Rachel Robertson (racing driver)
| Rachel Robertson | |
|---|---|
Robertson at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix | |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | Rachel Anne Robertson 28 July 2007 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Rachel Anne Robertson (born 28 July 2007) is a British racing driver from Scotland who competes in F1 Academy for Hitech with support from Puma.[1]
Career
Robertson began her karting career at the age of fifteen, initially taking up rental karting,[2] before moving to the British Karting Championship in 2024 in the Senior Rotax category.[3] The following year, Robertson joined Radical Racing Rebels to race in the Radical Cup UK.[4] Taking a best result of fourth on her debut round at Donington Park,[5] Robertson then scored a pair of third-place finishes at Brands Hatch and Snetterton.[6][7] In the final three rounds, Robertson scored two third-place finishes at Silverstone and Donington Park to secure third in points.[8][9] In August of that year, Robertson tested Formula 4 machinery at Cremona with Cram Motorsport,[10] before participating in the F1 Academy rookie test at Navarra one month later,[11] in which she finished fifth in both sessions.[12][13]
In October, Robertson made her single-seater debut in the relaunched Hitech Grand Prix centrally-run F4 Saudi Arabian Championship.[14] After retiring in both races of the season-opening round in Bahrain,[15] Robertson scored her maiden series points by finishing tenth in race one of the following round, held at the same venue.[16] In the third round of the season in Jeddah,[17] Robertson scored her second points result of the season, finishing ninth in race two, before bettering that with an eighth place finish at the same venue, in the next round.[18] Robertson then ended the year with a season-best fourth place finish in the following round, as she ended the year 13th in points.[19] In late November, Robertson made her F1 Academy debut for Hitech TGR at Las Vegas, in which she took over Aiva Anagnostiadis' car,[20][21] and finished fourth on her series debut in a wet race one before ending the weekend with a 14th-place finish in race two.[22]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | British Kart Championship – Senior Rotax | Guy Cunnington Racing | 26th |
| Motorsport UK 'E' Plate – Senior Rotax | 16th | ||
| 2025 | Ultimate Karting Championship – Senior Rotax | 51st | |
| Sources:[23] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Radical Cup UK | Radical Racing Rebels | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 649 | 3rd |
| F4 Saudi Arabian Championship | Astop | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13th | |
| F1 Academy | Hitech TGR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16th | |
| 2026 | F1 Academy | Hitech | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 12th* |
| Sources:[23] | |||||||||
Complete F4 Saudi Arabian Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Astop | BHR1 1 Ret |
BHR1 2 Ret |
BHR2 1 10 |
BHR2 2 13 |
JED1 1 11 |
JED1 2 9 |
JED2 1 12 |
JED2 2 8 |
JED3 1 Ret |
JED3 2 4 |
13th | 19 |
Complete F1 Academy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hitech TGR | SHA 1 |
SHA 2 |
JED 1 |
JED 2 |
MIA 1 |
MIA 2 |
CAN 1 |
CAN 2 |
CAN 3 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
SIN 1 |
SIN 2 |
LVG 1 4 |
LVG 2 14 |
16th | 5 |
| 2026 | Hitech | SHA 1 10 |
SHA 2 Ret |
MIA 1 |
MIA 2 |
CAN 1 |
CAN 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
SIN 1 |
SIN 2 |
LVG 1 |
LVG 2 |
12th* | 0* | |||
References
- ^ Bannerman, Lucy (13 March 2026). "Meet the latest British prodigy shaking up the world of F1". The Times. Times Media Limited. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ "Scottish motor sport rising star Rachel Robertson chasing her F1 dream". autosport.com. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ "The Radical recruit who's risen from indoor rental karting to an SR3 in two years". autosport.com. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ "17-Year-Old Rising Star Rachel Robertson Selected for 2025 Radical Racing Rebels Team". motorsportuk.org. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ "Rachel Robertson impresses on Finecut Radical Cup UK Championship debut". racers-behindthehelmet.com. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ "Motorsport engineering student Rachel is on track for a glittering career in racing". wiltshire.ac.uk. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "FINE CUT RADICAL CUP UK - R3 REPORT". radicalmotorsport.com. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "Radical Cup UK - Silverstone Race Report". radicalmotorsport.com. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "FINE CUT RADICAL CUP UK - ROUND 6 DONINGTON PARK PREVIEW". radicalmotorsport.com. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "Rachel driven to compete in F4 and upwards". theedinburghreporter.co.uk. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ "BBC Sport pundit funds promising F1 bid". gpfans.com. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ "Rookie test Navarra 2025: Stevens guida la classifica". rossomotori.it (in Italian). 17 September 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "Stevens fastest in landmark F1 ACADEMY Rookie Test". f1academy.com. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "Women take the wheel: 44% of Aramco F4 Saudi Arabian Championship 2025 drivers are female". arabnews.pk. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ "Saudi F4: Nina Gademan scores back-to-back podiums, Chiara Bättig shows speed on F4 debut". racers-behindthehelmet.com. 13 October 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "Kit Belofsky grows Saudi Arabian F4 lead in second Bahrain round". formulascout.com. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "Lewis Wherrell stars in Saudi Arabian F4's first of three Jeddah rounds". formulascout.com. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "F4 Saudi: Ava Dobson and Esmee Kosterman share female trophy wins in fourth Jeddah round". racers-behindthehelmet.com. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (7 December 2025). "Belofsky crowned Saudi Arabian F4 champion then shares wins in finale". Formula Scout. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "Aiva Anagnostiadis will not be at the F1 Academy finale in Las Vegas". autohebdof1.com. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ "Rachel Robertson to make F1 Academy debut at Vegas as Anagnostiadis recovers from injury". racers-behindthehelmet.com. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ^ "Aurelia Nobels grabs maiden F1 Academy podium". racers-behindthehelmet.com. 22 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Rachel Robertson | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
External links
- Rachel Robertson career summary at DriverDB.com
- Official website