Jessica Edgar (born 15 March 2005) is a British racing driver.

Career

Karting

Edgar started her racing career in karting in 2010. In 2013, she moved up to the Cadet category. In 2017, she became champion of the Cumbria Kart Racing Club in Rowrah. In 2018, she won several kart races in the Mini X30 category. In 2019, she came second in this category in the Motorsport UK Kartmasters Grand Prix and fourth in the British Kart Championship. Also that year, Edgar took part in the

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in the Karting Slalom Cup. She missed the 2020 season due to the

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, but returned to karting in 2021 and finished thirteenth in the X30 Junior category of the British championship that year. She also competed in the 2021 FIA Girls on Track - Rising Stars shooutout.

GB4 Championship

In 2022, Edgar made the switch to formula racing, where she competed for the team

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in the new

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. She achieved a podium finish at

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and managed to finish in the top 10 in most other races. With 269 points, she finished seventh in the final standings.

F1 Academy

In 2023, Edgar switched to

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, a new class for women organized by

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, where she drove for Rodin Carlin. She earned 4 podiums and 1 win, to finish 8th in the standings. For

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she was retained by the team, now renamed as Rodin Motorsport, with support from

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Personal life

Edgar is the cousin of racing driver

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. They are part of the fourth generation of Edgars to practice

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. She lives in Ennerdale, Cumbria, and attended

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Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

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)

Complete F4 British Championship results

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

References

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