Doriane Pin topped the sole practice session at the Las Vegas F1 Academy season finale ahead of title rival Maya Weug, showing early momentum in a session marked by a red flag in the closing minutes. Photo credits: F1 Academy Ltd Championship leader Doriane Pin opened the 2025 F1 Academy title decider by topping the sole free practice session ahead of her championship rival Maya Weug, in a run disrupted by a late red flag. The 40-minute session was the only practice opportuni

Lisa Billard will step up to a full-time seat in F1 Academy with ART Grand Prix in 2026, continuing her partnership with Gatorade after a very encouraging 2025 Wild Card appearance at Singapore. Photo credits: F1 Academy Ltd Lisa Billard will step up to a full-time seat in F1 Academy with ART Grand Prix in 2026, continuing her partnership with Gatorade after a very encouraging 2025 Wild Card appearance at Singapore. Regarded as one of the most promising young female talents i

Rafaela Ferreira and Alisha Palmowski will continue with the Red Bull Academy structure for their second F1 Academy season in 2026, following positive rookie campaigns that saw the Briton win a race and claim four podiums, with the Brazilian scoring a top five to date on her first international season. Photo credits: Red Bull Content Pool Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme and Visa Cash App Racing Bulls Academy Programme have confirmed that Rafaela Ferreira and Alis

AE Victory Racing, the women-led motorsport program committed to forging new pathways for female competitors, has officially opened applications for its 2026 Female Driver Shootout, which will award a fully funded seat with the team’s Driver Development Program. Photo credits: AE Victory Racing AE Victory Racing, the women-led motorsport program committed to forging new pathways for female competitors, has officially opened applications for its 2026 Female Driver Shootout, wh

Esmee Kosterman will step up to a full-season F1 Academy campaign in 2026 after being announced as the first-ever driver for LEGO Racing. Photo credits: F4 Saudi Esmee Kosterman will step up to a full-season F1 Academy campaign in 2026 after being announced as the first-ever driver with LEGO sponsorship, following the launch of a major multi-year partnership between the LEGO Group and F1 Academy. The collaboration was revealed in the pitlane of the Las Vegas Strip Circuit dur

"I feel ready to take the next step. British F4 is the right place for that and I’m looking forward to the competition and iconic British tracks" - Swiss rising star and Red Bull Junior Team member Chiara Bättig will make her full-time single-seater debut in the 2026 British F4 Championship with Hitech. Photo credits: Red Bull Swiss rising star Chiara Bättig will make her full-time single-seater debut in the 2026 British F4 Championship, after Hitech confirmed the newly signe

Emily Cotty just missed out on a top-ten finish in a chaotic inaugural FIA Formula 4 World Cup in Macau, on her first participation at the iconic street circuit. Photo credits: Macau GP Organising Committee Emily Cotty just missed out on a top-ten finish in chaotic inaugural FIA Formula 4 World Cup in Macau, on her first participation at the iconic street circuit. Across both races, the Briton repeatedly had to navigate through incidents triggered by other drivers, but despit

"It is a dream come true and a very important step in my career" - Mercedes junior driver Luna Fluxá, 15, will step up to single-seaters with Campos Racing in the 2026 Spanish Formula 4 Championship Photo credits: Mercedes-Benz Group AG Luna Fluxá has confirmed that she will step up to single-seaters with Campos Racing in the 2026 Spanish Formula 4 Championship, the team announced today. The 15-year-old joins the Valencia-based outfit as part of the Mercedes-AMG Junior Progr

Jamie Chadwick has been officially named as the Reserve Driver for Genesis Magma Racing’s WEC hypercar programme, following her first test in the team’s new GMR-001 last month. Photo credits: Genesis Magma Racing Jamie Chadwick will step into a key new role in 2026 as the Reserve Driver for Genesis Magma Racing’s maiden FIA World Endurance Championship hypercar programme, following her first test in the team’s new GMR-001 last month. The British racer spent the 2025 season as

Ava Dobson and Esmee Kosterman claimed Female Trophy victories in a competitive Saudi F4 Jeddah weekend that showcased continued progress from the female contenders, including big gains for Rachel Robertson and Farah Al Yousef. Photo credits: aklyazbeck Ava Dobson and Esmee Kosterman shared victories in the Female Trophy of the 2025 Saudi Arabian F4 Championship at Jeddah Corniche, in a round that saw significant progress from the female entries, with Dobson making the bigges

Solenn Amrouche completed the Hoosier Formula Cup season at Paul Ricard with a determined recovery drive from the pit lane to P10 in race two; where despite a challenging weekend the single seater rookie displayed good pace and improvements. Photo credits: @ethan._.grm Solenn Amrouche completed the Hoosier Formula Cup season at Paul Ricard with a determined recovery drive from the pit lane to P10 in race two. Although her push for another top-10 finish in race three ended in

Emma Felbermayr wrapped-up her rookie season in the Spanish Formula 4 Championship by achieving a season’s best result of P13 at Circuit de Barcelona, make substantial progress from her grid position in race 1. Photo credits: Dutch Photo Agency Emma Felbermayr wrapped-up her rookie season in the Spanish Formula 4 Championship by achieving a season’s best result of 13 th  at Circuit de Barcelona. After the first qualifying session of the weekend was cancelled, a number of driv

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