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LISA BILLARD, CLARA STIEBLEICHINGER Lead Historic French F4 Weekend

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April 9, 2026

GRRL! SUMMARY:

  • Historic Nogaro grid featured 10 female drivers, shattering previous F4 record. LISA BILLARD delivered career-best P8 finish, marking best-ever French F4 result for a woman. F1 Academy regular ineligible for Female Trophy points.
  • Rookie CLARA STIEBLEICHINGER dominated opening weekend with back-to-back Female Trophy wins in races one and two. Austrian impressed with P14-15 finishes on European debut before race three first-lap retirement cost championship momentum.
  • ANNABELLE BRIAN emerged from chaotic weekend to claim race three Female Trophy victory and championship lead with 40 points. Edged ANGELINA PROENCA by single point despite 24th-place penalty in opener.
  • SOFIA ZANFARI showed major second-season improvement, running P18 in practice before race three collision ended her weekend. Cuban debutant ISABELLA ABREU finished all three races, steadily closing pace gap throughout event.

UPCOMING:

  • French F4 Championship continues May 15-17 at Circuit de Dijon-Prenois

LINKS TO RACER'S PROFILE PAGES:

LISA BILLARD CLARA STIEBLEICHINGER ANNABELLE BRIAN ANGELINA PROENCA SOFIA ZANFARI ISABELLA ABREU

brazilian formula 4, circuit paul armagnac, female trophy, french f4 championship

GRRL! summary based upon reporting by MIKA BÖCKER originally appearing on www.racers-behindthehelmet.com