All 10 System 1 groups can have one chosen driver within the all-female F1 Academy from subsequent yr.

F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff known as it a “landmark second” for females in motorsport.

The Academy is in its inaugural season in 2023; from subsequent yr, its races will probably be hosted on the assist invoice at various grands prix worldwide.

This yr, solely the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, in October is internet hosting an F1 Academy race.

The sequence has 5 groups every operating three vehicles, making up a 15-driver grid. With 10 of these opponents now to be nominated by System 1 groups subsequent yr, F1 mentioned in an announcement that the remaining 5 drivers can be “supported by different companions”, to be revealed in the end.

Wolff, a former Williams F1 check driver who competed within the DTM German touring automotive championship for seven years, mentioned: “This landmark second not solely demonstrates the depth of assist for F1 Academy from throughout the F1 neighborhood however will encourage an entire era of younger ladies to understand the alternatives each on and off observe in motorsport.

“As we be a part of the F1 calendar for subsequent yr and host F1 Academy Uncover Your Drive occasions within the lead as much as our races, I’m assured that we are going to have a constructive affect throughout our sport in the long run.”

F1 president and chief govt officer Stefano Domenicali mentioned: “We created F1 Academy to result in actual and lasting change to make sure younger feminine expertise have the fitting system in place to observe and obtain their goals.

“At the moment is an important second because it exhibits the affect the challenge is having and the assist it’s receiving from throughout the F1 neighborhood.”