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Westcott Shines with First Ever F1 Academy Victory
Highlights
- Payton Westcott won her first F1 ACADEMY race at Zandvoort
- Westcott started from pole after Zoe Florescu’s disqualification
- MP Motorsport’s Alba Larsen and Nina Gademan completed the podium
- Ella Lloyd gained six positions to finish fifth
- Feature Race scheduled Sunday at 10:30 with Alisha Palmowski on pole
Mercedes driver Payton Westcott claims her first F1 ACADEMY victory at Zandvoort, converting pole into a lights-to-flag win in the Reverse Grid Race.
She starts from pole after Wild Card Zoe Florescu’s qualifying disqualification for a technical infringement, which reshuffles the grid and elevates Westcott to the front.
Westcott converts inherited pole into maiden F1 ACADEMY win at Zandvoort.
Westcott manages two Safety Car restarts without error and controls the pace at the Dutch circuit, finishing by nearly two-tenths and taking fastest lap.
The victory offers a useful confidence lift and underlines execution under pressure, with clean launches and measured tyre management across the neutralisations.
MP Motorsport secures a double podium with Larsen and Gademan.
MP Motorsport enjoys a strong haul. Alba Larsen finishes second, with teammate Nina Gademan third. Esmee Kosterman secures her first points of the season in fourth.
Ella Lloyd advances six positions to fifth, highlighting robust race pace. Rachel Robertson finishes sixth, Megan Bruce seventh, and Ava Dobson completes the scorers in eighth.
The reverse-grid format rewards clean racecraft and composure. Westcott’s conversion from pole validates execution amid restarts and condensed margins typical of this sprint-length contest.
Palmowski starts Sunday’s Feature Race from pole at 10:30 local time.
Alisha Palmowski, outside the points today, starts Sunday’s Feature Race from pole at 10:30 local time, presenting a reset for strategies and momentum.
The Zandvoort bill also features F1 action, including Antonelli’s dominant FP1, extending a month of junior-series headlines across Mercedes’ talent pipeline.
Visual Summary
🏁 Flawless Lights-to-Flag Victory!
🥈
Alba Larsen
MP Motorsport
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Payton Westcott
Mercedes
+ Fastest Lap
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Nina Gademan
MP Motorsport
First F1 ACADEMY win for Payton Westcott at Zandvoort!
Pole after rival DQ, perfect restarts, fastest lap — she led start to finish.
“I kept my cool, believed in myself, and pushed to the flag.”
Pole after rival DQ, perfect restarts, fastest lap — she led start to finish.
“I kept my cool, believed in myself, and pushed to the flag.”
⬆ Drivers advancing ⬆
1. Westcott
2. Larsen
3. Gademan
4. Kosterman
5. Lloyd (+6)
6. Robertson
7. Bruce
8. Dobson
Feature Race up next:
Sunday · 10:30
Sunday · 10:30
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