Lia Block

Lia Block (born October 1, 2006) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the American Rally Association for Block House Racing driving a Hyundai i20 N Rally2. She previously competed in the American Rally Association, she has also raced for Carl Cox Motorsport in Extreme E, and for OMSE and Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in Nitrocross and for Block House Racing in the ARA East Championship. She later competed in F1 Academy for ART Grand Prix as part of the Williams Driver Academy.

She is the first woman to have an overall victory at a round of American Rally Association National Championship.

Career American Rally Association Block made her American Rally Association debut in the 2021 Oregon Trail Rally. She then competed full-time for the 2022 season.

Block competed in the 2023 American Rally Association season and won the Open Two-Wheel-Drive (O2WD) class. She became the youngest champion in the series' history, at 16 years old.

On October 1, 2024, it was announced that Block would be competing in the 2024 Lake Superior Performance Rally, taking over Brandon Semenuk's Subaru WRX. She retired from the race after crashing on the second day of the two day rally, with co-driver Keaton Williams.

In August 2025, Block won the Limited Four-Wheel-Drive (L4WD) class at the Boone Forest Rally with Rhianon Gelsomino, driving the Ford Fiesta Rally3 car. The duo finished third place overall.

At the 2026 Ojibwe Forest Rally she won, becoming the first woman to have done so in the American Rally Association.

Nitrocross On June 14, 2023, it was announced that Block would join OSME for the 2023–24 Nitrocross Championship. After achieving a fourth-place finish in the first round, she won her second race on the road, but was later disqualified due to an unsafe rejoin in the early stages of the race. Block drove Travis Pastrana's Group E car in the seventh race of the championship, becoming the first female driver to compete in the category.

In 2024, Block returned to Group E for the first round of the championship, competing for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, where she achieved two 6th-place finishes.

F1 Academy 2024

In November 2023, Block was announced as a driver for ART Grand Prix for the 2024 season of F1 Academy in her first full season of open-wheel racing. She was supported by Williams Racing and joined the Williams Driver Academy. She was partnered with McLaren developmental driver Bianca Bustamante and Ferrari Driver Academy driver Aurelia Nobels running for Puma.

Block debuted in Jeddah, qualifying in seventh for Race 1 and in 13th for Race 2. She spun and hit the wall on the penultimate lap of Race 1 and was classified in 16th place. In Race 2, she made unavoidable contact with Lola Lovinfosse and was forced to pit. She crossed the line in ninth position but was classified in 11th after post-race penalties. Round 2 in Miami was a home race for Block. She spun in Race 1 and ended in 15th. Race 2 was a closer fight, as she was classified 11th but moved up to tenth after post-race penalties, thus scoring her first point in F1 Academy. The next round in Barcelona saw her continue her point scoring streak, converting two top-ten starting positions into a tenth place and sixth place, respectively.

2025 Block was retained by Williams Racing and ART Grand Prix for the 2025 season.

Block earned her first podium during Race 1 at Zandvoort, qualifying in sixth in the reverse grid race. She finished the race in second place, behind Nina Gademan and ahead of Maya Weug.

Block's maiden win took place during Race 1 at Singapore, where she finished ahead of Maya Weug and Chloe Chambers. She started the race from reverse-grid pole and defended her position successfully after two safety car restarts. This was also her first win in single-seater racing. At the end of the season, Williams announced that Block departed the Williams Driver Academy to return to rallying.

Personal life Block is the daughter of the American rally driver and Gymkhana racer and founder of Hoonigan Ken Block, who died in a snowmobile accident on January 2, 2023. Block also is the youngest person to obtain a NHRA Drag racing license, as she obtained it in 2021 at the age of fourteen.

Video Games

Racing record Career summary Season still in progress.

Complete American Rally Association results (key) (small number denotes the finishing position)

ARA East

Complete Extreme E results (key) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 2023 Carl Cox Motorsport Spark ODYSSEY 21 DES1 DES2 HYD1 HYD2 ISL11 ISL12 ISL21 ISL22 COP1 COP2 14th 27

Complete Nitrocross results Complete Nitrocross NEXT results (key)

Complete Nitrocross Group E results (key)

Complete Formula Winter Series 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 DC Points 2024 JER1 JER2 JER3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 45th 0

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 DC Points 2024 ART Grand Prix JED1 JED2 MIA1 MIA2 CAT1 CAT2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SIN1 SIN2 LSL1 LSL2 YMC1 YMC2 YMC3 8th 44 2025 ART Grand Prix SHA1 SHA2 JED1 JED2 MIA1 MIA2 MTL1 MTL2 MTL3 ZAN1 ZAN2 SIN1 SIN2 LVG1 LVG2 9th 37 Did not finish, but classified

Complete F4 Spanish 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 DC Points 2024 GRS Team JAR1 JAR2 JAR3 POR1 POR2 POR3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 JER1 JER2 JER3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 36th 0

Complete Italian F4 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 DC Points 2024 ART Grand Prix MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 49th 0

Complete Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter 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 DC Points 2025 ART Grand Prix JER1 JER2 JER3 POR1 POR2 POR3 NAV1 NAV2 NAV3 33rd 0