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 BeneluxFormula 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]
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