Jessica Edgar

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Jessica Edgar
File:Jessica Edgar.jpg
Edgar in 2023
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (2005-03-15) 15 March 2005 (age 21)
Ennerdale and Kinniside, England
Related toJonny Edgar (cousin)
F1 Academy
Car number17
Former teamsRodin Carlin, Rodin Motorsport
Starts35 (35 entries)
Wins1
Podiums4
Poles1
Fastest laps1
Best finish8th in 2023
Previous series
2023–2024
2022		F1 Academy
GB4 Championship

Jessica "Jess" Edgar (born 15 March 2005) is a British racing driver.[1] She currently competes in the KZ2 British Championship for Jade Racing Team.

Career

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Karting

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Edgar started her racing career in karting in 2010. In 2013, she moved up to the Cadet category. In 2017, she became champion of the Cumbria Kart Racing Club in Rowrah.[2] In 2018, she won several kart races in the Mini X30 category.[2] In 2019, she came second in this category in the Motorsport UK Kartmasters Grand Prix and fourth in the British Kart Championship. Also that year, Edgar took part in the FIA Motorsport Games in the Karting Slalom Cup.[3][4] She missed the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but returned to karting in 2021 and finished thirteenth in the X30 Junior category of the British championship that year. She also competed in the 2021 FIA Girls on Track - Rising Stars shooutout.[5]

GB4 Championship

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In 2022, Edgar made the switch to formula racing, where she competed for the team Fortec Motorsport in the new GB4 Championship. She achieved a podium finish at Oulton Park and managed to finish in the top 10 in most other races. With 269 points, she finished seventh in the final standings.

F1 Academy

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Edgar competing in an F1 Academy race at Zandvoort in 2024.

In 2023, Edgar switched to F1 Academy, a new class for women organized by Formula One, where she drove for Rodin Carlin.[6] She earned four podiums and one win, to finish eighth in the standings.[7] For 2024 she was retained by the team, now renamed as Rodin Motorsport, with support from American Express.[8][9]

Formula E

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In October 2025, Edgar sampled Formula E machinery with DS Penske during the all-women test at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo,[10] where she finished both the morning and afternoon sessions in 12th.[11][12]

Personal life

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Edgar is the cousin of racing driver Jonny Edgar.[13] They are part of the fourth generation of Edgars to practice motor racing.[2][14] She lives in Ennerdale, Cumbria,[1] and attended Keswick School.[1][15]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2019 British Kart Championship - X30 Mini Fusion Motorsport 4th
Motorsport UK Kartmasters Grand Prix - X30 Mini 2nd
IAME International Final - X30 Junior
2020 Kartmasters British GP - X30 Junior Fusion Motorsport 22nd
2021 LGM Series - Junior X30 Fusion Motorsport 4th
British Kart Championship - X30 Junior 13th

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2022 GB4 Championship Fortec Motorsport 24 0 0 0 1 269 7th
2023 F1 Academy Rodin Carlin 21 1 1 1 4 114 8th
Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round 2 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
2024 F1 Academy Rodin Motorsport 14 0 0 0 0 28 13th
F4 British Championship Chris Dittmann Racing 3 0 0 0 0 8 28th

Complete GB4 Championship results

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(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 23 24 DC Points
2022 Fortec Motorsport SNE1
1
9 		SNE1
2
9 		SNE1
3
10 		OUL
1
10 		OUL
2
12 		OUL
3
2 		SIL1
1
11 		SIL1
2
10 		SIL1
3
10 		DON1
1
11 		DON1
2
12 		DON1
3
10 		SNE2
1
9 		SNE2
2
8 		SNE2
3
9 		SIL2
1
4 		SIL2
2
8 		SIL2
3
9 		BRH
1
5 		BRH
2
5 		BRH
3
7 		DON2
1
13 		DON2
2
8 		DON2
3
7 		7th 269

Complete F1 Academy results

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(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
2023 Rodin Carlin RBR
1
3 		RBR
2
11 		RBR
3
8 		CRT
1
9 		CRT
2
9 		CRT
3
9 		CAT
1
10 		CAT
2
12 		CAT
3
14 		ZAN
1
4 		ZAN
2
4 		ZAN
3
12 		MON
1
3 		MON
2
5 		MON
3
8 		LEC
1
15 		LEC
2
8 		LEC
3
6 		USA
1
5 		USA
2
3 		USA
3
1 		8th 114
2024 Rodin Motorsport JED
1
15 		JED
2
4 		MIA
1
7 		MIA
2
14 		CAT
1
8 		CAT
2
15 		ZAN
1
12 		ZAN
2
16 		SIN
1
13 		SIN
2
15 		LSL
1
7 		LSL
2
C 		ABU
1
16 		ABU
2
Ret 		ABU
3
12 		13th 28

Complete F4 British Championship results

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(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 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 DC Points
2024 Chris Dittmann Racing DPN
1 		DPN
2 		DPN
3 		BHI
1 		BHI
2 		BHI
3 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SNE
3 		THR
1 		THR
2 		THR
3 		SILGP
1 		SILGP
2 		SILGP
3 		ZAN
1
15 		ZAN
2
14 		ZAN
3
15 		KNO
1 		KNO
2 		KNO
3 		DPGP
1 		DPGP
2 		DPGP
3 		DPGP
4 		SILN
1 		SILN
2 		SILN
3 		BHGP
1 		BHGP
2 		BHGP
3 		BHGP
4 		28th 8

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