Chloe Grant

Chloe Grant is a rising Scottish racing driver from Perth who’s climbed from local karting circuits to international single-seater and GT competition, collecting four championship titles and breaking into the FIA’s elite Girls on Track program along the way.

EARLY YEARS

Born and raised in Perth, Scotland, Chloe Grant didn’t stumble into motorsports—she followed her older sister Lucy straight onto the track. At seven years old in 2013, Grant started karting after watching Lucy compete, because apparently one racing daughter in the family wasn’t quite enough chaos. Within a year, she was competing at the East of Scotland Kart Club in Crail, where she earned the Newcomer Award in 2014. Not a bad start for a kid who probably still needed help reaching the pedals.

Grant progressed through cadet karting between 2014 and 2016, finishing third and then second in the ESKC club championship—the kind of steady improvement that suggests natural talent mixed with serious determination. By 2017, she’d moved up to Minimax, and that’s when things started getting interesting. She won the ESKC Minimax championship that year (non-MSA) and took home the Most Improved Minimax Driver of The Year award, which is motorsports speak for “this kid’s going places.”

OTHER INTERESTS

Beyond racing, Grant’s kept her cards close to her chest. There’s no public record of hobbies, side hustles, or whether she’s secretly a champion knitter in her downtime. What we do know is that she’s spent her formative years traveling internationally for competition across Europe and the United States, which doesn’t leave much time for pottery classes or book clubs. Her focus has been laser-sharp on motorsports since childhood, and if she’s got other passions, she’s keeping them to herself.

EARLY SUCCESS

Grant’s 2019 season was nothing short of a statement year. She clinched the ESKC Junior Club Champion title, leading from the April start with two wins and multiple podiums. She also finished runner-up in both the NSKC Junior Championship and the Northern Challenge in Junior Max, plus grabbed third in the GKC Junior Championship. Add second place at Cumbria Kart Club and third at Grampian KC, and you’ve got a teenager who was basically collecting trophies like they were going out of style.

Then 2020 happened, and the world shut down. Lockdown derailed Grant’s plans, but once racing resumed, she pivoted to new championships at Rowrah. She won the CKRC Championship and finished third in the NKF Championship—proof that even a global pandemic couldn’t slow her momentum for long. By the time she was ready to transition out of karting, she’d racked up four championship titles and caught the attention of the British Women’s Racing Driver’s Club, who awarded her the Junior Gold Star Award in 2020.

In 2021, Grant made the leap to car racing via the Junior Saloon Car Championship, entering as a scholarship winner. She finished 14th—not spectacular, but respectable for a debut season in an entirely different discipline. The real goal wasn’t just results; it was proving she belonged on a pathway toward Formula 1. She backed that up in 2022 with an inaugural GB4 campaign, finishing ninth overall with twelve top-ten finishes while supported by Laser Tools Racing. Not bad for a 16-year-old.

Then came 2023 and the inaugural F1 Academy season with ART Grand Prix. Grant competed at all six European rounds plus the Austin finale, racing at actual Formula 1 venues in Austria, Spain, the Netherlands, France, and the United States. Her best result was fourth at Valencia—a solid performance in a brutally competitive field. But Monza was a different story. A huge crash during Round 5 forced her to forfeit the remaining races, dropping her three places in the championship standings. It was the kind of setback that could rattle anyone, but Grant dusted herself off and kept moving.

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

• 2014: ESKC Newcomer Award
• 2016: 2nd place, ESKC Cadet Club Championship
• 2017: ESKC Minimax Champion (non-MSA); Most Improved Minimax Driver of The Year
• 2019: ESKC Junior Club Champion; Runner-up, NSKC Junior Championship; Runner-up, Northern Challenge (Junior Max); 3rd place, GKC Junior Championship; 2nd place, Cumbria Kart Club; 3rd place, Grampian KC (Junior)
• 2020: CKRC Champion; 3rd place, NKF Championship; British Women’s Racing Driver’s Club Junior Gold Star Award
• 2021: Junior Saloon Car Championship debut (scholarship winner), 14th overall
• 2022: GB4 Championship, 9th overall with 12 top-ten finishes
• 2023: F1 Academy with ART Grand Prix; best result 4th at Valencia; Selected as one of four finalists for FIA Women in Motorsport Commission’s Girls on Track Rising Stars program
• 2024: First GB4 career podium (3rd at Oulton Park Race 3); Multiple podiums in Sprint Challenge at Monteblanco and Valencia; Named Girls on Track Ambassador with Motorsport UK; Member of Scotland’s national racing team Écurie Écosse

INSPIRATIONS

The person who set Grant’s racing career in motion wasn’t a Formula 1 hero or a famous champion—it was her older sister Lucy. Watching Lucy compete sparked something in seven-year-old Chloe that turned into a full-blown racing obsession. Beyond that family connection, Grant hasn’t publicly named racing idols or role models, which suggests she’s either too busy driving to worry about hero worship or prefers to let her results do the talking.

REPUTATION

Grant’s built a reputation as a steady climber with serious staying power. From her karting roots on small Scottish tracks to international competition on F1 weekends, she’s shown the kind of progression that gets noticed. Her selection as one of four finalists for the FIA’s Girls on Track Rising Stars program put her on the global map, and her appointment as a Girls on Track Ambassador with Motorsport UK, plus membership in Scotland’s national racing team Écurie Écosse, signals that the industry sees her as more than just another talented driver—she’s a role model in the making.

Media coverage has been consistently positive, focusing on her scholarship wins, podium finishes, and resilience after setbacks like the Monza crash. She’s secured ongoing support from Laser Tools Racing, John Clark Motor Group, and a second-term partnership with Specsavers in 2024, which speaks volumes about her marketability and professionalism. In 2024, she returned to GB4 with reigning champions KMR Sport and finally scored her maiden career podium with third place at Oulton Park Race 3—though mechanical issues meant she finished from the pit lane but was still awarded the podium. “It was a lot of emotions, but a lot of happy and good emotions,” she said afterward.

Grant also ventured into GT racing with the Sprint Challenge in 2024, taking podiums at Monteblanco and Valencia. She described the transition as “a completely different way of driving, a different style, a completely different car, different handling. Everything is different, but nothing took me by surprise.” At Valencia, she qualified fifth in class despite having no ABS and grabbed third in both Race 1 and Race 2. Reflecting on the experience, she noted, “Valencia was better because we actually did it properly, crossed the line how you should do it. You could actually enjoy it.” Her first Sprint Challenge round at Monteblanco? She called it “surreal.”

FUTURE GOALS/PLANS

Grant’s stated ambition since winning her 2021 Junior Saloon Car scholarship has been clear: she’s pursuing a single-seater pathway to Formula 1. As of 2024, she’s still competing in GB4 with KMR Sport and expanding her experience in GT racing through the Sprint Challenge. Her partnerships with Laser Tools Racing, John Clark Motor Group, and Specsavers remain active, providing the financial backing necessary to keep climbing. What 2025 holds remains under wraps—no announcements about series, contracts, or next steps have been made public. But if her trajectory so far is any indication, Grant isn’t slowing down. She’s spent over a decade proving she belongs on track, and she’s not done yet.

References:

Racers Behind the Helmet – Chloe Grant Career Article
F1 Academy Official Driver Profile – Chloe Grant
Chloe Grant Racing Official Website
GB4 Championship Official Driver Profile – Chloe Grant
The Checkered Flag – Chloe Grant Column (April 2023)
Rabeanco Feature – Chloe Grant