Catie Munnings

Catie Munnings
Born	Catherine Elizabeth Munnings (1997-11-15) November 15, 1997 Headcorn, Kent, England
Occupation(s)	Rally driver, television presenter
Years active	2016–present
Known for	European Rally Championship Ladies' Trophy winner (2016), presenter of CBeebies show Catie's Amazing Machines, competitor in Extreme E

Catherine Elizabeth Munnings (born 15 November 1997) is a British competitor in rally driving. As the daughter of ex-rally driver Chris Munnings, she presently races in the electric off-road series Extreme E representing Andretti Altawkilat XE. Her earlier career includes participation in the European Rally Championship, where she earned the Ladies' Trophy in 2016. Additionally, she hosted the BBC CBeebies show Catie's Amazing Machines.

Early life and background

Munnings was born on 15 November 1997 to Chris Munnings, a rally driver and instructor, and his wife Tracey. She attended the all-girls Kent College, Pembury, completing three A levels and serving as deputy head girl. Raised on her parents' farm located in Headcorn, Kent, she gained early driving experience through riding quad bikes and vintage vehicles. At age 17, she began training on Peugeot’s testing circuit. Besides motorsport, she competed nationally in athletics and was identified as a promising dancer.

Choosing to prioritize her racing ambitions over university education, she balances her sporting career with advocacy work. Munnings partners with former racer Susie Wolff on the Dare to be Different initiative aimed at encouraging female participation in motor racing. She also supports the IAM RoadSmart charity. Inspired by 1982 World Rally Championship runner-up Michèle Mouton, Munnings resides with her family on their Headcorn farm and assists with her parents’ corporate events business when not competing.

Motorsport career

Initially aspiring to become a veterinarian, Munnings’ passion for rallying developed through frequent exposure to her father’s workplace. By thirteen, she had mastered techniques such as the handbrake turn and provided driving lessons on a private track constructed by her father at their farm. To obtain an international licence for the European Rally Championship (ERC), she participated in six club rallies across Wales and Norfolk, guided by her father who acted as instructor and co-driver. Eurosport provided media training, while former rally driver Urmo Aava offered coaching.

Her ERC debut occurred at the 2016 Ypres Rally where she drove a Peugeot 208 VTi R2 for Saintéloc Junior Team with lawyer Anne Stein as co-driver. Despite rolling her vehicle and finishing 65th out of 67 entrants, she was the sole female competitor to complete the event. At her second rally that year in Liepāja, she scored points again and accumulated enough to claim the FIA European Rally Championship Ladies' Trophy. That season also saw her shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Sportswoman of the Year award.

In 2017, Munnings became a Peugeot UK Brand ambassador and joined Saintéloc’s Peugeot Rally Academy alongside teammates José Antonio Suárez and Pepe López. While aiming to build on her debut year’s experience, she encountered difficulties including crashes at Rallye Açores and Rajd Rzeszowski. Nevertheless, at Barum Rally Zlín she secured stage class victories despite earlier setbacks. Financial constraints nearly prevented her from competing at Rally di Roma Capitale; however, she won city and night stages within the Ladies' Trophy but ultimately placed second overall following a late incident. She concluded the season ranked second in the Ladies' Trophy and 14th in Junior Under 27 classification.

Returning in 2018 with Saintéloc Junior Team, Munnings contested both Junior Under 27 and Ladies’ Trophy categories again. She began strongly with second place in Ladies’ Trophy and fifth in Under 27 at Rallye Azores. Four stage wins during final rounds helped her finish second overall in Ladies’ Trophy and eighth in Junior Under 27 standings, maintaining consistent top-five results.

In 2019, continuing in ERC3 alongside new co-driver Veronica Engan, Munnings gained sponsorship from Red Bull UK—the first female motorsport athlete to receive this backing—and won the ERC Ladies’ category at Rally Liepāja.

February 2020 saw her behind the wheel of a specially modified Bentley Continental at Austria’s GP Ice Race, culminating with a skijoring exhibition featuring skier Sven Rauber.

For the 2021 season, Munnings signed with Andretti United Autosports to compete in Extreme E’s all-electric off-road championship alongside Timmy Hansen. During Desert X-Prix qualifying, despite suffering a puncture on the right rear tire, she managed to finish fourth by driving on three wheels. The team ultimately secured second place behind Rosberg X Racing in the final event.

Television career

In 2018, Munnings served as the inaugural presenter of the CBeebies show Catie's Amazing Machines, which highlighted impressive and speedy vehicles. She opted out of participating in the second season to dedicate more time to her motorsport pursuits. Subsequently, she featured in the series Secrets of the Supercars broadcast on Dave.

Complete WRC results

Year	Entrant	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pos.	Points
Template:WRC	Catie Munnings	Ford Fiesta R2	MON	SWE 42	MEX	EST	TUR	ITA	MNZ	NC	0

Complete J-WRC results

Year	Entrant	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	Pos.	Points
2020	Catie Munnings	Ford Fiesta R2	SWE 14	EST	ITA	MNZ	NC	0

Complete Extreme E results

(key)

Year	Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos.	Points
2021	Andretti United Extreme E	Spark ODYSSEY 21	DES Q 4	DES R 2	OCE Q 8	OCE R 9	ARC Q 4	ARC R 1	ISL Q 6	ISL R 6	JUR Q 7	JUR R 3	3rd place	103
2022	Genesys Andretti United Extreme E	Spark ODYSSEY 21	style="background:#DFFFDF;" |DES 7	style="background:#DFFFDF;" |ISL1 7	style="background:#FFDF9F;" |ISL2 3	style="background:#DFFFDF;" |COP 7	style="background:#DFFFDF;" |ENE 4						9th place	39
2023	Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E	Spark ODYSSEY 21	style="background:#DFFFDF;" |DES 1 10	style="background:#DFFFDF;" |DES 2 8	style="background:#DFDFDF;" |HYD 1 2	style="background:#DFFFDF;" |HYD 2 7	style="background:#DFFFDF;" |ISL1 1 5	style="background:#FFDF9F;" |ISL1 2 3	style="background:#DFFFDF;" |ISL2 1 6	style="background:#DFFFDF;" |ISL2 2 7	style="background:#FFFFFF;" |COP 1 DNS	style="background:#FFFFFF;" |COP 2 WD	7th place	69 points
2024	Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E	Spark ODYSSEY 21	style="background:#DFFFDF;" |DES 1 5	style="background:#DFDFDF;" |DES 2 2	style="background:#FFDF9F;" |HYD 1 3	style="background:#FFDF9F;" |HYD 2 3	style="background:;" | ISL1 1	style="background:;" | ISL1 2	style="background:;" | ISL2 1	style="background:;" | ISL2 2	style="background:;" | VAL 1	style="background:;" | VAL 2	4th place*	62 points*

^* Current season ongoing.

External links

• Official website
• e-wrc profile
• Athlete profile on Redbull.com