| Nina Gademan | |
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 Gademan at the2024 Dutch Grand Prix | |
| Nationality |  Dutch |
| Born | Nina Pothof (2003-08-30)30 August 2003 (age 22) Wijster, Drenthe, Netherlands |
| F1 Academy career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | Prema Racing |
| Car number | 3 |
| Starts | 16 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 4 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 6th in2025 |
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Nina Gademan (née Pothof[1]; born 30 August 2003[2]) is a Dutchracing driver who competes inF1 Academy forPrema and theF4 British Championship forHitechTGR as part of theAlpine Academy.
Gademan previously raced in theF4 British Championship withFortec Motorsport. She won thegold medal in the2019 FIA Motorsport Games Karting Slalom Cup and finished in 6th place in the2025 F1 Academy Season.
She drove her first go-kart at five years old.[3]
In 2018, Gademan was chosen as a finalist for the 2019 FIA Girls On Track Le Mans Shootout.[4] She was then selected as one of six drivers for the Girls on Track European Team.[5]
Gademan competed in theKarting Slalom Cup in the2019 FIA Motorsport Games, winning gold with her teammate Bastiaan van Loenen.[6]
Gademan made her single-seater debut in the2024 British F4 Championship, driving forFortec Motorsports. She earned her only rookie podium in the fourth round, with a finish of 13th atThruxton. Her best result of the season was an 11th place at the seventh round of the season atKnockhill. Gademan finished 18th in the championship with 28 points.[7][8][9]
On 21 August 2024, Gademan was chosen as the wildcard for Round 4 of the2024 season ofF1 Academy inZandvoort.[10] She finished in sixth place in both qualifying sessions, and scored points in both races, becoming the first wildcard driver to do so.[11] She finished in fourth place in Races 1 and 2 but was classified in tenth place for Race 2 after receiving a penalty for contact withAurelia Nobels.[12][13]
Gademan had a full-time seat in the2025 F1 Academy season withPrema Racing, replacing 2024 F1 Academy championAbbi Pulling as theAlpine supported driver.[14] In Race 1 at Round 1 inShanghai, Gademan qualified on reverse-grid pole and led the race until she suffered a mechanical issue on the penultimate lap and retired the car.[15][16] Gademan participated in the F1 Academy in-season testing sessions inJeddah, where she was in a high-impact accident on 5 April 2025 and was taken to the medical centre for checks. Although she was physically cleared, she was unable to participate in the final day of testing due to the damage to the car.[17][18][19]
During Race 2 inMontreal, Gademan overtookChloe Chong, who started on reverse-grid pole, to lead the race until she was overtaken byEmma Felbermayr andElla Lloyd after the safety car restart in the closing laps. Gademan finished the race in third to earn her first F1 Academy podium, behind Felbermayr and Lloyd, respectively.[20][21] Gademan secured her maiden F1 Academy win at her home race at Round 5 inZandvoort, where she converted her reverse-grid pole to victory. That same weekend, she was declared unfit to drive and was not able to participate in the second free practice session.[22][23][24] After losing out in Shanghai and Montreal, Gademan led every lap of Race 1 and stood on the top step in Zandvoort.[25]
Gademan finished the2025 F1 Academy Season in sixth place overall, with one win and four podiums. She secured Prema Racing's third consecutive title in the Teams' championship with teammatesDoriane Pin andTina Hausmann.[26]
Gademan continued to be backed byAlpine for the2026 F1 Academy season, but switched toMP Motorsport.[27]
Gademan competed in2025 Formula Winter Series withHitechTGR, and scored regular points finishes in the two rounds she competed in and finished the championship in 15th with 13 points.[28]
Gademan was born inWijster, a village in the Netherlands.[29] Her family struggled to financially support her professional career, which led to her taking a break from racing for about one and a half years. She started creating sim racing videos on social media and raised enough funds to return to professional racing.[30]
Alongside racing, Gademan also works as anEsports content creator with F1 Esports and Veloce Esports.[31]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | IAME International Final - X30 Senior | ||
| IAME Euro Series - X30 Senior | VK Racing | ||
| FIA Motorsport Games Karting Slalom Cup | Team Netherlands[32] | 1st | |
| 2024 | Rotax Max Challenge Champions Winter Trophy - DD2 Master | Pothof Nina | 14th |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Belcar Endurance Championship | Xwift Racing Events | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 16th |
| 2024 | F4 British Championship | Fortec Motorsport | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 18th |
| F1 Academy | Prema Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16th | |
| 2025 | Formula Winter Series | HitechTGR | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15th |
| F4 British Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 32nd | ||
| Formula Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14th | ||
| F1 Academy | Prema Racing | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 74 | 6th | |
| F4 Saudi Arabian Championship | Caraagy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 9th | |
| Valvoline | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2026 | F1 Academy | MP Motorsport |
* Season still 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 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | DC | Points |
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| 2024 | Fortec Motorsport | DPN 1 19 | DPN 2 183 | DPN 3 C | BHI 1 16 | BHI 2 191 | BHI 3 13 | SNE 1 16 | SNE 2 127 | SNE 3 16 | THR 1 13 | THR 2 142 | THR 3 14 | SILGP 1 15 | SILGP 2 172 | SILGP 3 18 | ZAN 1 16 | ZAN 2 122 | ZAN 3 Ret | KNO 1 14 | KNO 2 115 | KNO 3 14 | DPGP 1 | DPGP 2 | DPGP 3 | DPGP 4 | SILN 1 16 | SILN 2 C | SILN 3 17 | BHGP 1 14 | BHGP 2 13 | BHGP 3 126 | BHGP 3 14 | 18th | 28 |
| 2025 | HitechTGR | DPN 1 | DPN 2 | DPN 3 | SILGP 1 | SILGP 2 | SILGP 3 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SNE 3 | THR 1 | THR 2 | THR 3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | OUL 3 | SILGP 1 16 | SILGP 2 23 | ZAN 1 20 | ZAN 2 146 | ZAN 3 15 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | KNO 3 | DPGP 1 | DPGP 2 | DPGP 3 | SILN 1 | SILN 2 | SILN 3 | BHGP 1 | BHGP 2 | BHGP 3 | 32nd | 6 |
(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 | DC | Points |
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| 2024 | Prema Racing | JED 1 | JED 2 | MIA 1 | MIA 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | ZAN 1 4 | ZAN 2 10 | SIN 1 | SIN 2 | LSL 1 | LSL 2 | ABU 1 | ABU 2 | ABU 3 | 16th | 13 |
| 2025 | Prema Racing | SHA 1 15† | SHA 2 10 | JED 1 8 | JED 2 7 | MIA 1 5 | MIA 2 C | CAN 1 3 | CAN 2 3 | CAN 3 13 | ZAN 1 1 | ZAN 2 6 | SIN 1 8 | SIN 2 6 | LVG 1 2 | LVG 2 7 | 6th | 74 |
† Did not finish, but classified.
(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 | DC | Points |
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| 2025 | HitechTGR | POR 1 6 | POR 2 10 | POR 3 11 | CRT 1 11 | CRT 2 10 | CRT 3 14 | ARA 1 9 | ARA 2 10 | ARA 3 22 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | CAT 3 | 15th | 13 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
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| 2025 | Caraagy | BHR1 1 2 | BHR1 2 3 | BHR2 1 | BHR2 2 | JED1 1 | JED1 2 | JED2 1 | JED2 2 | 9th | 41 | ||
| Valvoline | JED3 1 6 | JED3 2 Ret | |||||||||||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | DC | Points |
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| 2025 | HitechTGR | DUB 1 | DUB 2 | DUB 3 | YMC1 1 | YMC1 2 | YMC2 1 5 | YMC2 2 11 | 14th | 10 |
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