Simona de Silvestro LATEST Second-year driver Simona De Silvestro won the Atlantic race on the streets of Long Beach, the day after Danica Patrick became the first woman to win a major open wheel race. Simona's best finish last season was 7th. Her next race is Houston, April 27. The Swiss racer is the only woman among the 22 entries. One of Auto Week's "Five of the fastest women you will ever meet" Simona races Formula BMW and had two third-place finishes in support of the US Grand Prix and is the first woman ever on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway podium. She is the most successful female driver in Formula BMW worldwide as she stands fourth in the Championship points after Round 8, out of more than 30 drivers.   2008 Schedule & Results 2007 Atlantic Schedule & Results Bio Racing Background Career Highlights Snippets Photo Gallery Atlantic Series Formula BMW 2006 Formula BMW Schedule Contact: www.simonadesilvestro.com, E-Mail or E-Mail Related Issue: Women Racers Directory, Women in Racing, Women Racers, More Women in Racing, Race Schedules, Notable Women Snippets Second-year driver Simona De Silvestro is once again entered to drive the No. 34 entry for Newman Wachs Racing in the Atlantic Series. The Swiss racer is the only woman among the 22 entries. *     *     * Simona was involved in a first lap accident in her first Mazda MX-5 race - Round 8 (and final round) at Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele, Utah. She had been gridded 7th in the 30 car field. *     *     * A September 1 *     *     * Champ Car Atlantic standout and one of the top female racers in the country Simona will complete in Round 8 (and final round) of the Mazda MX-5 Cup at Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele, Utah, Saturday, September 15. *     *     * Simona started 17th at the San Jose Grand Prix July 29th and finished 10th out of 25. She is currently 18th in the standings. The final race of the season is scheduled for August 11-12 at Road America. *     *     * Simona finished 4th in Round 9 and 10 of Formula BMW at the San Jose Grand Prix. July 29-30, 2006. She holds 3rd over-all, one point behind Matt Lee. Next up, the Grand Prix of Denver, August 11-13, 2006 *     *     * Simona had two third-place finishes in support of the US Grand Prix and is the first woman ever on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway podium. She is the most successful female driver in Formula BMW worldwide as she stands fourth in the Championship points after Round 8 out of more than 30 drivers. F.R.2000: Laura Polidori altro "fiocco rosa" della serie Dopo l'italo-svizzera Simona De Silvestro, accordatasi con Cram, fa il suo ingresso nella F.Renault 2000 Italia un'altro driver del gentil sesso. Si chiama Laura Polidori, 16 anni di Aprilia (Roma), che dopo la classica gavetta nel Karting nazionale viene lanciata nella categoria regina di Renault Sport Italia. La Polidori, in azione ieri sul circuito romano di Vallelunga, parteciperà al campionato con un team tutto suo da cui ne ha ripreso anche le iniziali: LP Competition. Il team (dai colori giallo-neri) sarà gestito da Mario Iacoangeli, già presente in F.Junior Monza con Andrea Belleggia. Nella foto, Laura Polidori immortalata a Vallelunga nell'abitacolo della sua Tatuus. Bio Nationality: Italian Date of Birth: 9/1/1988 Place of Birth: Thun, Switzerland Hometown Geneva, Switzerland, Italy Residence Indianapolis, Indiana Height: 5’7’’ Weight: 150lbs Favorite Circuit: Road Atlanta, VIR Favorite Driver: Michael Schumacher Hobbies: Golf, Tennis, Wake Boarding, Music, Karting, Fitness Ambition: Champ Car or Formula One driver Racing Background: 2008 Schedule & Results Date Track Start Finish Points Apr 20 Long Beach 2 1 May 18 Monterey 12 10 Jun 29 Mont Tremblant 14 9 Jul 25 Edmonton Jul 26 Edmonton Aug 9 Elkhart Lake Aug 10 Elkhart Lake Aug 17 Trois-Rivieres, Quebec Sep 14 New Jersey Sep 21 Salt Lake City Oct 4 Road America 2007 Schedule & Results Date Track Start Finish Points Apr 8 Las Vegas 8 17 4 Apr 15 Long Beach 19 28 0 Apr 22 Houston 13 15 6 Jun 09 Portland 8 16 5 Jun 10 Portland 14 16 5 Jun 24 Cleveland 8 11 10 Jul 1 Mont Tremblant 6 7 17 Jul 8 Toronto 9 18 3 Jul 21 Edmonton 13 13 Jul 22 Edmonton 12 22 Jul 29 San Jose 14 10 Aug 12 Road America 7 22 19 69 2006: Completed her first season in the Formula BMW USA championship collecting a victory at Lime Rock, six podiums and eleven top-10 finishes en route to a fourth-place finish in the overall point standings. Scored two third-place finishes at the U.S. Grand Prix and made history by becoming the first woman to ever earn a podium result at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 2005: Finished 21st in the Formula Renault 2000 Championship in Italy. 2004: Raced in the French Formula A Championship and finished 15th overall. 2003: Earned a second-place finish in the Trofeo Industria Parma, finished fifth in Wintercup Lonato and was third in Primavera Lonato. 2002: Finished seventh in the Swiss Championship, 13th in Kart-Cup Monaco and second in the Bridgestone-Cup Switzerland. 2001: various karting races 2000: 1st in Western Switzerland Championship 1999: 3rd in Western Switzerland Championship, 13th in Swiss Championship 1998: 4th in Western Switzerland Championship Career Highlights Signed with Newman Wachs Racing (Paul Newman and Eddie Eachs) for part of the 2008 Atlantic Championship season. Simona became just the second woman to win in the 34-year history of the Atlantic Champsionip winning the 2008 season opener at Long Beach. It was her first win and came the same weekend that Danica Patrick had her first Indycar win in Japan. Signed with Walker Racing in November 2006 to compete as a rookie in the Atlantic Championship Collected one win, six podiums and eleven top-ten finishes in 2006, her rookie season in the Formula BMW USA series Became the first woman to ever earn a podium finish at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a pair of third-place FBMWUSA results at the 2006 U.S. Grand Prix Photo Gallery Photos: San Jose Grand Prix, July 27-29, 2007 by Gordon Clay Photos: San Jose Grand Prix, July 29-30, 2006 by Gordon Clay *    *    *   WomenInRacing.org ©1996-2008 by of Gordon Clay