Felbermayr Wins Silverstone F1 Academy Race as Lloyd Takes Podium
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- Emma Felbermayr dominated F1 Academy's first Silverstone race, converting reverse-grid pole into a lights-to-flag victory over all 13 laps to beat Alpine's Nina Gademan by two seconds — her second win of 2026 and third career F1 Academy victory.
- Ella Lloyd finished third at Silverstone to claim a podium spot, joining Felbermayr and Gademan in the top three as British drivers filled three of the top five positions.
- Wild card Chiara Battig, 16, became the youngest polesitter in F1 Academy's four-year history in Silverstone qualifying, beating championship leader Alisha Palmowski by 0.177 seconds with Lisa Billard third.
- Battig, a Red Bull junior programme member since 2025, started and finished eighth in the reverse-grid Race 1 after her historic qualifying lap and will start from pole for Sunday's main race at 9.55am.
- Alisha Palmowski recovered from a seventh-place reverse-grid start to finish fifth at Silverstone, maintaining her 19-point Drivers' Championship lead over Felbermayr with the British driver still atop the standings.
- Rachel Robertson held off Palmowski in a late-race scrap to claim fourth at Silverstone, capping a strong weekend for the British contingent ahead of Sunday's main race.
Why it matters: Felbermayr's dominant Silverstone victory trims the championship gap to leader Alisha Palmowski by six points, from 25 after Canada to 19 now, tightening the title race with multiple rounds remaining. The weekend also showcased British depth — Palmowski, Lloyd, and Robertson all scored top-five finishes at a home race — while 16-year-old wild card Battig's record-breaking pole hints at Red Bull's next-generation talent pipeline.
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