Alisha Palmowski (born 21 September 2006) is a

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racing driver and the runner-up of the

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. She is currently competing in

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for

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representing

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Early life and education

Palmowski attended

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, Derbyshire.

Career

Karting

Making her competitive karting debut in the 2018 BirelART UK Series – Junior category, she moved to the Daniel Ricciardo Series – DRS100 for the rest of her career, finishing in 9th in 2019, and runner-up to the title in 2020 and 2021.

Ginetta Junior Championship

Alisha Palmowski won the 2022 Ginetta Junior Scholarship, joining

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as the only women to earn the honor. She finished the Winter Championship in 2nd place. Palmowski finished the 2022 Ginetta Junior Championship in 13th, with six top-10 finishes. She continued in the series for 2023, getting her first podium and best result with a third place at

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. At the next race she bested this result with two second places at

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. She continued this momentum throughout the series, getting three out of three podiums at

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, and her first pole position at the second race of the final round at

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, which she converted to a second-place finish. Palmowski finished 5th in the championship with 10 podiums, one pole position and 498 points.

GB4

Palmowski continued her relationship with Elite Motorsport in the

, making her

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debut. She had an impressive debut race, winning the first race of the season by margin of 3.6 seconds. She ended her campaign as the runner-up to the title, with 422 points, 3 wins, 2 pole positions and 11 podiums.

Formula E

Palmowski took part in the 2024

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women's test, where she drove for Envision Racing.

F1 Academy

Palmowski joined the 2024 season of

as the wildcard entry for the round in

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, where she topped the first session of in-season testing. In Race 1, she finished in 5th place. She had qualified 4th for Race 2 but it was cancelled after a crash in a different series caused extensive repairs to the barriers. She returned for the 2025 season where she raced for

, representing

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season in progress.

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete GB4 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete F1 Academy results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Season in progress.

Complete Formula Winter Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Palmowski, Alisha 2006 births Living people Campos Racing drivers F1 Academy drivers Prema Powerteam drivers Ginetta Junior Championship drivers Sportspeople from Glossop GB4 Championship drivers English racing drivers English female racing drivers English people of Polish descent Formula Winter Series drivers