The American former racing driver will run a team in the all-female championship’s third season, consisting of support races at eight Formula 1 Grand Prix weekends.
Jenner will oversee the day-to-day running of the team, which joins the grid at the series’ season opener in Miami in May.
She first competed in motorsport in a celebrity race at the Long Beach Grand Prix, California, USA, in 1979.
Less than a year later, Jenner drove in the 24 Hours of Daytona race as part of Jim Busby’s team, before going on to compete professionally in the IMSA Camel GT Championship as a factory driver for the Ford Motor Company and Jack Roush for the next six years, making a total of 57 starts.
Her first victory came in the 1986 12 Hours of Sebring alongside co-driver Scott Pruett, finishing first in their class and fourth overall. She finished second in the IMSA GTO Championship that year.
Jenner said: “As a believer in fair competition, a lover of motor racing, and a supporter of all…
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