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NINA GADEMAN Leads RAFAELA FERREIRA, ALBA LARSEN in Wet Zandvoort Practice

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August 21, 2026

GRRL! SUMMARY:

  • NINA GADEMAN topped mixed-weather Zandvoort practice with a 1:38.729, edging RAFAELA FERREIRA by under a tenth. The defending home winner showed confident pace in deteriorating conditions, positioning herself well for qualifying on home soil.
  • Championship leader ALISHA PALMOWSKI managed only limited running before red flags, classified tenth. The points leader faces challenging qualifying preparation after completing just a handful of laps in the disrupted 40-minute session.
  • Wildcard ZOE FLORESCU POTOLEA impressed on debut, finishing 11th, just 0.07 seconds from the top ten. The Hitech-run Romanian followed CHIARA BATTIG’s pole-setting Silverstone wildcard appearance, validating the championship’s talent identification program.
  • EMMA FELBERMAYR continued strong 2026 form with sixth, while NATALIA GRANADA showed encouraging pace in fifth. ELLA LLOYD set early benchmarks before finishing fourth, with ALBA LARSEN completing the top three behind Ferreira.

UPCOMING:

  • F1 Academy Qualifying – Saturday, August 23, 2026, 9:20 AM local time, Zandvoort
  • F1 Academy Race 1 – Saturday, August 23, 2026, 2:35 PM local time, Zandvoort

LINKS TO RACER'S PROFILE PAGES:

NINA GÅDEMAN RAFAELA FERREIRA ALISHA PALMOWSKI ZOE FLORESCU CHIARA BATTIG EMMA FELBERMAYR NATALIA GRANADA ELLA LLOYD ALBA LARSEN

all-female f1 academy, circuit zandvoort, hitech

GRRL! summary based upon reporting by RACERS originally appearing on www.racers-behindthehelmet.com