Simona de Silvestro
| Simona de Silvestro | |
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Simona de Silvestro in May 2010.
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| Nationality |
 Swiss |
| Born |
1 September 1988 Thun, Switzerland |
| IndyCar Series career | |
| Debut season | 2010 |
| Current team | Andretti Autosport |
| Car no. | 25 |
| Former teams |
HVM Racing KV Racing Technology |
| Starts | 69 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 13th in 2013 |
| Previous series | |
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2014–15 2007–09 2006 2005 |
Formula E Atlantic Championship Formula BMW USA Formula Renault 2.0 Italia |
| Awards | |
| 2010 | Tony Renna Rising Star Award |
| Formula E career | |
| Debut season | 2014–15 |
| Current team | Amlin Andretti |
| Car no. | 27 |
| Starts | 12 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 18th in 2015–16 |
| Finished last season | 18th |
Simona de Silvestro (born 1 September 1988) is a Swiss race car driver. Having driven for Amlin Andretti in the 2015/16 season of the FIA Formula E Championship, she went on to secure a contract to drive in the Australian Supercars Championship from 2017. Her nickname is the "Iron Maiden" and "Swiss Miss."
She raced for Newman Wachs Racing's Nuclear Clean Air Energy-Entergy team in the Atlantic Championship in 2008 and for Team Stargate Worlds in 2009. She won the Atlantic race at the 2008 Grand Prix of Long Beach, making her the second woman to win in that series – after Katherine Legge – and providing NWR with its first win. She won four times during the 2009 season and led in points for most of the season, but ultimately finished third in the standings after retiring on the first lap during the season finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
De Silvestro participated in an IndyCar Series test over 8–9 December 2009 at Sebring International Raceway, a joint effort between HVM Racing and Team Stargate Worlds.
De Silvestro competed full-time in the IndyCar Series for HVM Racing for the 2010 season. On 22 May 2010, she qualified in the 22nd position for the 2010 Indianapolis 500. She finished the race in 14th position, and earned Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year honors. She suffered a burned right hand after a fiery crash at the Firestone 550 at Texas Motor Speedway on 5 June 2010. Her team strongly criticized IndyCar Series safety officials for their response to that accident. For the season, de Silvestro started 17 races, finished ten, and recorded two top-10 finishes, with a best finish of eighth at Mid-Ohio. She finished 19th overall in the series standings and was runner-up to Alex Lloyd for rookie of the year honors.
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