GEORGIA TILLYER, ALICE BUCKLEY Lead New Wave of Women in Australian Motorsport

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May 19, 2026

GRRL! SUMMARY:

  • GEORGIA TILLYER made the leap from track photographer to competitive drifter in under two years, purchasing her car Night Fury and mastering manual transmission before debuting at Sydney Motorsport Park, often as the sole woman competing.
  • ALICE BUCKLEY, 18, became only the fourth woman in Supercars history to reach Super2 Series level after debuting earlier this year, bringing over a decade of racing experience to Australia’s premier touring car championship.
  • AMELIE PARSLEY represents the next generation, still on P-plates but training through Motorsport Australia’s women’s program which has coached 124 participants across seven national events this year with dreams of professional driving or engineering.
  • Female viewership surged to 46% at Supercars’ NTI Townsville 500 and nearly half of F1’s Australian Grand Prix attendees, following Australians JOANNE CICONTE and AIVA ANAGNOSTIADIS competing in the all-female F1 Academy series.

UPCOMING:

  • Motorsport Australia women’s program – two remaining events scheduled this month

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GRRL! summary based upon reporting originally appearing on www.abc.net.au