LILY-MAY WATKINS Makes Single-Seater Debut with Champions KMR Sport in GB4

March 14, 2025

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LILY-MAY WATKINS is making the leap from club karting to single-seaters with reigning GB4 champions KMR Sport, showing immediate promise during testing with a nearly five-second improvement at Snetterton. The 17-year-old’s progression through karting includes podium finishes and semi-final appearances, plus simulator training that’s clearly paying dividends in her transition to cars.
She joins an increasingly female-forward GB4 grid alongside returning driver MEGAN BRUCE at KMR Sport and HOLLY MIALL at Fox Motorsport. The series has put its money where its mouth is with a €50,000 scholarship prize for the top female finisher toward an F1 Academy seat—exactly the kind of meaningful support that creates real pathways instead of just photo ops.
KMR Sport Team Principal Kevin Mills is genuinely excited about Watkins’ potential, noting her surprising pace despite being new to car racing. With a seven-round, 21-race calendar starting at Donington Park in April, we’ll get plenty of opportunities to see how this promising rookie develops alongside some of the best emerging talent in British motorsport.