The FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars program was created as a collaboration between the FIA's Women in Motorsports Commission and the Ferrari Driver Academy, in order to support young female drivers.[1] In total there were four editions of the program, from 2020 to 2023.[2]
Each test included a training camp and a shootout. Talent scouts narrowed the drivers down to four finalists, and then one winner.[3] From 2021 the drivers were separated into two categories, Junior (12–14) and Senior (14–16).[4]
Maya Weug won the first edition in 2020, and became the first female driver to join the Ferrari Driver Academy.[5] Weug raced in the Italian F4 Championship with the Iron Dames, who partnered with the Rising Stars program in 2021, when Ferrari announced that they would be continuing with the program until 2023.[6]
2020
edit| Driver | Notes |
|---|---|
 Maya Weug
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Winner[a] |
 Antonella Bassani
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Finalist |
| Julia Ayoub
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Finalist |
 Doriane Pin
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Finalist |
 Jessica Edgar
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Third round |
| Esmee Kosterman
|
Third round |
 Toni Naudé
|
Third round |
 Juju Noda
|
Third round |
 Matilde Ferreira
|
Second round |
| Lola Lovinfosse
|
Second round |
| Mariana Machado
|
Second round |
| Ella Stevens
|
Second round |
 Lilly Zug
|
Second round |
 Astrid Almlof
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 Aashi Hanspal
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 Freya Normann
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 Tyler Jean Robinson
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 Kristina Shipkova
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| Milla Sjostrand
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 Kinga Wojcik
|
2021
editSenior
edit| Driver | Notes |
|---|---|
 Laura Camps Torras
|
Winner[b] |
| Julia Ayoub
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Finalist |
 Victoria Blokhina
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Finalist |
| Clarissa Dervic
|
Finalist |
 Bianca Bustamante
|
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| Tania Cirelli
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| Clarissa Dervic
|
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| Jessica Edgar
|
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| Macie Hitter
|
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| Siri Hökfelt
|
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| Matilde Magalhães
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 Aada Turpeinen
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| Emma Wigroth
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| Kinga Wojcik
|
Junior
edit| Driver | Notes |
|---|---|
| Maria Germano Neto
|
Winner |
| Chiara Bättig
|
Finalist |
 Ivanna Richards
|
Finalist |
| Milla Sjöstrand
|
Finalist |
 Laura Bubenová
|
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| Alexia Danielsson
|
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| Wiktoria Kulesza
|
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| Nea Kytölä
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| Meri Levula
|
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| Kiana Naudé
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| Skye Parker
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 Alice Stolcermane
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| Taya Van Der Laan
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|
 Yinthe De Smet
|
2022
editSenior
edit| Driver | Notes |
|---|---|
| Aurelia Nobels
|
Winner[a] |
 Alice Buckley
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Finalist |
| Chloe Chong
|
Finalist |
 Chloe Grant
|
Finalist |
| Macie Hitter
|
|
 Agustina Sanchez
|
Junior
edit| Driver | Notes |
|---|---|
 Zoe Florescu Potolea
|
Winner |
| Lisa Billard
|
Finalist |
| Sara Matsui
|
Finalist |
| Mathilda Paatz
|
Finalist |
 Domenika Arellano
|
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| Shriya Lohia
|
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| Tyra Sundberg
|
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| Gabriela Teixeira
|
2023
editSenior
edit| Driver | Notes |
|---|---|
| Alba Hurup Larsen
|
Winner |
| Domenika Arellano
|
Finalist |
| Joanne Ciconte
|
Finalist |
| Mathilda Paatz
|
Finalist |
 Anniken Lindfjord
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| Meri Levula
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| Jure Portelli
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| Milla Sjöstrand
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Junior
edit| Driver | Notes |
|---|---|
 Vanesa Silkunaite
|
Winner |
| Eva Dorrestijn
|
Finalist |
| Annabella Fairclough
|
Finalist |
 Bianca Nagy
|
Finalist |
| Klara Kowalczyk
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|
 Eliska Plna
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| Kanon Takahashi
|
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| Ella Jönsson
|
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ferrari and FIA launch female driver search with new 'Girls on Track – Rising Stars' initiative | Formula 1®". Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "Alba Hurup-Larsen wins final Girls On Track - Rising Stars selection". Racers. December 5, 2023.
- ^ "Ferrari hosts the decisive FIA Girls on Track - Rising Stars Scouting Camp". TKART. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "WIM – Second edition of 'FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars ready to be hosted at the Circuit Paul Ricard". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ Ramsay, George (2021-01-23). "Maya Weug becomes first female driver to earn a spot in the Ferrari Driver Academy". CNN. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ Smith, Luke (April 12, 2021). "Ferrari partners with Iron Dames for Girls On Track winners". Autosport.