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The 2025 F1 Academy season commenced with an eventful race weekend at the Shanghai International Circuit. Amidst tricky track conditions on an already challenging circuit, the F1 Academy Shanghai Round featured a combination of remarkable performances and unexpected, and sometimes heartbreaking challenges. Here is an analysis of the weekend’s standout drivers and those who suffered…
Doriane Pin had an excellent start to the 2025 F1 Academy season in Shanghai, showcasing why she’s on the grid and the levels she is prepared to go to win the championship. “It’s an amazing feeling, really happy to win today,” she beamed in a post-race interview. A stellar Race 2 ensured a guaranteed position…
The 2025 F1 Academy season is underway as the drivers competed in the first two races of the campaign at the Shanghai International Circuit, and you can view the full championship standings and results here. Alisha Palmowski won the first race of the 2025 F1 Academy season in truly dramatic circumstances on Saturday as she…
The first round of the 2025 F1 Academy drew to an end at the Shanghai International Circuit with the eighteen drivers fighting to win Race 2 of the Chinese GP weekend. After a strong start, Pin claimed the lead from former PREMA Racing teammate Maya Weug, now with MP Motorsport. She then held on to…
Under beautiful sunny skies, F1 Academy is back and ready for Race 1 at the Chinese GP. The Qualifying session saw Maya Weug secure pole position, outpacing her closest rival Dorianne Pin by 0.497 seconds with a commanding time of 2:03.379. With the championship adopting a reverse grid format for the top eight qualifiers in…
The 2025 F1 Academy season is underway as the drivers competed in the first race of the weekend at the Shanghai International Circuit, and you can view the full championship standings and results after the reverse grid race here at the Chinese GP. Dutch driver Nina Gademan started on pole as the top 8 got…
F1 Academy have announced their new partnership with female driver development programme, >= More than Equal, ahead of the season opener in Shanghai. >= More than Equal joins the series’ acclaimed list of official partners, joining brands like Charlotte Tilbury, PUMA and Tommy Hilfiger in the paddock. >= More than Equal joins the grid to…
The return of F1 Academy continued at the Chinese GP, with the drivers preparing for their Qualifying session under the blue skies of Shanghai. Taking to the track for Free Practice, Rodin Motorsport’s Ella Lloyd led the field out, setting the early benchmark before MP Motorsport’s Maya Weug and Alba Hurup Larsen traded the fastest…
The 2025 F1 Academy season got underway under the blue skies of Shanghai, with 18 drivers, including Wild Card entrant Shi Wei—also known as Tie Dou—taking to the track for Free Practice (FP) as the 2025 Chinese GP Weekend kicked off at the Shanghai International Circuit. Lloyd leads drivers out on track as first F1…
Shi Wei, also known as “Tie Dou”, will make history when F1 Academy arrives in Shanghai for its 2025 season opener. She will become the first Chinese driver to compete in F1 Academy, making her debut in front of her home crowd at the Shanghai International Circuit. Shi to be one of seven Wild Card…
