Maya Weug
Weug driving at the Red Bull Ring during the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship.
NationalityNetherlands Dutch
Belgium Belgian
Spain Spanish
via triple nationality
Full nameMaya Martine Els Weug
Born (2004-06-01) 1 June 2004
Pedreguer, Valencian Community, Spain
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season2023
Current teamKIC Motorsport
Car number64
Starts20 (20 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish17th in 2023
Previous series
2021-2022
2021-2022		Italian F4 Championship
ADAC Formula 4

Maya Martine Els Weug (born 1 June 2004) is a Dutch-Belgian-Spanish[1] racing driver, who most recently competed in the Formula Regional European Championship for KIC Motorsport. She is a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy and the first female driver to have ever joined the academy.[2][3][4]

Career

Karting

Weug started karting when she was seven years old.[3] She has competed in multiple national championships, such as the Spanish Karting Championship, where she finished second in the Alevin Class in 2015. 2016 was Weug's first year on the international karting stage, where she would immediately show her talent, winning the WSK Final Cup in the 60 Mini category, where she beat fellow future academy member Dino Beganovic.[5] In the next four years the Dutch racer continued to compete on the international karting stage, making appearances in both the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship and Karting World Championship; her best result in the former ended up being a 17th place in 2020.

Lower formulae

2021

Weug driving at the Red Bull Ring during the 2021 ADAC Formula 4 Championship.

In 2021 Weug made her debut in Italian F4 for Iron Lynx Motorsport Lab as part of their Iron Dames program in association with her FDA-membership.[6] Driving alongside the Italian pairing of Leonardo Fornaroli and Pietro Armanni, Weug would score three rookie podiums, one each at Le Castellet, Misano and Vallelunga, however she would miss out on scoring any points in the main championship, thus ending up 35th in the standings. In an interview, Weug stated that "[they] were so close so many times [to score points]", and said that her lack of experience hindered her throughout the season.[7]

Weug driving at the Red Bull Ring during the 2021 Italian F4 Championship.

2022

Weug driving at the Red Bull Ring during the 2022 Italian F4 Championship.

For the 2022 season the Dutch driver would remain with Iron Dames, partnering Ivan Domingues.[8] A mixed-weather qualifying session in the opening round at the Imola Circuit enabled Weug to start third in both races on Sunday, and after scoring her first point in Race 1 she would finish sixth on Sunday.[9][10] At the following round in Misano, Weug continued this run of form by scoring yet more points, and despite a heavy collision at the end of Race 3 she would be classified eighth due to the countback rule.[11] The Belgian took a tenth place from the next meeting at Spa-Francorchamps, before yet another top-ten finish at Vallelunga. Having scored points in three more races during the remainder of the season, Weug was placed 14th in the championship, one place ahead of teammate Domingues.[12]

F1 Academy

Prema Racing announced the signing of Weug and that she will represent Scuderia Ferrari for the 2024 season.[13]

Weug driving at Spa-Francorchamps during the 2022 ADAC Formula 4 Championship.

Formula Regional

Having taken part in several post-season tests with KIC Motorsport, Weug would progress to the Formula Regional European Championship, driving for the Finnish outfit.[14][15]

FIA Formula 3

Weug was selected to take part in a one-day FIA Formula 3 test at Magny-Cours in November 2021, alongside fellow Iron Dames racer Doriane Pin and W Series drivers Nerea Martí and Irina Sidorkova.[16]

Formula One

In October 2020 Weug was nominated as one of twenty female drivers of ages between 12 and 16 to compete in the "Girls on Track - Rising Stars" programme organized by the FIA Women in Motorsport Commission, with the reward for the victor of the shootout being a place in the Ferrari Driver Academy.[17] Weug made it into the final selection stage alongside Doriane Pin, Julia Ayoub and Antonella Bassani, and on 22 January it was announced that she had won the shootout and would be joining the FDA.[18][19][2]

Personal life

Weug was born in Costa Blanca, Spain[3] to a Dutch father[20] and a Belgian mother.[21] She has competed under the flags of all three nations across her career.[22][23][24]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2013 Spanish Championship — Alevin 14th
2014 Formula de Campeones — Alevin 4th
2015 WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini Weug, Johan 57th
Spanish Championship — Alevin 2nd
Copa de Campeones — Alevin 1st
2016 WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini Morcia, Giuseppe NC
X30 Challenge Europa — Mini ROK 4th
Italian Championship — 60 Mini 15th
South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK 9th
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini 38th
WSK Night Edition — 60 Mini 4th
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini 1st
2017 WSK Champions Cup — OKJ Pescador, Luis 24th
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 62nd
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ NC†
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ BKC Racing 36th
WSK Final Cup — OKJ Novalux Srl 13th
2018 WSK Champions Cup — OKJ Novalux Srl 26th
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 23rd
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ 28th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ 16th
WSK Final Cup — OKJ 19th
2019 South Garda Winter Cup — OK Birel ART Racing NC
WSK Super Master Series — OK 23rd
Championnat de France — OK 20th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 51st
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK 63rd
2020 WSK Super Master Series — OK Birel ART Racing 38th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 17th
WSK Euro Series — OK 12th
Champions of the Future — OK 36th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK 36th

† As Weug was a guest driver, she was ineligible to score points.

Complete Karting World Championship results

Year Team Car Quali Heats Main race
2017 United Kingdom BKC Racing OKJ 36th DNQ
2018 Italy Novalux Srl OKJ 16th 16th
2019 Italy Birel ART Racing OK 63rd DNQ
2020 Italy Birel ART Racing OK 30th DNS

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points
2017 Luis, Pescador OKJ SAR
QH
57		 SAR
R
DNQ		 CAY
QH
 CAY
R
 LEM
QH
 LEM
R
 ALA
QH
 ALA
R
 KRI
QH
 KRI
R
 NC† 0
2018 Novalux Srl OKJ SAR
QH
22		 SAR
R
11		 PFI
QH
38		 PFI
R
DNQ		 AMP
QH
30		 AMP
R
29		 ALB
QH
 ALB
R
 28th 5
2019 Birel ART Racing OK ANG
QH
29		 ANG
R
32		 GEN
QH
40		 GEN
R
DNQ		 KRI
QH
46		 KRI
R
DNQ		 LEM
QH
39		 LEM
R
DNQ		 51st 0
2020 Birel ART Racing OK ZUE
QH
15		 ZUE
R
9		 SAR
QH
19		 SAR
R
34		 WAC
QH
25		 WAC
R
20		 17th 7

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2021 Italian F4 Championship Iron Lynx 21 0 0 0 0 0 35th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2022 Italian F4 Championship Iron Dames 20 0 0 0 0 36 14th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2023 Formula Regional European Championship KIC Motorsport 20 0 0 0 0 27 17th
2024 F1 Academy Prema Racing

† As Weug was a guest driver, she was ineligible for championship points.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2021 Iron Lynx LEC
1
19		 LEC
2
17		 LEC
3
15		 MIS
1
13		 MIS
2
25		 MIS
3
12		 VLL
1
Ret		 VLL
2
11		 VLL
3
12		 IMO
1
22		 IMO
2
14		 IMO
3
25		 RBR
1
17		 RBR
2
14		 RBR
3
16		 MUG
1
20		 MUG
2
17		 MUG
3
22		 MNZ
1
21		 MNZ
2
29		 MNZ
3
14		 35th 0
2022 Iron Dames IMO
1
10		 IMO
2
6		 IMO
3
28†		 MIS
1
7		 MIS
2
11		 MIS
3
8		 SPA
1
13		 SPA
2
10		 SPA
3
15		 VLL
1
13		 VLL
2
11		 VLL
3
8		 RBR
1		 RBR
2
7		 RBR
3
8		 RBR
4
11		 MNZ
1
37†		 MNZ
2
28		 MNZ
3
C		 MUG
1
14		 MUG
2
9		 MUG
3
15		 14th 36

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2021 Iron Lynx RBR
1
15		 RBR
2
16		 RBR
3
9		 ZAN
1
18		 ZAN
2
Ret		 ZAN
3
15		 HOC1
1		 HOC1
2		 HOC1
3		 SAC
1		 SAC
2		 SAC
3		 HOC2
1		 HOC2
2		 HOC2
3		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 NÜR
3		 NC† 0
2022 Iron Dames SPA
1
16		 SPA
2
Ret		 SPA
3
18		 HOC
1		 HOC
2		 HOC
3		 ZAN
1
9		 ZAN
2
11		 ZAN
3
Ret		 NÜR1
1		 NÜR1
2		 NÜR1
3		 LAU
1		 LAU
2		 LAU
3		 NÜR2
1		 NÜR2
2		 NÜR2
3		 NC† 0

† As Weug was a guest driver, she was ineligible for championship points.

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2023 KIC Motorsport IMO
1
20		 IMO
2
14		 CAT
1
20		 CAT
2
24		 HUN
1
19		 HUN
2
25		 SPA
1
7		 SPA
2
6		 MUG
1
9		 MUG
2
Ret		 LEC
1
10		 LEC
2
7		 RBR
1
19		 RBR
2
Ret		 MNZ
1
9		 MNZ
2
13		 ZAN
1
19		 ZAN
2
Ret		 HOC
1
18		 HOC
2
21		 17th 27

Complete F1 Academy results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2024 Prema Racing JED
1
 JED
2
 JED
3
 MIA
1
 MIA
2
 MIA
3
 CAT
1
 CAT
2
 CAT
3
 ZAN
1		 ZAN
2		 ZAN
3		 SIN
1		 SIN
2		 SIN
3		 LSL
1		 LSL
2 		LSL
3		 ABU
1		 ABU
2		 ABU
3		 * *

References

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  2. 1 2 Wood, Ida. "Maya Weug wins Girls on Track Rising Stars, gets Ferrari-backed F4 seat". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Ramsay, George (23 January 2021). "Maya Weug becomes first female driver to earn a spot in the Ferrari Driver Academy". CNN. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
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  5. ↑ "Maya Weug: two seasons with Birel ART before joining the Ferrari Driver Academy". birelART. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
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  19. ↑ "Ferrari-baas Binotto spreekt van 'sleutelmoment' na komst Nederlandse Weug". Nu.nl (in Dutch). 22 January 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021. De zestienjarige Nederlandse werd vrijdag als eerste vrouwelijke coureur vastgelegd in het talentenprogramma van de roemruchte Italiaanse Formule 1-renstal.
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