Alisha Palmowski strengthened her grip on the 2026 F1 Academy Drivers’ Championship after claiming her fourth victory of the season in the Dutch GP Feature Race at Zandvoort.
The Campos Racing driver started from pole and resisted sustained pressure from Alba Larsen before eventually opening a 2.8-second advantage by the chequered flag. Palmowski also claimed the fastest lap, taking 28 points from the Feature Race and increasing her championship total from 108 to 136.
Emma Felbermayr recovered from a point-less Reverse Grid Race to score 10 points, but she now sits 48 behind Palmowski. Nina Gademan strengthened third with another home podium, while Larsen’s second runner-up finish of the weekend propelled her from eighth to fourth in the standings.
Palmowski opens 48-point F1 Academy standings lead
Palmowski entered Sunday’s Feature Race on 108 points after failing to score in Saturday’s Reverse Grid Race. However, with Felbermayr also leaving that contest empty-handed, the Campos driver retained her 30-point advantage overnight.
Starting from pole on Sunday, Palmowski immediately returned to the front of the championship battle. Larsen remained within DRS range during the opening stages and briefly held the fastest lap, but Palmowski responded as the race progressed.
She reclaimed the fastest lap on Lap 13 before pulling clear and securing her fourth victory of the year. The race win, pole position and fastest lap combined for a 28-point haul, taking Palmowski to 136 points.
Felbermayr finished fifth and added 10 points, moving from 78 to 88. However, Palmowski’s maximum haul increased the difference between the leading pair from 30 to 48 points.
Gademan strengthens third with second Zandvoort podium
Gademan completed an impressive home weekend with another third-place finish.
The MP Motorsport driver had already taken third in Saturday’s Reverse Grid Race before making a strong opening lap in the Feature Race. She moved ahead of both Natalia Granada and Felbermayr to take third and remained there through to the chequered flag.
Her 15-point Feature Race haul lifts her from 56 to 71 points. Gademan remains third in the standings but now sits only 17 points behind Felbermayr.
She has also opened a 21-point advantage over Larsen, who now becomes her nearest challenger from fourth.
Larsen jumps from eighth to fourth
Larsen made the largest move among the leading drivers after completing a highly successful Zandvoort weekend.
The Ferrari-backed MP Motorsport driver entered the round with just 24 points. Second place in the Reverse Grid Race increased that total to 32 before another runner-up finish on Sunday added a further 18.
Her 26-point weekend lifts her to 50 points and fourth in the championship.
Larsen therefore moves ahead of Payton Westcott, Megan Bruce, Ella Lloyd and Mathilda Paatz. The result also places her 21 points behind teammate Gademan.
Westcott and Bruce tied as Lloyd slips to seventh
Westcott could not repeat her Reverse Grid Race victory during Sunday’s Feature Race, adding two points to move from 47 to 49.
Bruce scored eight points for Campos and also reaches 49. However, the official standings place Westcott fifth ahead of Bruce in sixth on countback.
Lloyd added four points to her total and moves from 43 to 47. Despite scoring in both races at Zandvoort, the Rodin Motorsport driver slips from fifth after the Reverse Grid Race to seventh following Larsen’s major gain.
Paatz remains eighth on 35 points after another scoreless race.
Granada climbs into tie with Paatz
Granada bounced back strongly from her Reverse Grid Race retirement by finishing fourth in the Feature Race.
The PREMA Racing driver collected 12 points, increasing her total from 23 to 35. She consequently moves ahead of Rafaela Ferreira and draws level with Paatz, although the official standings keep Paatz eighth and Granada ninth on countback.
Ferreira remains 10th with 27 points after failing to score in either race at Zandvoort.
Silverstone Wild Card driver Chiara Bättig remains 11th on 22, while Rachel Robertson reaches the same total after adding six points from the Feature Race. The official classification places Robertson 12th.
Esmee Kosterman also added another point following her fourth place in Saturday’s Reverse Grid Race, increasing her total to six.
2026 F1 Academy Drivers’ standings after the Dutch GP Feature Race
The official F1 Academy standings after Sunday’s Feature Race are:
- A. Palmowski — 136
- E. Felbermayr — 88
- N. Gademan — 71
- A. Larsen — 50
- P. Westcott — 49
- M. Bruce — 49
- E. Lloyd — 47
- M. Paatz — 35
- N. Granada — 35
- R. Ferreira — 27
- C. Bättig — 22 — WCD
- R. Robertson — 22
- L. Billard — 15
- K. Countryman — 14
- A. Dobson — 8
- E. Kosterman — 6
- E. Stevens — 4
- J. Jacquet — 0
- A. Fisher — 0 — WCD
- Z. Florescu — 0 — WCD
- W. Shi — 0 — WCD
Campos Racing extends Teams’ standings advantage
Campos Racing strengthened its lead considerably through Palmowski and Bruce.
Palmowski contributed 28 points from her victory, pole and fastest lap, while Bruce added eight. Ferreira did not score, but Campos still collected 36 points from the Feature Race to move from 176 to 212.
Rodin Motorsport remains second after adding 14 points. Felbermayr contributed 10 and Lloyd four, moving the team from 125 to 139.
As a result, Campos’ advantage increases from 51 points after the Reverse Grid Race to 73 after the Feature Race.
MP Motorsport jumps PREMA after double podium
MP Motorsport enjoyed another major points haul on home soil after all three of its drivers scored.
Larsen contributed 18 points from second, Gademan added 15 for third and Kosterman collected one. Their combined 34-point haul moves MP from 93 to 127.
The result promotes MP Motorsport from fourth to third in the Teams’ standings, only 12 points behind Rodin.
PREMA Racing drops to fourth despite adding 14 points. Granada scored 12 and Westcott two, moving the team from 105 to 119.
Hitech reaches 52 points after Robertson added six, while ART Grand Prix remains sixth on 29 after another scoreless race.
2026 F1 Academy Teams’ standings after the Dutch GP Feature Race
The official Teams’ standings after Zandvoort are:
- Campos Racing — 212
- Rodin Motorsport — 139
- MP Motorsport — 127
- PREMA Racing — 119
- Hitech — 52
- ART Grand Prix — 29
Palmowski leaves Zandvoort firmly in control
Palmowski entered the Dutch GP with a 30-point championship advantage and leaves with a 48-point cushion after responding emphatically to her difficult Reverse Grid Race.
Behind her, Felbermayr retains second but faces increasing pressure from Gademan, who has reduced the gap between them to 17 points. Larsen’s two second-place finishes have transformed her position further back, moving her from eighth after Saturday to fourth after the Feature Race.
MP Motorsport also emerged as the major mover in the Teams’ Championship. Its 53 points across the two Zandvoort races lifted it from fourth to third and within 12 points of Rodin, although Campos continues to hold a commanding advantage at the top.
F1 Academy returns at the United States Grand Prix in Austin from 22–25 October, where three races will provide the next opportunity for Palmowski’s rivals to reduce her championship lead.
