| Steve Knapp | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Birth Date: | 17 April 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Retired: | 2001 |
| Last Series: | Indy Racing League IndyCar Series |
| Years Active: | 1998–2001 |
| Teams: | PDM Racing ISM Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing |
| Starts: | 13 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Poles: | 0 |
| Best Finish: | 22nd |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Prev Series: | Toyota Atlantic |
| Prev Series Years: | 1997 |
| Awards: | Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year |
| Award Years: | 1998 |
Steve Knapp (born April 17, 1964, Minneapolis, Minnesota), is a former driver in IndyCar. He raced in the 1998–2000 seasons with 13 career starts, including 3 at the Indianapolis 500. His best career finish was in his first race, a third place at the 1998 Indianapolis 500, where he was named Rookie of the Year. He never led a lap in any of his IRL races. Knapp now owns and operates Elite Engines out of West Bend specializing in FA, FC, S2, HART F2 and Mazda engines for the U.S. F2000 National Championship.
| Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Lynx | 13 | 26 | Running | ||||
| 1984 | Lazer | 4 | 16 | Running | ||||
| 1985 | Lazer L85 | 12 | 1 | Running | ||||
| 1986 | Lola T86/90 | 1 | 6 | Running | ||||
| 1987 | Lola T87/90 | 2 | 2 | Running | ||||
| 1988 | Reynard 88SF | 3 | 3 | Running | ||||
| 1995 | 2 | 3 | Running |
| Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | ISM Racing | G-Force GF01B | 55 | Oldsmobile | WDW | PHX | INDY | TEX | NHS | 22nd | 118 | [1] | ||||||||
| PDM Racing | 18 | DOV | CLT | PIK | ATL | TEX | LSV | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | G-Force GF01C | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | WDW | 25th | 69 | [2] | ||||||||||||||
| ISM Racing | 35 | PHX | CLT | INDY | TEX | PIK | ATL | DOV | PIK | LSV | TEX | |||||||||
| 2000 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | G-Force | 23 | Oldsmobile | WDW | PHX | LSV | INDY | TEX | PIK | ATL | KTY | TEX | 38th | 11 | [3] | ||||
| 2001 | Brayton Racing | Dallara | 37 | PHX | HOM | ATL | INDY | - | 0 | [4] | ||||||||||
| Hemelgarn Racing | 93 | INDY | TEX | PIK | RIR | KAN | NSH | KTY | GAT | CHI | TEX | |||||||||
1 The 1999 VisionAire 500K at Charlotte was cancelled after 79 laps due to spectator fatalities.
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 23 | align=center style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | ISM Racing |
| 1999 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 13 | 26 | ISM Racing | |
| 2000 | G-Force | Infiniti | 27 | 19 | Dreyer & Reinbold | |
| 2001 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;" | DNQ | Brayton |