Shirley van der Lof

Shirley van der Lof
Shirley van der Lof
	Van der Lof in 2009.
Nationality	Dutch
Born	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]

References

^ Biesbrouck, Tim (28 June 2007). "Racebabe Shirley van der Lof achter het stuur van F1 bolide". RaceXpress (in Dutch). Netherlands. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "In het spoor van Opa Ferrari", De Telegraaf, July 19, 2008
^ 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.
^ "Shirley van der Lof valt buiten boot voor stoeltje in Formule 1 voor vrouwen".

External links

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[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".