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IN STATS: Bättig takes first-ever Wild Card pole position and podium at Silverstone

8 July 2026

Round 3 of the 2026 F1 ACADEMY season certainly delivered its fair share of drama and record-breaking moments. With the series’ first visit to Silverstone in the books, here’s our quick round-up of the 12 need-to-know numbers behind a history-making weekend…

Alisha Palmowski became the first driver to reach the 100-point mark in the Drivers’ Standings, already surpassing her entire 2025 tally of 91 points.
Chiara Bättig was the youngest-ever driver to start from pole position at 16 years, three months and 15 days, easily eclipsing the previous benchmark set by Jessica Edgar, who was 18 years, seven months and seven days old when she lined up on pole for Race 3 in Austin back in 2023.
The Swiss racer also now holds the record for the youngest polesitter in a full-season Formula 1 support series ahead of Formula 2's Théo Pourchaire (17 years, nine months and two days) and Formula 3's Zak O'Sullivan (17 years, four months and 27 days).

Hitech were the big winners at Silverstone as the only team to have all three drivers score points in both races

Bättig became the first Wild Card driver to finish on the podium, with her P2 finish in the Feature Race also handing Hitech their maiden podium on their 21st attempt. It means every team has now scored a podium this season.
Emma Felbermayr brought her 2026 podium tally up to five — the most of any driver in the field — and she is the only driver have claimed points in every race so far.

The Audi driver’s lights-to-flag Reverse Grid Race win meant she led more laps on Saturday (13 laps) than in the rest of her F1 ACADEMY career combined (10 laps).
Campos Racing strengthened their hold on the top of the Teams’ Standings. Their 53-point advantage over Rodin Motorsport is now the largest gap at the halfway point in F1 ACADEMY history.
Hitech and Rodin were the joint-highest scorers in Round 3, with 41 points apiece.

There was a 38-point difference between Hitech and Rodin Motorsport, and ART Grand Prix as the joint-best and the worst performing team

Hitech scored more points in the Feature Race alone than they had managed in F1 ACADEMY up to that point, taking 32 points on Sunday compared to 31 across Rounds 1, 2 and the 2025 campaign.
Four drivers claimed their career-best Qualifying — Bättig, Lisa Billard, Ava Dobson and Rachel Robertson — but all four lost at least one place in the Feature Race.

PREMA Racing experienced their worst performing weekend in the series, taking only six points courtesy of Natalia Granada’s P7 finish in the Feature Race. It also marked the first time since Barcelona in 2024 that none of their three cars achieved a podium.
Experience was critical at Silverstone, with 16 of the 18 points finishes scored by drivers who had previously raced at the British track in other series. The only exceptions were Billard’s sixth-place finish in the Reverse Grid Race and Granada’s P7 in the Feature Race.