Aurelia Nobels steps up to the GB3 Championship with Hillspeed

Aurelia Nobels will take the next step in her single-seater career, moving up to compete in the GB3 Championship with Hillspeed for the 2026 season.

The 19-year-old will be looking to build on her two seasons' worth of experience in F1 ACADEMY, in which she claimed her maiden podium with a P3 finish in the penultimate race of the 2025 campaign in Las Vegas.

Joining multiple race winners Hillspeed, Nobels will be getting to grips with the Tatuus MSV GB3-025 car across the eight-round campaign. The Brazilian becomes the second F1 ACADEMY graduate to feature on the 2026 GB3 grid alongside Abbi Pulling at Rodin Motorsport.

“I’m really happy to be joining Hillspeed for my first season in GB3 and I’m grateful to the team for the trust they’ve placed in me," Nobels commented. "It’s a big step forward in my career and I’m excited to be moving up to one of the most competitive categories to transition to F3 and work with such an experienced and successful team.

"It’s going to be a big challenge to learn a lot of new tracks but I’m really motivated for the season ahead and looking forward to working closely with the team to push for strong results.”

Hillspeed Team Principal Richard Ollerenshaw added: “Having the opportunity to bring Aurelia into our GB3 team for 2026 is a very exciting development for Hillspeed. We’ve worked with a number of talented female drivers over the years, and so we’re delighted to have signed Aurelia for her step-up into GB3. It will be a major learning curve, with a significant increase in power and aero from what she has been used to, but we’re sure she’ll adapt well.

“After two years racing in the F1 ACADEMY, and the experience she has gained within the Ferrari Driver Academy itself, we have high hopes for Aurelia’s maiden season racing full-time in GB3 and we can’t wait to get underway with official pre-season testing this week.”