Nicole Havrda

Nicole Havrda
Havrda at the Slovakiaring in 2025
Nationality	Canadian Czech
Born	(2006-01-24) 24 January 2006 (age 19) Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada
F1 Academy career
Debut season	2025
Current team	Hitech TGR
Car number	2
Starts	10
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Previous series
2023-2025 2025	Formula Regional Americas Championship Formula 4 CEZ Championship
Championship titles
2023 2023	Formula Pro USA Winter Series Formula Pro USA Western Championship

Nicole Havrda (born 24 January 2006) is a Canadian and Czech ^[1] racing driver who competes in F1 Academy for Hitech TGR with support from American Express and the Formula 4 CEZ Championship for JMT Racing and in the Formula Regional Americas Championship for Kiwi Motorsports.

Career

Early career

Havrda started karting in 2020, gaining multiple podiums in the West Coast Kart Club, Rotax Max West Karting Championship, and the Western Canadian Karting Final. ^[2]

In 2022, Havrda was the youngest driver in both the W Series shootout and the Heart of Racing shootout. ^{[3] [4]} She was also the youngest driver in the Indian Racing League. ^[5]

In 2023, Havrda won both the Formula Pro USA Winter Series and the Western Championship. ^[6] She continued in the Indian Racing League with Chennai Turbo Riders.

Formula Regional Americas

Havrda contested two rounds of the Formula Regional Americas Championship in 2023. ^[7] She stepped up to the Formula Regional Americas Championship full time for the 2024 season, ^[8] where she achieved four podium finishes, and finished the season in 6th place. ^[9] She was awarded the PMH Powering Diversity Scholarship, and is continuing in the series for 2025. ^[10]

F1 Academy

Havrda is driving for Hitech TGR in the 2025 F1 Academy season, with backing by American Express. ^[11] In the first race weekend, Havrda was forced to retire from both races. She was hit from behind in race 1 by Chloe Chong, and in race 2 she was hit by Aurelia Nobels while both were trying to avoid the car of Joanne Ciconte. ^{[12] [13]}

F4 CEZ Championship

Havrda will compete in the last two rounds of the 2025 Formula 4 CEZ Championship, at Slovakiaring and Brno for JMT Racing. ^[14]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2022	Indian Racing League	Chennai Turbo Riders	6	0	0	0	0	65	11th
	Formula Pro USA Western Championship - FPUSA-3	Valley Kitchens Race Team	2	0	0	0	0	22	7th
2023	Formula Pro USA Winter Series - FPUSA-3	Valley Kitchens Racing	4	2	3	2	4	90	1st
	SCCA Majors Championship Western Conference - Formula Atlantic		2	2	1	0	2	50	5th
	Formula Pro USA Western Championship FPUSA-3	Valley Kitchens	9	7	6	5	9	215	1st
	Indian Racing League	Chennai Turbo Riders	2	0	0	0	0	7‡	12th‡
	Formula Regional Americas Championship	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport	6	0	0	0	0	38	12th
2024	Formula Regional Americas Championship	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport	19	0	0	0	4	139.5	6th
2025	F1 Academy	Hitech TGR	10	0	0	0	0	1*	17th*
	Formula Regional Americas Championship	Kiwi Motorsports	3	0	0	0	0	0*	19th*
	Formula 4 CEZ Championship	JMT Racing	6	0	0	0	0	4	20th

‡ Team Standings
* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Regional Americas Championship results

(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	DC	Points
2023	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport	NOL 1	NOL 2	NOL 3	ROA 1	ROA 2	ROA 3	MOH 1	MOH 2	MOH 3	NJM 1 5	NJM 2 Ret	NJM 3 5	VIR 1 6	VIR 2 Ret	VIR 3 5	COA 1	COA 2	COA 3					12th	38
2024	Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport	NOL 1 7	NOL 2 6	NOL 3 12†	ROA 1 5	ROA 2 3	ROA 3 3	IMS 1 8	IMS 2 3	IMS 3 4	MOH 1 6	MOH 2 6	NJM 1 Ret	NJM 2 7	NJM 3 8	MOS 1 7	MOS 2 5	MOS 3 6	COT 1 7	COT 2 3				6th	139.5
2025	Kiwi Motorsports	NOL 1 12	NOL 2 13	NOL 3 12	ROA 1	ROA 2	ROA 3	IMS 1	IMS 2	IMS 3	MOH 1	MOH 2	MOH 3	NJM 1	NJM 2	NJM 3	MOS 1	MOS 2	MOS 3	VIR 1	VIR 2	ALA 2	ALA 2	19th*	0*

* Season still in progress.

Complete F1 Academy results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	DC	Points
2025	Hitech TGR	SHA 1 Ret	SHA 2 Ret	JED 1 15	JED 2 16	MIA 1 12	MIA 2 C	MTL 1 10	MTL 2 Ret	MTL 3 11	ZAN 1 10	ZAN 2 16	SIN 1	SIN 2	LVG 1	LVG 2	17th*	1*

* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 4 CEZ Championship results

(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	DC	Points
2025	JMT Racing	RBR1 1	RBR1 2	RBR1 3	RBR2 1	RBR2 2	RBR2 3	SAL 1	SAL 2	SAL 3	MOS 1	MOS 2	MOS 3	SVK 1 10	SVK 2 13	SVK 3 9	BRN 1 13	BRN 2 10	BRN 3 13	20th	4

References

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2. Series, Feeder (30 January 2022). "Whatsapping with Nicole Havrda: 'It would be spectacular to join W Series"". Feeder Series. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
3. "The Heart of Racing Closes Out Successful Two-Day Female Shootout" . Retrieved 1 November 2024.
4. Wood, Ida (13 January 2022). "W Series' first 2022 test to take place in USA using F4 cars". Formula Scout. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
5. Gidithuri, Unnatee. "New Indian Racing League dates announced; Formula Regional, F4 India postponed". Autocar India. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
6. "Comox Valley race car driver makes history". Comox Valley Record. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
7. Wood, Ida (6 February 2023). "Nicole Havrda to race in FRegional Americas for first full year in cars". Formula Scout. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
8. "Over a dozen drivers awarded support from PMH Powering Diversity Scholarship". RACER. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
9. RACERS (23 May 2024). "Nicole Havrda secures maiden podium in Formula Regional Americas". Racers. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
10. A, Ashleigh (18 February 2025). "Fourteen Drivers Awarded Support from PMH Powering Diversity Scholarship". F4 U.S. Championships. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
11. "Nicole Havrda steps up to F1 ACADEMY in 2025 with American Express". F1® Academy. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
12. "RACE 1: Alisha Palmowski claims maiden victory in Shanghai after penultimate lap heartbreak for Nina Gademan". F1® Academy. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
13. "RACE 2: Doriane Pin charges to dominant victory in Shanghai ahead of Maya Weug". F1® Academy. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
14. "F1 Academy star Nicole Havrda joins F4 CEZ grid at Slovakia Ring". F4 CEZ. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.