Susanna Raganelli

Susanna Raganelli
Born (1946-02-21) 21 February 1946 (age 78)
Rome, Italy
NationalityItalian
OccupationMotorsport driver
SpouseGiancarlo Naddeo
Years active1965-1967
Best finishKarting World Championship 100cc - 1st in 1966
Championship titles
1966Karting World Championship

Susanna "Susy" Raganelli is an Italian kart racing driver.[1] She is known for being the 1966 Karting World Champion, and is the only female to have won a major four-wheel driving world championship.[1][2]

In 1965 she won the karting Italian 100cc Super championship, and in 1966 helped her countrymen win the European Nation's Championship.[1][3]

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]

Raganelli is the daughter of Cesare Raganelli, an Alfa Romeo car dealer in Rome.[2][4] She was married to fellow kart racer, and 1971 Italian Formula 3 champion, Giancarlo Naddeo.[5]

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