| Alisha Palmowski | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | (2006-09-21)21 September 2006 (age 19) Glossop, Derbyshire, England |
| F1 Academy career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | Campos Racing |
| Car number | 21 |
| Former teams | Prema Racing |
| Starts | 15 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 5 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 5th in2025 |
| Previous series | |
Alisha Palmowski (/ˈpɑːlmɒfski/; born 21 September 2006) is a Britishracing driver who competes inF1 Academy forCampos Racing as part of theRed Bull Academy Programme.
Palmowski was runner-up in the2024 GB4 Championship and finished 5th in the2025 F1 Academy season.
She first drove in an indoor karting arena in 2015.[1][2]
Palmowski competed in the Manchester and Tamworth’s Daytona Junior InKart Championship.[3] Making her competitive karting debut in the 2018 BirelART UK Series – Junior category, Palmowski then moved to theDaniel Ricciardo Series – DRS100 for the rest of her karting career, finishing in ninth in 2019, and runner-up to the title in 2020 and 2021.[4]
Palmowski won the 2022Ginetta Junior Scholarship, joiningJamie Chadwick as the only women to earn the honor.[5] She finished the Winter Championship in second place. Palmowski finished the2022 Ginetta Junior Championship in 13th, with six top-ten finishes.
Palmowski continued in the series for 2023, getting her first podium and best result with a third place atOulton Park. At the next race, she bested this result with two second places atSilverstone Circuit. She continued this momentum throughout the series, getting three out of three podiums atBrands Hatch, and her first pole position at the second race of the final round atDonington Park, which she converted to a second-place finish.[6]
Palmowski finished fifth in the championship with ten podiums, one pole position and 498 points.[7]
Palmowski continued her relationship withElite Motorsport in the2024 GB4 Championship, making hersingle-seater debut.[8][1] She had an impressive debut race, winning the first race of the season by margin of 3.6 seconds.[9] She ended her campaign as the runner-up to the title, with 422 points, three wins, two pole positions and eleven podiums.[10]
Palmowski took part in the 2024Formula E women's test, where she drove forEnvision Racing.[11]
Palmowski joined the2024 season ofF1 Academy as the wildcard entry for the round inQatar, where she topped the first session of in-season testing.[12][13] In Race 1, she finished in fifth place. She had qualified fourth for Race 2, but the race was cancelled after a crash in a different series caused extensive damage to the barriers.[14][15]
Palmowski returned for the2025 season where she raced forCampos Racing as theRed Bull Racing supported driver.[16] She secured her maiden F1 Academy win at the season opener inShanghai during Race 1.[17] Palmowski placed 5th overall in the2025 F1 Academy Season, with one win and five podium finishes.[18]
Red Bull Racing will retain Palmowski for the2026 F1 Academy season.[19]
Palmowski is fromManchester, England.[1] She attendedSt Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy inGlossop, Derbyshire.[20] Her father and grandfather are fans of motorsport, which influenced her upbringing. Her great-grandfather droveBriSCA F1 Stock Cars from the 1970s to the 1990s.[1][21]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | BirelART UK Series - Junior | ||
| 2019 | Daniel Ricciardo Series - DRS100 | 9th | |
| 2020 | Daniel Ricciardo Series - DRS100 | 2nd | |
| 2021 | Daniel Ricciardo Series - DRS100 | 2nd |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ginetta Junior Winter Championship | Preptech UK | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 2nd |
| Ginetta Junior Championship | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 13th | ||
| 2023 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Elite Motorsport | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 498 | 5th |
| 2024 | GB4 Championship | Elite Motorsport | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 422 | 2nd |
| F1 Academy | Prema Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17th | |
| 2025 | Formula Winter Series | Campos Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd |
| F1 Academy | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 91 | 5th | ||
| 2026 | Formula Winter Series | Campos Racing | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12* | 10th* |
*Season in progress.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | D.C. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Preptech UK | DON 1 21 | DON 2 9 | DON 3 Ret | BHI 1 12 | BHI 2 Ret | BHI 3 17 | THR1 1 12 | THR1 2 Ret | CRO 1 Ret | CRO 2 13 | KNO 1 8 | KNO 2 9 | KNO 3 18 | SNE 1 Ret | SNE 2 14 | SNE 3 9 | THR2 1 12 | THR2 2 19 | THR2 3 11 | SIL 1 9 | SIL 2 13 | SIL 3 13 | BHGP 1 8 | BHGP 2 Ret | BHGP 3 18 | 13th | 156 | ||
| 2023 | Elite Motorsport | OUL 1 Ret | OUL 2 3 | OUL 3 9 | SIL1 1 2 | SIL1 2 5 | SIL1 3 2 | DON1 1 2 | DON1 2 7 | DON1 3 Ret | SIL2 1 9 | SIL2 2 3 | SIL2 3 4 | SIL2 4 11 | SIL2 5 6 | SIL2 6 10 | SNE 1 10 | SNE 2 9 | SNE 3 7 | CAD 1 3 | CAD 2 6 | CAD 3 10 | BHGP 1 3 | BHGP 2 2 | BHGP 3 2 | DON2 1 4 | DON2 2 2 | DON2 3 8 | 5th | 498 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | D.C. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Elite Motorsport | OUL 1 1 | OUL 2 5 | OUL 3 Ret | SIL1 1 2 | SIL1 2 4 | SIL1 3 C | DON1 1 Ret | DON1 2 9 | DON1 3 36 | SNE 1 2 | SNE 2 1 | SNE 3 111 | SIL2 1 3 | SIL2 2 5 | SIL2 3 76 | DON2 1 3 | DON2 2 4 | DON2 3 36 | BRH 1 4 | BRH 2 3 | BRH 3 24 | 2nd | 422 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | D.C. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Prema Racing | JED 1 | JED 2 | MIA 1 | MIA 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | SIN 1 | SIN 2 | LSL 1 5 | LSL 2 C | ABU 1 | ABU 2 | ABU 3 | 17th | 10 |
| 2025 | Campos Racing | SHA 1 1 | SHA 2 6 | JED 1 3 | JED 2 4 | MIA 1 2 | MIA 2 C | CAN 1 12 | CAN 2 6 | CAN 3 7 | ZAN 1 7 | ZAN 2 2 | SIN 1 Ret | SIN 2 15 | LVG 1 DSQ | LVG 2 2 | 5th | 91 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | D.C. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Campos Racing | POR 1 13 | POR 2 13 | POR 3 12 | CRT 1 Ret | CRT 2 15 | CRT 3 24 | ARA 1 | ARA 2 | ARA 3 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | CAT 3 | 23rd | 0 | |||
| 2026 | Campos Racing | EST 1 4 | EST 2 11 | EST 3 15 | POR 1 | POR 2 | POR 3 | CRT 1 | CRT 2 | CRT 3 | ARA 1 | ARA 2 | ARA 3 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | CAT 3 | 10th* | 12* |
