Driving for her family-run team in her third season at the top level of Japanese single-seaters, Juju Noda faced adversity in the season-opening Motegi rounds, during which she nevertheless showed steady pace in Sunday's event to bring home valuable experience. Ph credits: Juju Noda Racing Tokyo-born rising star Juju Noda began her third Super Formula season on a challenging note, with a troubled race one before finishing 22nd in race two, in a weekend in which she neverthele

The 2026 French Formula 4 Championship season opener at Nogaro is set to mark a historic milestone for junior single-seater racing, as the championship welcomes the highest number of female drivers ever entered in a Formula 4 grid worldwide. Here are the protagonists. Photo credits: KSP Reportages The 2026 French Formula 4 Championship season opener at Circuit Paul Armagnac in Nogaro is set to mark a historic milestone for junior single-seater racing, as the championship welc

Having switched to the McLaren Artura platform, Summer Rintoule and Jarred Hughes familiarized with the new car over the GT4 Australia season opener, and despite some challenges and bad luck from a difficult qualifying, the Method Motorsport duo achieved a top ten in the silver class in Race 2 at Phillip-Island. Photo credits: Jack Martin Photography Summer Rintoule and Jarred Hughes are getting used to their new McLaren GT4 from the Method Motorsport team and achieved a top

Fifteen-year-old Sara Matsui will become Kyojo Cup's youngest driver ever as she joins series newcomers Kondo Racing to make her single-seater debut following a lengthy karting career, most notably spending three seasons in Europe as a member of the Williams F1 Team Driver Academy. One month before the season-opening round of the Fuji-based Kyojo Cup, a new team and face will join the series, as Sara Matsui and Kondo Racing will enter the all-female championship. Kondo Racing

Ella Häkkinen will take the first step of her single-seater career in 2026, as the young Finnish driver joins Jenzer Motorsport for the upcoming Formula 4 Central European Zone Championship season. Photo credits: McLaren Ella Häkkinen will take the first step of her single-seater career in 2026, as the young Finnish driver joins Jenzer Motorsport for the upcoming Formula 4 Central European Zone (F4 CEZ) Championship season. The daughter of two-time Formula 1 World Champion Mi

Fourteen-year-old rising talent Vicky Farfus announced her entry into the 2026 Ginetta Junior Championship as she makes her racecar debut after graduating from karting, joining Paradine Competition. Photo credits: Iron Dames Fourteen-year-old rising talent Vicky Farfus has confirmed the next milestone in her young motorsport career, announcing her entry into the 2026 Ginetta Junior Championship as she makes her racecar debut after graduating from karting. The Brazilian, daugh

Polish racer Kornelia Olkucka is set to embark on a new chapter in her motorsport career as she makes her GT4 debut in the Italian GT Championship, joining the GT4 Italy field alongside a parallel campaign in the GTC Endurance Championship. Photo credits: Lema Racing Polish racer Kornelia Olkucka is set to embark on a new chapter in her motorsport career as she makes her GT4 debut in the Italian GT Championship, joining the GT4 Italy field alongside a parallel campaign in the

Maite Cáceres and Ava Schletz shared the top female honors at Sonoma after a weekend of steady progress in the second round of the Toyota GR Cup North America, while Paityn Feyen rebounded from earlier setbacks with a strong recovery drive in Race 2. Photo credits: Fred Hardy The second round of the Toyota GR86 Cup North America season at Sonoma Raceway proved to be a weekend of steady progress and recovery drives for the female drivers on the field, with RAFA Racing’s Maite

After getting caught in first lap incidents in both races at Phillip Island, Renee Gracie and Will Davison had a tough start to the 2026 GT World Challenge Australia season, and could collect a seventh place in Race 1 despite showcasing good potential for the top five in the ProAm class. Photo credits: Jack Martin Photography After getting caught in first lap incidents in both races at Phillip Island, the OnlyFans Racing Team of Renee Gracie and William Davison had a tough st

Kaia Teo enjoyed a sensational start to her McLaren Trophy America campaign, securing a Pro class victory in Race 2 at Sonoma Raceway after narrowly missing out on the win with a runner-up finish in Saturday’s season opener alongside teammate Paul Holton for Forte Racing. Photo credits: Fabian Lagunas Kaia Teo enjoyed a sensational start to her McLaren Trophy America campaign, securing a Pro class victory in Race 2 at Sonoma Raceway after narrowly missing out on the win with

Therese Lahlouh enjoyed a remarkable GT3 debut in GT World Challenge America securing a hard-fought top-five finish in the ProAm class alongside Thomas Merrill at Sonoma Raceway, narrowly missing a podium after a pit lane penalty denied the Wright Motorsports duo an even stronger result. Photo credits: Colin McCarty | @coolin_mc Therese Lahlouh enjoyed a remarkable GT3 debut in GT World Challenge America securing a hard-fought top-five finish in the ProAm class alongside Thom

Cecilia Rabelo continued her exceptional start to the Porsche Sprint Challenge Brazil season with another double podium in the Sport class at Velo Città, securing second and third-place finishes to maintain a perfect run of podium results in 2026. Photo credits: Fernanda Freixosa Cecilia Rabelo continued her exceptional start to the Porsche Sprint Challenge Brazil season with another double podium in the Sport class at Velo Città, securing second and third-place finishes to m

Antonella Bassani enjoyed one of her strongest weekends to date in the Porsche Carrera Cup Brazil season at Velo Città, scoring a fourth- and a fifth-place finishes in the second round of the championship. Photo credits: Carsten Horst Antonella Bassani enjoyed one of her strongest weekends to date in the Porsche Carrera Cup Brazil season at Velo Città, scoring a fourth- and a fifth-place finishes in the second round of the championship and returning to the podium ceremony res

Doriane Pin has taken another major step in her racing career after being announced as a hypercar development driver for Team Peugeot TotalEnergies and is set to participate in the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship Rookie Test in Bahrain in November. Photo credits: Team Peugeot TotalEnergies Doriane Pin has taken another major step in her racing career after being announced as a hypercar development driver for Team Peugeot TotalEnergies, strengthening her ties with top-le

Anna Cecchi maintained her perfect 2026 podium record with second- and third-place finishes at Barber Motorsports Park, strengthening her Porsche Sprint Challenge North America Cayman ProAm title campaign after another consistent and competitive outing. Photo credits: Kyle Schwab / Porsche Motorsport NA Anna Cecchi continued her outstanding start to the 2026 Porsche Sprint Challenge North America season with another strong weekend at Barber Motorsports Park, securing a second

Laura Hayes began her Pirelli GT4 America campaign with a trip to the podium as the Dome Motorsport driver was a consistent frontrunner in the Am class and secured a third-place finish in Race 1 at Sonoma Raceway. The all-female crew of Ashley Freiberg and Loni Unser made an encouraging start to their campaign in the Silver class, achieving a best result of fifth, while Erika Hoffmann stepped up to the highly-competitive championship taking significant strides forward over th

Vicky Piria returns to the Italian GT Championship, embarking on a new chapter with the newly formed Zanasi Racing project as she moves to the Ferrari 296 Challenge platform. Photo credits: Zanasi Racing Vicky Piria is set to return to the Italian GT Championship for her fifth season in the series, embarking on a new chapter with the newly formed Zanasi Racing project as she moves to the Ferrari 296 Challenge platform. Zanasi Racing officially launches as a new team entering

Zoe Florescu steps up to a full 2026 F4 Spain campaign with Tecnicar by AMTOG after a promising Formula 4 debut in the Winter Championship, aiming to build experience and continue her development in one of Europe’s most competitive junior categories. Photo credits: Fotocar13 Tecnicar by AMTOG has confirmed that Romanian driver Zoe Florescu Potolea will remain with the team for the 2026 F4 Spain Championship, continuing a collaboration that began earlier this year during her F

Gosia Rdest is set to make her return to competitive motorsport in 2026, just six months after the birth of her second child, as she returns to the Alpine Elf Cup Series with Chazel Technologie Course. Photo credits: Good One PR Polish racing driver Gosia Rdest is set to make her return to competitive motorsport in 2026, just six months after the birth of her second child, as she embarks on a new chapter of her career, returning to the Alpine Elf Cup Series with Chazel Techno

Arianna Casoli will take a historic new step in her motorsport career in 2026, announcing a programme in the United States in NASCAR Late Model stock car category with MKM Racing Development. Photo credits: Luca Bottazzi, MKM Racing Developments Italian driver Arianna Casoli will take a historic new step in her motorsport career in 2026, announcing a programme in the United States in NASCAR Late Model stock car category with MKM Racing Development. The move marks a milestone

After a 2025 campaign marked by consistent progress in Porsche Carrera Cup France, Karen Gaillard will compete in the highly competitive Porsche Carrera Cup Italy in 2026 with Ombra Racing. Photo credits: DIMAB Groupe Karen Gaillard will take the next step in her racing career in 2026, as the Swiss driver confirmed she will compete in the Porsche Carrera Cup Italia with Ombra Racing following a breakthrough season that highlighted her rapid development across multiple champio

At the season-opening Motegi round of the Super Taikyu season, Riona Tomishita began her sophomore campaign in the series with a second-place finish in ST-2 in her #225 KTMS Toyota GR Yaris alongside Rin Arakawa and Kiyoshi Umegaki. Also in the field, Kazumi Mikami in ST-4, Nanami Tsukamoto in ST-5F and Hana Burton in ST-5R put on impressive performances and ran at the front of each class, but went unrewarded as all three hit mechanical issues. Photo credits: TGR Four months

Maddie Aust continued her impressive start to the 2026 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season with a second consecutive fourth-place finish during the second round of the championship at Sebring International Raceway. Photo credits: Jake Galstad / IMSA Maddie Aust continued her impressive start to the 2026 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season with a second consecutive fourth-place finish, while Riley Pegram and the Pegram Racing team demonstrated good potential for a top 10 dur

Samantha Tan and teammate Bill Auberlen endured a challenging second round of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season at Sebring, where the duo showed clear top-ten pace but were ultimately denied a strong finish by an unfortunate penalty, eventually recovering to cross the line in 12th position. Photo credits: Brandon Badraoui / IMSA Samantha Tan and teammate Bill Auberlen endured a challenging second round of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season at Sebring Internationa

The 12 Hours of Sebring brought another solid performance for Sheena Monk, as the American driver played a central role in a competitive effort in the early hours for Myers Riley Motorsports, before a heavy accident for one of her teammates in the 10th hour prematurely ended their charge for a top-ten finish. Photo credits: Brandon Badraoui / IMSA The Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring brought another encouraging performance for Sheena Monk, as the American driver played a central r

Sabré Cook made an excellent start to her Porsche Carrera Cup North America campaign by equalling her career-high result of sixth at Sebring International Raceway, where the JDX Racing driver consistently displayed speed to challenge the top-5. Photo credits: Jessica Johnk Sabré Cook made an excellent start to her Porsche Carrera Cup North America campaign by equalling her career-high result of sixth at Sebring International Raceway. Remaining with JDX Racing, Cook displayed

Tatiana Calderón and Jem Hepworth launched their 2026 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America campaign with a top-ten finish, in an encouraging performance for the RAFA Racing all-female duo who stepped up to the highly competitive Pro class. Photo credits: RAFA Racing Tatiana Calderón and Jem Hepworth launched their 2026 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America campaign with a top-ten finish at Sebring International Raceway, delivering an encouraging performance as the RAFA Rac

Chloe Chambers made an encouraging debut in Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America at Sebring, finishing seventh and ninth in the ProAm class while demonstrating competitive pace and top-five potential in her first outing aboard the Lamborghini Huracán ST operated by RAFA Racing. Photo credits: RAFA Racing American racing star Chloe Chambers made an encouraging debut in Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America at Sebring International Raceway, finishing seventh and ninth in the

Lindsay Brewer launched her second season in Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America in impressive fashion, securing a double ProAm class podium at Sebring International Raceway alongside teammate Kwean Tandon on her first outing with Forty7 Motorsports. Photo credits: Lindsay Brewer Racing Lindsay Brewer launched her second season in Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America in impressive fashion, securing a double ProAm class podium at Sebring International Raceway alongside te

Making a brilliant GT3 debut at the Nordschleife for the NLS 2 event, Patricija Stalidzane secured a highly positive seventh place overall in the top class. Chloe Chong and Siri Hökfelt made their NLS debuts, focusing on the needed track time. Photo credits: Mika B öcker Making a brilliant GT3 debut at the Nordschleife for the NLS 2 event, Patricija Stalidzane secured a highly positive seventh place overall in the top class. Three women made their racing debuts in the NLS and

Four women were amongst the field of 20 at the Circuito del Jarama for Formula E's annual rookie test, with GB3 championship hopeful Abbi Pulling leading the way for the quartet by finishing in the top 10 of both the morning and afternoon sessions. Photo credits: Malcolm Griffiths/LAT Images While Saturday saw the Circuito del Jarama host the first ever Madrid E-Prix in front of an excited sellout crowd, Sunday saw the circuit settle into a more subdued day of rookie testing.

Ferrari factory driver Lilou Wadoux secured her third IMSA triumph in spectacular fashion at the 2026 Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring, where alongside her AF Corse teammates Simon Mann and Antonio Fuoco, the trio overcame multiple setbacks to charge back and sealed a dramatic last-lap victory. Photo credits: Michael L. Levitt After victories at the 2024 Six Hours of The Glen and the 2025 Motul Petit Le Mans, Ferrari factory driver Lilou Wadoux secured her third IMSA triumph in sp

Four women are set to return behind the wheel of a Formula E car for the upcoming Rookie Test at Jarama, for six hours of testing action. Here's the full lineup. Photo credits : Alex Bierens de Haan/LAT Images Round six of the Formula E season in Madrid also brings with it the annual Rookie Test which moves to the Circuito del Jarama after a lengthy stint at the Berlin Tempelhof Circuit in Germany. Unlike the 40 minute rookie practice session (also known as FP0) that took pla

After a class victory in 2025 on her rookie season, Laura Hayes returns to GT4 America as she joins the Dome Motorsport's driver lineup, teaming up with team owner Eddie Killeen in the outfit’s Mercedes-AMG GT4 entry in the AM class. Photo credits: Chris Green Photography Laura Hayes will join Dome Motorsport's driver lineup for the 2026 SRO GT4 America championship, completing the team’s four-driver roster as it prepares for its second season in the highly competitive GT4 se

Regina Sirvent opened her 2026 NASCAR Mexico Challenge Series campaign with an impressive third-place finish at Super Óvalo Potosino, delivering a strong performance in a chaotic season opener that also featured the series debut of Alexandra Mohnhaupt . Photo credits: NASCAR Mexico Regina Sirvent opened her 2026 NASCAR Mexico Challenge Series campaign with an impressive third-place finish at Super Óvalo Potosino, delivering a strong performance in a chaotic season opener that

Lindsay Brewer will contest her second season in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America in 2026, switching to Forty7 Motorsports as she aims to keep momentum after narrowly missing the AM title in her rookie campaign. Photo credits: Alex Bierens de Haan Lindsay Brewer will contest her second season in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America in 2026, switching to Forty7 Motorsports alongside 2023 champion Keawn Tandon as she targets to keep momentum after narrowly missi

Female Trophy's reigning champion Francisca Queiroz is set to return to the Porsche Sprint Challenge Ibérica for the 2026 season, continuing her collaboration with LOB Motorsport as the young Portuguese driver aims to build on her recent success in the series. Photo credits: LOB Motorsport Francisca Queiroz is set to return to the Porsche Sprint Challenge Ibérica for the 2026 season, continuing her collaboration with LOB Motorsport as the young Portuguese driver aims to build

Maite Cáceres made a highly promising debut in the Toyota GR Cup North America as she twice finished as the highest finishing female driver on the streets of Arlington, having just turned her first laps in the Toyota GR86 Cup car on Friday, before securing a superb 12th place finish in race one. Photo credits: RAFA Racing Team Maite Cáceres made a promising debut in the Toyota GR Cup North America as she twice finished as the highest finishing female driver on the streets of

Bianca Bustamante concluded the Eurocup-3 Winter Championship at MotorLand Aragon with a weekend of development and hard-fought recovery drives, which included a P18 from a pit lane start as she now turns her attention to the start of the main Eurocup-3 season. Photo credits: Fotocar13 Bianca Bustamante concluded the Eurocup-3 Winter Championship at MotorLand Aragón with a weekend defined by steady development and hard-fought recovery drives, as the Filipina racer continued h

Chiara Bättig and Ginevra Panzeri showcased their racecraft to recover from tough qualifying sessions in the Formula Winter Series finale at Circuit de Barcelona, where the Swiss racer secured a best result of 11th position in race two after starting from 22nd on the grid. Photo credits: Phil Hay / Gedlich Chiara Bättig and Ginevra Panzeri showcased their racecraft to recover from tough qualifying sessions in the Formula Winter Series finale at Circuit de Barcelona. Swiss rac

Manuela Gostner enjoyed a strong start to her 2026 campaign, scoring two podium finishes in the Pirelli Trophy category during the opening round of the Ferrari Challenge UK season at Circuit Paul Ricard, proving herself as a front-runner in her debut in the British-based championship. Photo credits: Roberto Viva Manuela Gostner enjoyed a stellar start to her 2026 campaign, scoring two podium finishes in the Pirelli Trophy category during the opening round of the Ferrari Chall

Luna Fluxa concluded an outstanding Eurocup-4 Winter Series campaign with another impressive weekend at MotorLand Aragón, scoring points in all three races of the final round and securing sixth, ninth and eighth-place finishes. Photo credits: Fotocar13 Luna Fluxa concluded an outstanding Eurocup-4 Winter Series campaign with another impressive weekend at MotorLand Aragón, scoring points in all three races of the final round and securing sixth, ninth and eighth-place finishes

Emma Felbermayr secured her second F1 Academy win in a thrilling feature race at Shanghai, fending off Alisha Palmowski to give Audi its first victory in the series and emerging as the early 2026 championship leader. Photo credits: Andy Hone / Getty Images Emma Felbermayr took her second career victory in F1 Academy after an action-packed feature race at the Shanghai International Circuit, holding off Alisha Palmowski to secure Audi’s first win in the all-female series and ta

Due to snowfall until Saturday afternoon, the NLS season opener - that featured nine women on the grid - had to be cancelled. Photo credits: Mika B öcker Due to snowfall until Saturday afternoon, the NLS season opener had to be cancelled. It was supposed to be a major event to kick off the NLS season, with over 130 cars were registered for the race. But instead, only the DMSB team took to the track on Saturday; all nine registered women drivers also had to leave empty-handed.

Nina Gademan converted reverse-grid pole into a lights-to-flag victory in the opening race of the 2026 F1 Academy season in Shanghai, holding off an impressive rookie Natalia Granada while Emma Felbermayr secured third with a late overtake. Photo credits: F1 Academy Ltd The fourth season of the F1 Academy began with an exciting and competitive opening race at the Shanghai International Circuit, where Nina Gademan converted reverse-grid pole into victory. The Dutch driver led

Reigning AM class champion Renee Gracie will step up to the Pro-Am category for the 2026 GT World Challenge Australia season, switching to a Ferrari 296 GT3 and teaming up with two-time Bathurst 1000 winner Will Davison. Photo credits: GT World Challenge Australia Renee Gracie is set to begin a new chapter in her GT racing career in 2026, as the Australian driver returns to the Pro-Am class of GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS with a change of machinery and a high-p

"I’m excited to keep learning and fighting for podiums in this competitive series" - Scottish driver Jodie Sloss will return to the FFSA GT Championship in 2026 with Mirage Racing alongside teammate David Levy, aiming to build on a strong rookie campaign. Photo credits: Jodie Sloss Jodie Sloss is set to begin her second season in the FFSA GT Championship, as the Scottish racer continues her progression in the French GT4 series following an impressive rookie campaign in 2025.

Alisha Palmowski claimed a dominant maiden F1 Academy pole position in Shanghai ahead of Alba Larsen and Emma Felbermayr, while Nina Gademan secured reverse-grid pole for the season’s opening race of 2026. Photo credits: Red Bull Content Pool With a commanding performance, Red Bull-supported Alisha Palmowski secured her first F1 Academy pole position at the Shanghai International Circuit, leading the opening qualifying session of the 2026 season by over four tenths of a secon

Alisha Palmowski set the pace in the opening practice session of the 2026 F1 Academy season at the Shanghai, leading by around half a second over Alba Larsen and Payton Westcott as the championship kicks off its fourth year. Photo credits: Laurie Southern The fourth season of the F1 Academy officially got underway at the Shanghai International Circuit, in the championship’s second visit to the Chinese venue and the beginning of a new campaign featuring a refreshed grid, new r

Happinessa will return to the NASCAR Euro Series for the 2026 season, joining forces with powerhouse outfit Rette Jones Racing by Hendriks Motorsport as she aims to defend her Lady Trophy title in the Open division. Photo credits: Rette Jones Racing by Hendriks Motorsport Happinessa will return to the NASCAR Euro Series for the 2026 season, joining forces with powerhouse outfit Hendriks Motorsport as she aims to defend her Lady Trophy title in the Open division. The German dr