Lisa Billard | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | |
French F4 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2025 |
Current team | FFSA Academy |
Starts | 18 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 9th in 2025 |
Lisa Billard (born 11 September 2009) is a French racing driver from Normandy. [1] She made her single-seater racing debut in the 2024 French F4 Championship. [2]
Billard is a part of the Alpine Rac(H)er programme. [3] She is supported by the Iron Dames, as well as the French Federation of Automobile Sport. [4] [5]
She started karting at the age of 7. [6] Billard first joined the national scene in 2018, in the National Series Karting in France. [7] She finished 22nd in the standings. [8]
Billard impressed in 2019, finishing all of her national competitions in the top 10 in the standings. She came 3rd in the Coupe de France in the Minime category, beating the likes of Pacôme Weisenburger and Arthur Dorison, who she competed against in the following years. [9]
2020 was a quiet year for Billard, as she joined two European competitions. She came 24th in the International IAME Games, and ninth in the Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy, both in the Mini category. [10] [11]
In 2021, Billard drove in both national and international karting championships, as she transitioned to Junior karting as the year went on. She had a best championship result of 13th in the Coupe de France, driving for Kart Pro Racing. [12]
Billard entered three well-known championships in 2022, finishing 5th in the Championnat de France, 8th in the Nationale Series Karting, and 31st in the Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy, all in Junior categories. [13] [14] [15]
Billard's 2023 was a huge breakthrough in her career. She managed to clinch her first championship podium since 2019, after finishing 3rd in the Championnat de France, just seven points off the championship leader. [16] She then moved on to the Academy Trophy, representing France. She finished an impressive seventh in the championship, finishing on the podium in the final event at Cremona. [17] [18]
She was one of eight drivers selected for the FIA Girls on Track Rising Stars initiative. [5]
Billard made her single-seater debut in the latter half of 2024, joining the French F4 Championship from Round 5 onwards. [19] She secured a best result of 16th from her nine races ahead of an anticipated fully-fledged 2025 effort. [20]
In the 2025 French F4 Championship, Billard's best finish in the series was 9th in Round 3 of the series, taking place at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. [4] After competing in all six rounds, she finished the season 19th in the standings, scoring two points. [21] Billard also claimed the Female Trophy title at season's end. [22] [23]
In January 2023, Alpine announced that Billard would be joining a new program aimed at supporting young female drivers in motorsport, the Rac(H)er programme. [3] She joined the scheme alongside five other young female prodigies, including Abbi Pulling and Sophia Floersch. [24]
Billard was selected to participate in F1 Academy's rookie test in September 2025 at Circuito de Navarra, along with 17 other female drivers. [25] The test spotlights young female talent and provides an opportunity to showcase their skills, with the goal of securing a full-time seat or Wild Card entry in the F1 Academy championship. [26] Billard finished the rookie test with the second fastest overall time, behind British driver Ella Stevens.
On 1 October 2025, Billard was announced as the Wild Card entry for Round 6 of the championship, taking place at the same weekend of the Singapore Grand Prix. [27] She made her F1 Academy debut at the Marina Bay Circuit, racing with the number 60 car from the Hitech TGR team. She qualified for Race 1 in 5th, and was the first Wild Card entry to ever qualify in the top 8. [28] After a collision with Alba Larsen, Billard sustained damage and had to retire from the race. [29]
Season | Series | Team | Position |
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2018 | National Series Karting - Minime | Energy Corse | 22nd |
Championnat de France - Minime | HEK | 25th | |
2019 | National Series Karting - Minime | 10th | |
Coupe de France - Minime | Kart Pro Racing | 3rd | |
IAME International Final - Mini Cadet | 8th | ||
2020 | IAME International Games - X30 Mini | Kart Pro Racing | 24th |
Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy - Mini Max | Billard David | 9th | |
2021 | IAME Euro Series - X30 Mini | Kart Pro Racing | 67th |
National Series Karting - Nationale | 27th | ||
Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy - Mini Max | Billard David | 17th | |
Championnat de France - Nationale | Kart Pro Racing | 59th | |
Coupe de France - Nationale | 13th | ||
Rotax Max Euro Golden Trophy - Rotax Junior | Billard David | NC | |
2022 | Championnat de France - Nationale | 5th | |
Nationale Series Karting - Nationale | Kart Pro Racing | 8th | |
Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy - Rotax Junior | 31st | ||
2023 | South Garda Winter Cup - OKJ | Billard David | 21st |
WSK Super Master Series - OKJ | 101st | ||
Championnat de France - Nationale | 3rd | ||
Champions of the Future - OKJ | Matec Competition | 98th | |
CIK-FIA Academy Trophy - Academy | 7th | ||
Sources: [30] |
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2024 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
2025 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19th |
F1 Academy | Hitech TGR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 24th* |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | 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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2024 | NOG 1 | NOG 2 | NOG 3 | LÉD 1 | LÉD 2 | LÉD 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | NÜR 3 | MAG 1 Ret | MAG 2 16 | MAG 3 17 | DIJ 1 17 | DIJ 2 23† | DIJ 3 22† | LEC 1 22 | LEC 2 18 | LEC 3 24 | NC† | 0 |
2025 | NOG 1 26 | NOG 2 17 | NOG 3 19 | DIJ 1 11 | DIJ 2 13 | DIJ 3 23 | SPA 1 11 | SPA 2 15 | SPA 3 9 | MAG 1 Ret | MAG 2 16 | MAG 3 16 | LÉD 1 12 | LÉD 2 14 | LÉD 3 Ret | LMS 1 13 | LMS 2 9 | LMS 3 11 | 19th | 2 |
† As Billard was a guest driver, she was ineligible to score points.