McLaren has signed 14-year-old karting talent Ella Häkkinen to its Driver Development Programme, as she will begin testing single-seaters in 2026, working toward a future formula debut in 2027. Photo credits: McLaren McLaren Racing has announced a significant expansion of its efforts to support the next generation of female motorsport talent, strengthening its Driver Development Programme and committing additional resources to the all-female F1 Academy championship. As part o

Ella Lloyd will continue with Rodin Motorsport and the McLaren F1 Team for a second F1 Academy season, building on a strong rookie campaign that featured her first series win and multiple podiums. Photo credits: McLaren Ella Lloyd will continue her rise through junior single-seaters as she commits to a second season in F1 Academy, remaining with Rodin Motorsport under the McLaren Formula 1 Team’s now two-car F1 Academy programme. The Welsh driver has enjoyed an strong rookie

After topping the times in the F1 Academy Rookie Test, British karting star Ella Stevens is set to make her single seater debut in the all-female series, joining the McLaren Driver Development Programme in the Rodin Motorsprt's operated line up in 2026. Photo credits: McLaren Ella Stevens is the latest driver to join the McLaren Driver Development Programme and will race in the F1 Academy McLaren Oxagon operated by Rodin Motorsport as part of their 2026 season lineup, which w

F1 Academy has announced that 16-year-old American racer Payton Westcott will join the grid as the Wild Card entry for the 2025 season finale, held in support of the Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix on 20-22 November. Photo credits: ACI Sport F1 Academy has announced that 16-year-old American racer Payton Westcott will join the grid as the Wild Card entry for the 2025 season finale, held in support of the Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix on 20-22 November. Westc

At the Jeddah Corniche street circuit, which hosted the third round of the Saudi F4 Championship, Esmee Kosterman emerged as the top female driver in both races, as the Dutch racer has now scored points in every race she has entered. Photo credits: F4 Saudi Six female drivers competed at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit for the third round of the 2025 Saudi Arabian F4 Championship. Almost half of the grid — 42% precisely— was female, making for a historic milestone for mixed-gende

Fighting through a challenging start of the weekend, Belén García executed a strong middle stint in the European Endurance Prototype Cup finale at Le Castellet, helping ANS Motorsport to a hard-fought second-place finish and closing the season on the podium, matching her season's best. Photo credits: Laurent Gayral Photographie The 2025 European Endurance Prototype Cup season concluded at Circuit Paul Ricard with a four-hour race that delivered one of the strongest results of

F1 Academy racer Rafaela Ferreira made a winning return to Brazilian F4 at Interlagos, storming from the back to fifth in Race 1, claiming victory in Race 2, and setting the fastest lap en route to fourth in Race 3 in a stellar weekend on home soil. Photo credits: F4 Brazil In front of her home Formula 1 crowd at Interlagos, F1 Academy racer Rafaela Ferreira made a highly successful return to Brazilian Formula 4 at the non-championship Trophy Round supporting the Formula 1 Br

Spanish racer Laura Camps Torras continued her rapid progression in GT racing with a strong performance on her Ultimate Cup debut, taking UCS3 class victory and top GT4 honors in the Kennol GT Endurance event at Circuit Paul Ricard. Photo credits: guillaumewphotographie Spanish racer Laura Camps Torras continued her rapid progression in GT racing with a strong performance on her endurance racing debut, taking UCS3 class victory and top GT4 honors in the Kennol GT Endurance ev

Iron Dames produced a spirited comeback drive overcoming early race setbacks to conclude their 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship season with a P12 result at the 8 Hours of Bahrain, where the trio of Célia Martin, Rahel Frey and Michelle Gatting utilised an alternative strategy to lead laps in the final event of the year after starting from the rear of the field. Photo credits: Porsche AG Iron Dames produced a spirited comeback drive overcoming early race setbacks to concl

Lindsay Brewer and Jem Hepworth completed a remarkable first season together in Lamborghini Super Trofeo by stepping up to the ProAm class for the World Finals, showing pace and fighting for top-ten positions in a world-class field before late misfortunes cut their weekend short — yet, they can take pride in a really strong North American championship. Photo credits: RAFA Racing After taking a second place and a victory in the AM class in the final round of the North American

Rio Shimono scored her eighth win of the season and sixth in a row in a wet Kyojo Cup finale at Fuji to end the year 51 points ahead of Miki Onaga. Photo credits: Kyojo Cup Rio Shimono scored her eighth win of the season and sixth in a row in a wet Kyojo Cup finale at Fuji to end the year 51 points ahead of Miki Onaga. In the final race of the 2025 Kyojo Cup season, Rio Shimono led all 12 laps to further establish her dominance this year. As the starting grid for the final wa

In the final round of the Fuji-based Kyojo Cup, Rio Shimono scored her fifth consecutive win in the Sprint race in dominant fashion, ahead of Miki Onaga and Aimi Saito. Photo credits: DrivingAthlete In the final round of the Fuji-based Kyojo Cup, Rio Shimono scored her fifth consecutive win in the Sprint race in dominant fashion, ahead of Miki Onaga and Aimi Saito. After being crowned Kyojo Cup champion during last month's round, Rio Shimono scored a dominant seventh win of t

At the season finale of GT4 Australia in Hampton Downs, Summer Rintoule and Zoe Woods were able to achieve good results once again, both clinching podium finishes – with the former securing third in the championship standings. Photo credits: Speed Shots Photography | Nathan Wong At the season finale of GT4 Australia in Hampton Downs, Summer Rintoule and Zoe Woods were able to achieve good results once again, both clinching podium finishes – with the former securing third in t

It was a mix of joy and misfortune for Renee Gracie at the GT World Challenge Australia final in Hampton Downs. In her first outing in the ProAm class after clinching the Am class championship in dominant fashion, Gracie collected a top five result on Saturday. Photo credits: Speed Shots Photography | Nathan Wong It was a mix of joy and misfortune for Renee Gracie at the GT World Challenge Australia final in Hampton Downs. In her first outing in the ProAm class after clinchin

RAFA Racing Team’s all-female duo of Lindsay Brewer and Jem Hepworth wrapped up their debut Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America campaign in style with a double-podium and a commanding class victory in Misano, narrowly missing out on the title by just two points. Photo credits: RAFA Racing Lindsay Brewer and Jem Hepworth secured their second win of their rookie season in Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America at the final round of the continental series, held at Misano Worl

Following her performance at the prestigious Mazda MX-5 Cup Shootout, Charlotte Traynor has been awarded the Mazda Women in Motorsport Scholarship, earning a $100,000 prize to compete in next year’s Mazda MX-5 Cup. Photo credits: Mazda Charlotte Traynor has been awarded the Mazda Women in Motorsport Scholarship, earning a $100,000 prize to compete in next year’s Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin, following her performance at the prestigious Mazda MX-5 Cup Shootout.

Fresh off her first season in sportscar competitions, Emirati racer Amna Al Qubaisi has been announced as the first female Arab and the first Arab ever to join the Porsche Talent Pool Asia, marking another milestone in her racing career. Photo credits: Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Emirati racer Amna Al Qubaisi has been announced as the first female Arab and the first Arab ever to join the Porsche Talent Pool Asia, marking another milestone in her racing career. “I’m proud to fina

French racing star Lilou Wadoux will return to the cockpit of Ferrari’s 499P hypercar at the FIA World Endurance Championship Rookie Test in Bahrain, held a day after the 8 Hours season finale, in what will be her second test in Ferrari hypercar machinery. Photo credits: DPPI French racing star Lilou Wadoux will return to the cockpit of Ferrari’s 499P hypercar at the FIA World Endurance Championship Rookie Test in Bahrain, held a day after the Bapco Energies 8 Hours season fi

Making her debut in the highly-competitive Ginetta Junior Championship, Emma Scarbrough enjoyed a positive weekend finishing each race inside the top-15 and achieving a best finish of 12th at Silverstone, where the American racer made her closed wheel debut following a good rookie season in USF Juniors. Photo credits: Gavin Baker Emma Scarbrough enjoyed a positive debut in the Ginetta Junior Winter Series as she achieved a best finish of 12 th  at Silverstone. Driving for R R

Charlotte Birch completed her season in the Milltek Civic Cup following a challenging weekend in the season finale at Brands Hatch, where she fought through technical issues that limited her running in qualifying, nevertheless displaying good pace to end an otherwise 2025 campaign full of promise as she took a step forward in performance across the season. Photo credits: JEP Charlotte Birch completed her season in the Milltek Civic Cup following a challenging weekend in the s