LISA BILLARD, CLARA STIEBLEICHINGER Lead Historic French F4 Weekend
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April 9, 2026
GRRL! SUMMARY:
- Historic Nogaro grid featured 10 female drivers, shattering previous F4 record. LISA BILLARD delivered career-best P8 finish, marking best-ever French F4 result for a woman. F1 Academy regular ineligible for Female Trophy points.
- Rookie CLARA STIEBLEICHINGER dominated opening weekend with back-to-back Female Trophy wins in races one and two. Austrian impressed with P14-15 finishes on European debut before race three first-lap retirement cost championship momentum.
- ANNABELLE BRIAN emerged from chaotic weekend to claim race three Female Trophy victory and championship lead with 40 points. Edged ANGELINA PROENCA by single point despite 24th-place penalty in opener.
- SOFIA ZANFARI showed major second-season improvement, running P18 in practice before race three collision ended her weekend. Cuban debutant ISABELLA ABREU finished all three races, steadily closing pace gap throughout event.
UPCOMING:
- French F4 Championship continues May 15-17 at Circuit de Dijon-Prenois
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GRRL! summary based upon reporting by MIKA BÖCKER originally appearing on www.racers-behindthehelmet.com
