F1 Academy ‘wild card’ entry for Saudi driver Farah Al-Yousef in Jeddah next year

Farrah Alyousef will take part in the F1 Academy race at the 2025 Ƶn Grand Prix in Jeddah. (Supplied)
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  • The all-female event is a support race at the 2025 Formula 1 Ƶn Grand Prix in April

JEDDAH: Ƶn racing driver Farah Al-Yousef will take to the same track as stars such as Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton when the Formula 1 World Championship returns to Jeddah next year.

The 22-year-old from Riyadh has been selected as the “wild card” entry in the F1 Academy support race during the 2025 Formula 1 STC Ƶn Grand Prix weekend, which will take place at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit from April 18-20.

Al-Yousef will compete in the all-female F1 Academy races against experienced drivers from countries around the world.

She recently qualified for the Formula Woman World Qualifiers in Dubai, where 50 women from 26 countries competed to qualify for the FW Nations Cup Festival. The event is scheduled to take place in the emirate shortly after the 2025 Ƶn F1 Grand Prix.

Having studied aerospace engineering in the UK, Al-Yousef now plans to focus on her motorsport career. Over the next few months she will test and race behind the wheel of a Formula 4 single-seater car, the same type she will drive in April’s race.

“I’m delighted and so proud to represent my country as the wild card entry for the GP and be the only Ƶ entry for both the GP and the FW Nations Cup,” she said.

“I am so grateful to Saudi Motorsport for assisting me with their support and my training. I can’t wait to start testing again and look forward to having a look at the amazing Jeddah Corniche track.”