Susie Wolff

Susie Wolff
Susie Wolff in 2012.
Nationality	British
Born	(1982-12-06) 6 December 1982 Oban (Scotland)
Related to	Toto Wolff (husband)
2013 DTM
Debut season	2006
Current team	Persson Motorsport
Car no.	24
Starts	73
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	13th in 2010
Previous series
2005 2002–2004	British F3 British Formula Renault

Susie Wolff (née Stoddart; born 6 December 1982 in Oban) is a Scottish racing driver. She has progressed through the ranks of motorsport, starting off in karting, then moving up to Formula Renault and Formula Three before moving to the DTM to compete for Mercedes-Benz. In 2012, she was signed by the Williams Formula One team to work as a development driver.

She lives in Ermatingen, Switzerland with her husband Toto Wolff, executive director of the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team since 21 January 2013. The two were married in October 2011.

Career

Early years

Wolff began karting from an early age, and in 1996, she was named the British Women Kart racing driver of the year. In 1997, she competed in a number of different karting categories and came out on top in a number of them. She was first in the 24hr Middle East Kart Championship, champion in both the Scottish Junior Intercontinental "A" and the Scottish Open Junior Intercontinental "A" categories and was again named British Women Kart racing driver of the year. In 1998, she moved up to the British Junior Intercontinental “A” Championship and was placed 10th overall in her first season in the class. She also competed in the Federation Cup European Intercontinental “A” Championship and she was placed 11th overall.^{[citation needed]} For the third year in a row, she was named British Woman Kart Racing Driver of the year.

In 1999, she competed in the British Formula “A” Championship and was placed 13th overall. She also achieved 34th overall in the Formula “A” World Championships and again was named British Woman Kart racing driver of the year. The year 2000 saw Wolff improve on her previous performance in the British Formula “A” Championship where she came 10th overall this time around and she also improved on her previous performance in the Formula “A” World Championships where she was placed 15th overall. She also won an award which named her as the Top Female Kart Driver in the world.

Formula Renault (2001–2004)

Wolff (white) battling with Maro Engel, Ralf Schumacher and Katherine Legge at Hockenheim

In 2001, Wolff made the step up from kart racing to single-seater racing. Her first experience was in the 2001 Formula Renault Winter Series, in which she raced for the Motaworld Racing team. The following year she made her debut in the full Formula Renault UK Championship for DFR Racing, and again competed for Motaworld in the Formula Renault Winter Series. In 2003, she again competed in the Formula Renault UK Championship where she finished 9th overall and made her first podium finish this season as well. She achieved recognition for her efforts this year as she was selected as one of the finalists in the prestigious BRDC McLaren Autosport Young Driver of the Year Award and was selected as the BRDC Rising Star of the Year.

In 2004, she competed in her third season in the Formula Renault UK Championship, this time racing for the Comtec Racing team and she finished 5th overall in the championship with 3 podium finishes during the year.

Formula Three (2005)

For 2005, Wolff made the step up to the British Formula Three Championship to race for the Alan Docking Racing team in the Championship Class, but her season was disrupted by an ankle injury sustained during the winter. She also made a one-off appearance in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Brands Hatch in June.

DTM (2006–2012)

Wolff driving for Mercedes-Benz (Mücke Motorsport) in the 2006 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season

In 2006, Wolff made the big step up to compete in the DTM, the German Touring Car series, one of the biggest Touring Car championships in the world. She drove a 2004-spec Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe for the Mücke Motorsport team and was team-mates with Stefan Mücke and Daniel La Rosa. She made a great debut in the series and achieved a best finish of 9th overall in the final round of the season at the Hockenheimring.

Wolff in 2007

In 2007, Wolff remained in the DTM series, driving a 2005-spec Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe for the Mücke Motorsport team and was team-mates with Mathias Lauda and Daniel La Rosa. Her best finish was at Mugello in Italy, where she finished in 10th place.

In the 2008 season, Wolff moved up to a 2007-spec car, and joined Persson Motorsport, where she drove alongside Mathias Lauda and Gary Paffett. Wolff's best performance of the year was at the Norisring in June, where she finished in 10th position.

In the 2009 DTM season, Wolff remained with Persson Motorsport in a 2008-spec car, alongside her team-mate Jamie Green. In the first race of the season at the Hockenheimring, Wolff had to retire after 24 laps after damage caused by a first-lap accident with Gary Paffett.

Formula One

Williams (2012–present)

On 11 April 2012, Wolff was named as a development driver for the Williams Formula One team.

Racing record

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pos	Points
2006	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	HOC1 10	LAU 15	OSC 15	BRH 16	NOR 14†	NÜR Ret	ZAN 12	CAT 15	BUG 13	HOC2 9		—	0
2007	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2006	HOC1 Ret	OSC 16	LAU 12	BRH 16	NOR 16	MUG 10	ZAN 17	NÜR 18	CAT Ret	HOC2 14		—	0
2008	Persson Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2007	HOC1 16	OSC 14	MUG 15	LAU 17†	NOR 10	ZAN 15	NÜR 12	BRH 19	CAT Ret	BUG 12	HOC2 Ret	—	0
2009	Persson Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2008	HOC1 Ret	LAU 11	NOR 10	ZAN 11	OSC 10	NÜR 11	BRH 13	CAT 15	DIJ 14	HOC2 16†		—	0
2010	Persson Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2008	HOC1 11	VAL 10	LAU 7	NOR 15	NÜR Ret	ZAN 15	BRH Ret	OSC 10	HOC2 7	ADR 14	SHA 11	13th	4
2011	Persson Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2008	HOC1 12	ZAN 12	SPL 13	LAU DNS	NOR 13	NÜR 14	BRH 14	OSC Ret	VAL 11	HOC2 15		—	0
2012	Persson Motorsport	AMG Mercedes C-Coupé	HOC1 12	LAU 21	BRH 20†	SPL 14	NOR Ret	NÜR 17	ZAN 12	OSC Ret	VAL 13	HOC2 13		—	0

• † — Retired, but was classified as she completed 90 per cent of the winner's race distance.

External links

• Official website
• Susie Wolff on Twitter