Emma Felbermayr (born 27 January 2007) is an Austrian racing driver who competes in F1 Academy for Rodin Motorsport and the Italian F4 Championship for PHM Racing as part of the Audi Driver Development Programme.
Junior career Karting Felbermayr made her international karting debut in 2019, racing for Solgat Motorsport in the OKJ class of the Trofeo Delle Industrie. Continuing in OKJ until 2021, Felbermayr finished eighth in both the ADAC Kart Masters and second in the Ladies Cup in her final year in the category. Stepping up to OK for the following year, Felbermayr's main highlights were a ninth place in the 2022 German Karting Championship and a ninth-place finish in the South Garda Winter Cup in 2023 before stepping up to KZ2 that same year. After competing in the Karting World Cup and WSK Final Cups, Felbermayr stayed in KZ2 for 2024, during which she finished 31st in the Andrea Margutti Trophy.
Formula 4 2025 On the same day as her F1 Academy announcement, Rodin Motorsport announced that Felbermayr would also compete in the 2025 Spanish F4 Championship and Eurocup-4 Winter Championships. In the first round of the Eurocup-4 Winter Championship, Felbermayr finished 28th and 20th in the first two races, but after starting 24th for race three, she took advantage of crashes ahead and post-race penalties to be classified 13th in the final race of the weekend. She was unable to better this result in the following round, and finished the championship in 27th overall, the highest placed female driver. In the main Spanish F4 campaign, Felbermayr's season began slowly with a best result of 22nd in MotorLand Aragón, but steady progression during the third round in Portimão saw her finish 15th in race three. In the following four rounds, Felbermayr scored a best result of 13th in race one at Barcelona to end her maiden season in F4 machinery 29th in points.
2026 At the start of the following year, Felbermayr joined PHM Racing to compete in the first three rounds of the UAE4 Series, scoring a best result of 12th in race three of the second Yas Marina round.
F1 Academy 2025 On December 17, 2024, Sauber announced that Felbermayr would be representing the team in the 2025 season of F1 Academy, joining Rodin Motorsport alongside Ella Lloyd and Chloe Chong.
Felbermayr qualified seventh on debut in Shanghai, but finished 11th after colliding with Tina Hausmann on the final lap after starting second in the reverse-grid race. In the second race of the weekend, Felbermayr finished fifth to score her maiden points of the year, but was left "expecting more" after having done well in pre-event tests. In Round 2 at Jeddah, Felbermayr finished ninth in the sprint race despite starting on reverse grid pole, whilst in the feature race, Felbermayr ran eighth in the opening stages but contact with Rafaela Ferreira sent her out of the points and she was only able to muster a 15th-place finish. After a disappointing Miami round where she finished 15th in the sprint race after taking reverse-grid pole and Race 2 was cancelled due to adverse weather, Felbermayr took her first podium in the opening race in Montreal, but was later disqualified because her car was underweight. However, she went on to take her maiden single-seater win in the following race after overtaking Nina Gademan on the final lap, and capped off the weekend by finishing tenth in Race 3. Felbermayr then scored points three more times in the following three rounds, finishing as high as fourth in Singapore, to end the year tenth in points.
2026
Felbermayr returned for the 2026 season with Rodin Motorsport, alongside teammates Ella Lloyd and Ella Stevens, representing Audi. She also joined the Audi Driver Development Programme. In the season-opening Shanghai round, Felbermayr finished third in the sprint race, before winning the feature race to take the points lead.
Personal life Felbermayr's family owns the construction and transport company, and is steeped in motorsport heritage. Her late grandfather Horst and father Horst Jr. have entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans multiple times, while her older brother Horst Felix currently competes in the European Le Mans Series. She is a fan of former Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel.
Felbermayr is in a relationship with 2018 European Karting Champion Hannes Janker, ten years her senior.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 201948° Trofeo delle Industrie — OKJSolgat MotorsportNC2020ADAC Kart Masters — OKJSolgat MotorsportNCCIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ48th2021Champions of the Future — OKJSolgat Motorsport92ndADAC Kart Masters — OKJ8thDeutsche Kart Meisterschaft — OKJ19thCIK-FIA European Championship — OKJNCWSK Open Cup — OKJ81st26° South Garda Winter Cup — OKJTB Racing Team16th2022WSK Super Master Series — OKTB Racing Team53rdDeutsche Kart Meisterschaft — OK9thWSK Euro Series — OK66thKarting World Championship — OK83rdWSK Final Cup — OK36th202328° South Garda Winter Cup — OKTB Racing Team9thWSK Champions Cup — OK19thWSK Super Master Series — OK63rdFIA Karting World Cup — KZ250thWSK Final Cup — KZ235th2024WSK Super Master Series — KZ2TB Racing Team79thAndrea Margutti Trophy — KZ231stCIK-FIA European Championship — KZ240thChampions of the Future — KZ265thFIA Karting World Cup — KZ251stSources:
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2025 Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship Rodin Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 0 27th F1 Academy 14 1 0 0 1 37 10th F4 Spanish Championship 18 0 0 0 0 0 29th F4 British Championship Virtuosi Racing 3 0 0 0 0 7 30th2026UAE4 SeriesPHM Racing 9 0 0 0 0 0 26thItalian F4 Championship 6 0 0 0 0 3* 39th* F1 Academy Rodin Motorsport 5 1 0 0 3 53* 2nd* F4 British Championship Virtuosi Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 33rd*Sources: Season still in progress.
Complete Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789DCPoints 2025 Rodin Motorsport JER1 JER2 JER3 POR1 POR2 POR3 NAV1 NAV2 NAV3 27th 0
Complete F1 Academy results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points 2025 Rodin Motorsport SHA1 SHA2 JED1 JED2 MIA1 MIA2 MTL1 MTL2 MTL3 ZAN1 ZAN2 SIN1 SIN2 LVG1 LVG2 10th 372026Rodin Motorsport SHA1 SHA2 MTL1 MTL2 MTL3 SIL1 SIL2 ZAN1 ZAN2 COA1 COA2 COA3LVG1LVG2 * * Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points 2025 Rodin Motorsport ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 NAV1 NAV2 NAV3 POR1 POR2 POR3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 JER1 JER2 JER3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 29th 0
Complete F4 British Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) 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 Virtuosi Racing DPN1 DPN2 DPN3 SILGP1 SILGP2 SILGP3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 SILGP1 SILGP2 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DPGP1 DPGP2 DPGP3 SILN1 SILN2 SILN3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 30th 7 2026 DPN1 DPN2 DPN3 BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 SILGP1 SILGP2 SILGP3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 THR1 THR2 THR3 DPGP1 DPGP2 DPGP3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SILN1 SILN2 SILN3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 TBD* TBD* Season still in progress.
Complete UAE4 Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points 2026 PHM RacingYMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21YMC22YMC23DUB1DUB2DUB3LUS1LUS2LUS326th0
Complete Italian F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) 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 DC Points 2026 PHM RacingMIS11MIS12MIS13MIS14VLL1VLL2VLL3VLL4MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3MNZ4MUG11MUG12MUG13MUG14IMO1IMO2IMO3IMO4MIS21MIS22MIS23MIS24MUG21MUG22MUG23MUG24 39th* 3* Season still in progress.
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