Rachel Robertson (racing driver)

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Rachel Robertson
Born
Rachel Robertson

(2007-07-28) 28 July 2007 (age 18)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British

Rachel Anne Robertson (born 28 July 2007) is a British racing driver from Scotland who competes in F1 Academy for Hitech TGR.

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Career

Robertson began her karting career at 15, initially taking up rental karting, [1] before moving to the British Karting Championship in 2024 in the Senior Rotax category. [2] The following year, Robertson joined Radical Racing Rebels to race in the Radical Cup UK. [3] Taking a best result of fourth on her debut round at Donington Park, [4] Robertson then scored a pair of third-place finishes at Brands Hatch and Snetterton. [5] [6] In the final three rounds, Robertson scored two third-place finishes at Silverstone and Donington Park to secure third in points. [7] [8] In August of that year, Robertson tested Formula 4 machinery at Cremona with Cram Motorsport, [9] before participating in the F1 Academy rookie test at Navarra one month later, [10] in which she finished fifth in both sessions. [11] [12]

In October, Robertson made her single-seater debut in the relaunched Hitech Grand Prix centrally-run F4 Saudi Arabian Championship. [13] After retiring in both races of the season-opening round in Bahrain, [14] Robertson scored her maiden series points by finishing tenth in race one of the following round, held at the same venue. [15] In the third round of the season in Jeddah, [16] Robertson scored her second points result of the season, finishing ninth in race two, before bettering that with an eighth place finish at the same venue, in the next round. [17] In late November, Robertson made her F1 Academy debut for Hitech TGR at Las Vegas, in which she took over Aiva Anagnostiadis' car, [18] [19] and finished fourth on her series debut in a wet race one before ending the weekend with a 14th-place finish in race two. [20]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2024British Kart Championship – Senior RotaxGuy Cunnington Racing26th
Motorsport UK 'E' Plate – Senior Rotax16th
2025Ultimate Karting Championship – Senior Rotax51st
Sources: [21]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2025 Radical Cup UK Radical Racing Rebels1800046493rd
F4 Saudi Arabian Championship Astop **
F1 Academy Hitech TGR 20000516th
Sources: [21]

Complete F4 Saudi Arabian Championship results

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

YearTeam12345678910DCPoints
2025 Astop BHR1
1

Ret
BHR1
2

Ret
BHR2
1

10
BHR2
2

13
JED1
1

11
JED1
2

9
JED2
1

12
JED2
2

8
JED3
1

JED3
2

14th*7*

* Season still in progress.

Complete F1 Academy results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415DCPoints
2025 Hitech TGR SHA
1
SHA
2
JED
1
JED
2
MIA
1
MIA
2
CAN
1
CAN
2
CAN
3
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
SIN
1
SIN
2
LVG
1

4
LVG
2

14
16th5

References

  1. "Scottish motor sport rising star Rachel Robertson chasing her F1 dream". autosport.com. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  2. "The Radical recruit who's risen from indoor rental karting to an SR3 in two years". autosport.com. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  3. "17-Year-Old Rising Star Rachel Robertson Selected for 2025 Radical Racing Rebels Team". motorsportuk.org. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  4. "Rachel Robertson impresses on Finecut Radical Cup UK Championship debut". racers-behindthehelmet.com. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  5. "Motorsport engineering student Rachel is on track for a glittering career in racing". wiltshire.ac.uk. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  6. "FINE CUT RADICAL CUP UK - R3 REPORT". radicalmotorsport.com. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  7. "Radical Cup UK - Silverstone Race Report". radicalmotorsport.com. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  8. "FINE CUT RADICAL CUP UK - ROUND 6 DONINGTON PARK PREVIEW". radicalmotorsport.com. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  9. "Rachel driven to compete in F4 and upwards". theedinburghreporter.co.uk. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  10. "BBC Sport pundit funds promising F1 bid". gpfans.com. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  11. "Rookie test Navarra 2025: Stevens guida la classifica". rossomotori.it (in Italian). 17 September 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  12. "Stevens fastest in landmark F1 ACADEMY Rookie Test". f1academy.com. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  13. "Women take the wheel: 44% of Aramco F4 Saudi Arabian Championship 2025 drivers are female". arabnews.pk. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  14. "Saudi F4: Nina Gademan scores back-to-back podiums, Chiara Bättig shows speed on F4 debut". racers-behindthehelmet.com. 13 October 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  15. "Kit Belofsky grows Saudi Arabian F4 lead in second Bahrain round". formulascout.com. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  16. "Lewis Wherrell stars in Saudi Arabian F4's first of three Jeddah rounds". formulascout.com. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  17. "F4 Saudi: Ava Dobson and Esmee Kosterman share female trophy wins in fourth Jeddah round". racers-behindthehelmet.com. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  18. "Aiva Anagnostiadis will not be at the F1 Academy finale in Las Vegas". autohebdof1.com. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  19. "Rachel Robertson to make F1 Academy debut at Vegas as Anagnostiadis recovers from injury". racers-behindthehelmet.com. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  20. "Aurelia Nobels grabs maiden F1 Academy podium". racers-behindthehelmet.com. 22 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  21. 1 2 "Rachel Robertson | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 9 October 2025.