2026 F1 Academy season
The 2026 F1 Academy season will be the fourth edition of F1 Academy, an all-female, Formula 4–level, open-wheel racing championship founded and organized by Formula Motorsport Limited. For the third year running, it will support selected rounds of the FIA Formula One World Championship. 10 of the 18 cars will sport liveries sponsored by 10 of the 11 Formula One teams, with new entrant Cadillac supporting an eleventh F1 Academy livery starting in 2027.
Three-time champion Prema Racing will enter the season as the defending teams' champion.
Entries
F1 Academy is a spec series; all teams competing with an identical Tatuus F4-T421 chassis and tyre compounds developed by Pirelli. Each car is powered by a turbocharged 4-cylinder engine developed by Autotecnica.Driver changes
- Campos Racing's Chloe Chambers left the series, having reached her two-year limit.
- Alba Hurup Larsen remained with MP Motorsport but switched to Ferrari, taking over from title runner-up Maya Weug. The team signed Alpine Academy driver Nina Gademan, who finished 6th with Prema Racing.
- Rodin Motorsport swapped Chloe Chong with new McLaren junior Ella Stevens, backed by McLaren Oxagon. Stevens will be making her single-seater debut after topping the 2025 rookie test.
- Zandvoort wildcard driver Esmee Kosterman will make her full-season debut with MP Motorsport and Lego sponsorship.
- ART Grand Prix lost both Lia Block, who returned to rallying, and Aurelia Nobels. They replaced them with a pair of French F4 graduates in Singapore wildcard driver Lisa Billard, who retained the support of Gatorade, and Jade Jacquet, who succeeded Block as the Williams-backed driver. 16-year-old Kaylee Countryman moved over from USF Juniors and into the Haas seat, previously occupied by Courtney Crone.
- Prema Racing saw reigning champion Doriane Pin and Tina Hausmann leave the series, and Nina Gademan moved to MP Motorsport. Montreal wildcard driver Mathilda Paatz replaced Hausmann as the new Aston Martin-backed driver.
- 2025 Las Vegas substitute driver Rachel Robertson will make her full-season debut with Hitech TGR and Puma sponsorship.