| Jessica Edgar | |
|---|---|
 Edgar in 2023 | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 15 March 2005 |
| Related to | Jonny Edgar (cousin) |
| F1 Academy | |
| Car number | 17 |
| Former teams | Rodin Carlin, Rodin Motorsport |
| Starts | 35 (35 entries) |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 4 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 8th in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2023–2024 2022 | F1 Academy GB4 Championship |
Jessica "Jess" Edgar (born 15 March 2005) is a British racing driver. [1]
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]
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.
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]
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]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | British Kart Championship - X30 Mini | Fusion Motorsport | 4th |
| Motorsport UK Kartmasters Grand Prix - X30 Mini | 2nd | ||
| IAME International Final - X30 Junior | |||
| 2020 | Kartmasters British GP - X30 Junior | Fusion Motorsport | 22nd |
| 2021 | LGM Series - Junior X30 | Fusion Motorsport | 4th |
| British Kart Championship - X30 Junior | 13th |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | GB4 Championship | Fortec Motorsport | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 269 | 7th |
| 2023 | F1 Academy | Rodin Carlin | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 114 | 8th |
| Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
| 2024 | F1 Academy | Rodin Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 13th |
| F4 British Championship | Chris Dittmann Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28th |
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7th | 269 |
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8th | 114 |
| 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 7 | LSL 2 C | ABU 1 16 | ABU 2 Ret | ABU 3 12 | 13th | 28 | ||||||
(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 | 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 | BHGP 4 | 28th | 8 |