Formula E

Bianca Bustamante drives the 2nd McLaren - All Formula E drivers for the women's test in Valencia

Tobias Wirtz

Tobias Wirtz
Bianca-Bustamante-McLaren

Neom McLaren

For the first time, Formula E will be organising a test session exclusively for female drivers as part of the pre-season test drives in Valencia. On 7 November from 2pm to 5pm, up to 22 female drivers will be allowed to drive the Gen3 Evo car for three hours (we reported). We will update this news ticker regularly until the Valencia test and add further female drivers in the overview below.

>>> Bianca Bustamante to drive the 2nd McLaren

[10/15 | 11:00] McLaren has announced Bianca Bustamante as the second driver for the women's test in Valencia. The 19-year-old from the Philippines is already part of the McLaren junior programme and actually drives in F1 Academy with McLaren branding.

>>> Envision Racing tests with Alisha Palmowski & Alice Powell

[10/11 | 16:30] Envision Racing has announced its driver pairing for the women's test in Valencia: Alongside development driver Alice Powell, Alisha Palmowski will be at the wheel of a Formula E racing car for the first time. The 18-year-old was runner-up in the British junior racing series GB4 this year. It will be Powell's fourth time driving for the team in official test sessions: the 31-year-old made her test debut at the rookie test in Marrakesh in 2020, after which she sat in the Envision car at both pre-season tests in 2021 and the rookie test in Berlin in 2024.

>>> Ella Lloyd takes the wheel for McLaren

[10/08 | 15:00] McLaren has announced its first driver for the Valencia test: 19-year-old Welshman Ella Lloyd will drive the papaya-colored customer Nissan in Spain. Lloyd drove for JHR Developments in British Formula 4 this year, where she finished on the podium four times and ended the season in 11th place. She also raced in Singapore as a guest entrant in the F1 Academy, where she finished both races in the points. Lloyd also joins the McLaren team's driver development program and will drive in F1 academy with support from McLaren in 2025.

>>> Andretti tests with Chloe Chambers & Nerea Marti

[10/07 | 15:00] Porsche customer team Andretti is the first team to announce its two female drivers: Chloe Chambers and Nerea Marti will take to the wheel for the US team. The Chinese-born American Chambers was the first woman to win a race in the Formula Regional Oceania Championship. She is currently driving in F1 Academy with the support of the Haas Formula 1 team for Campos Racing, where she is fourth in the overall standings. As Ford and Red Bull announced at the beginning of October, she will drive for the Red Bull Ford Academy Programme next year.

The Spaniard Marti also drives in the F1 Academy for Campos Racing and currently occupies fifth place in the overall standings. She also contested two race weekends in the Spanish Formula 4, having previously competed in W Series for two years, where she finished third three times in total.

Overview: Entry list for the 2024 Formula E women's test

Team Driver 1 Driver 2
Andretti Chloe Chambers Nerea Marti
DS Penske TBA TBA
Envision Racing Alisha Palmowski Alice Powell
Jaguar TCS Racing TBA TBA
Kiro Race Co. TBA TBA
Lola Yamaha ABT TBA TBA
Mahindra Racing TBA TBA
Maserati MSG Racing TBA TBA
Nissan TBA TBA
Neom McLaren Ella Lloyd Bianca Bustamante
TAG Heuer Porsche TBA TBA

 

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