GB4 race winner Alisha Palmowski has gained full Red Bull Junior Team status for 2027, following her dominant title success in this year's F1 Academy series.
In her second year in F1 Academy with Campos Racing as a Red Bull Racing Academy-backed driver, she secured this year's title with four races still remaining thanks to five wins and two further podiums, with the rounds at Las Vegas still to come.
The now-20-year-old took three wins and a total of 11 podiums on her way to the 2024 GB4 runner-up spot, and had her first F1 Academy experience later that year as a wild card entrant in Qatar.
She moved up to F1 Academy full time in 2025 with Red Bull's support and impressed immediately by winning the first race of the season in Shanghai, before taking four more podium finishes throughout the year.
Having won this year's F1 Academy title so convincingly, Palmowski will race in the Formula Regional European Championship next year with Rodin Motorsport as a full Red Bull Junior Team member, with the drive fully funded by F1 Academy and Oracle Red Bull Racing.
“I’m so excited to continue my journey with the support of Red Bull and F1 ACADEMY behind me" Palmowski said. "Winning the F1 ACADEMY title in Austin, with my family there and so many people cheering me on, was surreal, and it’s a weekend I’ll never forget.
“I’ve developed so much as a driver and as a person over the last two seasons, and the support I’ve received from Campos Racing, Red Bull and F1 ACADEMY has been incredible. It’s taken a lot of hard work to get here, and I know there’s still a lot more to do but having that belief and support behind me makes the journey clearer.”
“Next season brings a new series, a new team and a fresh opportunity to test myself. Moving up the single-seater ladder has always been the goal, and I’m incredibly grateful to have the opportunity to race in Formula Regional with Rodin Motorsport. I can’t wait to get going.”
Laurent Mekies, CEO and Team Principal of Oracle Red Bull Racing is excited to see Palmowski build on her potential as a full Red Bull junior next year.
"We are very happy to keep Alisha in the Red Bull family and continue this journey together! Over the past two seasons, she has developed exceptionally well, both on and off the track. She has consistently performed at a very high level despite the pressure of going into the season as the favourite, culminating in a dominant championship-winning campaign."
F1 Academy Managing Director Susie Wolff added: "What a journey it’s been for Alisha. From joining us as a Wild Card Driver in 2024 to becoming F1 ACADEMY Champion just two years later, she has grabbed this opportunity with both hands.
"Not only has she proven herself a worthy Champion, but she has also demonstrated to Red Bull Racing that she warrants their continued support and a place in their Junior Programme."
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