Bianca Bustamante | |
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Nationality | Filipina |
Born | Manila, Philippines | January 19, 2005
F1 Academy | |
Years active | 2023–2024 |
Car number | 16 |
Former teams | Prema Racing, ART Grand Prix |
Starts | 35 (35 entries) |
Wins | 2 |
Podiums | 5 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
Best finish | 7th in 2024 |
Previous series | |
2023–2024 2022 | F1 Academy W Series |
Bianca Denise Bustamante (born January 19, 2005) is a Filipina racing driver and is a part of the McLaren Driver Development Programme.
From January 31 to February 4, 2022, Bustamante competed in a W Series test in Arizona, United States, along with 14 other prospective drivers. [1] She then participated in a second pre-season test in Barcelona on March 2–4 along with 11 other potential drivers and 9 automatic qualifiers from the previous W Series season. [2] On March 22, Bustamante was confirmed to compete in the 2022 W Series season. [3] She finished the season in 15th place scoring 2 points across 7 races.
On January 9, 2023, Bustamante was announced to race under Italian team Prema Powerteam for the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship. [4] She finished the season in 27th place scoring 3 points across 15 races.
On February 3, 2023, Bustamante was confirmed as the second driver to compete in the newly launched all-female F1 Academy series with Prema Racing. [5]
Bustamante finished 3rd in the series' first race at the Red Bull Ring, but was promoted to P2 following the disqualification of Nerea Martí. [6] Having finished ninth in the second race, her car suffered a technical failure on the formation lap for the third race and did not start. [7]
Bustamante initially qualified 2nd for the second round at Circuit Ricardo Tormo, but was demoted to 8th for a track limits infringement. [8] Having recovered to fifth in the first race, Bustamante then won her first race in the reverse-grid second heat – earning personal congratulations from President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. [9] [10] [11]
Bustamante did not finish the first race of the weekend at Monza, before grabbing her third podium of the season in the following reverse-grid race and winning the third and final race of the weekend. [12]
Bustamante scored a total of 116 points, finishing 7th in the championship standings; one point behind MP Motorsport's Amna Al Qubaisi. [13]
On October 18, 2023, McLaren announced the signing of Bustamante to the McLaren Driver Development Programme and that she will represent McLaren for the 2024 season under ART Grand Prix. Bustamante is the first female driver signed to the McLaren Driver Development Programme and the second full-time female driver signed by McLaren after Emma Gilmour for McLaren XE. [14] [15]
In Round 1 at Jeddah, Bustamante finished fifth in Race 1 and was promoted to sixth (from eighth) in Race 2 due to penalties for other competitors. [16] [17] [18] Bustamante qualified in fourth for the second round at Miami and finished the first race in ninth after stalling at the start, but set the fastest lap in consolation; in Race 2, she scored her first podium of the season with a second-place finish. [19] [20] In Round 4 at Zandvoort, Bustamante crashed during qualifying and finished outside the points in both races – a pointless streak which continued in Singapore after she received a stop/go penalty in Race 1 for being out of position on the grid, before colliding with Tina Hausmann in Race 2 whilst recovering from a spin. [21] [22]
On May 24, 2023, it was announced that Bustamante would make her debut in Italian F4 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, driving for Prema Racing in a one-off appearance, replacing Aurelia Nobels. [23]
Bustamante returned to Italian F4 for the final round in Monza, driving for ART Grand Prix, the French team making their debut in the series. [24]
On December 19, 2024, it was announced that Bustamante will join GB3 Championship in the 2025 season with Elite Motorsport. [25]
On October 15, 2024, McLaren announced Bustamante and her F1 Academy successor Ella Lloyd as the line-up for the McLaren Formula E Team women's test pre-season testing for the 2024–25 season in Formula E. [26] She placed in third in the test. [27]
Born in Manila, Bustamante resides between Laguna, Philippines, and San Jose, California. [28] Former GT racer Darryl O'Young acts as Bustamante's manager. [29]
In March 2024, vehicle rental company Avis ranked Bustamante the third-most influential non-European female racing driver; at the time, she had a combined 2.2 million followers across Instagram and TikTok. [30] [31] In December 2023, upon joining McLaren, she received backlash on social media after it emerged that she had liked several tweets critical of Formula One driver Lance Stroll, one of which used ableist language. [32]
Season | Series | Team | Position |
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2015 | SKUSA SuperNationals XIX - TaG Cadet | Cambrian Go-Karts | 21st |
Challenge of the Americas - PSL West Mini Max | 9th | ||
2016 | SKUSA SuperNationals XX - X30 Junior | Cambrian Go-Karts | 43rd |
2019 | Asian Karting Open Championship - X30 Junior | 2nd | |
2020 | IAME Asia Cup - X30 Senior | AutoInc Racing | 16th |
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2022 | USF Juniors | IGY6 Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 25th |
W Series | W Series Academy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15th | |
Indian Racing League | Bangalore Speedsters | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 17th | |
2023 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Prema Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27th |
F1 Academy | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 116 | 7th | ||
Italian F4 Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44th | ||
USF Juniors | Exclusive Autosport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 17th | |
Macau Formula 4 Race | BlackArts Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
2024 | F1 Academy | ART Grand Prix | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 7th |
Italian F4 Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52nd | ||
Euro 4 Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34th | ||
Formula Winter Series | GRS Team | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40th | |
F4 British Championship | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 29th | |
2025 | GB3 Championship | Elite Motorsport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD |
* Season still in progress.
† As Bustamante was a guest driver, she was ineligible for points.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
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2022 | IGY6 Motorsports | OIR 1 14 | OIR 2 10 | OIR 3 C | ALA 1 15 | ALA 2 12 | VIR 1 | VIR 2 | VIR 3 | MDO 1 | MDO 2 | MDO 3 | ROA 1 | ROA 2 | ROA 3 | COA 1 | COA 2 | COA 3 | 25th | 32 |
2023 | Exclusive Autosport | SEB 1 | SEB 2 | SEB 3 | ALA 1 | ALA 2 | VIR 1 | VIR 2 | VIR 3 | MDO 1 | MDO 2 | ROA 1 | ROA 2 | ROA 3 | COA 1 9 | COA 2 18 | COA 3 9 | 17th | 27 | |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | DC | Points |
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2022 | W Series Academy | MIA1 9 | MIA2 14 | CAT 15 | SIL 17 | LEC 15 | HUN Ret | SIN 15 | 15th | 2 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Franchise | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
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2022 | Bangalore Speedsters | HYD1 1 C | HYD1 2 C | HYD1 3 C | IRU1 1 | IRU1 2 5 | IRU1 3 6 | IRU2 1 | IRU2 2 8 | IRU2 3 6 | HYD2 1 | HYD2 2 DNS | HYD2 3 Ret | 17th | 46 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos | Points |
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2023 | Prema Racing | DUB1 1 26 | DUB1 2 28 | DUB1 3 Ret | KMT1 1 20 | KMT1 2 25 | KMT1 3 Ret | KMT2 1 33 | KMT2 2 10 | KMT2 3 15 | DUB2 1 17 | DUB2 2 9 | DUB2 3 21 | YMC 1 Ret | YMC 2 30 | YMC 3 Ret | 27th | 3 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
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2023 | Prema Racing | RBR 1 2 | RBR 2 9 | RBR 3 NC | CRT 1 5 | CRT 2 1 | CRT 3 7 | CAT 1 4 | CAT 2 14† | CAT 3 10 | ZAN 1 10 | ZAN 2 8 | ZAN 3 5 | MON 1 Ret | MON 2 2 | MON 3 1 | LEC 1 13 | LEC 2 10 | LEC 3 14 | USA 1 4 | USA 2 7 | USA 3 13 | 7th | 116 |
2024 | ART Grand Prix | JED 1 5 | JED 2 6 | MIA 1 9 | MIA 2 2 | CAT 1 4 | CAT 2 7 | ZAN 1 14 | ZAN 2 11 | SIN 1 16 | SIN 2 14 | LSL 1 16 | LSL 2 C | ABU 1 5 | ABU 2 7 | ABU 3 14 | 7th | 73 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
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2023 | Prema Racing | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | IMO 3 | IMO 4 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | MIS 3 | SPA 1 25 | SPA 2 19 | SPA 3 19 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | LEC 3 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | MUG 3 | VLL 1 | VLL 2 | VLL 3 | 44th | 0 |
2024 | ART Grand Prix | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | MIS 3 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | IMO 3 | VLL 1 | VLL 2 | VLL 3 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | MUG 3 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | LEC 3 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | CAT 3 | MNZ 1 33 | MNZ 2 Ret | MNZ 3 Ret | 52nd | 0 |
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Points |
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2023 | BlackArts Racing | ZZIC1 1 | ZZIC1 2 | ZZIC1 3 | MAC 1 9 | MAC 2 Ret | SEP1 1 | SEP1 2 | SEP1 3 | SEP2 1 | SEP2 2 | SEP2 3 | NC† | 0 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
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2024 | GRS Team | JER 1 35 | JER 2 26 | JER 3 30 | CRT 1 33 | CRT 2 Ret | CRT 3 WD | ARA 1 35 | ARA 2 29 | ARA 3 17 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | CAT 3 | 40th | 0 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | DC | Points |
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2024 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | DPN 1 | DPN 2 | DPN 3 | BHI 1 | BHI 2 | BHI 3 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SNE 3 | THR 1 | THR 2 | THR 3 | SILGP 1 | SILGP 2 | SILGP 3 | ZAN 1 18 | ZAN 2 17 | ZAN 3 8 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | KNO 3 | DPGP 1 | DPGP 2 | DPGP 3 | DPGP 4 | SILN 1 | SILN 2 | SILN 3 | BHGP 1 | BHGP 2 | BHGP 3 | BHGP 4 | 29th | 6 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
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2024 | ART Grand Prix | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | MUG 3 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 | MNZ 1 18 | MNZ 2 24 | MNZ 3 28 | 34th | 0 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
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2025 | Elite Motorsport | SIL1 1 | SIL1 2 | SIL1 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | HUN 3 | SIL2 1 | SIL2 2 | SIL2 3 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 | DON 1 | DON 2 | DON 3 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | TBD | 0 |
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