Amna Al Qubaisi
Amna Al Qubaisi is an American-born Emirati racing driver who currently competes in the Ligier European Series with Team Virage in the #88 entry alongside her sister Hamda. On 16 December 2018, she became the first Middle Eastern woman to take part in a motorsport test program for Formula E after the Diriyah ePrix in Saudi Arabia.
Early and personal life
Al Qubaisi was born in Washington, Virginia, United States to Khaled Al Qubaisi, former CEO of Real Estate and Infrastructure Investment at Mubadala Investment Company and the first Emirati to compete at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, claiming two class podiums. She competed in karting for Daman Speed Academy.Al Qubaisi attends Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, completing a degree in Records Management and Archival Science and her interests include karting, gymnastics and jet skiing.
Career
Karting
Al Qubaisi began her karting career in 2014 at the age of fourteen. She was the first Arab woman to participate at the Rotax Max Challenge World Finals. Two years later she began competing internationally, claiming multiple top 10 finishes. In 2017, she was the first Arab girl to win the UAE RMC Championship. She was also the first female to be sponsored by Kaspersky Lab, and to be selected by the ATCUAE to represent the UAE at the GCC Young Drivers Academy Programme, which she won.X30 Euro Series Wackersdorf
Al Qubaisi and her sister Hamda participated at the X30 Euro Series in Wackersdorf with Team Driver. It was Al Qubaisi's first time driving in Wackersdorf, but she showed great pace, finishing amongst the top-five in one of her heats. She finished 16th overall out of 54 drivers, and was the only female to reach the Final.Formula 4
Al Qubaisi competed in the 2018 Italian F4 Championship with the championship winning Prema Powerteam. She competed in six of the seven rounds, with her highest place finish in a race being 12th. She also took part the following season, finishing 31st with no points.Formula E test
Al Qubaisi was one of nine female drivers to take part in a test session on 16 December 2018, after the first round of the 2018-19 Formula E Season at the Ad Diriyah ePrix on a street circuit in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. She drove for Envision Virgin Racing in an Audi-powered Formula E car in an initiative by the FIA Women in Motorsport Commission. It came less than six months after women were legally allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia for the first time.Formula Regional
Al Qubaisi took the place of her sister Hamda for the Barcelona round with Prema Racing, in the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship.F1 Academy
In 2023, Al Qubaisi signed with MP Motorsport in the newly launched all-female F1 Academy championship. She ended the season with two wins and placed sixth. For 2024, she re-signed with MP and joined the Red Bull Academy Programme to represent RB Formula One Team. She finished the season placing 15th.Racing record
Racing career summary
† As she was a guest driver, Al Qubaisi was ineligible to score points.Complete Italian F4 Championship results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Pos | Points |
| 2018 | Prema Theodore Racing | ADR 1 Ret | ADR 2 12 | ADR 3 16 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | LEC 3 | MNZ 1 24 | MNZ 2 16 | MNZ 3 17 | MIS 1 20 | MIS 2 23 | MIS 3 Ret | IMO 1 20 | IMO 2 20 | IMO 3 23 | VLL 1 Ret | VLL 2 16 | VLL 3 15 | MUG 1 19 | MUG 2 21 | MUG 3 21 | 34th | 0 | |
| 2019 | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | VLL 1 19 | VLL 2 27 | VLL 3 22 | MIS 1 26 | MIS 2 17 | MIS 3 C | HUN 1 Ret | HUN 2 21 | HUN 3 29 | RBR 1 22 | RBR 2 17 | RBR 3 23 | IMO 1 18 | IMO 2 25 | IMO 3 26 | IMO 4 15 | MUG 1 13 | MUG 2 26 | MUG 3 16 | MNZ 1 28 | MNZ 2 28 | MNZ 3 Ret | 31st | 0 |
Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
| 2021 | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | DUB 1 16 | DUB 2 Ret | DUB 3 18 | ABU 1 17 | ABU 2 17 | ABU 3 16 | ABU 1 15 | ABU 2 14 | ABU 3 Ret | DUB 1 18 | DUB 2 Ret | DUB 3 Ret | ABU 1 16 | ABU 2 18 | ABU 3 15 | 24th | 0 |
| 2022 | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | ABU 1 14 | ABU 2 10 | ABU 3 Ret | DUB 1 Ret | DUB 2 19 | DUB 3 17 | DUB 1 21 | DUB 2 21 | DUB 3 DNS | DUB 1 20 | DUB 2 20 | DUB 3 20 | ABU 1 Ret | ABU 2 18 | ABU 3 Ret | 26th | 1 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
| 2022 | Prema Racing | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | MCO 1 | MCO 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | CAT 1 Ret | CAT 2 31 | MUG 1 Ret | MUG 2 Ret | NC† | 0 |
† As Amna was a guest driver, she was ineligible to score points.
Complete Formula Winter Series results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
| 2023 | GRS Team | JER 1 | JER 2 | CRT 1 | CRT 2 | NAV 1 | NAV 2 | CAT 2 Ret | CAT 2 DSQ | NC | 0 |
Complete F4 Saudi Arabian Championship results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
| 2024 | Altawkilat Meritus.GP | KMT1 1 9 | KMT1 2 8 | KMT1 3 8 | KMT1 4 Ret | LSL 1 10 | LSL 2 2 | LSL 3 5 | LSL 4 10 | JED1 1 Ret | JED1 2 4 | JED1 3 9 | JED2 1 7 | JED2 2 Ret | JED2 3 4 | JED3 1 Ret | JED3 2 10† | JED3 3 6 | 10th | 56.5 |
Complete Ligier European Series results
| Year | Entrant | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
| 2025 | Team Virage | Ligier JS P4 | JS P4 | BAR 1 7 | BAR 2 3 | LEC 1 4 | LEC 2 4 | LMS 6 | SPA 1 3 | SPA 2 4 | SIL 1 11 | SIL 2 2 | ALG 1 Ret | ALG 2 7 | 4th | 104 |