Ella Stevens (born 10 September 2006) is a British racing driver who competes in F1 Academy for Rodin Motorsport as part of the McLaren Driver Development Programme with support from McLaren Oxagon.
Career Karting Born in Wotton-under-Edge, Stevens began karting at the age of six, competing until 2025. Starting out in Bambino karts, Stevens moved to Cadet karts in 2016 as she joined the BirelART UK Series, which she won the following year, before taking the LGM Series privateer title in 2018. She then stepped up to Mini karts in 2020, winning the TVKC Winter Series, as she joined Rob Smedley's Electroheads Talent Academy, and also participated in the inaugural edition of the FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars.
After racing in International karting for Birel ART Racing in OK across the following two years, and participating in the 2021 FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars's Senior category, Stevens returned to the UK with Jade Racing Team to race in KZ2. In her three-year stint in the category, Stevens won the Shenington Kart Racing Club in 2024 and 2025, as well as finishing runner-up in the British Kart Championship in the latter year.
Formula 4
During 2025, Stevens participated in the F1 Academy rookie test at Navarra, setting the fastest time in the morning before posting the second-fastest time in the afternoon. Later that year, Stevens joined the McLaren Driver Development Programme and it was announced that she would compete in the 2026 F1 Academy season for Rodin Motorsport with support from McLaren Oxagon. After making her single-seater debut in the Algarve round of the Formula Winter Series, Stevens headed to Shanghai for her F1 Academy debut, in which she took a best result of 11th in race one.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2018LGM Series – IAME Cadet16thShenington Kart Racing Club – IAME Cadet22ndSuper One Series – IAME CadetPrivateer16th2019LGM Series – IAME Cadet10thBritish Kart Championship – IAME CadetFusion Motorsport13thKartmasters British GP – IAME Cadet13th 2020Kartmasters British GP – X30 MiniNC2021LGM Series – X30 JuniorJade Racing Team13thBritish Kart Championship – X30 JuniorIPK Racing UK38thChampions of the Future – OKBirel ART Racing Team86thKarting European Championship – OKNCKarting World Championship – OKNC2022WSK Super Master Series – OKBirel ART Racing Team44thChampions of the Future – OK48thKarting European Championship – OK69thKarting World Championship – OKNCLGM Series – X30 JuniorJade Racing Team44th2023British Kart Championship – KZ2Jade Racing Team5thShenington Kart Racing Club – KZ22nd2024British Kart Championship – KZ2Jade Racing Team3rdKartmasters British GP – X30 Senior11thShenington Kart Racing Club – KZ21st2025British Kart Championship – KZ2Jade Racing Team2ndShenington Kart Racing Club – KZ21st 2026Shenington Kart Racing Club – KZ2NC†Sources:
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2026Formula Winter SeriesRodin Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0 44thF1 Academy 0 0 0 0 0 4* 16th*Sources:
Complete Formula Winter Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrant123456789101112131415DCPoints2026Rodin MotorsportEST1EST2EST3POR1POR2POR3CRT1CRT2CRT3ARA1ARA2ARA3CAT1CAT2CAT3 44th 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 DC Points2026Rodin Motorsport SHA1 SHA2 MTL1 MTL2 MTL3 SIL1 SIL2 ZAN1 ZAN2 COA1 COA2 COA3 LVG1 LVG2 13th* 4*
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