System 1 Academy 2023 drivers line up for a group image at the Purple Bull Ring on April 27, 2023 in Spielberg, Austria.
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All 10 present-day Formulation 1 groups will have 1 driver and have their livery on a car competing in the all-woman F1 Academy from 2024.
F1 Academy has five teams — Art Grand Prix, Campos Racing, MP Motorsport, PREMA Racing and Rodin Carlin — with three cars for every team to make up a 15-driver grid.
From subsequent 12 months, 10 of these drivers will be nominated by System 1 groups and each individual team will have their livery on one car or truck. The other five motorists will be supported by the series’ companions.
“1st and foremost, I want to thank the System 1 teams for their guidance and eyesight as we embark on this journey with each other,” explained F1 Academy controlling director Susie Wolff.
“This landmark moment not only demonstrates the depth of help for F1 Academy from across the F1 neighborhood but will encourage a entire generation of youthful ladies to realise the opportunities both of those on and off observe in motorsport.
“As we be part of the F1 calendar for next calendar year and host F1 Academy Find out Your Generate functions in the guide up to our races, I am self-assured that we will have a good affect throughout our activity in the extended expression.”
F1 president Stefano Domenicali added: “We created F1 Academy to carry about actual and long lasting modify to make certain youthful woman expertise have the correct procedure in put to follow and attain their desires. Nowadays is a incredibly vital minute as it demonstrates the affect the project is owning and the support it is getting from throughout the F1 local community.
“Susie, the teams, and every person concerned are performing tirelessly to make certain we go from power to energy and continue on to supply on the essential aim we have set out jointly. In 2024 the F1 Academy will be part of our race calendar, increasing the consciousness and profile of the series globally and to have the F1 liveries on the grid will be some thing very distinctive.”
This year’s inaugural F1 Academy time is nearing its summary with just two extra race weekends for the series — Paul Ricard this Saturday and Sunday, just before the year-finale at the Circuit of the Americas in Oct alongside the F1 United States Grand Prix.
Adhering to a thrilling weekend at Monza in early July, Marta Garcia is 36 details ahead of Hamda Al Qubaisi, with Lena Buhler an additional seven details behind. Britain’s Abbi Pulling is fourth in the championship, 69 factors adrift of Garcia with 6 races to go.