Suzanne Wolff is a Scottish former professional racing driver and current managing director of F1 Academy.
31 Facts About Susie Wolff
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Susie Wolff started in karting, before graduating to Formula Renault and Formula Three, then moving to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters to compete for Mercedes-Benz.
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On 4 November 2015, Susie Wolff announced her retirement from motorsport, last competing at the Race of Champions held at the end of November.
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In 2016, Susie Wolff joined Channel 4 in the UK to be an analyst for their Formula One coverage.
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Susie Wolff has an older brother David, 18 months her senior.
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Susie Wolff realised the potential she had to be a racing driver when taken to watch her first Formula 3 race at 13.
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Susie Wolff went on to study international business at Edinburgh university, but left after a year.
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In 2005, Susie Wolff broke her ankle while running, which along with financial issues prevented her from competing in Formula Three.
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Susie Wolff met her future husband Toto Wolff, who was on the Williams team, and they married in Capri in 2011.
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Susie Wolff began competing at karting at the early age of eight, and in 1996 she was named the British Woman Kart Racing Driver of the year.
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Susie Wolff 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 Woman Kart Racing Driver of the year.
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Susie Wolff competed in the Federation Cup European Intercontinental "A" Championship and placed 11th overall.
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In 2001, Susie Wolff graduated from kart racing to single-seater racing, gaining her first experience in the Formula Renault Winter Series, in which she competed for the Motaworld Racing team.
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Susie Wolff was selected as the BRDC Rising Star of the Year.
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Susie Wolff's season was disrupted by an ankle injury sustained during the winter.
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Susie Wolff continued to race in the DTM for a further two years Persson Motorsport and announced her departure from the series ahead of the 2012 finale at the Hockenheimring, ending her seven-season tenure to focus solely on her testing duties with Williams in Formula One.
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On 11 April 2012, Susie Wolff was named as a development driver for the Williams Formula One team.
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In 2014, Williams announced that Susie Wolff would be driving in two free practice sessions at the British and German Grand Prix.
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At the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Susie Wolff became the first woman to participate in a Formula One weekend since 1992, when Giovanna Amati made three unsuccessful Grand Prix qualification attempts.
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On 18 July 2014, Susie Wolff drove in a free practice session at the German Grand Prix which started with car problems.
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On 28 November 2014, Williams announced that Susie Wolff would stay with the team for the 2015 season in an enhanced role as test driver, with her position expanded to include two Friday practice runs and two test outings.
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On 4 November 2015, Susie Wolff announced on the BBC that she was retiring from Formula One, stating that she felt that she had gone as far as she could go, but expressed intentions to help other women in motorsport.
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Susie Wolff stated that she would compete for one final time in the 2015 Race of Champions at the end of November, representing Scotland alongside former Formula One driver David Coulthard, before subsequently retiring from all forms of motorsport.
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Susie Wolff joined Mercedes as one of their ambassadors in 2016, and as part of the role was one of the first to test the Mercedes-AMG One.
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In 2018, Susie Wolff joined Venturi Racing in Formula E as Team Principal and became a shareholder in the team.
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On 1 March 2023, Susie Wolff was appointed managing director of the newly launched all-female racing series, F1 Academy.
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Susie Wolff lost to Tom Kristensen in the Audi R8 LMS Ultra while Coulthard won against Petter Solberg in the VW Polo RX, but lost the tie-breaker to Kristensen in the Ariel Atom Cup.
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The 2015 Race of Champions was held at the Olympic Stadium in London and Susie Wolff again partnered David Coulthard to represent Team Scotland.
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On 8 October 2013, Susie Wolff was awarded an Honorary Fellowship at the University of Edinburgh "in recognition of her role as an ambassador for women in sport".
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Susie Wolff had interrupted her studies at Edinburgh's Business School in 2001 in order to turn professional.
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Susie Wolff was honoured as a Member of the Order of the British Empire on the 2017 New Year Honours list for services to Women in Sport.