Luna Fluxa Cross selected as Wild Card entry for F1 ACADEMY season finale in Las Vegas

Luna Fluxa Cross has been announced as the Wild Card entry for the 2026 F1 ACADEMY season finale in Las Vegas, supported by Visit Las Vegas.

The 16-year-old rising talent first began karting aged six before climbing up the ranks of Mini and Junior categories in the CIK-FIA World and European Championships, WSK and IAME Euro Series. She made history in 2022, when the then 11-year-old became the first female driver to join the Mercedes-AMG F1 Junior Programme.

Two years later, the Spanish racer was selected as an F1 ACADEMY DISCOVER YOUR DRIVE karter for the Champions of the Future Academy Program. Fluxa Cross would go to dominate the OK-N Senior category, securing the title by 125 points and becoming the first female winner of an FIA international championship since 1966. Her feat also saw her receive the inaugural Rising Star Award from F1 ACADEMY.

Graduating from karting to single-seaters this season, she achieved a maiden podium in the Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship at Portimão and then contested the F4 Spanish Championship, claiming a best finish of P8 in Aragón.

Fluxa Cross was also selected to participate in this year’s F1 ACADEMY Rookie Test, where she finished sixth-fastest in both sessions.

The sixth and final Wild Card of the season, Fluxa Cross will take to the track at the FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX 2026 in the #10 Visit Las Vegas operated by Hitech car.

Speaking on the announcement, Fluxa Cross said: “I’m incredibly excited to announce that I’ll be joining the F1 ACADEMY grid as a Wild Card entry in Las Vegas! It’s an amazing opportunity and a very special experience that I’m looking forward to. I can’t wait to get out on track and make the most out of the weekend.”