Ella Stevens (racing driver)
| Ella Stevens | |
|---|---|
Stevens at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix | |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 10 September 2006 Wotton-under-Edge, England |
| F1 Academy career | |
| Debut season | 2026 |
| Current team | Rodin Motorsport |
| Car number | 28 |
| Starts | 2 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
Ella Stevens (born 10 September 2006) is a British racing driver who competes in F1 Academy for Rodin Motorsport as part of the McLaren Driver Development Programme with support from McLaren Oxagon.
Career
Born in Wotton-under-Edge,[1] Stevens began karting at the age of six, competing until 2025.[2] Starting out in Bambino karts,[3] Stevens moved to Cadet karts in 2016 as she joined the BirelART UK Series,[4] which she won the following year,[5] before taking the LGM Series privateer title in 2018.[6] Stevens then stepped up to Mini karts in 2020, winning the TVKC Winter Series,[7][8] as she joined Rob Smedley's Electroheads Talent Academy,[9][10] and also participated in the inaugural edition of the FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars.[11]
After racing in International karting for Birel ART Racing in OK across the following two years,[12][13] and participating in the 2021 FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars's Senior category,[14] Stevens returned to the UK with Jade Racing Team to race in KZ2.[15][16] In her three-year stint in the category, Stevens won the Shenington Kart Racing Club in 2024 and 2025,[17] as well as finishing runner-up in the British Kart Championship in the latter year.[18]
During 2025, Stevens participated in the F1 Academy rookie test at Navarra,[19][20] setting the fastest time in the morning before posting the second-fastest time in the afternoon.[21] Later that year, Stevens joined the McLaren Driver Development Programme and it was announced that she would compete in the 2026 F1 Academy season for Rodin Motorsport with support from McLaren Oxagon.[22]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | LGM Series – IAME Cadet | 16th | |
| Shenington Kart Racing Club – IAME Cadet | 22nd | ||
| Super One Series – IAME Cadet | Privateer | 16th | |
| 2019 | LGM Series – IAME Cadet | 10th | |
| British Kart Championship – IAME Cadet | Fusion Motorsport | 13th | |
| Kartmasters British GP – IAME Cadet | 13th | ||
| 2020 | Kartmasters British GP – X30 Mini | NC | |
| 2021 | LGM Series – X30 Junior | Jade Racing Team | 13th |
| British Kart Championship – X30 Junior | IPK Racing UK | 38th | |
| Champions of the Future – OK | Birel ART Racing Team | 86th | |
| Karting European Championship – OK | NC | ||
| Karting World Championship – OK | NC | ||
| 2022 | WSK Super Master Series – OK | Birel ART Racing Team | 44th |
| Champions of the Future – OK | 48th | ||
| Karting European Championship – OK | 69th | ||
| Karting World Championship – OK | NC | ||
| LGM Series – X30 Junior | Jade Racing Team | 44th | |
| 2023 | British Kart Championship – KZ2 | Jade Racing Team | 5th |
| Shenington Kart Racing Club – KZ2 | 2nd | ||
| 2024 | British Kart Championship – KZ2 | Jade Racing Team | 3rd |
| Kartmasters British GP – X30 Senior | 11th | ||
| Shenington Kart Racing Club – KZ2 | 1st | ||
| 2025 | British Kart Championship – KZ2 | Jade Racing Team | 2nd |
| Shenington Kart Racing Club – KZ2 | 1st | ||
| Sources:[23][24] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Formula Winter Series | Rodin Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44th |
| F1 Academy | |||||||||
| Sources:[23] | |||||||||
Complete Formula Winter Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rodin Motorsport | EST 1 |
EST 2 |
EST 3 |
POR 1 26 |
POR 2 28 |
POR 3 25 |
CRT 1 |
CRT 2 |
CRT 3 |
ARA 1 |
ARA 2 |
ARA 3 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
44th | 0 |
References
- ^ "The 11-year-old racing karts at 60mph". bbc.com. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Woman Spotlight Wednesday: Ella Stevens". dive-bomb.com. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Formule 1 : prodige de 13 ans, Ella Stevens pourrait devenir pilote chez Ferrari". tf1info.fr (in French). 25 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Ella Stevens: "I'm looking forward to getting back behind the wheel"". fast-and-fearless.com. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ "KARTING: Kingswood's Ella Stevens wins title". gazetteseries.co.uk. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ "Bristol-Based Racer on Track for Motorsport Success". totalbristol.com. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ "The road to women in Formula 1: the rising stars of motorsport". femalesinmotorsport.com. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "10 female racing stars of the future". formulascout.com. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Ella Stevens: Youngest Ferrari Formula 1 female racer is only 13 years old". sportszion.com. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Smedley's project to democratise grassroots racing". the-race.com. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Teenager chosen to compete for a place on F1 training programme". bristol247.com. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Birel ART Racing Team - A top five for Morgatto and Birel ART to conclude the European Championship". kartxpress.com. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Birel ART Racing Team - The end of the European Championship marked by high performance". kartxpress.com. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "FIA Girls on Track - Rising Stars underway". tkart.it. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "A Record-Breaking Start To The 2023 Motorsport UK ROTAX British Kart Championship". vroomkart.com. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Ella Stevens remains in the title hunt despite sixth-placed finish". stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Shenington Superprix showcases the best of karting during National Motorsport Week". motorsportuk.org. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Ella Stevens: Who is the young driver with the best time in the Rookie Test?". autohebdof1.com. 20 September 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ "F1 Academy rookie test: The latest step in shaping female racing talent". feederseries.net. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "La F1 Academy organise un rookie test, trois pilotes de F4 France au rendez-vous". autohebdo.fr (in French). 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Stevens dominates the Rookie Test ahead of France's Lisa Billard". autohebdof1.com. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Ella Stevens joins McLaren program, set to make F1 Academy debut in 2026". racers-behindthehelmet.com. 17 November 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Ella Stevens | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "Stevens Ella". kartcom.com. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
External links
- Ella Stevens career summary at DriverDB.com
- Official website