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The next woman in the cockpit of a Formula 1 car is ready: Doriane Pin will test for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team. The Frenchwoman secured the title in the F1 Academy junior series in 2025 and is now taking the next step towards the premier class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The F1 Academy will start its fourth season in 2026. A total of 17 female drivers will compete in the series, whose goal is to specifically prepare female talent for the jump to Formula 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A look back shows how rarely women have been represented in Formula 1 so far: Most recently, Susie Wolff completed practice sessions for Williams Racing during a Grand Prix weekend in 2014. The last participation in a qualifying session dates back to 1992, when Giovanna Amati competed for Brabham in Brazil but failed to qualify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A woman's last Grand Prix start dates back even further: Lella Lombardi raced in Austria in 1976 and remains the only woman to have scored points in the Formula 1 World Championship to this day. Also worth mentioning is Desir\u00e9 Wilson, who started in Kyalami in 1980 \u2013 albeit outside the official World Championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the recent past, Jessica Hawkins collected test kilometers for Aston Martin F1 Team in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now Doriane Pin is coming into focus: In the podcast \u201eBeyond the Grid,\u201c she confirmed that she will drive a Formula 1 car from Mercedes in 2026. Team principal Toto Wolff gave the green light for a private test after successful simulator runs. However, an exact date has not yet been set, nor has a seat been adapted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In parallel, Pin will also be active in endurance racing in 2026: She will compete in the LMP2 Pro-Am class of the European Le Mans Series for Team Duqueine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Women in Formula 1 \u2013 an overview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n