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Katherine Legge
British racing driver (born 1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Katherine Anne Legge (/ˈlɛɡ/ LEG; born 12 July 1980)[1][2] is a British professional auto racing driver who competes part-time in the IMSA SportsCar Championship and part-time in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 51 Honda for Dale Coyne Racing with backing from e.l.f. She holds the record for the fastest qualifying effort for a woman in Indianapolis 500 history, set in 2023,[3] and was the first woman to win a major open-wheel race in North America in 2005.[4]
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![]() Legge at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2018 | |||||||
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Born | (1980-07-12) 12 July 1980 (age 44) Guildford, Surrey, England | ||||||
IndyCar Series career | |||||||
15 races run over 4 years | |||||||
Team(s) | No. 51 (Dale Coyne Racing) | ||||||
2023 position | 37th | ||||||
Best finish | 26th (2012) | ||||||
First race | 2012 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 Hy-Vee One Step 250 (Iowa) | ||||||
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Champ Car career | |||||||
28 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Years active | 2006–2008 | ||||||
Team(s) | PKV Racing (2006) Dale Coyne Racing (2007) | ||||||
Best finish | 15th – 2007 | ||||||
First race | 2006 Grand Prix of Long Beach (Long Beach) | ||||||
Last race | 2007 Gran Premio Tecate (Mexico City) | ||||||
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Formula E career | |||||||
Debut season | 2014–15 | ||||||
Former teams | Amlin Aguri | ||||||
Starts | 2 | ||||||
Championships | 0 | ||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||
Poles | 0 | ||||||
Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||
Best finish | 34th in 2014–15 | ||||||
Finished last season | 34th | ||||||
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2001–2004 2003 2005 2008–2010 | Formula Renault UK British Formula Three Atlantic Championship Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
5 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 07 (SS-Green Light Racing) | ||||||
2023 position | 71st | ||||||
Best finish | 51st (2018) | ||||||
First race | 2018 Rock N Roll Tequila 170 (Mid-Ohio) | ||||||
Last race | 2023 Road America 180 (Road America) | ||||||
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