F1 Academy is back for its third season and is predicted to be bigger than ever, with more cars, an additional team and a spectacular season finale in the iconic city of Las Vegas in November.
In 2025 F1 Academy has upped its driver and car number from 15 to 18 cars in Season 3, with the addition of Hitech TGR. They join ART Grand Prix, Campos Racing, MP Motorsport, PREMA Racing and Rodin Motorsport, with each team having three cars on the grid.
As in the 2024 season, all 10 Formula 1 teams also have their own nominated driver, with the remaining drivers being supported by American Express, F1 Academy, Charlotte Tilbury, PUMA, Tommy Hilfiger and TAG Hauer.
There are 17 full-time drivers in F1 Academy with a one-off Wild Card entry in each race. Hitech is now supporting the Wild Card entries within their team and they allow more young drivers from each race region to participate in the race weekend.
Four of the Wild Card drivers from the 2024 season have joined the 2025 grid full-time after impressive performances in their appearances - Courtney Crone, Miami (P14 and P11), Alisha Palmowski, Lusail (P5), Ella Lloyd, Singapore (P9 and P7) and Nina Gademan, Zandvoort (P4 and P10).
The 2025 F1 Academy calendar has seven rounds, starting with Round 1 this weekend in Shanghai on March 21-23. Each round is featured alongside the Formula 1 Grand Prix weekends. They will take place across six countries - China (Shanghai), Saudi Arabia (Jeddah), United States (Miami), Canada (Montreal), Netherlands (Zandvoort), Singapore and the United States (Las Vegas).
The class of 2025 features drivers from 10 different countries, including the 2024 Vice-Champion, a returner from the 2023 season, debut drivers and previous Wild Card drivers.
Here is the F1 Academy class of 2025:
#3 Nina Gademan
PREMA Racing
Supported by: BWT Alpine Formula One Team
Nationality: Dutch
2024 F1 Academy Stats: 16th, 13 points, Zandvoort Wild Card Entry
After her performance in Zandvoort, Nina joins the 2025 F1 Academy season as a full-time driver after becoming the highest-placed Wild Card entrant in the 2024 season. Nina joins the grid with PREMA Racing and is supported by Alpine, racing in car #3.
The well-known esports content creator was born in Wijster in the Netherlands and began karting in 2018 when she was chosen as a finalist for the 2019 Girls On Track Le Mans Shootout.
Her accolades include winning gold in the Karting Slalom Cup at the FIA Motorsport Games, taking rookie honours in the PTC Cup and finishing second in the TB class of the 2022 24 Hours of Zolder. She made her single-seater debut in the 2024 British Formula 4 Championship, securing her first rookie podium at Thruxton.
#28 Doriane Pin
PREMA Racing
Supported by: Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team
Nationality: French
2024 F1 Academy Stats: Vice-Champion, 217 points
Doriane is back on the F1 Academy grid, continuing her partnership with PREMA Racing and the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team, racing in car #28. In addition to the 2025 F1 Academy season, Pin will compete in the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine and has already contested in a round of the Formula Regional Middle East Championship.
Doriane rose to the ranks in 2022 in endurance racing, supported by the Iron Dames. She dominated the Ferrari Challenge Europe Series, winning nine of 14 races. In 2023, Doriane competed in the World Endurance Championship LMP2 category, including at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and became the first woman to win the FIA WEC Revelation of the Year Award.
The French driver has also competed in the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship and the Formula 4 UAE Championship, finishing second in the SEA series.
In 2024, Pin won the first F1 Academy race of the season in Jeddah and obtained a further three victories and five podiums during the season.
#78 Tina Hausmann
PREMA Racing
Supported by: Aston Martin ARAMCO Formula 1 Team
Nationality: Swiss
2024 F1 Academy Stats: 10th, 31 points
Tina is back on the grid for 2025, continuing her racing partnership with PREMA Racing and Aston Martin in car #78.
Born in Switzerland, Tina started karting as a hobby after noticing a kart in a car dealership at age seven, but she quickly rose through the ranks and turned racing into more than a hobby.
Tina moved into single-seater racing, making her debut in 2022 by testing a Formula 4 car. She was then chosen to race in the Formula Winter Series with AKM Motorsport, where she finished her second race in third winning her first single-seater podium. She was the highest-placed female driver in the Italian Formula 4 and the 2023 Euro 4 Championship.
In 2024, Tina made her F1 Academy debut and had six point-scoring appearances before finishing P4 in Abu Dhabi, giving her a top-10 finish in the standings for the season.
#2 Nicole Havrda
Hitech TGR
Supported by: American Express
Nationality: Canadian
Nicole Havrda is joining F1 Academy for her first season and will team up with Hitech TGR and American Express in car #2. Nicole from Comox, British Columbia, Canada, started her racing journey karting in 2019.
The Canadian driver achieved victory in the Calgary Shootout and was crowned Vice-Champion in the 2021 Junior Rotax Challenge Grand Finals.
Nicole has progressed through the Formula Regional Americas Championship in an impressive rookie campaign, gaining four podium finishes and sixth place overall.
Havrda achieved two top-five finishes at the Aston Martin GT4 female shootout by The Heart of Racing team, three titles in the Formula Pro USA Winter Series SFR FA2 and became the first female Formula Pro USA champion.
#11 Aiva Anagnostiadis
Hitech TGR
Supported by: TAG Heuer
Nationality: Australian
Avia is joining F1 Academy for the first time in 2025, partnering with new partner TAG Hauer and Hitech Grand Prix in car #11.
Aiva has racing in her blood with a competitive go-karter mother, who first took her to the track at age six. Avia soon got the racing bug herself and began racking up her own podium finishes, including at the 2021 Australian Karting Championship, where she took the Australian Ladies Trophy.
In 2022, Avia competed at the Motorsport Games in France and moved to the UK in 2023 as one of six karters selected for the Alpine Rac(H)er Academy Programme, transitioning to single-seater and finishing 10th in the Indian Formula 4 Championship.
#5 Emma Felbermayr
Rodin Motorsport
Supported by: Kick Sauber F1 Team
Nationality: Austrian
18-year-old Austrian Emma Felbermayr will make her F1 Academy and single-seater debut with Rodin Motorsport and Kick Sauber in car #5.
Emma arrived on the karting scene at seven and comes from three generations of racers, with her father and grandfather competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Emma had made her way through the Austrian Micro Class, Mini and Junior levels before moving into international racing at 13. Since then, Emma finished the ADAC Ladies Cup as a runner-up and competed in WSK-Karting and the World and European Championships.
#20 Ella Lloyd
Rodin Motorsport
Supported by: McLaren Formula 1 Team
Race Number: 20
Nationality: British
2024 F1 Academy Stats: 18th, 8 points, Singapore Wild Card
British driver Ella makes the jump from F1 Academy Wild Card driver to full-time racer with Rodin Motorsport. Ella is supported by McLaren Racing as part of the McLaren Driver Development Programme. She will also compete with Rodin Motorsport in the British Formula 4 Championship.
Ella never karted competitively but quickly progressed with instant success in the Ginetta GT Championship with 10 victories, 10 pole positions and seven podiums to become Vice-Champion in the Pro Class.
In 2024, Ella made her single-seat debut with four podiums in British F4 and participated in the Formula E Women’s Test in November 2024.
Ella was previously a gold medal winner at the Welsh Skiing Championship and a decorated showjumper.
#27 Chloe Chong
Rodin Motorsport
Supported by: Charlotte Tilbury
Nationality: British
2023 F1 Academy Stats: 14th, 25 points
Chloe Chong returns to the F1 Academy grid as a full-time driver for 2025 after being the youngest driver on the 2023 grid with six-point scoring finishes. Chloe returns to the grid in car #27 with Rodin Motorsport and Charlotte Tilbury after spending the 2024 season competing in British F4.
Chloe was previously a finalist in the FIA Women in Motorsport Commission’s Girls on Track Rising Stars Programme.
#7 Courtney Crone
ART Grand Prix
Supported by: MoneyGram Haas F1 Team
Nationality: American
2024 F1 Academy Stats: 20th, Miami Wild Card
Courtney returns to the grid as a full-time driver in 2025 with ART Grand Prix and Haas racing in car #7.
The American driver started go-karting at age three and, by 11 years old, was competing in Junior Speedway and won three track championships in the 150cc Motorcycle class.
Courtney grew up around motorsports with her father’s racing team and has raced in USAC Midget and Sprint Cars, LMP3 prototypes, and junior formula cars.
#22 Aurelia Nobels
ART Grand Prix
Supported by: PUMA
Nationality: Brazilian
2024 F1 Academy Stats: 12th, 29 points
Aurelia returns to the F1 Academy grid for her second season, representing PUMA and continuing her racing with the ART Grand Prix after finishing 12th overall in 2024.
The Brazilian driver rose through the karting ranks before making her single-seater debut in 2022 as the only Brazilian driver in British Formula 4.
Aurelia won the 2022 FIA Girls on Track Rising Stars Programme in the senior category, which included a spot in the Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy and a seat in the 2023 Italian Formula 4 and Euro 4 championships.
#57 Lia Block
ART Grand Prix
Supported by: Atlassian Williams Racing
Nationality: American
2024 F1 Academy Stats: Eighth, 44 points
Lia Block returns to the grid for her second season with Atlassian Williams Racing and ART Grand Prix in car #57 after finishing last season in eight.
In 2023, Lia was crowned the youngest American Rally Association Champion at 17 years old and traded off-road racing for open-wheel racing to join F1 Academy.
Females in Motorsport recently spoke to Lia ahead of the 2025 season, where she spoke about representing a global brand and F1 Academy. Read the article here.
#12 Alba Larsen
MP Motorsport
Supported by: Tommy Hilfiger
Nationality: Danish
Danish driver Alba makes her debut with MP Motorsport and is supported by Tommy Hilfiger, racing in car #12.
Alba completed her first full season racing in 2022, where she finished P3 in the Zealand Championship and had two top-four finishes at the Danish and Nordic IAME Championships. In her second season in the championship, she was crowned champion with four out of five race wins.
In 2023, Alba competed in the IAME Series Italy’s X30 Junior Standings, finishing 64th and 12th in the Danish Karting League’s X30 Junior Standings series.
She made her single-seater debut with a two-round appearance in Indian Formula 4, finishing eighth and making the podium for the best rookie.
#25 Joanne Ciconte
MP Motorsport
Supported by: F1 Academy
Nationality: Australian
As the youngest 2025 driver, 16-year-old Joanne will be on the grid racing in an MP Motorsport car with the F1 Academy livery, racing with car #25.
The Australian started her racing journey in regional and national karting competitions and achieved the 2023 Australian Karting Championship Pink Plate win.
Joanne was selected as part of the FIA Girls on Track Rising Stars Programme and transitioned to single-seaters in 2024, appearing in the Australian Formula 4 Championship, the Central European Zone F4 Championship, the Spanish Formula 4 Championship and the Formula Winter Series.
#64 Maya Weug
MP Motorsport
Supported by: Scuderia Ferrari HP
Nationality: Dutch
2024 F1 Academy Stats: Third, 177 points
Maya will return to the grid, teaming up with MP Motorsport and supported by Scuderia Ferrari HP in car #64 after her third-place ranking in 2024, scoring 177 points. Maya took her maiden win in Race 3 at Yas Marina and made seven podiums throughout the season.
The Spanish-born driver was crowned the 2015 Spanish Karting Championship Vice-Champion and triumphed in the 2016 WSK Final Cup and 60 Mini category.
Now racing under the Dutch flag, Maya won the 2021 FIA Girls on Track - Rising Stars Programme to become the first female driver inducted into the Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy.
As a member of their driver programme, Maya moved to single-seaters and undertook campaigns in the Italian Formula 4 Championship and the German Formula 4 Championship. She also participated in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine.
#14 Chloe Chambers
Campos Racing
Supported by: Red Bull Ford Academy Programme
Nationality: American
2024 F1 Academy Stats: sixth, 122 points
Chloe is back for more F1 Academy action after finishing sixth in the championship in 2024 with a maiden victory at Barcelona’s Race 2 and three podium finishes.
Teaming up again with Campos Racing and Red Bull Ford, Chloe brings her experience to the F1 Academy grid, driving in car #14.
Chloe started her single-seater journey in 2021 in the Formula 4 United States Championship before moving to W Series for 2022 and the 2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge North America.
#18 Rafaela Ferreira
Campos Racing
Supported by: Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
Nationality: Brazilian
Rafaela will make her F1 Academy debut with Campos Racing, supported by Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team and racing in car #18.
The Brazilian was the first woman to achieve pole position at the 2022 Copa Brasil de Kart and transitioned into single-seaters the following year.
She has competed in the Brazilian Formula 4 Championship and claimed her first podium at Interlagos during the Grand Prix weekend, making her the first woman to do so.
Rafaela bettered this in her second season in the series and became the first female to win a race, finishing the season with three race wins, two poles and seven podiums.
#21 Alisha Palmowski
Campos Racing
Supported by: Oracle Red Bull Racing
Nationality: British
2024 F1 Academy Stats: 17th, 10 points, Qatar Wild Card
Making her F1 Academy debut as the Wild Card at Lusail, Qatar, in 2024, Alisha now joins the grid as a full-time driver with Campos Racing and Oracle Red Bull Racing.
The British driver started karting in 2018 and competed in the Daniel Riccardo Series in 2020 and 2021, achieving the Junior Vice-Champion titles in both years.
Alisha moved into cars in 2022 in the Ginetta Junior Championship and achieved 10 podiums. She also finished as Vice-Champion in the GB4 Championship with three wins, two poles and 11 podiums.
#24 Wei Shi - Wild Card Shanghai
Hitech TGR
Supported by: Juss Sports
Nationality: Chinese
Wei Shi is the season's first Wild Card entry and will participate in the season-opener in Shanghai with Hitech Grand Prix in car #24.
Wei will participate as the first Chinese driver on the F1 Academy grid and has a strong racing background, competing in the Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86 Cup and the China Endurance Championship. Wei also won the Challenge Cup at the FIA F4 Chinese Championships and came third in the CFGP category.
F1 Academy gets underway for the 2025 season in Shanghai for Round 1 on March 21-23, alongside the F1 Chinese Grand Prix weekend.
All images are credited to F1 Academy Limited.
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