Nina Gademan

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Nina Gademan
2024-08-25 Motorsport, Grosser Preis der Niederlande 2024, F1 Academy STP 3606 by Stepro.jpg
Gademan at Circuit Zandvoort in 2024
Nationality Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch
Born (2003-09-30) 30 September 2003 (age 21)
Wijster, Netherlands
F4 British Championship career
Debut season 2024
Current team Fortec Motorsport
Car number3
Starts24 (25 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish11th in 2024

Nina Gademan (born 30 September 2003), [1] previously known as Nina Pothof, is a Dutch racing driver who is currently competing in the F4 British Championship with Fortec Motorsport and briefly competed in F1 Academy with Prema Racing. She won gold in the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games Karting Slalom Cup. [2] [3]

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Career

Karting

In 2018, Gademan was chosen as a finalist for the 2019 FIA Girls On Track Le Mans Shootout. [4] She was then selected as one of six drivers for the Girls on Track European Team. [5]

She competed in the Karting Slalom Cup in the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games, winning gold with her teammate Bastiaan van Loenen. [6]

British F4 Championship

Gademan made her single-seater debut in the 2024 British F4 Championship, driving for Fortec Motorsports. She earned her only rookie podium in the fourth round, with a finish of 13th at Thruxton. Her best result of the season was a 11th place at the seventh round of the season at Knockhill. Gademan finished 19th in the championship with 25 points. [7] [8] [9]

F1 Academy

On 21 August 2024, Nina Gademan was chosen as the wildcard for the fourth round of F1 Academy in Zandvoort. [10] She ended in 6th place in both qualifying 1 and 2, and scored points in both races, becoming the first wildcard driver to do so. [11] She ended in 4th place in race 1, and crossed the line in 4th again for race 2, but was classified in 10th place after receiving a penalty for contact with Aurelia Nobels. [12] [13]

Personal life

Alongside racing, Gademan also works as an Esports content creator with F1 Esports and Veloce Esports. [14]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2019IAME International Final - X30 Senior
IAME Euro Series - X30 SeniorVK Racing
FIA Motorsport Games Karting Slalom Cup Team Netherlands [15] 1st
2024Rotax Max Challenge Champions Winter Trophy - DD2 MasterPothof Nina14th

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2022 24 Hours of Zolder Xwift Racing Events10000N/A16th
2024 F4 British Championship Fortec Motorsport 2600002519th
F1 Academy Prema Racing 200001313th*

Complete F4 British Championship results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132DCPoints
2024 Fortec Motorsport DPN
1

19
DPN
2

183
DPN
3

C
BHI
1

16
BHI
2

191
BHI
3

13
SNE
1

16
SNE
2

127
SNE
3

16
THR
1

13
THR
2

142
THR
3

14
SILGP
1

15
SILGP
2

172
SILGP
3

18
ZAN
1

16
ZAN
2

122
ZAN
3

Ret
KNO
1

14
KNO
2

115
KNO
3

14
DPGP
1

DPGP
2

DPGP
3

DPGP
4

SILN
1

16
SILN
2

C
SILN
3

17
BHGP
1

14
BHGP
2

13
BHGP
3

126
BHGP
3

14
19th25

Complete F1 Academy results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314DCPoints
2024 Prema Racing JED
1

JED
2

MIA
1
MIA
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

ZAN
1

4
ZAN
2

10
SIN
1

SIN
2

LSL
1

LSL
2

ABU
1

ABU
2

12th*13*

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