Marcie Vallejos

Marcia Gabriela Vallejos (born October 1, 1973) is an American professional racing driver who competes in for Toyota Gazoo F1, having previously driven for Arata, Saab and Technic Racing. She has also previously driven in the and the. She is the most successful woman in the history of Formula One, becoming only the second woman to win a Formula One race of any kind when she won the El Kadsre Grand Prix in 2001.

The niece of former Saab team driver Germán Arrazola, Vallejos began karting in her youth before progressing to car racing in the American Formula VCMC Championship. Vallejos saw success in the 1997 International Formula 3000 Championship driving for P&A Racing. Vallejos made her F1 debut in 1999 driving for the Arata team. She moved to the Saab squad for the 2003 championship, and competed with Saab until 2007, when she joined the Technic team for the 2008 championship.

Vallejos left F1 after 2012, and competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving a Ford Fusion and then a Toyota Camry for Thomas Ruffini Motorsports. In 2015-16, she competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, driving a Toyota Camry for Thomas Ruffini Motorsports, before returning to Formula One in 2017 under Toyota Gazoo F1. Her daughter Ramona Vallejos competes in Formula NEXT for Toyota Gazoo Racing Formula NEXT Team.

Early life
Marcia Gabriela Vallejos was born on October 1, 1975 in. Her interest in motorsports came from her uncle, Germán Arrazola, who competed in for Saab's team. Arrazola helped her parents fund their daughter's interest in karting. Her cousin, Ulises Arrazola, also went on to compete in Formula One.