History will be made at this weekend’s Zandvoort Grand Prix in the British F4 Championship.
Eight female drivers, including five current F1 Academy drivers, line up on the grid.
A historic 29% of the grid will be made up of female drivers.
F1 Academy Competition Manager, Delphine Biscaye said its a “significant moment” for female representation.
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The F1 Academy drivers will benefit from the track time this weekend.
Their next race is in late August and coincidentally also at the Circuit Zandvoort.
Bianca Bustamante, Jessica Edgar, Aurelia Nobels, Carrie Schreiner and Abbi Pulling are the Academy drivers who will race.
Bustamante, Nobels and Edgar will be getting behind the wheel of a British F4 car for the very first time.
Abbi Pulling – who is running a duel campaign in in F4 and F1 Academy – will hope for more success after making history at Brands Hatch.
She became the first female driver to win a race in the the British Formula 4 Championship.
She said the duel campaign has been “great” for her.
“The more laps the better” she added.
Ella Lloyd, Nina Gademan, and F1 Academy alumni, Chloe Chong join the Academy drivers on the grid.
Delphine Biscaye has recognised the benefits of the track time for drivers to “gain valuable experience”.
“We know that track time is incredibly important for drivers at this level and allowing them to attend race weekends’”she said.
“This will help them prepare for the next step on their journey to elite motorsport.”