Claire Dubbelman (born 1985 or 1986) is a Dutch motorsport official who serves as the permanent deputy race director for

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Early life

Dubbelman's father, Huub, worked as a journalist and in public relations for

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in the Netherlands. As a result of this, Dubbelman was exposed to motorsport during her childhood. At the age of 21, she earned a

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Career

Dubbelman's motorsport career began as an organizer for the Formula Renault Northern European Cup (NEC), during which she was responsible for various tasks relating to keeping the series up and running. She later moved into a managerial role for the

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. She became a full-time employee of the

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in 2017, and she was responsible for managing a total of 26 championships in 2021—including FIA Formula 2 and

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. Her first experience in

race control came during the second half of , and her first full season of working in race control was during the season. For the season, she was promoted to deputy race director and was given a role within Formula One's sporting department. Dubbelman was also granted an FIA race director super licence, which allows individuals to serve as a race director for Formula One races. She is the first woman to be granted the licence, and at the time was the youngest person to be granted the licence (at 38 years old). She continues in her role for , alongside race director

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References

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