F1 Academy

F1 Academy is a female-only single-seater racing championship founded by Formula One with its inaugural season in 2023.

F1 Academy
CategorySingle-seater
CountryInternational
Inaugural season2023
Drivers15
Chassis suppliersTatuus
Engine suppliersAutotecnica
Tyre suppliersPirelli
Drivers' championSpain Marta García
Teams' championItaly Prema Racing
Official websitef1academy.com
Current season

History

In November 2022, Formula One announced the creation of F1 Academy, a racing series for women aimed to focus on developing and preparing young drivers to progress to higher levels of competition. It was created to help smooth the transition from karting to the single-seater ladder.[1] The series was confirmed to consist of five teams with experience in Formula 2 and Formula 3, with each team entering 3 cars to make up a 15-car grid.

The five teams taking part in the 2023 season were announced in December 2022 to be ART Grand Prix, Campos Racing, Rodin Carlin, MP Motorsport and Prema Racing.[2]

On 1 March 2023, Susie Wolff was appointed the managing director for the series.[3]

For the 2024 season, all ten F1 teams will be supporting a driver each and will have the team's livery on their car. The remaining five drivers are to be supported by other partners.[4]

Championship format

The 2023 season will consist of seven event weekends with three races each, amounting to a total of 21 races, plus fifteen days of official testing. One of the seven events is expected to be a Formula One support race.[1][5]

On 31 March 2023, Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali announced that the 2024 season would take place exclusively on select F1 weekends, joining Formula 2, Formula 3 and the Porsche Supercup as part of the support bill.[6]

Cars

The cars used for the 2023 season are the Tatuus F4-T421 chassis used in Formula 4 championships globally since 2022, with tyres provided by F1 partner Pirelli. For the 2023 season, Formula One subsidised the cost of each car, with drivers having to contribute €150,000.[1] This will be reduced to €100,000 for 2024.[7] The engine for the 2023 season is provided by Autotecnica and consists of a 1.4-liter turbocharged 4 cylinder, capable of delivering 174 horsepower at 5500 rpm.[8]

Circuits
  • Bold denotes a circuit will be used in the 2023 season.
  • Italic denotes a future circuit will be used in the 2024 season.
Number Circuit Rounds Years
1 Austria Red Bull Ring 1 2023
Spain Circuito Ricardo Tormo 1 2023
Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 1 2023–2024
Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort 1 2023–2024
Italy Monza Circuit 1 2023
France Circuit Paul Ricard 1 2023
United States Circuit of the Americas 1 2023
8 Saudi Arabia Jeddah Corniche Circuit 0 2024
United States Miami International Autodrome 0 2024
Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 2024
Qatar Losail International Circuit 0 2024
United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit 0 2024

References
  1. "F1 Academy: Formula 1 announces F1 Academy, a new all-female driver series for 2023 | Formula 1®". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  2. "F1 Academy announces the five teams entering 2023–2025 seasons | Formula 1". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. "Susie Wolff appointed managing director of F1 Academy". www.autosport.com. March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  4. "F1 Academy: All 10 F1 teams to have drivers and liveries for 2024 season in all-female single-seater series". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  5. "F1 Want Women in the Cockpit for First Time Since 1976". Bloomberg.com. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  6. "F1 Academy: All-female racing series to feature exclusively at Formula 1 weekends in 2024". Sky Sports. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  7. "F1 Academy Champion Marta Garcia to receive FRECA seat". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  8. "The Car and Engine". F1 Academy. Retrieved 30 April 2023.

See also
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