1. Leena Gade is a British race engineer who has served as a lead race engineer in the FIA World Endurance Championship and IndyCar race series.
10 Facts About Leena Gade
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Leena Gade is an Ambassador of the FIA Commission for Women in Motorsport.
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Leena Gade was born in Perivale, United Kingdom, the daughter of Indian immigrants.
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Leena Gade grew up in England with the exception of the three years between the ages of 9 and 12, which her family spent in India.
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Leena Gade studied engineering at the University of Manchester, and graduated with a Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering in 1998.
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Leena Gade entered the university as one of five female students in a class of 100.
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Leena Gade went to work for Audi Sport Team Joest in 2007.
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In 2012, Leena Gade moved to Germany, where she worked on developing new race cars for Audi in addition to being a race engineer.
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Leena Gade was a Formula Student ambassador in 2013 and 2014.
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In 2019, Leena Gade was hired by Canada's Multimatic to engineer the No 77 Mazda RT24-P Daytona Prototype International entry in the WeatherTech Sportscar Championship.