Esmee Kosterman
Esmee Kosterman is a Dutch racing driver set to compete in F1 Academy with support from Lego.
Career
Born in Wijk bij Duurstede, Kosterman began karting at the age of nine. In her karting career, Kosterman finished runner-up in the 2017 Dutch Karting Championship, represented the Netherlands in the 2018 Karting Academy Trophy, and was part of the inaugural FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars shootout in 2020.Stepping up to cars in 2021, Kosterman joined NXT Racing to compete in the Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup as a KNAF Talent Junior, finishing 17th in points at season's end and was retained as a KNAF Talent Junior for the following year. Kosterman remained in the Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup for 2022, switching to V-Max for her sophomore season. During 2022, Kosterman also raced in the Radical class of the Prototype Challenge and was retained as a KNAF Talent Junior at the end of the year.
In 2023, Kosterman joined Bas Koeten Racing to return the Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup Netherlands, taking a lone win at Assen on her way to runner-up in junior standings and third in overall points. The following year, Kosterman competed in the Lamera Cup and was the highest-placed female at season's end. At the end of the year, Kosterman made a one-off appearance in the F4 Indian Championship, taking a best result of ninth in race one.
Remaining in single-seaters for 2025, Kosterman joined JHR Developments on a part-time basis to race in the F4 British Championship. Finishing 11th on debut at Silverstone, before taking a best result of 13th at Snetterton and taking her maiden points by overtaking four cars in race two. Returning to the team for the British Grand Prix-supporting non-championship round at Silverstone, Kosterman finished 20th and 17th in both races. Kosterman remained with the team for her home round at Zandvoort, in which she took a best result of 17th in round one in what turned out to be her final appearance of the season. Kosterman also competed in all but one rounds of the relaunched F4 Saudi Arabian Championship, in which she scored a best result of sixth twice in the first two Jeddah rounds, en route to a 10th-place points finish and second in the Female Trophy.
F1 Academy
Kosterman made a wildcard appearance in the 2025 season of F1 Academy at Zandvoort racing for Hitech TGR with support from TeamViewer. Qualifying ninth on debut, Kosterman finished 12th in race one after starting from the pits, before taking her maiden points by finishing seventh in race two. She was later confirmed for the full season in 2026 with support from LEGO.Karting record
Karting career summary
Racing record
Racing career summary
Complete F4 Indian Championship results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos | Points |
| 2024 | Rarh Bengal Tigers | MAD1 1 | MAD1 2 | MAD1 3 | CHE 1 | CHE 2 | MAD2 1 9 | MAD2 2 10 | MAD2 3 11 | MAD2 4 11 | KAR1 1 | KAR1 2 | KAR1 3 | KAR2 1 | KAR2 2 | KAR2 3 | 24th | 3 |
Complete F4 British 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 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | DC | Points |
| 2025 | JHR Developments | DPN 1 | DPN 2 | DPN 3 | SILGP 1 11 | SILGP 2 19 | SILGP 3 18 | SNE 1 13 | SNE 2 184 | SNE 3 Ret | THR 1 | THR 2 | THR 3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | OUL 3 | SILGP 1 20 | SILGP 2 17 | ZAN 1 17 | ZAN 2 Ret | ZAN 3 21 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | KNO 3 | DPGP 1 | DPGP 2 | DPGP 3 | SILN 1 | SILN 2 | SILN 3 | BHGP 1 | BHGP 2 | BHGP 3 | 34th | 4 |
Complete F1 Academy results
Complete F4 Saudi Arabian Championship results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
| 2025 | My-Car | BHR1 1 | BHR1 2 | BHR2 1 9 | BHR2 2 8 | JED1 1 6 | JED1 2 7 | JED2 1 6 | JED2 2 7 | JED3 1 7 | JED3 2 10 | 10th | 41 |