Susanna Raganelli Explained

Susanna Raganelli
Birth Date:21 February 1946
Birth Place:Rome, Italy
Nationality:Italian
Spouse:Giancarlo Naddeo
Occupation:Motorsport driver
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Years Active:1965-1967
Best Finish:Karting World Championship 100cc - 1st
Year:1966
Titles:Karting World Championship
Title Years:1966

Susanna "Susy" Raganelli is an Italian kart racing driver. She is known for being the 1966 Karting World Champion, and is the only female to have won a major four-wheel driving world championship.

In 1965 she won the karting Italian 100cc Super championship, and in 1966 helped her countrymen win the European Nation's Championship.

She also raced for Alfa Romeo, driving the Alfa Romeo GTA. She was the "first Italian buyer" of the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, of which only 12 were produced.

Raganelli is the daughter of Cesare Raganelli, an Alfa Romeo car dealer in Rome. She was married to fellow kart racer, and 1971 Italian Formula 3 champion, Giancarlo Naddeo.