Maya Weug will make her Euroformula Open debut with BVM Racing at Hockenheim, becoming the 11th female driver to compete in the series since its launch in 2001.
The 22-year-old arrives with extensive single-seater experience after competing across Formula 4, Formula Regional and F1 Academy. Hockenheim will add another category to Weug’s racing career as she steps into the F3-based Euroformula machinery.
Her appearance also continues a long history of female participation in a championship which began as the Spanish F3 Championship before evolving into Euro F3 Open and later Euroformula Open.
Weug adds Euroformula Open to varied racing career
Weug began her car-racing career in Formula 4 in 2021 after progressing through karting. She later moved into Formula Regional before establishing herself as a regular frontrunner in F1 Academy.
Her results in the all-female series demonstrated steady progress. Weug finished third in the 2024 standings before improving to second in 2025, while she collected four race victories across her time in the championship.
Alongside those single-seater programmes, Weug expanded her experience into GT racing during 2026 through the Belcar championship. The Hockenheim Euroformula appearance therefore gives her another opportunity to broaden her experience across a different type of car.
BVM Racing prepares Weug for Hockenheim debut
BVM Racing will oversee Weug’s first Euroformula Open appearance as she joins the field for the German event.
Although Hockenheim represents her first start in the category, Weug brings experience from several levels of junior single-seater racing. That background should give her a useful foundation as she adapts to the different characteristics of the Euroformula package.
The weekend will therefore provide an early indication of how quickly she can settle into the car and respond to the demands of one of Europe’s most established circuits.
Weug becomes 11th female Euroformula driver
Weug will become the 11th female driver to compete in the championship’s history.
Maria de Villota, Ianina Zanazzi, Natacha Gachnang, Carmen Jordá, Vicky Piria, Michela Cerruti, Valeria Carballo, Tatiana Calderón, Vivien Keszthélyi and Juju Noda all raced in the series before her.
That list spans several eras of the championship, beginning with its period as the Spanish F3 Championship before its later evolution into Euro F3 Open and Euroformula Open.
Weug’s arrival therefore places her within a relatively small group of female drivers who have competed in the category during its 25-year history.
Noda set landmark with Euroformula victory
Juju Noda achieved the most significant result by a female driver in the series when she won at Paul Ricard in 2023.
The Japanese driver became the first woman to win a Euroformula Open race and joined a small group of female racers who have won in international single-seater competition.
That group includes Desiré Wilson in British Formula 1, Danica Patrick in IndyCar, Ana Beatriz and Pippa Mann in Indy Lights, and Jamie Chadwick in British F3 and Indy NXT.
Noda’s breakthrough also demonstrated that female participation in Euroformula has extended beyond appearances alone, with the series providing a platform for women to compete for outright race victories.
Hockenheim offers Weug another single-seater challenge
Weug now gets her own opportunity to add to that history at Hockenheim.
Her background gives her experience across several levels of the junior ladder, while her recent GT programme has added another type of racing to her 2026 season. Euroformula will present a different challenge again, particularly through the faster F3-based machinery and the demands of Hockenheim.
For Weug, the event represents another step in an already varied career. For Euroformula Open, her debut adds another notable name to the list of female drivers who have competed in the championship since its formation in 2001.
