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 a 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, she will be eager to better this result for her final race tomorrow.
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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