Payton Westcott


Payton Westcott is an American racing driver who most recently competed for Van Amersfoort Racing in the Italian F4 Championship.

Career

Karting

Westcott began karting at the age of 12, competing until 2024. Mainly racing in the US in her karting career, Westcott made her international debut in 2024, racing in the Champions of the Future Academy Program as part of F1 Academy's Discover Your Drive initiative.

Formula 4 (2025–)

Stepping up to single-seaters in 2025, Westcott began the year in Formula Winter Series with Van Amersfoort Racing, scoring a best result of 13th in race three at Aragón to end the winter 27th in points. For her main campaign, Westcott took part in the 2025 [Italian F4 Championship|Italian F4 Championship], also with Van Amersfoort Racing. During the first race of the season in Misano, she finished in 20th and claimed her first win in the women's' championship. Westcott advanced on Emily Cotty in the women's championship throughout the season, securing double class wins at both Monza and Mugello. At Imola, Westcott achieved a class win during race one and tied her highest finishing position of 20th during race three. By the end of the season, she finished the women's championship in second. Westcott also participated in the E4 Championship, once again with VAR.
At the end of 2025, Westcott raced in the first and last rounds of Formula Trophy with Prema Racing, winning race two at Dubai from reverse-grid pole, becoming the first female race winner in the series, before returning for the season-ending round at Yas Marina and finishing 10th in race one, helping her end the year 10th in points. Also in 2025, Westcott made a one-off appearance in the 2025 [F4 Saudi Arabian Championship|F4 Saudi Arabian Championship] in the season-ending Jeddah round, in which she scored a best result of eighth in race two.

F1 Academy

During her maiden campaign in Italian F4, Westcott participated in the F1 Academy rookie test at Navarra, where she placed 3rd in the morning session and 1st in the afternoon session. She was then selected as the wildcard driver for the final round of the 2025 F1 Academy season in Las Vegas. She scored points in her debut race by finishing 6th, before retiring in race two after a crash with Joanne Ciconte.

Racing record

Complete Formula Winter Series results

YearTeam123456789101112DCPoints
2025Van Amersfoort RacingPOR
1
17		POR
2
17		POR
3
23		CRT
1
19		CRT
2
24		CRT
3
17		ARA
1
15		ARA
2
Ret		ARA
3
13		CAT
1
19		CAT
2
23		CAT
3
25		27th0

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122232425DCPoints
2025Van Amersfoort RacingMIS1
1		MIS1
2
20		MIS1
3
Ret		MIS1
4
26		VLL
1		VLL
2
22		VLL
3
23		VLL
4
DNQ		MNZ
1
22		MNZ
2
22		MNZ
3
25		MUG
1
28		MUG
2
27		MUG
3
29		IMO
1
26		IMO
2
C		IMO
3
20		CAT
1
25		CAT
2
27		CAT
3
C		MIS2
1		MIS2
2
27		MIS2
3
24		MIS2
4
DNQ		MIS2
5
26		48th0

Complete E4 Championship results

YearTeam123456789DCPoints
2025Van Amersfoort RacingLEC
1
21		LEC
2
22		LEC
3
16		MUG
1
Ret		MUG
2
28		MUG
3
Ret		MNZ
1
Ret		MNZ
2
16		MNZ
3
19		35th0

Complete F1 Academy results

YearEntrant123456789101112131415DCPoints
2025Hitech TGRSHA
1		SHA
2		JED
1		JED
2		MIA
1		MIA
2		CAN
1		CAN
2		CAN
3		ZAN
1		ZAN
2		SIN
1		SIN
2		LVG
1
6		LVG
2
Ret		18th3

Complete Formula Trophy results

YearTeam1234567DCPoints
2025Mumbai Falcons Racing LimitedDUB
1
8		DUB
2
1		DUB
3
14		YMC1
1
YMC1
2
YMC2
1
10		YMC2
2
Ret		10th30

Complete F4 Saudi Arabian Championship results

YearTeam12345678910DCPoints
2025ZahidBHR1
1
BHR1
2
BHR2
1
BHR2
2
JED1
1
JED1
2
JED2
1
JED2
2
JED3
1
11		JED3
2
8		17th4

Complete UAE4 Series results

YearTeam123456789101112DCPoints
2026Prema RacingYMC1
1
16		YMC1
2
Ret		YMC1
3
22		YMC2
1
22		YMC2
2
21		YMC2
3
23		DUB
1
9		DUB
2
8		DUB
3
20		LUS
1		LUS
2		LUS
3		18th*6*

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