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2025 F1 Academy Season
The 2025 F1 Academy season is the third running of F1 Academy, an all-female, Formula 4-level, open-wheel racing championship founded by and organized under the management of Formula Motorsport Limited. The championship is the second season run in support of selected rounds of the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship with 10 of the 18 drivers' cars sporting liveries sponsored by the 10 teams competing in Formula One during 2025. Prema Racing entered the season as the defending teams' champion after clinching the title at the final race of the 2024 season in Abu Dhabi. Entries F1 Academy is a spec series; all teams competing with an identical Tatuus F4-T421 chassis and tyre compounds developed by Pirelli. Each car is powered by a turbocharged 4-cylinder engine developed by Autotecnica. Team changes * Hitech TGR joined the championship as the sixth team, with two full-time competitors and the third seat reserved for the wild card drivers, relieving Prema Racing from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
F1 Academy
F1 Academy is a female-only, Formula 4-level Formula racing, single-seater racing championship founded by the Formula One Group. The championship is a One-design racing, spec series, meaning that all teams compete with an identical Tatuus F4-T421 Monocoque#Race cars, chassis and tyre compounds developed by Pirelli. Each car is powered by a 174-horsepower Turbocharger, turbocharged 4-cylinder engine developed by Autotecnica Motori, a Tatuus subsidiary. F1 Academy held its 2023 F1 Academy season, inaugural season in 2023. The 2024 F1 Academy season, 2024 drivers' championship was won by Rodin Motorsport's Abbi Pulling whilst Prema Racing retained the team's championship for 2024. History The championship traces its roots back to 2004, when Formula Woman was established due to the lack of female drivers in other series. In 2019, the W Series (championship), W Series was created for the same reason and was held for over three seasons, and the planned 2020 season was cancelled due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TAG Heuer
TAG Heuer S.A., founded Heuer AG ( ) is a Swiss luxury watchmaker. Founded in 1860 by Edouard Heuer in St-Imier, Switzerland, it was acquired by Techniques d'Avant Garde (TAG) in 1985, which purchased a majority stake in the company, forming ''TAG Heuer''. In 1999, French luxury goods conglomerate LVMH bought nearly 100 percent of the Swiss company. The name ''TAG Heuer'' combines the initials of "Techniques d'Avant Garde" and the founder's surname. Although best known for its chronographs, it has also manufactured stopwatches. History TAG Heuer is based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, and is led by CEO Frédéric Arnault. Jack Heuer, great-grandson of the founder, is the honorary chairman. TAG Heuer maintains a watchmaking workshop in Cornol, Switzerland, and a watchmaking factory in La Chaux-de-Fonds. TAG Heuer's slogan is "Swiss Avant-Garde Since 1860". 1860 through 1880s In 1860 Edouard Heuer founded Uhrenmanufaktur Heuer AG (English: Heuer Watchmaking Inc.) in St- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haas F1 Team
Haas Formula LLC, competing as MoneyGram Haas F1 Team, is an List of Formula One constructors#Team's nationality, American-licensed Formula One racing team established by NASCAR Cup Series team owner Gene Haas in April 2014. The team made its debut in the season. The team principal is Ayao Komatsu, who replaced Guenther Steiner who served in the role from the team's inception until January 2024. The team is headquartered in Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States – from Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte – alongside sister team and NASCAR entrant Haas Factory Team, though the two teams are separate entities. The team also established a forward base in Banbury, England, to turn cars around between races during the European part of the calendar. The team maintains a design office in Maranello, which is also home to Scuderia Ferrari's headquarters. History Preparations Haas was the first American constructor to submit an F1 entry after the failed US F1 Team, US F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtney Crone
Courtney Crone (born March 7, 2001) is an American racing driver who competes in F1 Academy for ART Grand Prix as part of the Haas Driver Development Program. Crone previously competed in the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge and the USAC Western Midget Series. Career Early career Crone started racing in quarter midgets in 2005, at just four years old. At age 11 she started racing Junior Speedway, winning three track championships in the 150cc Motorcycle class before stepping up to the 250cc class. Crone won the 2016 Perris Auto Speedway Young Guns Championship in Sprint Cars with six wins. She was also the 2016 USAC Western States Midget Rookie of the Year, ending the season in 5th after making 14 feature race starts. In 2017 she made 4 feature race starts in the USAC National Midget Series. Single-seaters In 2016 Crone won 3 Formula Mazda races in her 3 starts. She was also selected as a Women’s Motorsports Foundation Project Podium recipient by IndyCar driver Lyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ART Grand Prix
ART Grand Prix is a French motor racing team that competes in formula single-seaters in Europe. In 2012, it competed in the GP2 Series and GP3 Series as Lotus GP to reflect sponsorship from British sports and racing car manufacturer Lotus. The team competed as Lotus ART in 2011. Corporate history ART Grand Prix was created in 2005 as a collaborative project between Frédéric Vasseur, the principal of ASM Formule 3, and Nicolas Todt, the son of the then Scuderia Ferrari team principal and eventually Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) president Jean Todt. Vasseur wanted to expand his championship-winning Formula Three team into the newly created GP2 Series, while Nicolas Todt had expressed an interest in team management. He had become involved in motorsport as a driver manager, and was notable for representing Felipe Massa. Todt took charge of the new team's commercial and promotional interests, while Vasseur managed the day-to-day running of the operation. ART ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McLaren Driver Development Programme
The McLaren Driver Development Programme, formerly known as the McLaren Young Driver Programme, is a driver development programme operated by McLaren. It is intended to offer year-by-year guidance, assistance and endorsement to help promising young racers climb the motorsport ladder. The programme was also formerly known as the McLaren-Honda Young Driver Programme and the McLaren-Mercedes Young Driver Support Programme, reflecting engine deals with Honda and Mercedes, respectively. The most notable participant in the programme is Lewis Hamilton, who joined the programme while karting and eventually graduated to the McLaren F1 Team. He has won the Formula One Drivers' Championship seven times between 2008 and 2020, where the championship was won with McLaren. Hamilton is currently the only graduate from the programme who has won a World Drivers' Championship. As of 2025, nine programme drivers have graduated to Formula One, with four of those debuting directly with the McLaren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella Lloyd
Ella Mai Lloyd (born 20 July 2005) is a United Kingdom, British racing driver from Wales who currently competes for Rodin Motorsport in 2025 F1 Academy season, F1 Academy and the 2025 F4 British Championship, F4 British Championship. She is a member of the McLaren Driver Development Programme, and was runner-up in the 2023 Ginetta GT5 Challenge. Career Early career Despite never competing in karting, Lloyd's first taste of motorsport came in 2018 when she was invited to take part in the FIA's Girls on Track Karting Challenge at Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone. She formally began her career four years later, in the 2022 Ginetta Junior Championship. Racing for Assetto Motorsport, she scored points in 15 of 25 races and recorded a best race finish of 11th. In early 2023, Lloyd was chosen for the Motorsport UK Academy Futures program and moved up to the Ginetta GT5 Challenge with Xentek Motorsport. The season was an instant success, as she won on debut and picked up 10 wins, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sauber Academy
The Sauber Academy, formerly known as the Sauber Junior Team, is a driver development programme by Sauber Motorsport to support drivers from karts through the feeder series ladder to promote them to their Formula One team. In November 2018, Sauber entered a partnership with Czech team Charouz Racing System Charouz Racing System (CHRS, also was known as Lotus in World Series Formula V8 3.5) is a racing team from Czech Republic, created in 1985 by . History In the 1980s, Charouz participated in the European Championship of Circuit Races' 1600 ... to form the Sauber Junior Team, followed by the creation of a karting team in March 2019. After 2019 Sauber parted ways with Charouz and rebranded the programme as the Sauber Academy. A formerly existing Sauber's Karting Team, aligned with Kart Republic, also entailed various drivers. In December 2024, Sauber Academy announced that their full complement of drivers (Théo Pourchaire, Carrie Schreiner and Zane Maloney) would gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodin Motorsport
Rodin Motorsport is a New Zealand motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. It currently competes in six championships: FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, BRDC British Formula 3 Championship, GB3 Championship, F1 Academy, F4 British Championship and Spanish F4 Championship. In 2023, New Zealand–based manufacturer Rodin Cars became the majority shareholder of Carlin Motorsport following investment from founder David Dicker in a deal that saw the team rebrand as Rodin Carlin. The Carlin family departed the team in late 2023, with Dicker taking full control and renaming the company as Rodin Motorsport. History Rodin Cars CEO David Dicker acquired a majority stake in Carlin Motorsport in 2023. Following this investment, Carlin Motorsport was renamed into Rodin Carlin. Carlin Motorsport founder Trevor Carlin and his wife Stephanie sold their ownership stake in Rodin Carlin to Dicker. Following their departure, Rodin Carlin was re-established as Rodin Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aston Martin In Formula One
Aston Martin is a British car manufacturer that has participated in Formula One in various forms and is currently represented by a team named as Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team. The company first participated in Formula One during the 1959 Formula One season, 1959 season, where they debuted the Aston Martin DBR4, DBR4 chassis using their own engine, but it failed to score any points. They continued to perform poorly through the 1960 Formula One season, 1960 season, once again failing to score any points. As a result, Aston Martin decided to leave Formula One after 1960. A commercial rebranding of the Racing Point F1 Team resulted in the team's return as Aston Martin in , utilising customer Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains, Mercedes power units. In , the team will begin using Honda in Formula One, Honda power units as part of a works partnership with the Japanese manufacturer. The team, owned by Lawrence Stroll, has Fernando Alonso, a 2-time champion from Spain, and Lance St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Hausmann
Tina Larissa Hausmann (born 5 October 2006) is a Swiss List of female racing drivers, racing driver currently competing in F1 Academy for Prema Racing representing Aston Martin in Formula One, Aston Martin. She has previously competed for AKM Motorsport in Formula 4, scoring an overall podium in the Formula Winter Series and winning the women's trophy in both Italian F4 Championship, Italian F4 and Euro 4 Championship, Euro 4. Junior career Karting Hausmann made her competitive karting debut in the 2019 Rotax Max Challenge Switzerland in the Mini and Junior categories, finishing in 8th and 4th. She returned to karting in 2021 and competed in the ADAC Kart Masters in the OK category. She has also competing in a handful of races in her home country of Switzerland and in Germany as well. Formula 4 She made her debut in Formula 4 machinery in the 2023 Formula Winter Series, Inaugural season of the Formula Winter Series with AKM Motorsport. In her first F4 race ever at Circu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercedes Junior Team
The Mercedes Junior Team is a driver development programme by the Mercedes-AMG F1 Team to help promote drivers from karts through the feeder series ladder to promote them to their Formula One team. All eligible drivers have been promoted to Formula One, with Pascal Wehrlein (), Esteban Ocon () and George Russell (), the latter driving for Mercedes from onwards. Andrea Kimi Antonelli Andrea Kimi Antonelli (; born 25 August 2006) is an Italian racing driver who competes in Formula One for Mercedes-Benz in Formula One, Mercedes. Born and raised in Bologna, Antonelli is the son of sportscar racing driver Marco Antonelli. Afte ... graduated to Formula One with Mercedes in . Current drivers Graduates to Formula 1 This list contains the drivers that have graduated to Formula 1 with support from Mercedes. Therefore, drivers who have had support in the past and entered Formula 1 through other means are not included. Drivers who drove for other teams while still part of Merc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
