Susie Wolff to rejoin David Coulthard on Team Scotland at ROC 2015

"Last year was a fantastic experience"

By Franck Drui

2 October 2015 - 11:34
Susie Wolff to rejoin David Coulthard on

 Susie Wolff, currently Willams Martini Racing’s Official Test Driver in F1, has become the latest driver confirmed for the 2015 Race Of Champions
 Along with the individual race, Wolff will again partner David Coulthard for Team Scotland in the ROC Nations Cup after they reached the final last year
 Now the Scottish duo will hope for plenty of support as they bid to repeat the feat at London’s former Olympic Stadium on November 20-21
 Drivers in the field include F1 stars Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo, Nico Hülkenberg and Felipe Massa plus greats of Le Mans, MotoGP and more – representing teams including Germany, Australia, Brazil and England

Williams Martini Racing’s Official Test Driver Susie Wolff has signed up for the 2015 Race Of Champions on November 20-21 at London’s former Olympic Stadium.

Wolff will rejoin forces with David Coulthard for Team Scotland in London following her successful ROC debut last year in Barbados – when the pair reached the final of the ROC Nations Cup. Along the way Wolff impressively won two of her three races in the group stages on her return to competitive action, before the Scottish duo were eventually beaten by Team Nordic’s Le Mans legend Tom Kristensen and reigning FIA World Rallycross Champion Petter Solberg in the final (pictured below).

Now Wolff and Coulthard will be reunited in a bid for revenge, with Kristensen and Solberg’s Team Nordic again among the high class opposition lying in wait. Other teams racing in London include Germany (Sebastian Vettel and Nico Hülkenberg), Australia (Daniel Ricciardo and Mick Doohan), Brazil (Felipe Massa and Nelson Piquet Jr) and England (Jason Plato plus another driver still to be announced).

Originally from Oban in Scotland, Wolff spent seven years racing in Germany’s DTM touring car series before joining the Williams F1 team in April 2012. Now Official Test Driver, she took part in free practice sessions at Barcelona and Silverstone in 2015.

Wolff said: "Last year was a fantastic experience so I’m delighted to be coming back to the Race Of Champions. It’s a very challenging event, you just go in and try to find the limit as quickly as possible in all the different cars while trying to avoid mistakes – all of it against some of the world’s best drivers. But it was great to have David as my team-mate last year and even better to reach the final of the ROC Nations Cup. Now we can hopefully count on some extra support in London so we’ll try our best to do it again. I can’t wait to get back out there enjoying the adrenalin of racing once more."

ROC president Fredrik Johnsson said: "We’re very happy to have Susie back in the field for this year’s Race Of Champions. Despite the added pressure of being ROC’s first ever female competitor she made a very successful debut in Barbados last year as she and David reached the ROC Nations Cup final.

"Now it will be fascinating to see if they can reproduce that kind of form in a venue much closer to home. As the second most ’local’ team in action at London’s former Olympic Stadium, we trust the two of them will receive plenty of support as they aim to repeat the feat."

Drivers already announced for the 2015 Race Of Champions:

 Sebastian VETTEL, four-time Formula 1 World Champion
 Tom KRISTENSEN, nine-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner
 Petter SOLBERG, World Rallycross Champion 2014, World Rally Champion 2003
 David COULTHARD, reigning ROC Champion of Champions
 Mick DOOHAN, five-time 500cc MotoGP World Champion
 Daniel RICCIARDO, three-time Formula 1 grand prix winner
 Jorge LORENZO, double MotoGP World Champion
 Nico HÜLKENBERG, F1 star and 2015 Le Mans 24 Hours winner
 Nelson PIQUET Jr, reigning FIA Formula E Champion
 Felipe MASSA, 11-time Formula 1 grand prix winner
 Jason PLATO, double British Touring Car Champion
 Susie WOLFF, Williams Martini Racing Official Test Driver

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