Shirley van der Lof

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Shirley van der Lof
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Van der Lof in 2009.
Nationality Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch
Born (1986-11-07) November 7, 1986 (age 37)
Haaksbergen
Related to Dries van der Lof (grandfather)
ATS Formel 3 Trophy career
Debut season 2008
Current team HS Technik Motorsport

Shirley van der Lof (born November 7, 1986, in Haaksbergen, Overijssel) is a racing driver from the Netherlands, and grand daughter of former Formula One-driver Dries van der Lof. [1] Besides her racing career, she has studied "real estate and broking". She strives to become the first Dutch female formula one driver. [2] [3]

Shirley first started driving in go-karts at age 14, and was immediately hooked to the speed. In 2001, at age 15, she won her first go-karting championship. In 2006, she started in the Benelux Formula Ford championship. Her first years in auto racing resulted in a fair number of crashes, but also a fair share of success. [4] [5]

In 2008, she started racing in the ATS Formel 3 Trophy for HS Technik Motorsport in a Dallara F304 OPC Challenge. In the first 8 races of her debut season, she finished on the podium 4 times: two times in 3rd place and two times in 2nd place. In 2019 she tested for W series but was not selected. [6]

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References

  1. Biesbrouck, Tim (28 June 2007). "Racebabe Shirley van der Lof achter het stuur van F1 bolide". RaceXpress (in Dutch). Netherlands. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. Colijn, Jan (12 October 2018). "Twentse coureur Shirley van der Lof benieuwd naar 'Formule 1' voor vrouwen: 'Sta hier wel voor open'". RTVOost (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. Kaligis, Bas (8 March 2009). "De ambitie van Shirley van der Lof; eerste Nederlandse vrouw in de F1". RaceXpress (in Dutch). Netherlands. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  4. "In het spoor van Opa Ferrari", De Telegraaf, July 19, 2008
  5. Vis, Johan (16 May 2013). "De nazaten van oud F1-coureur Dries van der Lof; Alexander en Shirley succesvol + UITSLAG". RaceXpress (in Dutch). Netherlands. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  6. "Shirley van der Lof valt buiten boot voor stoeltje in Formule 1 voor vrouwen".