Jessica Edgar

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Jessica Edgar
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
Starts23 (23 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.

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

In 2023, Edgar switched to F1 Academy, a new class for women organized by Formula One, in which she will drive for Rodin Carlin. [5] She was retained by the team, now renamed as Rodin Motorsport, and will be supported by F1 Academy for 2024. [6]

Personal life

Edgar is the cousin of racing driver Jonny Edgar. [7] They are part of the fourth generation of Edgars to practice motor racing. [2] [8] She lives in Ennerdale, Cumbria, [1] and attended Keswick School. [1] [9]

Racing record

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 2000012*7th*

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 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

MIA
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

SIN
1

SIN
2

LSL
1

LSL
2

ABU
1

ABU
2

7th*12*

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