F1 Academy

Credit: F1 Academy via Instagram Red Bull-backed driver and championship leader Alisha Palmowski secured the win at home for the F1 Academy Feature Race at Silverstone on Sunday morning. The Briton started on the front row in second and had an impressive start off the line to take the lead. For the remainder of the race she held dominant over the rounds' wildcard and pole sitter Chiara Bättig who finished the race in second. They were followed by reverse grid race winner Emma

Audi driver Emma Felbermayr took a comfortable victory at the F1 Academy Reverse Grid Race in Silverstone, with Nina Gademan and Ella Lloyd completing the podium.

It was a perfect Friday for Wild Card entry Chiara Bättig on her F1 Academy debut, who took a dominant pole position from Alisha Palmowski in Silverstone and became the youngest pole-sitter in the series at 16 years of age.

Three Feeder Series categories will see action this weekend at the Silverstone Circuit: Formula 2, Formula 3 and F1 Academy.

Ahead of F1 Academy’s debut at Silverstone, DIVEBOMB’S Teagan Crump sat down with Williams Academy driver Jade Jacquet to discuss the young racer’s career.

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Written by Teagan Strachan Credit: F1 Academy via Instagram Running adjacent to the Canadian Grand Prix, the final race of three began on Sunday morning marking the conclusion of Round 2 for the F1 Academy in Canada. Following an impressive streak, securing both pole positions and the Opening Race victory for the weekend, Red Bull-backed driver Alisha Palmowski started at the front of the grid. Alongside was rookie Payton Westcott who also found success this weekend clinching

Aston Martin-supported Mathilda Paatz scored her first victory in F1 Academy in the reverse-grid race, taking the win from fourth on the grid for Prema.

Alisha Palmowski converted pole to victory at F1 Academy's Opening Race in Montreal, taking her first win of the 2026 season with a 10-second margin to podium-finishers Megan Bruce and Mathilda Paatz.

Alisha Palmowski scored her second pole position of the 2026 F1 Academy season in Montréal, taking pole for the Opening Race and Feature Race.

During the 2026 F1 Academy season so far, Chinese driver Shi Wei returned as the Wild Card Driver (WCD) in Shanghai following her appearance in 2025. Autumn Fisher has now been announced as the WCD for the upcoming Montreal weekend. Fisher will make her debut competitive entry into F1 Academy after competing in the series’ inaugural rookie test just last season.

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Written by Teagan Strachan Credit: F1 Academy Sunday morning marked the beginning of the final F1 Academy race of Round 1 in Shanghai with the grid reverted back to qualifying positions for Race 2. The front row will be occupied by Red Bull Racing backed driver Alisha Palmowski and Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy’s Alba Larsen as the pilots compete across 13 intense laps and fight for a spot on the podium. How it happened As the lights went out, Palmowski had an unfavourable

Nina Gademan charged to victory from reverse-grid pole as Natalia Granada crossed the line in second on her F1 Academy debut, while Emma Felbermayr bagged third place after an intense race-long battle for the final podium spot.

Alisha Palmowski set the tone in the opening qualifying of the 2026 F1 Academy season in Shanghai, bagging pole position and two championship points to begin her campaign. The Red Bull-backed Briton would start from pole for the Sunday race, ahead of Ferrari-backed Alba Larsen and Audi-backed Emma Felbermayr.

The 2026 F1 Academy gets underway this weekend at the season opener in Shanghai, with plenty of returning drivers and fresh talent joining the grid. Here's everything you need to know about the 17 full-time drivers, their teams, their goals for this year and more.

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2025 F1 Academy Champion Doriane Pin has been promoted by Mercedes to development driver duties with the F1 team.

Mathilda Paatz is a 17-year-old German racing driver, set to make her full-time F1 Academy debut with Aston Martin in 2026.

Late starter Rachel Robertson rockets from rental karts to F1 Academy, mastering every challenge with fierce skill, speed, and unshakeable resilience.