Alisha Palmowski

Alisha Palmowski (; born 21 September 2006) is a British racing driver who competes in F1 Academy for Campos Racing as part of the Red Bull Academy Programme.

Palmowski was runner-up in the 2024 GB4 Championship and finished 5th in the 2025 F1 Academy season.

Career

Karting

Palmowski first drove in an indoor karting arena in 2015.

Palmowski competed in the Manchester and Tamworth’s Daytona Junior InKart Championship. Making her competitive karting debut in the 2018 BirelART UK Series – Junior category, Palmowski then moved to the Daniel 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.

Ginetta Junior Championship Palmowski won the 2022 Ginetta Junior Scholarship, joining Jamie Chadwick as the only women to earn the honor. She finished the Winter Championship in second place. Palmowski finished the 2022 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 at Oulton Park. At the next race, she bested this result with two second places at Silverstone Circuit. She continued this momentum throughout the series, getting three out of three podiums at Brands Hatch, and her first pole position at the second race of the final round at Donington Park, which she converted to a second-place finish.

Palmowski finished fifth in the championship with ten podiums, one pole position and 498 points.

GB4 Palmowski continued her relationship with Elite Motorsport in the 2024 GB4 Championship, making her single-seater debut. She ended her campaign as the runner-up to the title, with 422 points, three wins, two pole positions and eleven podiums.

Formula E Palmowski took part in the 2024 Formula E women's test, where she drove for Envision Racing.

F1 Academy

Palmowski joined the 2024 season of F1 Academy as the wildcard entry for the round in Qatar, where she topped the first session of in-season testing. 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.

Palmowski returned for the 2025 season where she raced for Campos Racing as the Red Bull Racing supported driver. She secured her maiden F1 Academy win at the season opener in Race 1 at Shanghai. Palmowski placed fifth overall in the season, with one win and five podium finishes.

Red Bull Racing retained Palmowski for the 2026 season. She claimed her first race victory of the season in the opening race in Round 2 at Montreal.

Early life and education Palmowski is from Glossop, England. Her father and grandfather are fans of motorsport, which influenced her upbringing. Her great-grandfather drove BriSCA F1 Stock Cars from the 1970s to the 1990s.

Karting record

Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2018 BirelART UK Series - Junior 2019 Daniel Ricciardo Series - DRS100 9th 2020 Daniel Ricciardo Series - DRS1002nd 2021 Daniel Ricciardo Series - DRS1002nd

Racing record

Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles Podiums Points Position 2022 Ginetta Junior Winter Championship Preptech UK 4 0 2 0 1 102 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 17th2025 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 6 0 1 0 0 12 19th F1 Academy 9 4 4 3 4 136* 1st* Season in progress.

Complete Ginetta Junior 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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Points 2022 Preptech UK DON1 DON2 DON3 BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 THR11 THR12 CRO1 CRO2 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR21 THR22 THR23 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 13th 156 2023 Elite Motorsport OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 SIL11 SIL12 SIL13 DON11 DON12 DON13 SIL21 SIL22 SIL23 SIL24 SIL25 SIL26 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 CAD1 CAD2 CAD3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 DON21 DON22 DON23 5th 498

Complete GB4 Championship 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 16 17 18 19 20 21 D.C. Points 2024 Elite Motorsport OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 SIL11 SIL12 SIL13 DON11 DON12 DON13 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 SIL21 SIL22 SIL23 DON21 DON22 DON23 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 2nd 422

Complete F1 Academy 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 11 12 13 14 15 D.C. Points 2024 Prema Racing JED1 JED2 MIA1 MIA2 CAT1 CAT2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SIN1 SIN2 LSL1 LSL2 YMC1 YMC2 YMC3 17th 10 2025 Campos Racing SHA1 SHA2 JED1 JED2 MIA1 MIA2 MTL1 MTL2 MTL3 ZAN1 ZAN2 SIN1 SIN2 LVG1 LVG2 5th 912026Campos Racing SHA1 SHA2 MTL1 MTL2 MTL3 SIL1 SIL2 ZAN1 ZAN2 COA1 COA2 COA3 LVG1 LVG2 1st* 136*

Complete Formula Winter Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)