Nicole Drought, from Roscrea in Tipperary, is Ireland’s top female racing driver. She has won in Circuit Racing, Endurance Racing, Rallycross, Stage Rallying, Endurance Trials and Autotesting. She is double Open Clubman Rallycross Champion, a former double Endurance Trial Champion and won the MSV TDC Championship in 2024 at the wheel of a Honda Civic Type R. She was the first woman to win in Irish Touring Cars, the UK Citroen C1 Challenge and the UK EnduroKA series. She has also won in Britcar, Clubsport Enduro, Irish Strykers Trackday Trophy, Trackday Championship and has scored a class win in the UK Race of Remembrance. Nicole has also driven two F1 cars, three Group C Endurance cars and a variety of Historic race cars such as a Lola T70, Lancia LC1, Spice SE86 Chevrolet Lumina NASCAR and a March-Chevrolet 83G Nicole is an Ambassador for Joe Mallon Motors, ITM Tech and Siltex Safety Solutions. She is an Accountant by trade and currently works as the Finance Manager at Mondello Park Racing Circuit. For the 2026 season, Nicole will compete in the Iberian Supercar Endurance series, at the wheel of a Porsche 718 GT4, with the Portuguese Protech team.