Jessica Edgar

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Jessica Edgar
F1 Academy 2023 Spielberg Nr. 11 Edgar (side 2).jpg
Edgar in 2023
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (2005-03-15) 15 March 2005 (age 19)
Related to Jonny Edgar (cousin)
F1 Academy career
Debut season 2023
Current team Rodin Motorsport
Car number17
Starts27 (27 entries)
Wins1
Podiums4
Poles1
Fastest laps1
Best finish8th in 2023
Previous series
2022 GB4 Championship

Jessica Edgar (born 15 March 2005) is a British racing driver who is currently competing in F1 Academy for Rodin Motorsport. [1]

Contents

Career

Karting

Edgar started her racing career in karting in 2010. In 2013, she moved up to the Cadet category. In 2017, she became champion of the Cumbria Kart Racing Club in Rowrah. [2] In 2018, she won several kart races in the Mini X30 category. [2] In 2019, she came second in this category in the Motorsport UK Kartmasters Grand Prix and fourth in the British Kart Championship. Also that year, Edgar took part in the FIA Motorsport Games in the Karting Slalom Cup. [3] [4] She missed the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but returned to karting in 2021 and finished thirteenth in the X30 Junior category of the British championship that year. She also competed in the 2021 FIA Girls on Track - Rising Stars shooutout. [5]

GB4 Championship

In 2022, Edgar made the switch to formula racing, where she competed for the team Fortec Motorsport in the new GB4 Championship. She achieved a podium finish at Oulton Park and managed to finish in the top 10 in most other races. With 269 points, she finished seventh in the final standings.

F1 Academy

Edgar competing in an F1 Academy race at Zandvoort in 2024. 2024-08-25 Motorsport, Grosser Preis der Niederlande 2024, F1 Academy STP 3556 by Stepro.jpg
Edgar competing in an F1 Academy race at Zandvoort in 2024.

In 2023, Edgar switched to F1 Academy, a new class for women organized by Formula One, where she drove for Rodin Carlin. [6] She earned 4 podiums and 1 win, to finish 8th in the standings. [7] For 2024 she was retained by the team, now renamed as Rodin Motorsport, with support from American Express. [8] [9]

Personal life

Edgar is the cousin of racing driver Jonny Edgar. [10] They are part of the fourth generation of Edgars to practice motor racing. [2] [11] She lives in Ennerdale, Cumbria, [1] and attended Keswick School. [1] [12]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2019British Kart Championship - X30 MiniFusion Motorsport4th
Motorsport UK Kartmasters Grand Prix - X30 Mini2nd
IAME International Final - X30 Junior
2020Kartmasters British GP - X30 JuniorFusion Motorsport22nd
2021LGM Series - Junior X30Fusion Motorsport4th
British Kart Championship - X30 Junior13th

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2022 GB4 Championship Fortec Motorsport 2400012697th
2023 F1 Academy Rodin Carlin 2111141128th
Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round 20000N/ANC
2024 F1 Academy Rodin Motorsport 10000022*10th*
F4 British Championship Chris Dittmann Racing30000828th

Complete GB4 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2022 Fortec Motorsport SNE1
1

9
SNE1
2

9
SNE1
3

10
OUL
1

10
OUL
2

12
OUL
3

2
SIL1
1

11
SIL1
2

10
SIL1
3

10
DON1
1

11
DON1
2

12
DON1
3

10
SNE2
1

9
SNE2
2

8
SNE2
3

9
SIL2
1

4
SIL2
2

8
SIL2
3

9
BRH
1

5
BRH
2

5
BRH
3

7
DON2
1

13
DON2
2

8
DON2
3

7
7th269

Complete F4 British Championship results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031DCPoints
2024 Chris Dittmann Racing 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

15
ZAN
2

14
ZAN
3

15
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
26th*8*

Complete F1 Academy results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2023 Rodin Carlin RBR
1

3
RBR
2

11
RBR
3

8
CRT
1

9
CRT
2

9
CRT
3

9
CAT
1

10
CAT
2

12
CAT
3

14
ZAN
1

4
ZAN
2

4
ZAN
3

12
MON
1

3
MON
2

5
MON
3

8
LEC
1

15
LEC
2

8
LEC
3

6
USA
1

5
USA
2

3
USA
3

1
8th114
2024 Rodin Motorsport JED
1

15
JED
2

4
MIA
1

7
MIA
2

14
CAT
1

8
CAT
2

15
ZAN
1

12
ZAN
2

16
SIN
1

13
SIN
2

15
LSL
1

LSL
2

ABU
1

ABU
2

10th*22*

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