Shirley van der Lof

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 van der Lof
Van der Lof in 2009.
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1986-11-07) November 7, 1986 (age 38) Haaksbergen
Related to	Dries van der Lof (grandfather)
ATS Formel 3 Trophy career
Debut season	2008
Current team	HS Technik Motorsport

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 the W series but was not selected.^[6]