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ALISHA PALMOWSKI Holds Off ALBA LARSEN For Fourth Win At Zandvoort

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August 23, 2026

GRRL! SUMMARY:

  • ALISHA PALMOWSKI secured her fourth win, managing relentless pressure from ALBA LARSEN who held fastest lap early but couldn’t convert side-by-side challenges into overtakes, stretching championship advantage.
  • NINA GADEMAN delivered hometown heroics, rocketing from fifth to third on opening lap and holding station through seventeen laps to claim Alpine’s podium at Zandvoort’s final F1 Academy visit.
  • ELLA LLOYD showcased aggressive racecraft climbing from eleventh to eighth, joining multi-car train battle with MEGAN BRUCE and RACHEL ROBERTSON for mid-pack points positions in closing stages.
  • NATALIA GRANADA defended fourth against EMMA FELBERMAYR’s wheel-banging attacks while LISA BILLARD charged from seventeenth to twelfth, demonstrating recovery drive through chaotic midfield scramble.

UPCOMING:

  • F1 Academy returns October 22nd in Austin, Texas for penultimate championship round

LINKS TO RACER'S PROFILE PAGES:

ALISHA PALMOWSKI ALBA LARSEN NINA GÅDEMAN ELLA LLOYD MEGAN BRUCE RACHEL ROBERTSON NATALIA GRANADA EMMA FELBERMAYR LISA BILLARD

all-female f1 academy, circuit zandvoort, oracle red bull racing

GRRL! summary based upon reporting by Meghana Sree originally appearing on www.dive-bomb.com