2023 F1 Academy season

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Marta García won the drivers' championship driving for Prema Racing. Léna Bühler (middle left) ended the season as runner-up, while Hamda Al Qubaisi (middle right) finished third. Prema Racing won the inaugural constructors' championship.

The 2023 F1 Academy was a motor racing championship that was the inaugural season of the F1 Academy, an all-female Formula 4-level racing series founded and organized under the management of Formula Motorsport Limited. [1] Its season commenced on 29 April at Red Bull Ring and concluded on 22 October supporting the United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas.

Marta García won the drivers' championship with two races to spare, as her team Prema Racing won the teams' championship.

Entries

The following teams and drivers are under contract to compete in the 2023 championship. [2] As the championship is a spec series, all teams will compete with an identical Tatuus F4-T421 chassis and tyre compounds developed by Pirelli. Each car is powered by a 165-horsepower turbocharged 4-cylinder engine developed by Autotecnica. [1]

TeamsNo.DriverRoundsRef.
Flag of Spain.svg Campos Racing
Flag of Spain.svg Mercantile Campos Racing [N 1]
1 Flag of Spain.svg Nerea Martí All [3]
2 Flag of France.svg Lola Lovinfosse All [4]
3 Flag of Uruguay.svg Maite CáceresAll [5]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport 4 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hamda Al Qubaisi All [6]
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Emely de Heus All [7]
6 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Amna Al Qubaisi All [6]
Flag of France.svg ART Grand Prix 7 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Léna Bühler All [8]
8 Flag of Germany.svg Carrie Schreiner All [9]
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chloe Grant All [10]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rodin Carlin 10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Abbi Pulling All [11]
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jessica Edgar All [12]
12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Megan Gilkes All [13]
Flag of Italy.svg Prema Racing 14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chloe ChongAll [14]
15 Flag of Spain.svg Marta García All [15]
16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Bianca Bustamante All [16]
Source: [17]

Calendar

The calendar for the 2023 season was announced in February 2023.

RoundCircuitRace 1 & 2Race 3
1 Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
29 April
2 Flag of Spain.svg Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste 6 May7 May
3 Flag of Spain.svg Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona 20 May21 May
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 24 June [a] 25 June
5 Flag of Italy.svg Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 8 July9 July
6 Flag of France.svg Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet
30 July
7 Flag of the United States.svg Circuit of the Americas, Austin 21 October22 October
Source: [18]

Race results and standings

RoundCircuitDate Pole position Fastest lap Winning driverWinning teamSupporting
1R1 Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Ring 29 April Flag of Spain.svg Marta García Flag of Spain.svg Marta García Flag of Spain.svg Marta García Flag of Italy.svg Prema Racing P9 Challenge
R2 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Amna Al Qubaisi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Amna Al Qubaisi Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport
R3 Flag of Spain.svg Marta García Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Abbi Pulling Flag of Spain.svg Marta García Flag of Italy.svg Prema Racing
2R1 Flag of Spain.svg Circuit Ricardo Tormo 6 May Flag of Spain.svg Nerea Martí Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hamda Al Qubaisi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hamda Al Qubaisi Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
R2 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hamda Al Qubaisi Flag of the Philippines.svg Bianca Bustamante Flag of Italy.svg Prema Racing
R37 May Flag of Spain.svg Marta García Flag of Spain.svg Marta García Flag of Spain.svg Marta García Flag of Italy.svg Prema Racing
3R1 Flag of Spain.svg Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 20 May Flag of the Netherlands.svg Emely de Heus Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Léna Bühler [b] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Emely de Heus Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport Formula Regional European Championship
R2 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Amna Al Qubaisi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Amna Al Qubaisi Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport
R321 May Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Léna Bühler Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hamda Al Qubaisi Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Léna Bühler Flag of France.svg ART Grand Prix
4R1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Circuit Zandvoort 24 June Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hamda Al Qubaisi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hamda Al Qubaisi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hamda Al Qubaisi Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
R225 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Abbi Pulling Flag of Germany.svg Carrie Schreiner Flag of France.svg ART Grand Prix
R3 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hamda Al Qubaisi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hamda Al Qubaisi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hamda Al Qubaisi Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport
5R1 Flag of Italy.svg Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 8 July Flag of Spain.svg Marta García Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chloe Chong [c] Flag of Spain.svg Marta García Flag of Italy.svg Prema Racing FIA World Endurance Championship
R2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Abbi Pulling Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Léna Bühler Flag of France.svg ART Grand Prix
R39 July Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Abbi Pulling Flag of Spain.svg Marta García Flag of the Philippines.svg Bianca Bustamante Flag of Italy.svg Prema Racing
6R1 Flag of France.svg Circuit Paul Ricard 30 July Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Abbi Pulling Flag of Spain.svg Nerea Martí Flag of Spain.svg Nerea Martí Flag of Spain.svg Mercantile Campos Racing Stand-alone event
R2 Flag of Spain.svg Marta García Flag of Spain.svg Marta García Flag of Italy.svg Prema Racing
R3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Léna Bühler Flag of Spain.svg Marta García Flag of Spain.svg Marta García Flag of Italy.svg Prema Racing
7R1 Flag of the United States.svg Circuit of the Americas 21 October Flag of Spain.svg Marta García Flag of Spain.svg Marta García Flag of Spain.svg Marta García Flag of Italy.svg Prema Racing Formula One World Championship
R2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Abbi Pulling Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hamda Al Qubaisi Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport
R322 October Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jessica Edgar Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jessica Edgar Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jessica Edgar Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rodin Carlin
Source: [19]

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers in Races 1 and 3, and to the top eight classified finishers in the reverse-grid Race 2. All three races were run to a set lap count, with time-certain limits of 30 minutes for Races 1 and 3, and 20 minutes for Race 2. The pole-sitter in each Race 1 and 3 also receives two points respectively, and one point is given to the driver who sets the fastest lap of the race provided that the driver finishes inside the top ten. No point is awarded if the fastest lap time is achieved by a driver outside the top ten. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter in Race 2. This means there is a possible maximum of 67 points available per race meeting. [20]

RacesPosition, points per race
 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th   Pole    FL  
Races 1 and 325181512108642121
Race 21086543211
Source: [20]

Drivers' championship

PosDriver RBR
Flag of Austria.svg
VAL
Flag of Spain.svg
CAT
Flag of Spain.svg
ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
MNZ
Flag of Italy.svg
LEC
Flag of France.svg
COA
Flag of the United States.svg
Pts
R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1 [d] R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3
1 Flag of Spain.svg Marta García 171651323Ret241656111Ret3278
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Léna Bühler Ret26324Ret412332110422324222
3 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hamda Al Qubaisi 752135Ret52191810Ret545615207
4 Flag of Spain.svg Nerea Martí DSQ452NC26673667113154952181
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Abbi Pulling 48411123234710Ret43227DSQ246175
6 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Amna Al Qubaisi 8137465198Ret997473781410117
7 Flag of the Philippines.svg Bianca Bustamante 29NC517414†101085Ret211310144713116
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jessica Edgar 311899910121444123581586531114
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Emely de Heus Ret61214Ret10186552612†914912Ret10787
10 Flag of France.svg Lola Lovinfosse 9313108Ret895911Ret1013†73Ret31081565
11 Flag of Germany.svg Carrie Schreiner Ret1071211891013618Ret4696811111456
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chloe Grant 10Ret94711771112127RetWDWD101113Ret9934
13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Megan Gilkes 5121081313†11118117Ret5RetRet1113912131131
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chloe Chong61411Ret614†1215†1513141111912†12141076825
15 Flag of Uruguay.svg Maite Cáceres11131413101213131214131012811†81211Ret12126
PosDriverR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3Pts
RBR
Flag of Austria.svg
VAL
Flag of Spain.svg
CAT
Flag of Spain.svg
ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
MNZ
Flag of Italy.svg
LEC
Flag of France.svg
COA
Flag of the United States.svg
Sources: [21] [22]
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
 — Did not finish, but classified

Teams' championship

PosTeam RBR
Flag of Austria.svg
VAL
Flag of Spain.svg
CAT
Flag of Spain.svg
ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
MNZ
Flag of Italy.svg
LEC
Flag of France.svg
COA
Flag of the United States.svg
Pts
R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1 [d] R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3
1 Flag of Italy.svg Prema Racing 1715113231024121611163419
2911657414†1013861165121010478
614NCRet614†1215†15Ret1411Ret912†1314147Ret13
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport 712135112151674535615411
85374655659281097478107
Ret61214Ret10Ret898Ret9912†Ret14912Ret1410
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rodin Carlin 3848932344412332276231320
411891291011877Ret4581189546
51210111313†1112141110Ret5RetRet1513DSQ121311
4 Flag of France.svg ART Grand Prix 1026324741213216422324312
Ret1074789711637Ret4109681199
RetRet9121111Ret101312128RetWDWD101113Ret1114
5 Flag of Spain.svg Campos Racing
Flag of Spain.svg Mercantile Campos Racing
935282665365783153952252
114131010128979111010117312410812
DSQ131413NCRet1313121413Ret1213†11†8Ret11Ret1215
PosTeamR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3Pts
RBR
Flag of Austria.svg
VAL
Flag of Spain.svg
CAT
Flag of Spain.svg
ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
MNZ
Flag of Italy.svg
LEC
Flag of France.svg
COA
Flag of the United States.svg
Sources: [21] [23]
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
 — Did not finish, but classified

Notes

  1. Race 2 was moved to the regular hosting date for Race 3.
  2. Léna Bühler set the fastest lap but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to score the point for fastest lap. Hamda Al Qubaisi set the second fastest lap but also failed to finish in the top 10. Emely de Heus scored the point for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  3. Chloe Chong set the fastest lap but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to score the point for fastest lap. Hamda Al Qubaisi scored the point for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  4. 1 2 75% of the points were awarded in race 1 at Monza as more than 50% but less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.
  1. Campos Racing was re-branded as Mercantile Campos Racing ahead of round 4 for sponsorship reasons.

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