Susie Wolff
British racing driver (born 1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Suzanne Wolff[1] MBE (née Stoddart; born 6 December 1982) is a Scottish former professional racing driver and current managing director of F1 Academy.
Susie Wolff | |
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Born | Suzanne Stoddart (1982-12-06) 6 December 1982 (age 41) Oban, Scotland |
Education | |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
DTM | |
Years active | 2006–2012 |
Teams | Mücke Motorsport, Persson Motorsport |
Car number | 24 |
Starts | 73 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 13th in 2010 |
Previous series | |
2005 2002–04 | British F3 British Formula Renault |
Wolff started in karting, before graduating to Formula Renault and Formula Three, then moving to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) to compete for Mercedes-Benz. In 2012, she was signed by Williams in Formula One[2] to work as a development driver. At the 2014 British Grand Prix at Silverstone she became the first woman to take part in a Formula One race weekend in 22 years, by participating in practice.[3] On 4 November 2015, Wolff announced her retirement from motorsport, last competing at the Race of Champions held at the end of November. In 2016, Wolff joined Channel 4 in the UK to be an analyst for their Formula One coverage.
In 2018, she joined Venturi Racing in Formula E as Team Principal.[4] In 2021, she was promoted to the role of CEO.[5] In August 2022 following the Season 8 finale in South Korea, she announced her departure from Venturi and Formula E.[6]