Shirley van der Lof
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Shirley van der Lof is a female racing driver from the Netherlands
, and grand daughter of former Formula One
-driver Dries van der Lof
. Besides her racing career, she is currently studying "real estate and broking", but she strives to become the first Dutch female formula one driver.
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.
In 2008 she started racing in the ATS Formel 3 Trophy
for the HS Technik Motorsport-team 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.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, and grand daughter of former Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
-driver Dries van der Lof
Dries van der Lof
Dries van der Lof was a racing driver from the Netherlands. Together with Jan Flinterman, he was the first driver from the Netherlands to compete in the World Championship. He participated in one World Championship Grand Prix - the 1952 Dutch Grand Prix on August 17, 1952...
. Besides her racing career, she is currently studying "real estate and broking", but she strives to become the first Dutch female formula one driver.
Shirley first started driving in go-karts
Kart racing
Kart racing or karting is a variant of open-wheel motorsport with small, open, four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits...
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
Benelux
The Benelux is an economic union in Western Europe comprising three neighbouring countries, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. These countries are located in northwestern Europe between France and Germany...
Formula Ford
Formula Ford
Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. It is an entry-level series to motor racing....
championship. Her first years in auto racing resulted in a fair number of crashes, but also a fair share of success.
In 2008 she started racing in the ATS Formel 3 Trophy
2008 German Formula Three season
The 2008 ATS F3 Cup season was the 6th German F3 Cup season. It commenced on May 24, 2008 and ended on October 12 after eighteen rounds. The title was won by Frédéric Vervisch.-Teams and drivers:* Guest drivers in italics.-Calendar:...
for the HS Technik Motorsport-team in a Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...
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.