Eric Bachelart’s Conquest Racing has announced that British driver Pippa Mann will drive for the team in this year’s Indianapolis 500.
Mann joins Sebastian Saavedra to complete Conquest Racing’s line-up for the 100th anniversary of the Indy 500, where Mann will make her debut in the IZOD IndyCar Series driving the No. 36 car.
The team will be looking to secure two of the 33 available grid slots, in a year where 42 entries have so far been confirmed for the race.
Mann, who was last year’s Freedom 100 polesitter and is the first and only female to win a pole at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
In 2010, the British driver scored three pole positions, four top five finishes and a win, seeing her finish fifth in the driver's championship with Sam Schmidt Motorsports.
Mann joins Sebastian Saavedra to complete Conquest Racing’s line-up for the 100th anniversary of the Indy 500, where Mann will make her debut in the IZOD IndyCar Series driving the No. 36 car.
The team will be looking to secure two of the 33 available grid slots, in a year where 42 entries have so far been confirmed for the race.
Mann, who was last year’s Freedom 100 polesitter and is the first and only female to win a pole at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
In 2010, the British driver scored three pole positions, four top five finishes and a win, seeing her finish fifth in the driver's championship with Sam Schmidt Motorsports.
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| Pippa Mann (Photo: IndyCar) |