Ella Stevens (racing driver)

Ella Stevens (born 2007) is a British race kart driver.[1]

Stevens is from Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire.

She is the youngest driver to compete for a spot in the Ferrari Driver Academy. She is one of two British teens to be selected by FIA to apply to the Academy.[2][3] She is mentored by Rob Smedley and an official test driver for Smedley’s Electroheads series.[4] She is also trained by Alice Powell.[5]

Achievements

In 2017 she was named BirelART Cadet Class British Champion and in 2018 she was LGM Privateer Champion. She also led the Privateer’s Cup during her first year racing the Little Green Man series.[6] In 2019 she was signed by Fusion Motorsport[2] and placed 13th in the British IAME Cadet  Championship, and was the first female to qualify on pole.[7] In 2020, she was TVKC Winter champion of the X30 Mini series. The same year, Formula Scout named Stevens one of 10 female racing stars of the future.[8] She was also a junior nominee for the British Women Racing Drivers Club Goldstar award.[7]

References
  1. "Ella Stevens | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  2. "Meet Ella Stevens, the 13-year-old speed demon on the road to greatness with Ferrari". inews.co.uk. 2020-07-31. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  3. "Bristol-Based Racer on Track for Motorsport Success". www.totalbristol.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  4. Sarah Holt, for. "The 13-year-old aiming to become Ferrari's first female Formula 1 driver". CNN. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  5. "Ella Stevens: "I'm looking forward to getting back behind the wheel"". Fast and Fearless. 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  6. "The 11-year-old racing karts at 60mph". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  7. "BRWDC | GoldStars Awards". bwrdc. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  8. Wood, Elliot (2020-05-20). "10 female racing stars of the future". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-08-20.


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