F1 Academy - Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team

What is F1 Academy?

F1 Academy is project from Formula 1 to develop and prepare female drivers to progress to higher levels of competition.

The category is designed to give drivers access to more track time, racing and testing, as well as support with technical, physical, and mental preparations.

It will provide young talent in junior categories with access to the fundamental level of experience needed to progress to Formula 3 and join the Road to F1.

After the inaugural season in 2023, the series joined the F1 support bill in 2024. The all-women series’ third campaign will begin in Shanghai on March 22 and finish on the Las Vegas Strip on November 22.

The calendar has been designed to span three continents – Europe, Asia and North America – and will feature a mix of street circuits and traditional circuits.

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2025 F1 Academy Calendar

Date	Venue
March 21-23	Shanghai, China
April 18-20	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
May 2-24	Miami, United States
June 13-15	Montreal, Canada
August 29-31	Zandvoort, Netherlands
October 3-5	Marina Bay, Singapore
November 20-22	Las Vegas, United States

2025 Standings

Position	Driver	Team	Points
P1	Maya Weug	MP (Ferrari)	59
P2	DORIANE PIN	PREMA (Mercedes)	52
P3	Chloe Chambers	Campos (Red Bull Ford)	47
P4	Alisha Palmowski	Campos (Red Bull Racing)	36
P5	Alba Hurup Larsen	MP (Tommy Hilfiger)	28
P6	Ella Lloyd	Rodin (McLaren)	23
P7	Tina Hausmann	PREMA (Aston Martin)	11
P8	Emma Felbermayr	Rodin (Sauber)	10
P9	Rafaela Ferreira	Campos (Racing Bulls)	8
P10	Nina Gademan	PREMA (Alpine)	8
P11	Lia Block	ART (Williams)	2
P12	Joanna Ciconte	MP (F1 ACADEMY)	2
P13	Aiva Anagnostiadis	Hitech TGR (TAG Heuer)	1
P14	Chloe Chong	Rodin (Charlotte Tilbury)	1
P15	Aurelia Nobels	ART (PUMA)	0
P16	Courtney Crone	ART (Haas)	0
P17	Wei Shi (Wildcard)	Hitech TGR (Juss Sports)	0
P18	Nicole Havrda	Hitech TGR (American Express)	0
P19	Farah Al Youssef (Wildcard)	Hitech TGR (MUHRA)	0

After Round 2 of 7.

Doriane Pin

Rising racing star Doriane Pin continues her role with the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team’s Junior Programme for the 2025 season.

Doriane will represent the team in F1 Academy with the support of Prema Racing. She has confirmed herself as one of the foremost female racing drivers in recent years, impressing as rose through the ranks of endurance racing.

Last season, she claimed three race wins on her way to securing runner-up in the series.

The Parisian is a member of the ground-breaking Iron Dames project, the pioneering platform committed to promoting and supporting women in motorsport.

“Being within the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Junior Programme will help me take this step into single-seaters,” Doriane says. “I have high expectations; I want to win the F1 Academy championship and, if we prepare well, I think we can be strong. My dream, as any other racing driver, is to reach F1 and this is a good first step.”

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