Susie Wolff

Susie Wolff
MBE
Wolff in 2022
Born
Suzanne Stoddart

(1982-12-06) 6 December 1982 (age 41)
Oban, Scotland
Education
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​
Children1
DTM
Years active2006–2012
TeamsMücke Motorsport, Persson Motorsport
Car number24
Starts73
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish13th in 2010
Previous series
2005
2002–04		British F3
British Formula Renault
Wolff (white) battling with Maro Engel, Ralf Schumacher and Katherine Legge at Hockenheim in 2008
Wolff driving for Mercedes-Benz (Mücke Motorsport) in the 2006 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season
Wolff in 2007
Wolff driving the Williams Renault at the Young Drivers' Test at Silverstone on 19 July 2013. She posted the ninth-quickest time of the day, 1m35.093s, after completing 89 laps
Wolff testing the Williams FW36 at Silverstone during free practice

Suzanne Wolff[1] MBE (née Stoddart; born 6 December 1982) is a Scottish former professional racing driver and current managing director of F1 Academy.

Wolff started in karting, before graduating to Formula Renault and Formula Three, then moving to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) to compete for Mercedes-Benz. In 2012, she was signed by Williams in Formula One[2] to work as a development driver. At the 2014 British Grand Prix at Silverstone she became the first woman to take part in a Formula One race weekend in 22 years, by participating in practice.[3] On 4 November 2015, Wolff announced her retirement from motorsport, last competing at the Race of Champions held at the end of November. In 2016, Wolff joined Channel 4 in the UK to be an analyst for their Formula One coverage.

In 2018, she joined Venturi Racing in Formula E as Team Principal.[4] In 2021, she was promoted to the role of CEO.[5] In August 2022 following the Season 8 finale in South Korea, she announced her departure from Venturi and Formula E.[6]

  1. ^ "New Year's Honours list 2017" (PDF). Gov.uk. Government Digital Service. 30 December 2016. p. 92. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. ^ Elizalde, Pablo (11 April 2012). "Susie Wolff joins Williams as development driver". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  3. ^ "British Grand Prix 2014: Susie Wolff the first woman to take part in a Formula One race weekend in 22 years". Independent. 4 July 2014. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Susie Wolff Appointed Team Principal of Venturi Formula E Team". venturi.com. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  5. ^ "ROKIT VENTURI RACING ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT RESTRUCTURE". Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Susie Wolff announces her departure from Venturi Formula E team". 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.