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After an action-packed Round 2 in Montreal, we’re counting down the days until the F1 ACADEMY grid get back on track for our Silverstone debut in a month’s time.
While we all wait patiently, there'll be no shortage of action in the meantime. Whether your favourite is part of the class of 2026 or a graduate, here’s where you can catch our drivers getting behind the wheel in June.
Straight off the back of her maiden victory in the Reverse Grid Race, Mathilda Paatz will want to carry that momentum into the next round of the F4 CEZ Championship. The Aston Martin driver is set to race at the Slovakia Ring on June 5-7, alongside McLaren junior and former F1 ACADEMY DISCOVER YOUR DRIVE karter Ella Häkkinen.
The Temple of Speed hosts three of this year’s drivers for Round 3 of the Italian F4 season. Emma Felbermayr, Payton Westcott and Rafaela Ferreira will be in action in Monza from June 19-21.
That same weekend, Kaylee Countryman will compete in Rounds 7, 8 and 9 of the USF2000 campaign at Road America.
Ahead of her F1 ACADEMY debut as the Zandvoort Wild Card driver, Zoe Florescu will take part in two Spanish F4 rounds this month. She’ll be joined by former F1 ACADEMY DISCOVER YOUR DRIVE karter and Mercedes junior Luna Fluxá in Portimão from June 5-7 and in MotorLand Aragón on June 19-21.
Bianca Bustamante will also compete in Portimão on June 5-7, as the Filipina racer takes on Round 2 of the Eurocup-3 season, driving for Palou Motorsport.
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Taking onboard the lessons she learnt from her F1 ACADEMY Wild Card appearance in Montreal, Autumn Fisher’s French F4 campaign picks up at Spa-Francorchamps on June 19-21.
Meanwhile, eight of our 2026 F1 ACADEMY DISCOVER YOUR DRIVE karters travel to Larkhall in Scotland for Round 3 of the British Champions of the Future Academy Program season from June 19-21.
Victoria Farfus will continue her transition into cars at the end of the month when the former F1 ACADEMY DISCOVER YOUR DRIVE karter takes on the Croft Circuit in the Ginetta Junior Championship on June 27-28.
It’s an action-packed month for our alumni. First up, Courtney Crone races at Mid-Ohio in the next round of the IMSA VP Racing Sports Car Challenge in the GSX class on June 5-7. Maya Weug will also be in action that weekend, racing at the Circuit Assen in the Belcar Endurance Championship.
Doriane Pin will look to make history, as the 2025 F1 ACADEMY Champion contests the 94th edition of the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 10-14. The Circuit de la Sarthe will also see 2023 Vice Champion Léna Bühler hunting down back-to-back Road to Le Mans victories after last year’s triumph on June 10-12.
The schedule gets even busier, with Chloe Grant heading to Valencia in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Iberica and Jessica Edgar returning to the familiar Rowrah Kart Track in the KZ2 Super 4 Championship. Meanwhile, Nerea Martí hits the seas for the next round of the E1 Series, with all-electric powerboat racing series the visiting Dubrovnik on June 12-13.
At the same time over in the United States, Lia Block lines up for the Southern Ohio Forest Rally in the American Rally Association National Championship. Meanwhile, Maite Cáceres will race at Road Atlanta in the Toyota GR Cup North America.
Chloe Chong will make another appearance at the Nürburgring on June 20 for NLS9. The following weekend, Carrie Schreiner will contest the 24 Hours of Spa from June 24-28, while Chloe Chambers tackles Watkins Glen International for Round 3 of the 2026 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America campaign.
| DATE | CHAMPIONSHIP | DRIVERS | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 5-7 | F4 CEZ | Mathilda Paatz & Ella Häkkinen | Slovakia Ring |
| June 5-7 | Spanish F4 | Zoe Florescu & Luna Fluxá | Portimão |
| June 5-7 | Eurocup-3 | Bianca Bustamante | Portimão |
| June 5-7 | IMSA VP Racing Sports Car Challenge - GSX | Courtney Crone | Mid-Ohio |
| June 6-7 | Belcar Endurance Championship | Maya Weug | Assen |
| June 10-12 | Le Mans Cup | Léna Bühler | Circuit de la Sarthe (Le Mans) |
| June 10-14 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Doriane Pin | Circuit de la Sarthe |
| June 11-13 | American Rally Association National | Lia Block | Southern Ohio Forest Rally |
| June 12-13 | E1 Series | Nerea Martí | Dubrovnik |
| June 12-14 | Porsche Sprint Challenge Iberica | Chloe Grant | Valencia |
| June 12-14 | Toyota GR Cup North America | Maite Cáceres | Road Atlanta |
| June 13-14 | KZ2 Super 4 Championship | Jessica Edgar | Rowrah |
| June 19-21 | Italian F4 | Emma Felbermayr, Payton Westcott & Rafaela Ferreira | Monza |
| June 19-21 | USF2000 | Kaylee Countryman | Road America |
| June 19-21 | Spanish F4 | Zoe Florescu & Luna Fluxá | MotorLand Aragón |
| June 19-21 | French F4 | Autumn Fisher | Spa-Francorchamps |
| June 20 | NLS | Chloe Chong | Nürburgring |
| June 24-28 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Carrie Schreiner | Spa-Francorchamps |
| June 25-27 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America | Chloe Chambers | Watkins Glen |
| June 27-28 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Victoria Farfus | Croft |