British driver Chloe Chong returns to F1 Academy for the 2025 season, filling the final full-time slot on the grid.
Chong Completes the 2025 F1 Academy Lineup
Teaming up with F1 Academy Official Partner Charlotte Tilbury, Chloe Chong will race under the Rodin Motorsport banner. She will pilot the #27 car in a livery that features the beauty brand’s signature night crimson and rose gold colours.
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Chloe Chong returns to the F1 Academy grid!
Chloe joins @CTilburyMakeup, racing with @RodinMotorsport.
After a busy year building on her 2023 rookie F1 Academy season, she is more determined than ever before!#F1Academy pic.twitter.com/ZG3vfeXA7P
— F1 Academy (@f1academy) March 7, 2025
Path to F1 Academy
Chloe Chong competed in the inaugural F1 Academy season. Making history as the youngest competitor in 2023, she delivered a promising debut campaign.
She secured six points-scoring finishes, with standout performances at Spielberg, Valencia, and Austin. She claimed three personal bests of sixth place.
The Briton was also a member of Prema, winning the Constructors’ Championship alongside Drivers’ Champion Marta García and Bianca Bustamante.
Despite her lack of drive in F1 Academy in 2024, she added to her experience by competing in British F4. Chong raced alongside Drivers’ Champion Abbi Pulling and 2025 entrant Ella Lloyd.
The 17-year-old achieved her best result with a seventh-place finish at Donington Park.
Now, as she prepares for her sophomore season in F1 Academy, Chong is eager to make her mark:
“I’m super happy to be making a return to F1 Academy this season and to be representing Charlotte Tilbury,” she expressed. “When I was first introduced to the brand, I instantly felt at home with their ethos of championing the magic of confidence and big dreams in order to achieve goals.”
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Charlotte Tilbury’s Mark
Her partnership with Charlotte Tilbury extends beyond the racetrack, reinforcing the brand’s commitment to empowering women in motorsport.
To celebrate its ongoing support for F1 Academy, the company has pledged that all sales of its Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray on International Women’s Day will go towards funding free karting sessions for young girls.
Beyond this, the newly launched Charlotte Tilbury Scholarship will provide financial backing for a young female driver to compete in the 2026 British Indoor Karting Championship (Level 2).
This will cover Club 100 season entry fees, participation in 13 competitions, and additional testing and coaching through the Motorsport UK Girls Karting Academy.
F1 Academy is proud to continue its collaboration with Charlotte Tilbury for the 2025 season. 🙌
To celebrate their ongoing partnership with F1 Academy, Charlotte Tilbury are donating all sales of their race-ready Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray sold on International Women’s Day… pic.twitter.com/PK7QAGd8CX
— F1 Academy (@f1academy) March 7, 2025
Charlotte Tilbury MBE, the brand’s President, Chairman, CCO, and Founder, expressed her excitement about the evolving partnership.
“I am so proud to have been the first female founder and the first beauty brand to sponsor F1 Academy and support its incredible, fearless female drivers. In 2025, we are taking this groundbreaking partnership to the next level with a brand-new season of racing. This partnership celebrates the strength, determination, and undeniable talent of the next generation of female drivers.”
Tilbury also spoke highly of Chloe Chong’s return. She called her a “trailblazer in motorsport” and an inspiration to young women worldwide. The words Makeup Your Destiny are even emblazoned on Chong’s race suit. This is to serve as a powerful reminder of the brand’s mantra and mission.
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The 2025 Season
With a fresh opportunity to build on her early achievements, Chloe Chong is taking the next step in her racing career. Supported by Charlotte Tilbury and competing in a series that champions female talent once again, she is ready to race towards her dreams in the upcoming F1 Academy season.
The 2025 F1 Academy season begins in China in March. We then head to Saudi Arabia, Miami, Canada, the Netherlands, and Singapore. The season concludes in Las Vegas in November.
Chong joins Chloe Chambers (Red Bull Ford), Ella Lloyd (McLaren), Rafaela Ferreira (RB), Courtney Crone (Haas), Alba Hurup Larsen (Tommy Hilfiger), Nina Gademan (Alpine), Lia Block (Williams), Alisha Palmowski (Red Bull), Emma Felbermayr (Kick Sauber), Doriane Pin (Mercedes), Aurelia Nobels (Puma), Maya Weug (Ferrari), and Tina Hausmann (Aston Martin), Nicole Havrda, Aiva Anagnostiadis (TAG Heuer), and Joanne Ciconte in what will be an exciting season. Each round’s Wild Card drivers are to be confirmed.
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IMAGO / Panoramic by PsnewZ
Recording Date: 26.01.2020
