Lisa Billard

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Lisa Billard
Nationality Flag of France.svg France
Born (2009-09-11) 11 September 2009 (age 16)
French F4 Championship career
Debut season 2025
Current team FFSA Academy
Starts18
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish9th 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]

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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]

Career

Karting

2018

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]

2019

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

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]

2021

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]

2022

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]

2023

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]

Formula 4

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]

Formula One

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]

F1 Academy

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]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2018National Series Karting - MinimeEnergy Corse22nd
Championnat de France - MinimeHEK25th
2019National Series Karting - Minime10th
Coupe de France - MinimeKart Pro Racing3rd
IAME International Final - Mini Cadet8th
2020IAME International Games - X30 MiniKart Pro Racing24th
Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy - Mini MaxBillard David9th
2021IAME Euro Series - X30 MiniKart Pro Racing67th
National Series Karting - Nationale27th
Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy - Mini MaxBillard David17th
Championnat de France - NationaleKart Pro Racing59th
Coupe de France - Nationale13th
Rotax Max Euro Golden Trophy - Rotax JuniorBillard DavidNC
2022Championnat de France - Nationale5th
Nationale Series Karting - NationaleKart Pro Racing8th
Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy - Rotax Junior31st
2023South Garda Winter Cup - OKJ Billard David21st
WSK Super Master Series - OKJ 101st
Championnat de France - Nationale3rd
Champions of the Future - OKJ Matec Competition98th
CIK-FIA Academy Trophy - Academy7th
Sources: [30]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2024 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 900000NC†
2025 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 180000219th
F1 Academy Hitech TGR 200000*24th*

Complete French F4 Championship results

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

Year123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
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
19th2

As Billard was a guest driver, she was ineligible to score points.

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