Susanna Raganelli | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 February 1946 Rome, Italy |
| Spouse | Giancarlo Naddeo |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Karting World Championship career | |
| Years active | 1965–1967 |
| Teams | Tecno |
| Starts | 3 |
| Championships | 1 (1966) |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Best finish | 1st in 1966 (100cc) |
Susanna "Susy" Raganelli (born 21 February 1946) is an Italian former racing driver and kart racer. [1] Raganelli won the Karting World Championship in 1966 with Tecno, and remains the only female to have won a four-wheel World Championship. [1] [2]
Raganelli was born on 21 February 1946 in Rome, Italy. [3] Her father, Cesare Raganelli, was a local Alfa Romeo car dealer. [2] [4]
From the 1970s until his death in 2021, Raganelli was married to fellow racing driver Giancarlo Naddeo, who won the Italian Formula Three Championship in 1971. [5] She encouraged Naddeo to retire from single-seater racing after an accident saw him suffer a broken leg and fractured skull. [6]
In 1965 she won the karting Italian 100cc Super championship, and in 1966 helped her countrymen win the European Nation's Championship. [1] [7]
Raganelli won the 100 cc Karting World Championship in 1966 in a Tecno–Parilla, beating Leif Engström and Ronnie Peterson, and remains the only female to have won a four-wheel World Championship. [1] [2]
She also raced for Alfa Romeo, driving the Alfa Romeo GTA. She was the "first Italian buyer" of the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, of which only 12 were produced. [2]
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