Emily Cotty

Emily Cotty
Cotty in 2025
Nationality	British New Zealander via double nationality
Born	(2009-08-14) 14 August 2009 (age 16) Colworth, United Kingdom
Italian F4 Championship career
Debut season	2025
Current team	R-ace GP
Car number	42
Starts	14
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Previous series
2025 2024	Formula Winter Series Formula Trophy UAE

Emily Cotty (born 14 August 2009) is a British-New Zealand racing driver currently competing for R-ace GP in the Italian F4 Championship.

Career

Karting

Cotty took up horse riding at an early age, ^[1] before beginning her karting career when she was 11, with the use of indoor karts. ^[2] After switching to regular karts in 2022, ^{[3] [4]} Cotty spent three seasons in karting, most notably winning the Super One Series Junior Rotax title in 2024. ^[5]

Formula 4

2024

After a planned drive in Nordic 4 with STEP Motorsport fell through, ^[6] Cotty elected to test Formula 4 machinery for most of 2024, ^[7] before making her single-seater debut for Phinsys by Argenti in the F4 British Championship. Racing at the Silverstone (National) round, Cotty finished 18th and 19th in her first two races in single-seaters. ^[8] Later that year, Cotty competed in Formula Trophy UAE with AGI Sport, ^[9] finishing the championship in 23rd, with a best result of 15th in the penultimate race at Yas Marina. ^[10]

2025

Cotty joined the 2025 F4 Middle East Championship as her first full season of single seater racing. ^[11] Her first points finish came during race 2 at the Dubai Autodrome round, finishing 12th, ^[12] before taking her best result of 11th the following round at Yas Marina and securing her second rookie podium of the season. ^[13] During that winter, Cotty also made a one-off appearance for Hitech TGR in the season-ending round of the Formula Winter Series at Barcelona, ^[14] in which she took a best result of 15th in race one. ^[15]

Cotty competes in the Italian F4 Championship with R-ace GP. ^[16] She finished 17th during her debut at the Misano World Circuit for round 1, ^[17] and a personal best of 16th during the next round at Vallelunga Circuit. ^[18] With her results, she is leading the women's championship, with Payton Wescott in second. ^{[19] [20]}

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2022	BMKR Championship – Mini Max		11th
2023	Fulbeck Sprint Series – Junior Rotax		44th
	Shenington Kart Racing Club – Junior Max		16th
	Super One Series – Junior Rotax		7th
2024	Super One Series – Junior Rotax		1st
	Shenington Kart Racing Club – Junior Max		24th
	British Kart Championship – Junior Rotax	Argenti Motorsport	32nd
Sources: [21]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2024	F4 British Championship	Phinsys by Argenti	2	0	0	0	0	0	33rd
	Formula Trophy UAE	AGI Sport	4	0	0	0	0	0	23rd
2025	F4 Middle East Championship	R-ace GP	15	0	0	0	0	3	21st
	Italian F4 Championship		14	0	0	0	0	0	37th*
	E4 Championship		6	0	0	0	0	0	24th*
	Formula Winter Series	Hitech TGR	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	F4 British Championship	Fortec Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
Sources: [22] [21]

^† As Cotty was a guest driver, she was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 British Championship results

(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
2024	Phinsys by Argenti	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	ZAN 2	ZAN 3	KNO 1	KNO 2	KNO 3	DPGP 1	DPGP 2	DPGP 3	DPGP 4	SILN 1 19	SILN 2 C	SILN 3 18	BHGP 1	BHGP 2	BHGP 3	BHGP 4	33rd	0
2025	Fortec Motorsport	DPN 1	DPN 2	DPN 3	SILGP 1	SILGP 2	SILGP 3	SNE 1	SNE 2	SNE 3	THR 1	THR 2	THR 3	OUL 1	OUL 2	OUL 3	SILGP 1 18	SILGP 2 16	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	ZAN 3	KNO 1	KNO 2	KNO 3	DPGP 1	DPGP 2	DPGP 3	SILN 1	SILN 2	SILN 3	BHGP 1	BHGP 2	BHGP 3	NC†*	0*

^† As Cotty was a guest driver, she was ineligible for points.

Complete Formula Trophy UAE results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	DC	Points
2024	AGI Sport	DUB 1	DUB 2	DUB 3	YMC1 1 21	YMC1 2 Ret	YMC2 1 15	YMC2 2 16	23rd	0

Complete F4 Middle East Championship results

(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	DC	Points
2025	R-ace GP	YMC1 1 17	YMC1 2 14	YMC1 3 21	YMC2 1 20	YMC2 2 25	YMC2 3 20	DUB 1 20	DUB 2 12	DUB 3 20	YMC3 1 16	YMC3 2 11	YMC3 3 21	LUS 1 Ret	LUS 2 16	LUS 3 16	21st	3

Complete Formula Winter Series results

(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
2025	Hitech TGR	POR 1	POR 2	POR 3	CRT 1	CRT 2	CRT 3	ARA 1	ARA 2	ARA 3	CAT 1 15	CAT 2 18	CAT 3 23	NC†	0

^† As Cotty was a guest driver, she was ineligible for points.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(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	DC	Points
2025	R-ace GP	MIS1 1 17	MIS1 2 Ret	MIS1 3	MIS1 4 24	VLL 1	VLL 2 16	VLL 3 18	VLL 4 27	MNZ 1 23	MNZ 2 30	MNZ 3 24	MUG 1 21	MUG 2 34†	MUG 3 WD	IMO 1 33†	IMO 2 C	IMO 3 19	CAT 1	CAT 2	CAT 3	MIS2 1	MIS2 2	MIS2 3	37th*	0*

Complete E4 Championship results

(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
2025	R-ace GP	LEC 1 13	LEC 2 20	LEC 3 Ret	MUG 1 Ret	MUG 2 27	MUG 3 25	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MNZ 3	23rd*	0*

^* Season still in progress.

References

1. Albertini, Marco (23 May 2025). "Emily Cotty: "We are improving every weekend"". Racers. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
2. "Teenager Emily is racing ahead in a male-dominated sport". Sussex Express. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
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5. Bone, Steve (20 September 2024). "Super stuff: Karting ace Cotty lands championship". Sussex Express. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
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8. "Emily Cotty makes encouraging British F4 Championship debut at Silverstone". racers-behindthehelmet.com. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
9. Kra-Caskey, Kalla (28 November 2024). "Formula Trophy UAE: 2024 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
10. "Emily Cotty secures top-15 in Formula Trophy UAE series at Abu Dhabi". racers-behindthehelmet.com. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
11. Cameli, Nicolò (9 January 2025). "R-ace GP annuncia la propria line-up". Fuori Pista. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
12. "Emily Cotty scores maiden points in F4 Middle East, Farah Al Yousef makes progress". Racers. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
13. "Emily Cotty scores maiden points in F4 Middle East, Farah Al Yousef makes progress". Racers. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
14. "FWS: Emily Cotty joins Hitech TGR for the Formula Winter Series finale". winter-series.com. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
15. "Robinson wins as Gomez misses chance to clinch FWinter Series". formulascout.com. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
16. Brusa, Francesca (2 May 2025). "Italian F4: 2025 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
17. Albertini, Marco (7 May 2025). "Italian F4: Emily Cotty and Payton Westcott reach final in Misano round". Racers. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
18. Albertini, Marco (27 May 2025). "Italian F4: Emily Cotty extends female trophy lead". Racers. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
19. Albertini, Marco (26 June 2025). "Italian F4: Cotty retains female trophy lead as Westcott takes two trophy wins". Racers. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
20. Albertini, Marco (16 July 2025). "Italian F4: Payton Westcott closes in on female trophy with two class wins". Racers. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
21. "Emily Cotty | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
22. "Emily Cotty Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 14 September 2025.

External links

• Emily Cotty career summary at DriverDB.com