Katherine Legge

Born:

July 12 1980

Nationality:

United Kingdom

First race:

Long Beach 2006

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Wins:

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About Katherine Legge

Biography

Performance by Circuit Type

Results

Biography

Katherine Legge is an English IndyCar driver who made her debut in 2006. Since then, she competed in the series during three periods: in 2006 and 2007, in 2012 and 2013, and again in 2023 and 2024. Her best finish to date was a sixth place, achieved in Milwaukee in 2006 and in Las Vegas in 2007.

Early Career

Legge experienced moderate success in her home country; in the British Formula Ford Championship, she earned a pole position and a lap record but advanced no further. In her first year in the United States, the Brit performed much better, scoring several top-five results in the North American Formula Renault series.

Breakthrough in the Atlantic Series and Champ Car Debut

Despite her modest resume, Champ Car team owner Kevin Kalkhoven was impressed by Legge's driving abilities and determination. He offered her a seat in the Atlantic Series. This proved to be a great decision, as she won her very first race in the series. Two more wins followed, and she finished third in the championship.

After thorough evaluation, she made her debut in the Champ Car World Series in 2006. Driving for PKV Racing in 2006 and Dale Coyne Racing in 2007, she showed mixed results. Her best performances were two sixth-place finishes: in Milwaukee (2006) and Las Vegas (2007).

A New Start in Europe, but also a Return to America

It became clear to Legge that her career in America had stalled, so she decided to return to Europe. She secured a seat with Audi in the German DTM. However, she was provided with outdated equipment, which prevented her from making an impression. After three disappointing years, Legge decided she would do whatever it took to return to America.

The Brit worked for a year to secure the necessary sponsorship budget. This allowed her to make her return to American open-wheel racing in 2012. Driving for Dragon Racing, Legge focused solely on oval races after parting ways with the weak Lotus engine. Her best result was a ninth-place finish in Fontana.

Return to the IndyCar Series in 2023

After a ten-year absence, Legge returned to the IndyCar Series in 2023. She competed in the Indianapolis 500 for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. Although she was faster than all her teammates in qualifying, the race did not go as planned: she spun during a pit stop on lap 41, hit the wall, and had to retire from the race early.

Her return to the Indy 500 left her wanting more, leading her to compete in the race again in 2024. Driving for Dale Coyne Racing, she qualified in 31st position, securing a spot in the race – something her teammate Nolan Siegel was unable to achieve. Unfortunately, her race ended even earlier than the previous year: on lap 22, her Honda engine began smoking, forcing her to retire the car in the pits.

Later in the season, Legge competed in six additional races. Her best result was a fifteenth-place finish at the Milwaukee Mile.

Performance by Circuit Type

Type	Races	Avg Finish	Race Win %
Streetcourse	15	14.6000	0%
Oval	15	20.0667	0%
Roadcourse	11	15.7273	0%
Airfield	4	13.0000	0%
Roadcourse	2	13.5000	0%

Results

Date (ET)	Race	Type	FP
2006
April 9	Toyota GrandPrix of Long Beach Long Beach	Streetcourse	8
May 13	Grand Prix of Houston Houston	Streetcourse	14
May 21	Monterrey Monterrey	Roadcourse	14
June 4	Milwaukee Milwaukee Mile	Oval	6
June 18	Portland Portland	Roadcourse	13
June 25	Cleveland Cleveland	Airfield	8
July 9	Toronto Toronto	Streetcourse	14
July 23	Edmonton Edmonton	Airfield	13
July 30	San Jose San José	Streetcourse	12
August 13	Denver Denver	Streetcourse	9
August 28	Grand Prix de Montreal Montreal	Roadcourse	13
September 24	Champ Car GP of Road America Road America	Roadcourse	16
October 21	Surfers Paradise Surfers Paradise	Streetcourse	15
November 12	Mexico City Mexico City	Roadcourse	16

Date (ET)	Race	Type	FP
2007
April 8	Vegas Grand Prix Las Vegas street course	Streetcourse	6
April 15	Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Long Beach	Streetcourse	10
April 22	Grand Prix of Houston Houston	Streetcourse	16
June 10	Grand Prix of Portland Portland	Roadcourse	17
June 24	Grand Prix of Cleveland Cleveland	Airfield	15
July 1	St. Jovite Mont-Tremblant	Roadcourse	11
July 8	Grand Prix of Toronto Toronto	Streetcourse	16
July 22	Grand Prix of Edmonton Edmonton	Airfield	16
July 29	San Jose Grand Prix San José	Streetcourse	16
August 12	Generac Grand Prix Road America	Roadcourse	15
August 26	Belgian Champ Car Grand Prix Zolder	Roadcourse	11
September 2	Dutch Champ Car Grand Prix Assen	Roadcourse	12
October 20	Lexmark Indy 200 Surfers Paradise	Streetcourse	15
November 11	Gran Premio de México Mexico City	Roadcourse	15

Date (ET)	Race	Type	FP
2012
March 25	Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg	Streetcourse	23
April 1	Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama Barber Motorsports Park	Roadcourse	23
April 15	38th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Long Beach	Streetcourse	19
April 29	São Paulo Indy 300 São Paulo	Streetcourse	26
May 27	96th Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis	Oval	22
June 9	Firestone 550K Texas Motor Speedway	Oval	15
June 16	Milwaukee IndyFest Milwaukee Mile	Oval	18
June 23	Iowa Speedway Iowa Speedway	Oval	15
August 26	GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma Sonoma Raceway	Roadcourse	24
September 15	MAVTV 500 Fontana	Oval	9

Date (ET)	Race	Type	FP
2013
May 26	97th Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis	Oval	26

Date (ET)	Race	Type	FP
2023
May 28	107th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis	Oval	33

Date (ET)	Race	Type	FP
2024
May 26	108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis	Oval	29
July 13	Hy-Vee Homefront 250 Iowa Speedway	Oval	17
July 14	Hy-Vee One Step 250 Iowa Speedway	Oval	24
August 17	Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Gateway	Oval	27
August 31	Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s - Race 1 Milwaukee Mile	Oval	19
September 1	Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s - Race 2 Milwaukee Mile	Oval	15
September 15	Big Machine Music City Grand Prix Nashville Superspeedway	Oval	26