Nicole Havrda | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Courtenay, British Columbia | 25 January 2006
Formula Regional Americas Championship career | |
Debut season | 2023 |
Current team | Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport |
Car number | 6 |
Starts | 28 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 4 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 6th in 2024 |
Nicole Havrda (born 25 January 2006) is a Canadian racing driver who is currently competing in the Formula Regional Americas Championship and F1 Academy.
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. [1]
In 2022, she was the youngest driver in both the W Series shootout and the Heart of Racing shootout. [2] [3] She was also the youngest driver in the Indian Racing League. [4]
In 2023, Havrda won both the Formula Pro USA Winter Series and the Western Championship. [5] She continued in the Indian Racing League with Chennai Turbo Riders.
Havrda contested two rounds of the Formula Regional Americas Championship in 2023. [6] She stepped up to the Formula Regional Americas Championship full time for the 2024 season, [7] where she achieved four podium finishes, and finished the season in 6th place. [8] She was awarded the PMH Powering Diversity Scholarship, and is continuing in the series for 2025. [9]
Havrda is driving for Hitech Grand Prix in the 2025 F1 Academy season, with backing by American Express. [10] 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. [11] [12]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | |
Formula Regional Americas Championship | Kiwi Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 15th* |
‡ Team Standings
(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 |
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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 | Crosslink 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 | NJM 1 | NJM 2 | NJM 3 | MOS 1 | MOS 2 | MOS 3 | VIR 1 | VIR 2 | ALA 2 | ALA 2 | 16th* | 0* |
(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 | DC | Points |
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2025 | Hitech TGR | SHA 1 Ret | SHA 2 Ret | JED 1 | JED 2 | MIA 1 | MIA 2 | CAN 1 | CAN 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | SIN 1 | SIN 2 | LVG 1 | LVG 2 | NC* | 0* |