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Katherine Legge

Katherine Legge
Champ Car career28 races run over 2 yearsBest finish15th (2007)First race2006Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (Long Beach)Last race2007Gran Premio Tecate (Mexico City)Formula E careerDebut season2014–15CategorisationFIA Gold(until 2015, 2019–)
FIA Silver (2016–2018)Former teamsAmlin AguriStarts2Championships0Wins0Poles0Fastest laps0Best finish34th in 2014–15Finished last season34thPrevious series2001–2004
2003
2005
2008–2010Formula Renault UK
British Formula Three
Atlantic Championship
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
NASCARCup Series career9 races run over 2 yearsCar no., teamNo. 78 (Live Fast Motorsports)2025 position37thBest finish37th (2025)First race2025Shriners Children's 500 (Phoenix)Last race2026Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte)NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career11 races run over 3 years2023 position71stBest finish51st (2018)First race2018Rock N Roll Tequila 170 (Mid-Ohio)Last race2025Pennzoil 250 (Indianapolis)ARCA Menards Series career1 race run over 1 yearBest finish143rd (2025)First race2025Ride the 'Dente 200 (Daytona)Statistics up to date as of 25 May 2026.

Katherine Anne Legge ( ; born 12 July 1980) is a British racing driver. Legge has competed in the highest levels of global motorsport, including NASCAR, IndyCar, Formula E and IMSA, and tested for Minardi in Formula One. She became the first woman to win a major open-wheel race in North America in 2005, and holds the record for the fastest qualifying effort for a woman in Indianapolis 500 history, set in 2023. She is the first woman to attempt Double Duty, having competed in the 2026 Indianapolis 500 and the 2026 Coca-Cola 600 on the same day. In NASCAR, Legge is the most recent woman to start a NASCAR Cup Series race.