2013 was a complete game changer for Hanna Zellers. This was the year that she made her transition to cars. She attended the Skip Barber Racing school at Road Atlanta, where she impressed the instructors and earned her racing license in just 2 days.
In 2014, Hanna acquired a Mazda Miata that she would run a limited racing schedule in Spec Miata. She ended the season with several top ten finishes competing against solid fields of newer and more modern cars.
In 2015, Hanna made the move to Formula Enterprise, where she competed in the 2015 US Majors Tour. She capped off the season with two back-to-back wins, four top five finishes and eleven top ten finishes. Hanna also took the stage at Daytona International Speedway for the SCCA Runoffs. She ran comfortably in the top five all weekend, but unfortunately had to settle for an eleventh place finish after an unavoidable racing incident.
2016 was another year of milestones for Hanna as she capitalized on her maiden season in Formula Enterprise and became runner-up in the national championship. After holding the fastest lap in her second attempt at the SCCA Runoffs she claimed second place. Hanna also nabbed two top fives in the EXR Championship. She then went on to place third in the SCCA US Majors Northern Conference Championship. At the end of the year, Hanna Zeller’s didn’t go unnoticed as she was named SBR SCCA Driver of the Year for the second year in a row.
Career Highlights:
2007- Karting – 3 races, 1 win, 3 podiums
2008- Karting – Rotax Micro Max Florida Winter Tour – 8th in championship (1st female in series)
2009- Karting – MRP Rotax Mini Max champion, MRP Yamaha Jr. Sportsman champion, 8th in Rotax Max Challenge USA, Jr Driver of the year. (20 Poles, 27 Fast laps, 26 Wins, 43 Podiums)
2010- Karting – Rotax Jr and Rotax Sr classes (20+ Wins & 25+ Podiums)
2011- Karting – Rotax Jr and Rotax Sr classes (20 Wins & 25+ Poles)
2012- Karting – Rotax Jr and Rotax Sr classes (20 Wins & 25+ Poles)
2013- Karting – Robopong 200 – Co drove with Simona De Silvestro (Finished 8th out of 39) (Received Chastain Hard Charger Award) Graduated From Skip Barber Racing School, Earned SCCA and NASA Competition License
2014- Partial Season in NASA and SCCA Spec Miata (1 top 10)
2015- SCCA Majors Tour Formula Enterprise- (2 wins, 11 top 5’s) 2nd in US Majors Northern Conference Championship, 11th in National Championship SCCA Runoffs Race.
2016- SCCA Majors Tour Formula Enterprise- (1 win, 1 pole, 7 top 5’s) 3rd in US Majors Northern Conference Championship. 2nd in National Championship SCCA Runoffs Race along with fastest lap award. SCCA Driver of the Year. EXR Championship- 2 top 5s
2017- SCCA Hoosier Super Tour Formula Atlantic- 3rd, Multiple weekends of testing in Formula Atlantic, Testing in Lamborghini Super Trofeo, NASCAR K&N NJMP- 12th place, Toyota Racing Combine in NASCAR K&N, 2nd in WRL Endurance championship (2nd out of 70)