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Susie Wolff

Susie Wolff
  • Surname
    Wolff (Stoddart)
  • First name
    Suzanne "Susie"
  • Date of birth
    06.12.1982

This Scotswoman, who hails from Oban in the west of the country, showed many sporting talents at a young age, but ultimately decided not to pursue a career in ski racing, but one on four wheels. Supported by a family with a background in motor sports, she got her first kart at the age of 8. In 1996, she was awarded kart driver of the year and subsequently made her way through the relevant championships.

In 2000, she made her debut in a formula racing car in a couple of rounds of the British Formula Ford 1600. She switched to British Formula Renault from 2002 to 2004 and achieved her best finish in the last of those years with a fifth place overall. In 2003 and 2004, she fought her way into the final round of the prestigious McLaren Autosport Young Driver of the Year Award as one of six participants in each year.

After a brief interlude in the British Formula 3 Championship, Susie Stoddart joined the German Touring Car Masters from the 2006 season. In Team Mücke Motorsport, she drove a 2004 AMG-Mercedes C-Class DTM and was usually at the back of the field. In the following season, still driving for Mücke Motorsport, she achieved a 10th place in a 2005 C-Class DTM as her best result at the race in Mugello, Italy.

In 2008, she switched to Persson Motorsport and moved up to a pre-owned car, with which she again achieved a 10th place finish as her best result of the season. The following year, she achieved the top result of 10th place twice in her C-Class DTM from the previous season, which was again provided by Persson Motorsport. In 2010, she was still under contract with Persson Motorsport, but had to compete again with a 2008 C-Class DTM. Despite the difficult conditions, she managed to score her first championship points in the fifth year of her DTM career with two seventh-place finishes.

The years 2011 and 2012 were again disappointing for Susie Stoddart in terms of motorsport and both ended with zero championship points. Privately, however, she found happiness when she marries the Austrian businessman and motorsport enthusiast Toto Wolff in October 2011, who succeeded Norbert Haug as head of motorsport at Mercedes-Benz in January 2013.

After the end of her DTM commitment, the Scot – now as Susie Wolff – worked exclusively as a development and test driver for the British Formula 1 racing team Williams F1 until 2015. In this capacity, she started in free training for the 2014 German and British Grand Prix.

Her return to free training for the 2015 British Grand Prix finally marked the end of her active career. Just over a year after the birth of her first child, Susie Wolff became a partner and team principal of the Monaco-based Venturi Formula E team in summer 2018.

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