Alisha Palmowski


Alisha Palmowski 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

She 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 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 had an impressive debut race, winning the first race of the season by margin of 3.6 seconds. 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.

2025

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 Shanghai during Race 1. Palmowski placed 5th overall in the 2025 F1 Academy Season, with one win and five podium finishes.

2026

Red Bull Racing will retain Palmowski for the 2026 F1 Academy season.

Early life and education

Palmowski is from Manchester, England. She attended St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy in Glossop, Derbyshire. 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.

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season in progress.

Complete GB4 Championship results

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021D.C.Points
2024Elite MotorsportOUL
1
1		OUL
2
5		OUL
3
Ret		SIL1
1
2		SIL1
2
4		SIL1
3
C		DON1
1
Ret		DON1
2
9		DON1
3
36		SNE
1
2		SNE
2
1		SNE
3
111		SIL2
1
3		SIL2
2
5		SIL2
3
76		DON2
1
3		DON2
2
4		DON2
3
36		BRH
1
4		BRH
2
3		BRH
3
24		2nd422

Complete F1 Academy results

YearTeam123456789101112131415D.C.Points
2024Prema RacingJED
1		JED
2		MIA
1		MIA
2		CAT
1		CAT
2		ZAN
1		ZAN
2		SIN
1		SIN
2		LSL
1
5		LSL
2
C		ABU
1		ABU
2		ABU
3		17th10
2025Campos RacingSHA
1
1		SHA
2
6		JED
1
3		JED
2
4		MIA
1
2		MIA
2
C		CAN
1
12		CAN
2
6		CAN
3
7		ZAN
1
7		ZAN
2
2		SIN
1
Ret		SIN
2
15		LVG
1
DSQ		LVG
2
2		5th91