Method 1 Academy winner Marta Garcia has been handed a totally paid-for drive within the 2024 Method Renault Eurocup by Alpine (Freca) collection.

Funding will come from F1 Academy, automobile maker Tatuus, Prema and F1 tyre provider Pirelli.

Garcia stated she was “thrilled” and added Freca can be “an enormous step”.

F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff stated: “F1 Academy is all about development and creating extra alternatives for younger ladies throughout motorsport, so to supply a totally funded seat in Freca for our inaugural champion is a major second.

“The truth that she will even proceed to race with Prema, whom she has constructed a relationship with and are present staff champions on this class, will even help in her future improvement.”

Garcia turned the inaugural F1 Academy champion with victory within the first of three races on the US Grand Prix final weekend, placing her past the attain of rivals Lena Buhler and Hamda Al Qubaisi within the female-only feeder collection.

Now the rewards observe for Garcia, who stated: “We all know we must work rather a lot with the staff to succeed however I am actually decided to do properly.

“I am unable to thank F1 Academy sufficient. It’s such a implausible initiative, and it’s the proper technique to do it, attempting to take drivers with the most effective outcomes to the highest stage.

“What an incredible alternative, I am wanting ahead to it and to the work that now we have forward, inside and out of doors the observe.”

As well as, Freca will from subsequent season enable groups to run a fourth automobile in the event that they signal a driver who finishes first, second or third within the F1 Academy standings.

For its second season in 2024, the F1 Academy collection will scale back the amount of cash a driver has to contribute to participate within the collection to 100,000 euros (£87,000) from 150,000 euros.