Nina Gademan

Nina Gademan (born Nina Pothof; 30 August 2003 ) is a Dutch racing driver who competes in F1 Academy for Prema and the F4 British Championship for Hitech TGR as part of the Alpine Academy.

Gademan previously raced in the F4 British Championship with Fortec Motorsport. She won the gold medal in the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games Karting Slalom Cup and finished in sixth place in the 2025 F1 Academy Season.

Career

Karting Gademan drove her first go-kart at five years old.

In 2018, Gademan was chosen as a finalist for the 2019 FIA Girls On Track Le Mans Shootout. She was then selected as one of six drivers for the Girls on Track European Team.

Gademan competed in the Karting Slalom Cup in the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games, winning gold with her teammate Bastiaan van Loenen.

British F4 Championship Gademan made her single-seater debut in the 2024 British F4 Championship, driving for Fortec Motorsports. She earned her only rookie podium in the fourth round, with a finish of 13th at Thruxton. Her best result of the season was an 11th place at the seventh round of the season at Knockhill. Gademan finished 18th in the championship with 28 points.

F1 Academy

2024

On 21 August 2024, Gademan was chosen as the wildcard for Round 4 of the 2024 season of F1 Academy in Zandvoort. She finished in sixth place in both qualifying sessions, and scored points in both races, becoming the first wildcard driver to do so. She finished in fourth place in Races 1 and 2 but was classified in tenth place for Race 2 after receiving a penalty for contact with Aurelia Nobels.

2025 Gademan had a full-time seat in the 2025 F1 Academy season with Prema Racing, replacing 2024 F1 Academy champion Abbi Pulling as the Alpine supported driver. In Race 1 at Round 1 in Shanghai, Gademan qualified on reverse-grid pole and led the race until she suffered a mechanical issue on the penultimate lap and retired the car. Gademan participated in the F1 Academy in-season testing sessions in Jeddah, where she was in a high-impact accident on 5 April 2025 and was taken to the medical centre for checks. Although she was physically cleared, she was unable to participate in the final day of testing due to the damage to the car.

During Race 2 in Montreal, Gademan overtook Chloe Chong, who started on reverse-grid pole, to lead the race until she was overtaken by Emma Felbermayr and Ella Lloyd after the safety car restart in the closing laps. Gademan finished the race in third to earn her first F1 Academy podium, behind Felbermayr and Lloyd, respectively. Gademan secured her maiden F1 Academy win at her home race at Round 5 in Zandvoort, where she converted her reverse-grid pole to victory. That same weekend, she was declared unfit to drive and was not able to participate in the second free practice session. After losing out in Shanghai and Montreal, Gademan led every lap of Race 1 and stood on the top step in Zandvoort.

Gademan finished the 2025 F1 Academy Season in sixth place overall, with one win and four podiums. She secured Prema Racing's third consecutive title in the Teams' championship with teammates Doriane Pin and Tina Hausmann.

2026 Gademan continued to be backed by Alpine for the 2026 F1 Academy season, but switched to MP Motorsport.

Formula Winter Series Gademan competed in 2025 Formula Winter Series with Hitech TGR, and scored regular points finishes in the two rounds she competed in and finished the championship in 15th with 13 points.

Personal life Gademan was born in Wijster, a village in the Netherlands in the province of Drenthe. Her family struggled to financially support her professional career, which led to her taking a break from racing for about one year and a half. She started creating sim racing videos on social media and raised enough funds to return to professional racing.

Alongside racing, Gademan also works as an Esports content creator with F1 Esports and Veloce Esports.

Karting record

Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2019 IAME International Final - X30 Senior IAME Euro Series - X30 Senior VK Racing FIA Motorsport Games Karting Slalom CupTeam Netherlands 1st 2024 Rotax Max Challenge Champions Winter Trophy - DD2 Master Pothof Nina 14th

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season still in progress.

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 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 BHGP3 18th 28 2025 Hitech TGR DPN1 DPN2 DPN3 SILGP1 SILGP2 SILGP3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 SILGP1 SILGP2 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DPGP1 DPGP2 DPGP3 SILN1 SILN2 SILN3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 32nd 6

Complete F1 Academy results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Did not finish, but classified.

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 2025 Hitech TGR POR1 POR2 POR3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 15th 13

Complete F4 Saudi Arabian Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Trophy results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)