About me

Simone Bianca Schuft - I started my racing career in 2003 after racing school and racing licence. After some years in the beginner class "Formel ADAC" I moved up to Formula Mercury, national and international races, did offshore and inshore racing, circuit racing and endurance racing and gained a good reputation in the media. I was named "Miss Mercury" after being the only female pilot in the Formula Mercury class. 

I was the first German female Offshore racer (in HF4S) in Great Britain, we were the only German team in UIM F4 World Championship (in 2009 in Portugal), I was the first German female pilot in Rouen (in 2010), was the first German female pilot in Class 1 (=Formula 1) in 24hrs-race in Rouen (in 2015), 

and became the first German female pilot in F1 in 2018 and have been the only German pilot among 19 pilots from 12 nations, in that year, as well as 2020 and 2021. 

Elke Hehl - she is my eye and my ear beside the circuit. She started in 2013 to support me regularly on the radio, in that time in Formula 2, and she was nearly all over with me thoughout the Formula 1 season 2018.

The teams:

Powerboat Racing Team Schuft was founded in 2003 by pilot and owner Simone Schuft, mainly focusing on the national races in Formel ADAC, Formula Mercury and  some randomly undergone ventures on international levels under the own brand. With racing in Formula 2 we started to rent boats and teams due to costs and experience.
F1 Blaze Performance Team is run by pilot and owner Francesco Cantando, Italy,  who has nearly 30 years of race experience and he races for about 20 years in Formula 1. In F1H2O WC every team needs to register two boats /two drivers. In 2018 I was the 2nd driver in Blaze Performance team alongside Francesco.

Career:
2002 racing school and racing licence

2003 - 2007 Formula ADAC (Beginner class, S550/F5 equivalent), pilot for ADAC Hessen-Thuringia Junior Team
2007 Guest start in Formula Four in Scandinavia (3rd place in Karlshamm, Sweden)
2008 - 2010 Formula Mercury (later named Formula 4s), national and international, EC, WC

2009 H4FS Offshore racing with Team Honda Power of Dreams Germany

2010 UIM F4 World Championship Series, Portugal
2010 24 hrs of Rouen Class 3 (=Formula 4 Endurance World Championship)
2012 24 hrs of Rouen Class 2 (=Formula 2 Endurance World Championship), 8 hrs of Augustow (Formula 2 Endurance World Championship)
2012 Class 2 Endurance World Championship  3rd place (Bronze Medal)
2013 Class 2 Endurance World Championship  2rd place (Silver Medal)

2013 Formula 2 World Championship Series (Circuit World Championship) with Austrian Team "RtRacing Team" (owner and F2 pilot Rupp Temper, former F1 pilot Michael Werner, team of Austria, & Germany)
2014 24 hrs of Rouen Class 2 (=Formula 2 Endurance World Championship), 8 hrs of Augustow
2015 24 hrs of Rouen Class 1 (=Formula 1 Endurance World Championship), 2nd place
2016 Formula 2 World Championship Series (Circuit World Championship) with Italian Team "Rainbow Team" (owner: Fabrizio Bocca, Italy, former F1 pilot)
2017 Formula 2 World Championship Series (Circuit World Championship) with British Team

2018 Formula 1 H2O World Championship Series with F1 Blaze Performance Team (owner, boat builder and F1 pilot Francesco Cantando, Italy) - 8th place in GP in India, 2022, 10th place in Sharjah 2022

2020 Formula 1 H2O World Championship Series with F1 Blaze Performance Team (owner, boat builder and F1 pilot Francesco Cantando, Italy) - no races due to COVID

2021 Formula 1 H2O World Championship Series with F1 Blaze Performance Team (owner, boat builder and F1 pilot Francesco Cantando, Italy) - 8th place in GP of Italy 2022, San Nazzaro

With my start in 2018 in the highest league of my racing categorie I became the fastest woman in Germany - the only German female racer to compete in Formula 1 Grand Prix'.