LIA BLOCK Makes Netflix Debut After Rally Championship Win, Joins Williams

May 28, 2025

by ELEANOR DYE // from www.dailymail.co.uk

• LIA BLOCK stars in Netflix’s F1: The Academy after making history as the youngest American Rally Association Champion at just 17, becoming the first woman to win the championship. Following her father Ken Block’s tragic snowmobile accident in 2023, she’s channeled her grief into motorsports excellence, proving her fierce competitive spirit with her declaration: “Yeah, I’m a girl, and I can still beat you.”
• Williams Racing recognized her potential and approached her in November 2023 to join their driver academy, marking her transition from rally domination to open-wheel racing with ART Grand Prix. The switch meant starting from scratch – going from winning championships to having just 20 days of open-wheel experience before her first F1 Academy race in Jeddah, but she’s embracing the challenge to prove herself against seasoned competitors.
• Despite her Instagram following exceeding one million, LIA remains refreshingly grounded, admitting she’d “much rather just be a race-car driver” without social media pressures. Her motorsports journey spans karting at five, off-road racing by ten, rally wins including Baja 1000 victories with her mother Lucy, and tackling Pikes Peak in her father’s pink Porsche before making the leap to F1 Academy at 18.

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