Alisha Palmowski joins Red Bull Racing for the 2025 F1 Academy season.
Eight drivers confirm their participation in the 2025 F1 Academy season.
2024 Wild Card entrant Alisha Palmowski is the latest driver to join the 2025 F1 Academy season with Red Bull Racing. The Briton becomes a participant in the Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme.
🚨 BREAKING: Alisha Palmowski joins the Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme for 2025.
Alisha was the Wild Card entrant in Qatar where she had a successful debut and placed fifth in Race 1, and has now secured her next step in single-seaters full-time.
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She joins Chloe Chambers and Rafaela Ferreira, part of the Red Bull Academy Programme, to compete for Campos Racing.
Palmowski already has experience on the F1 Academy grid.
She competed as a Wild Card entrant in Round 6 in Qatar, qualifying sixth and fourth. She secured a fifth-place finish in Race 1, marking her debut with promise.
A Racing Journey Built on Success
The 18-year-old began her motorsport journey in karting in 2018. By 2020 and 2021, she had achieved the Junior Vice-Champion title in the Daniel Ricciardo Series.
Her transition to car racing came in 2022, with an impressive showing in the Ginetta Junior Championship. In 2023, she finished fifth overall, collecting ten podiums and her first pole position.
Her talent earned her selection as BRDC Rising Star, further positioning her reputation as one of Britain’s most promising young drivers.
Palmowski competed in the GB4 Championship with Elite Motorsport in 2024. Her debut race set the tone of the season as she claimed victory with a margin of 3.6 seconds.
She finished the season as Vice-Champion, tallying three wins, two pole positions, and an unmatched eleven podium finishes.
The Briton also participated in the 2024 Formula E Women’s Test, driving for Envision Racing.
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A Future with Red Bull
Welcome to the team @AlishaPalmowski 🤝
Alisha will be joining the Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme for 2025 💪#F1Academy
— Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) December 12, 2024
Speaking about her upcoming role within the Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy, Palmowski said:
“I am incredibly excited and honoured to be joining the Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Programme in F1 Academy for 2025,
“Oracle Red Bull Racing is one of the best teams on the grid, and to see the talent they have brought through the doors and to get to be a part of that next generation is something that I could never have imagined.” – Alisha Palmowski.
Sarah Harrington, Red Bull Academy Programme Manager, expressed confidence in Palmowski’s abilities:
“Alisha impressed us from the start and has already proved herself on the F1 Academy grid as a wildcard entrant in Qatar.
We are very excited to welcome her to the Red Bull Academy Programme for 2025, and she is a great addition to complete our line-up as we look to next season.” – Sarah Harrington.
The Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme also acknowledged Emirati driver Hamda Al Qubaisi for her dedication over the past two seasons as she departs the series.
F1 Academy drivers have a limit of two seasons set. The 2024 season finale saw nine drivers depart.
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The Road Ahead
As Palmowski prepares for her first full season in the F1 Academy, expectations are high. Her track record of success, combined with the resources of Red Bull Racing, positions her as a strong contender for the championship.
With her proven ability, Alisha Palmowski represents the future of British motorsport, alongside 2024 F1 Academy Champion Abbi Pulling, and an exciting addition to the 2025 F1 Academy grid.
She joins Chloe Chambers (Red Bull Ford), Ella Lloyd (McLaren), Rafaela Ferreira (RB), Courtney Crone (Haas), Alba Hurup Larsen (Tommy Hilfiger), and Nina Gademan (Alpine) in what is already shaping up to be an exciting season. Ten more drivers are to be confirmed.
Reema Juffali (Jeddah) and Logan Hannah (Abu Dhabi) are now the only two 2024 Wild Cards to not have a seat for 2025 so far. Crone, Lloyd, and Gademan join her as those who have pre-existing F1 Academy experience.
The 2025 F1 Academy series begins in China at the Shanghai International Circuit between March 21 to 23. The season concludes at the Las Vegas Strip Circuit in the United States, on November 20 to 22.
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