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| championships = 0 | | championships = 0 | ||
| wins = 0 | | wins = 0 | ||
| podiums = 0 | | podiums = 0 | ||
| − | | points = | + | | points = 7 |
| poles = 0 | | poles = 0 | ||
| fastest laps = 0 | | fastest laps = 0 | ||
| − | | first race = 2016 Australia Heat | + | | first race = 2016 IFRC Australia Heat B |
| first win = N/A | | first win = N/A | ||
| last win = N/A | | last win = N/A | ||
| − | | last race = | + | | last race = 2016 Nobushige Fukuda Memorial Trophy |
| − | | best finish = | + | | best finish = 40th (2016) |
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| − | '''Katie Lea Winter''' (born 11th October 1997 in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany) is a | + | '''Katie Lea Winter''' (born 11th October 1997 in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany) is a German racing driver. |
==Early career== | ==Early career== | ||
| − | Winter started her racing career at age 14, in german karting series. Her results were average. During one of these events, she met [[Mathilde Thybes]]. The two girls became close friends and later shared a car for a few seasons in the Formula Ford EuroCup. The duo wasn't particularly impressive but showed progress, Winter scoring a win at the end of the 2015 season, saving her career as the girls were quickly running out of hard earned money | + | Winter started her racing career at age 14, in german karting series. Her results were average. During one of these events, she met [[Mathilde Thybes]]. The two girls became close friends and later shared a car for a few seasons in the Formula Ford EuroCup. The duo wasn't particularly impressive but showed progress, Winter scoring a win at the end of the 2015 season, saving her career as the girls were quickly running out of hard earned money. |
==International Formula Reject Challenge career== | ==International Formula Reject Challenge career== | ||
| − | Katie signed with [[Clockwork Racing]] for the [[2016 International Formula Reject Challenge season]] | + | Katie signed with [[Clockwork Racing]] for the [[2016 International Formula Reject Challenge season]]. She suffered of two brakes failures in the first two rounds, including a big crash in her first race. Her team mate [[Matt Brinson]] had an even bigger crash and ended up injured. She managed to qualify third at Pau before crashing out in the race. Clockwork Racing didn't score a point until the fourth round at Rockingham where Katie finished eighth in her heat race, qualifying to the final feature race where she finished in a low 13th. More points followed much later in Finland, with a decent 5th under the rain in her heat race and a 9th in the final. These 6 points were also the last ones in Katie's 2016 season. The Clockwork Racing team had many reliability issues during the season, combined with a Ford engine which was down on power. Winter came back for one last race in 2016, finishing 5th in the Nobushige Fukuda Memorial Trophy. |
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Latest revision as of 03:11, 29 April 2014
Katie Lea Winter (born 11th October 1997 in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany) is a German racing driver.
Early career
Winter started her racing career at age 14, in german karting series. Her results were average. During one of these events, she met Mathilde Thybes. The two girls became close friends and later shared a car for a few seasons in the Formula Ford EuroCup. The duo wasn't particularly impressive but showed progress, Winter scoring a win at the end of the 2015 season, saving her career as the girls were quickly running out of hard earned money.
International Formula Reject Challenge career
Katie signed with Clockwork Racing for the 2016 International Formula Reject Challenge season. She suffered of two brakes failures in the first two rounds, including a big crash in her first race. Her team mate Matt Brinson had an even bigger crash and ended up injured. She managed to qualify third at Pau before crashing out in the race. Clockwork Racing didn't score a point until the fourth round at Rockingham where Katie finished eighth in her heat race, qualifying to the final feature race where she finished in a low 13th. More points followed much later in Finland, with a decent 5th under the rain in her heat race and a 9th in the final. These 6 points were also the last ones in Katie's 2016 season. The Clockwork Racing team had many reliability issues during the season, combined with a Ford engine which was down on power. Winter came back for one last race in 2016, finishing 5th in the Nobushige Fukuda Memorial Trophy.
