Formula E: Who will drive where for the FE women’s test?

History will be made next Thursday in Valencia as for the first time ever an all- women’s FIA test will take place, Below we go through the lineup so far.

Jaguar TCS Racing: 

Jaguar will field former W series Champion and Indy NXT race winner, Jamie Chadwick and current  IMSA LMP2 driver Lilou Wadoux in an experience vs youth lineup. Chadwick has driven previously in Formula E testing for NIO back in 2018.

While having not driven in a Formula E car, Wadoux is a promising talent having scored a win in the LMGTE AM class in World Endurance.

Tag Heuer Porsche: 

Porsche will field Gabriela Jílková who is currently driving in the GT4 European series as well as completing 43 laps last season in a Formula E car in Valencia.

FRECA driver and current Iron Dame Marta García will also drive for the team in Valencia having previously been F1 Academy champion and testing for ERT at the Berlin rookie test in May.

DS Penske

DS Penske has announced GT driver and former W series racer Beitske Visser to go alongside current F1 academy driver Jess Edgar. Both have never driven an FE car before but they have a huge pedigree for example with Edgar taking her a Podium in her first ever season in single seaters in 2022.

Nissan

Nissan will field two Alpine Academy drivers in current F1 academy points leader and W series race winner, Abbi Pulling.

Alongside Abbi will be Sophia Florsch who comes from Formula Three having spent the season with Van Amersfoort Racing.

Andretti:

Newly announced Red Bull Ford F1 academy driver Chloe Chambers will be joined by former W series and current Tommy Hilfiger F1 academy driver Nerea Martí in a surprise move as most would have expected Jamie Chadwick to drive for the team over Jaguar as she is their Indy NXT driver.

Envision Racing

 

Envision has chosen GB4 Vice champion and former Ginetta Junior driver Alisha Palmowski to drive for the team in the test as well as their current simulator and occasional test driver Alice Powell.

Palmowski was a surprise but after having impressed in her debut single seater campaign it’s no surprise she has been chosen.

NEOM Mclaren

McLaren will use British F4 podium finisher and 2025 F1 academy driver, Welsh woman Ella Lloyd as well as their current F1 academy star and one of Sports Pro Media’s 2024 most marketable athletes Bianca Bustamante in the test.

Maserati MSG Racing

 

Maserati will use former F2 and Indycar driver Tatiana Calderon who is most famous for being the former Sauber F1 test driver and the current Sauber academy driver in F1 academy in Carrie Schreiner who has also driven in British F4 this season

Lola Yamaha ABT

 

Lola has signed the first female racer to win a mixed-gender, single-seater FIA Championship in Miki Koyama after securing the 2022 Formula Regional Japanese Championship. She has gone on to compete in Super GT.

While Koyama is the only one signed so far, there is still a chance we could have another announcement.

Mahindra Racing: 

Mahindra has signed Lina Buehler who was the first ever runner up in F1 academy last year having claimed  race victories in Barcelona and Monza, plus a further 11 podiums.

Kiro Race Co

Formerly ERT and NIO, newly American licensed Kiro are yet to announce their driver and their participation in the test.

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