Jessica Edgar

Jessica "Jess" Edgar (born 15 March 2005) is a British racing driver. She currently competes in the KZ2 British Championship for Jade Racing Team.

Career

Karting Edgar started her racing career in karting in 2009. In 2013, she moved up to the Cadet category. In 2017, she became champion of the Cumbria Kart Racing Club in Rowrah. In 2018, she won several kart races in the Mini X30 category. She missed the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but returned to karting in 2021 and finished thirteenth in the X30 Junior category of the British championship that year. She also competed in the 2021 FIA Girls on Track - Rising Stars shooutout.

GB4 Championship In 2022, Edgar made the switch to formula racing, where she competed for the team Fortec Motorsport in the new GB4 Championship. She achieved a podium finish at Oulton Park and managed to finish in the top-ten in most other races. With 269 points, she finished seventh in the final standings.

F1 Academy

In 2023, Edgar switched to F1 Academy, a new class for women organized by Formula One, where she drove for Rodin Carlin. She earned four podiums and one win, to finish eighth in the standings. For 2024, she was retained by the team, now renamed as Rodin Motorsport, with support from American Express.

Formula E In October 2025, Edgar sampled Formula E machinery with DS Penske during the all-women test at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, where she finished both the morning and afternoon sessions in 12th.

Karting record Karting career summary

Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2022 GB4 Championship Fortec Motorsport 24 0 0 0 1 269 7th 2023 F1 Academy Rodin Carlin 21 1 1 1 4 114 8th Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round 2 0 0 0 0 N/A NC 2024 F1 Academy Rodin Motorsport 14 0 0 0 0 28 13th F4 British Championship Chris Dittmann Racing 3 0 0 0 0 8 28th

Complete GB4 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 DC Points 2022 Fortec Motorsport SNE11 SNE12 SNE13 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 SIL11 SIL12 SIL13 DON11 DON12 DON13 SNE21 SNE22 SNE23 SIL21 SIL22 SIL23 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 DON21 DON22 DON23 7th 269

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 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points 2023 Rodin Carlin RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 COA1 COA2 COA3 8th 114 2024 Rodin Motorsport JED1 JED2 MIA1 MIA2 CAT1 CAT2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SIN1 SIN2 LSL1 LSL2 YMC1 YMC2 YMC3 13th 28

Complete F4 British 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 28 29 30 31 32 DC Points 2024 Chris Dittmann Racing DPN1 DPN2 DPN3 BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR1 THR2 THR3 SILGP1 SILGP2 SILGP3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DPGP1 DPGP2 DPGP3 DPGP4 SILN1 SILN2 SILN3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 BHGP4 28th 8

Personal life Edgar is the cousin of racing driver Jonny Edgar. They are part of the fourth generation of Edgars to practice motor racing. She lives in Ennerdale, Cumbria,