DORIANE PIN Edges MAYA WEUG in Nail-Biting F1 Academy Title Fight

January 20, 2026

• DORIANE PIN claimed the 2025 F1 Academy championship with 172 points after a season-long battle with MAYA WEUG, who finished just 15 points behind. The Mercedes junior secured the title with a strategic fifth-place finish in the final race at Las Vegas, even as her Ferrari rival WEUG charged to second place in a last-ditch effort to keep the championship alive.
• The expanded 18-driver grid delivered drama from Shanghai to Vegas, with CHLOE CHAMBERS emerging as a consistent podium threat throughout the season before fading from title contention late in the campaign. ELLA LLOYD proved she belongs at this level with a breakthrough weekend in Montreal, jumping from seventh to second in one race and backing it up with another runner-up finish to announce herself as a future star.
• The championship momentum swung back and forth like a pendulum – PIN took early control, WEUG dominated the middle stretch including a home victory at Zandvoort, then PIN regained her composure when it mattered most. A pre-race collision in Vegas’ reverse grid race that eliminated WEUG from contention essentially handed PIN the breathing room she needed, proving once again that in racing, sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.

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