Nina Gademan has claimed the first win of the 2026 F1 Academy season during Race 1 at the Chinese Grand Prix.
Alpine’s driver steered clear of the typical chaos in the feeder series race to come out on top. She was narrowly followed by Natalia Granada and Emma Felbermayr, who rounded out the Race 1 podium in Shanghai.
Hometown hero Wei Shi finished the race in 17th, with Sunday’s pole-sitter Alisha Palmowski in fifth.
View the full classification below!
| Position | Driver | Team | Laps | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nina Gademan | MP Motorsport | 13 | |
| 2 | Natalia Granada | PREMA Racing | + 0.6 | |
| 3 | Emma Felbermayr | Rodin Motorsport | + 2.5 | |
| 4 | Rafaela Ferreira | Campos Racing | + 3.0 | |
| 5 | Alisha Palmowski | Campos Racing | + 3.4 | |
| 6 | Payton Westcott | PREMA Racing | + 3.8 | |
| 7 | Ella Lloyd | Rodin Motorsport | + 4.7 | |
| 8 | Lisa Billard | ART Grand Prix | + 5.1 | |
| 9 | Ava Dobson | HITECH | + 5.9 | |
| 10 | Rachel Robertson | HITECH | + 6.6 | |
| 11 | Ella Stevens | Rodin Motorsport | + 8.0 | |
| 12 | Megan Bruce | Campos Racing | + 9.0 | |
| 13 | Jade Jacquet | ART Grand Prix | + 9.6 | |
| 14 | Mathilda Paatz | PREMA Racing | + 10.5 | |
| 15 | Esmee Kosterman | MP Motorsport | + 14.0 | |
| 16 | Kaylee Countryman | ART Grand Prix | + 14.6 | |
| 17 | Wei Shi (WCD) | HITECH | + 20.8 | |
| 18 | Alba Larsen | MP Motorsport | + 51.0 |
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