🇬🇧 Rachel Robertson

Rachel Robertson is a British racing driver competing in F1 Academy, a single-seater feeder series. Her Racer Rating of 2,803 places her in the competitive amateur band, meaning she is racing in professional-level fields but has not yet established herself as a consistent front-runner. Across nine starts in F1 Academy between 2025 and 2026 for Hitech, Robertson has not scored a podium finish and averages a grid position of P9.3, indicating a mid-field presence in a field of professional drivers.[1]

Robertson's head-to-head record reflects the early-career challenge of adapting to full-time professional racing. Against her most frequent rivals, she has struggled to establish dominance. She holds a losing record against multiple drivers rated stronger or at similar levels, including a 0-7 record against Nina Gademan and 0-6 against Ella Lloyd. However, she has shown isolated capability against higher-rated drivers; she has beaten semi-professional rivals Alisha Palmowski and Emma Felbermayr on individual occasions, and has taken three wins against FIA Silver-graded Natalia Granada. Against club-level peer Alba Larsen, Robertson has held an even record of three wins and three losses across six races, showing consistency against drivers at her own level.[2]

As an 18-year-old in her second season of F1 Academy racing with manufacturer backing from Puma, Robertson remains in development. Her profile as one of the next generation of drivers targeting the top of motorsport has drawn media attention, though her results to date have not converted promise into podium finishes. The gap between her and the field's leaders remains substantial, with the strongest rivals in her races rated between 3,400 and 3,800; establishing regular top-six finishes would be the logical next step in her progression.