New wildcard driver entry announced for Jeddah

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New wildcard driver entry announced for Jeddah
F1 Academy have confirmed their wild card entry for Jeddah
F1 Academy have announced their new wildcard driver entry for the second round of racing in Jeddah this weekend, with Farah AlYousef joining the grid for the upcoming competition.
The 2025 F1 Academy season kicked off in Shanghai where Alisha Palmowski and Doriane Pin claimed the first two wins of the year, and the French driver enters Jeddah in the lead of the championship.
For every round of the F1 Academy championship a new driver will be selected as a wildcard entry for a one-off opportunity to compete in the Hitech seat, with Wei Shi racing in Shanghai.
Now, F1 Academy have announced that Saudi Arabian racing driver Farah AlYousef will be competing in Jeddah, as the 22-year-old hopes to make her mark during her home races.
Who is F1 Academy’s latest star Farah AlYousef?
AlYousef was crowned champion at the 2022 Saudi Women’s Karting Championship, and went on to finish 26th place at the Karting World Finals the same year.
The 22-year-old is also well acquainted with the Jeddah Corniche Circuit where she will be racing this weekend, and has completed extensive testing there including a three-day test in F1 Academy machinery.
AlYousef recently made her debut in the 2025 F4 Middle East Championship, where she admitted to Al Arabiya English that it was tough to race at such a competitive level due to her lack of experience.
The Riyadh-born driver has only been racing for seven years, but has long immersed herself in the motorsport world, where she volunteered as a marshal at various events from F1 and Formula E to the Dakar Rally and Extreme E.
AlYousef also decided to study aerospace engineering at the University of Manchester, and has taken a year out to focus on her racing career, which has clearly paid off as she features on F1’s support series bill.
"Racing as a wildcard entry in the F1 Academy on home soil here in Jeddah is truly a dream come true," AlYousef said.
"Motorsport has been my passion for as long as I can remember, and to line up alongside some of the most talented young drivers in the world at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit is an incredibly proud moment.
"I hope my participation inspires young girls across Saudi Arabia to believe in themselves and chase their dreams.
"The journey hasn’t always been easy, but moments like this remind me why I love racing. I’m ready to give it my all and represent my country with pride."
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