Naomi Schiff
Belgian-Rwandan racing driver (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Naomi Schiff-Dedieu[1] (born 18 May 1994) is a Rwandan and Belgian racing driver and television presenter. She was born in Belgium, to a Belgian father and Rwandan mother,[2] grew up in South Africa, and now lives in Paris, France.[3][4][5]
In 2020, Schiff was appointed as the diversity and inclusion ambassador for the W Series,[6] and in 2022 she became a presenter for Sky Sports.[2]
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Schiff began her career in single-seater racing cars in 2010, as a 16-year-old driving in the South African Formula Volkswagen Championship.[citation needed] She finished that season in 17th place with seven points. In 2011, she took part in four races in the Bridgestone Special Open trophy. She drove for the CK Racing team but was not classified.[citation needed]
After a year's break from racing, Schiff appeared in the team RC Formula[clarification needed] during a round on the track Ciudad del Motor de Aragón European Cup Formula Renault 2.0.[citation needed] Similarly, she appeared at the start of Supercar Challenge Superlights - SR3 in GH Motorsport team.[7][8][9]
Schiff won the 2014 Clio Cup China Series with 135 points.[10] That same year she also competed in the 24 Hours of Zolder.[citation needed] In 2017, she raced the KTM X-Bow GT4 in several rounds of the GT4 European Series Northern Cup, her best result being 6th in class (12th overall) in the second race of round 4 at the Slovakia Ring.[11]
In 2018, Schiff competed in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, finishing 2nd in class (39th overall).[12][13]
In February 2022, Schiff presented the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team car launch for the Mercedes W13 alongside Natalie Pinkham.[citation needed] The following month, she was announced as co-presenter on a new Sky Sports F1 show Any Driven Monday and has been part of Sky Sports F1 team since 2022.[14] She has been a co-presenter on the Canal + F1 team since the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix.[citation needed]
Personal life
Schiff married Alexandre Dedieu in September 2024.[1]
Racing record
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Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2010 | Formula Volkswagen South Africa Championship | Terry Moss Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17th |
2013 | Asian Formula Renault Series | FRD Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 11th |
Ferrari Challenge Asia-Pacific | N/A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14th | |
Clio Cup China Series | N/A | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 98 | 7th | |
Supercar Challenge - SR3 | GH Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11th | |
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | RC Formula | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th | |
2014 | Clio Cup China Series | N/A | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 318 | 1st |
24 Hours of Zolder - Class 2 | Team Shadow-Leplan GT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd | |
Supercar Challenge - SR3 | Radical Benelux | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | |
2015 | Blancpain GT Sports Club | Reiter Engineering | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11th |
2016 | GT4 European Series - Pro | RYS Team KISKA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd |
24H Series - SP3 | RTR Projects | ||||||||
2017 | GT4 European Series Northern Cup | RYS Team WP | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 28th |
24H Series - SP3-GT4 | Reiter Engineering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16th | |
2018 | 24H GT Series - SPX | True Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† |
24 Hours of Nürburgring - Cup X | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd | ||
2019 | W Series | Hitech GP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16th |
2021 | W Series | Reserve driver |
† Guest driver ineligible to score points
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete W Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
References
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