Zoe Cattet is a young kart racer who swept the 2025 Jamie Chadwick Series SODI Lights class from start to finish, then set her sights on the IAME Ladies Cup and Junior X the following year.

EARLY YEARS

Cattet’s introduction to motorsport came through her family. Her father followed racing with her from the age of three, and it was her mother who took the next decisive step — encouraging her to start karting in April of the year before her February 2025 feature interview, meaning she came to competitive driving relatively recently [1]. The article credits family and friends with supporting her racing, though it does not go into detail about funding or the specifics of how she first got onto a track [1].

EARLY SUCCESS

Before the Jamie Chadwick Series, Cattet competed in the Junior InKart championships in 2024, where Daytona reported she produced “impressive results” — though specific standings and round-by-round finishes were not published [1]. That foundation carried her into the 2025 Jamie Chadwick Series, where she entered the SODI Lights class and did not waste time establishing herself. Daytona reported that she won the first two rounds of the series, and described that opening-round victory as her proudest racing moment at the time [1].

She carried that momentum through the entire campaign. At the 2025 finale, Cattet took pole position in the SODI Lights class, beating Katherine Hardwick by just under one second [2]. She then converted that into back-to-back race wins: Race 1 by a margin of more than eight seconds, Race 2 by more than 18 [2]. She also stepped up to the DMAX category at the finale and claimed a podium finish in Race 1, though her exact finishing position was not specified in the report [2]. When the final points were tallied, she was crowned champion of the SODI Lights class — also referred to as 4-Stroke Lights in Daytona’s standings — finishing 86 points clear of Chloe Smith [2].

By 2026, Cattet was listed as an entrant in the IAME Ladies Cup X30 Lady class, running under the JDR/AJR setup on an MS Kart chassis [3]. She was also reported to be competing in Junior X in September 2026, with a mention that she had access to a formula vehicle, though no specific series entry was confirmed [4].

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

• 2025: Won the first two rounds of the Jamie Chadwick Series SODI Lights class [1].
• 2025: Pole position at the Jamie Chadwick Series finale, SODI Lights class, beating Katherine Hardwick by just under one second [2].
• 2025: Race 1 and Race 2 wins at the Jamie Chadwick Series finale, SODI Lights class, by margins of more than eight seconds and more than 18 seconds respectively [2].
• 2025: DMAX Race 1 podium at the Jamie Chadwick Series finale [2].
• 2025: Jamie Chadwick Series SODI Lights class champion, 86 points ahead of Chloe Smith [2].
• 2026: Listed as an entrant in the IAME Ladies Cup X30 Lady class [3].

INSPIRATIONS

Cattet named Bianca Bustamante as an inspiration, saying Bustamante showed her that women can be racers [1].

REPUTATION

Daytona named Cattet its February 2025 Driver of the Month, calling her an “up-and-coming” Jamie Chadwick Series prospect [1]. The feature described her as a “rising star in kart racing” [1].

FUTURE GOALS/PLANS

As of September 2026, Cattet was reported to be competing in Junior X and was noted to have access to a formula vehicle, with no specific series or race entry confirmed at the time [4].

References:

[1] Daytona Motorsport – Driver of the Month, February 2025: Zoe Cattet
[2] Daytona Motorsport – Jamie Chadwick Series 2025: The Finale
[3] IAME Motorsport – IAME Ladies Cup Entry List
[4] The Sun – Sky Sports star Jamie Chadwick opens pathway for women