Here is all you need to know about Katherine Legge, British racing driver along with her age, husband, bio and net worth
Professional race car driver Katherine Legge will be the only female competitor in the 108th Indianapolis 500 race over Memorial Day weekend. The 43-year-old will be making her fourth appearance in the Indianapolis 500 in her career.
This weekend, Katherine will be at number thirty-one on the grid. According to Planet F1, she recorded the fastest time during Sunday’s Last Chance Qualifying, averaging 230.092 mph.
Nine women have competed in the #Indy500 and this year Katherine Legge returns to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the fourth time! 🏁@IMS @IndyCar pic.twitter.com/xhhU8FL6Ie
— Motorsport.com (@Motorsport) May 24, 2024
According to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway website, she will be behind the wheel of the 51 E.L.f Cosmetics car, which is sponsored by Dayle Coyne Racing Dallara. 51 is her lucky number.
Who is Indy 500 driver Katherine Legge, bio, age, height, Instagram, husband and net worth
Katherine Anne Legge is a British racing driver who was born on July 12, 1980, in Guildford, Surrey, England with her height at 1.73m.
A look at Katherine Legge’s career so far
Katherine Legge competes part-time in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 51 Honda for Dale Coyne Racing with support from e.l.f., and full-time in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, driving the No. 66 Acura NSX GT3 for Gradient Racing.
She set the record for the fastest female qualifying performance in Indianapolis 500 history in 2023 and became the first female winner of a major open-wheel race in North America.
This year, she will have the chance to surpass her prior record while still making history. After securing a spot in the main event on Sunday, the British race car driver shared numerous images from the Last Chance Qualifying session on Instagram.
She competed in four NASCAR Xfinity Series races with JD Motorsports in 2018. After a five-year break, Katherine returned to the NASCAR Xfinity Series in July 2023 at Road America. This time, she committed to a four-year contract to drive for GreenLight Racing.
She has competed in nearly every racing series, such as IndyCar, IMSA, NASCAR, and the Indianapolis 500. She even has driving experience in Formula 1.
Katherine Legge’s boyfriend
Katherine Legge was engaged to German race car driver, Peter Terting and the two started dating in 2010 but it didn’t last and they broke up in 2012. She is currently single and unmarried.
She earns an annual salary of $300,000, and her net worth is $3 million.