also made a one-off appearance in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Brands Hatch. 2006 saw Susie compete for the first time in DTM, the German Touring Car series. In her debut season she achieved 6 wins out of the 2004-spec cars, with a best finish of 9th in the season finale.
2010 then became her most successful season within DTM: at Lausitzring and at Hockenheim she finished seventh and made points as first woman in DTM after almost 20 years. She ended her fifth season ahead of her brand colleagues Ralf Schumacher and David Coulthard
Susie continues to race in DTM for Team Persson Motorsport who she joined in 2008, and in 2012 will drive the TV Spielfilm Mercedes AMG C-Coupé. In April 2012 Susie was confirmed as Development Driver for the Williams F1 Team.
In April 2013 Susie was the focus of a BBC documentary which followed her progress throughout the 2012 season. The documentary was made by her BAFTA nominated film director brother, David Stoddart.
In July Susie made her first appearance in a full test at the F1 Young Driver Test and became the first female to take part in a timed session since 1992. Susie impressed finishing 9th on the time sheets, just over 2 seconds behind 4 time World Champion Sebastian Vettel and under 1 second from Williams F1 driver Pastor Maldonado.
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