Simona De Silvestro – Driver Indy Car # 78

Date of birth: September 1st, 1988
Hometown: Thun, Switzerland                               
Languages: German, French, English, Italian, and Swiss-German                     
Nickname: Swiss Miss

Race Career
2009 - Formula Atlantic Championship - won 4 races, 4 pole positions, and 9 podium finishes. The first woman is series history to have earned the most wins, pole positions, and led the most laps all in a single season. 3rd place overall in the Championship.
2008 - Formula Atlantic Championship season - eight top-10 finishes, including her very first win at Long Beach.
2007 - Rookie in the Atlantic Championship - two top-10 results and scored championship points in 9 of 12 races.
2006 - Formula BMW USA championship – 4th place in the Championship with a victory at Lime Rock, six podiums and eleven top-10 finishes. 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 - Formula Renault 2000 Championship in Italy
2004 - French Formula A Championship
2003 and 2002 - Trofeo Industria Parma - second-place finish, Wintercup Lonato – fifth, Primavera Lonato – third, Swiss Championship – seventh, Kart-Cup Monaco - thirteenth, Bridgestone-Cup Switzerland - second