Alisha Palmowski

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Alisha Palmowski
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (2006-09-21) 21 September 2006 (age 18)
Glossop, Great Britain
GB4 Championship career
Debut season 2024
Current teamElite Motorsport
Starts20
Wins3
Podiums11
Poles2
Fastest laps1
Best finish2nd in 2024

Alisha Palmowski (born 21 September 2006) is a British racing driver and the runner-up of the 2024 GB4 Championship. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Early life and education

Palmowski attended St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy in Glossop, Derbyshire. [4]

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, finshing in 9th in 2019, and runner-up to the title in 2020 and 2021. [5] [6] [7]

Ginetta Junior Championship

Alisha Palmowski won the 2022 Ginetta Junior Scholarship, joining Jamie Chadwick as the only women to earn the honor. [8] 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 Oulton Park. At the next race she bested this result with two second places at Silverstone Circuit. She continued this momentum throughout the series, getting three out of three podiums at Brands Hatch, and her first pole position at the second race of the final round at Donington Park, which she converted to a second place finish.

Palmowski finished 5th in the championship with 10 podiums, one pole position and 498 points. [9]

GB4

Palmowski continued her relationship with Elite Motorsport in the 2024 GB4 Championship, making her single-seater debut. [10]

She had an impressive debut race, winning the first race of the season by margin of 3.6 seconds. [11] She ended her campaign as the runner-up to the title, with 422 points, 3 wins, 2 pole positions and 11 podiums. [12]

Formula E

Palmowski took part in the 2024 Formula E women's test, where she drove for Envision Racing. [13]

F1 Academy

Palmowski joined the 2024 F1 Academy season as the wildcard entry for the round in Qatar. [14]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2018BirelART UK Series - Junior
2019Daniel Ricciardo Series - DRS1009th
2020Daniel Ricciardo Series - DRS1002nd
2021Daniel Ricciardo Series - DRS1002nd

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2022Ginetta Junior Winter ChampionshipPreptech UK402021022nd
Ginetta Junior Championship 25000015613th
2023 Ginetta Junior Championship Elite Motorsport27011104985th
2024 GB4 Championship Elite Motorsport20321114222nd
F1 Academy Prema Racing 100001017th

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627DCPoints
2022 Preptech UK DON
1
21		 DON
2
9		 DON
3
Ret		 BHI
1
12		 BHI
2
Ret		 BHI
3
17		 THR1
1
12		 THR1
2
Ret		 CRO
1
Ret		 CRO
2
13		 KNO
1
8		 KNO
2
9		 KNO
3
18		 SNE
1
Ret		 SNE
2
14		 SNE
3
9		 THR2
1
12		 THR2
2
19		 THR2
3
11		 SIL
1
9		 SIL
2
13		 SIL
3
13		 BHGP
1
8		 BHGP
2
Ret		 BHGP
3
18		13th156
2023 Elite Motorsport OUL
1
Ret		 OUL
2
3		 OUL
3
9		 SIL1
1
2		 SIL1
2
5		 SIL1
3
2		 DON1
1
2		 DON1
2
7		 DON1
3
Ret		 SIL2
1
9		 SIL2
2
3		 SIL2
3
4		 SIL2
4
11		 SIL2
5
6		 SIL2
6
10		 SNE
1
10		 SNE
2
9		 SNE
3
7		 CAD
1
3		 CAD
2
6		 CAD
3
10		 BHGP
1
3		 BHGP
2
2		 BHGP
3
2		 DON2
1
4		 DON2
2
2		 DON2
3
8		5th498

Complete GB4 Championship results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2024 Elite Motorsport OUL
1
1		 OUL
2
5		 OUL
3
Ret		 SIL1
1
2		 SIL1
2
4		 SIL1
3
C		 DON1
1
Ret		 DON1
2
9		 DON1
3
36		 SNE
1
2		 SNE
2
1		 SNE
3
111		 SIL2
1
3		 SIL2
2
5		 SIL2
3
76		 DON2
1
3		 DON2
2
4		 DON2
3
36		 BRH
1
4		 BRH
2
3		 BRH
3
24		2nd422

Complete F1 Academy results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415DCPoints
2024 Prema Racing JED
1 		JED
2 		MIA
1 		MIA
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		SIN
1 		SIN
2 		LSL
1
5		 LSL
2
C		 ABU
1 		ABU
2 		ABU
3 		17th10

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