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. Besides her racing career, she has studied "real estate and broking". She strives to become the first Dutch female formula one driver.
Van der Lof 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 het spoor van Opa Ferrari", De Telegraaf, July 19, 2008
In 2008, van der Lof 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 four times: two times in third place and two times in second place. In 2019, she tested for the W series but was not selected.
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