Jacquet targets first F1 Academy points in Austin
The Williams driver arrives after a breakthrough French F4 win, but the Austin event has not yet been contested.
Jade Jacquet is targeting her first F1 Academy points in Austin after earning her maiden single-seater victory in French F4 between F1 Academy Rounds 4 and 5.
The Austin event has not yet been contested. According to F1 Academy, Jacquet was the only full-time driver without a point in the 2026 season at the time of its report.
French F4 breakthrough
Jacquet became the first woman to win a race in the French F4 Championship. After qualifying inside the top 10, she started Race 2 from reverse-grid pole and led every lap, including after a late Safety Car restart.
The Williams driver said the victory reflected progress since Zandvoort and had given her greater confidence. It was her first win in French F4, not an F1 Academy result.
A new circuit and three races
Austin will be Jacquet’s first outing at the Circuit of the Americas. F1 Academy reported that only one driver in the field had previously raced at the venue, and that the weekend schedule included three races and one Free Practice session.
Jacquet’s best F1 Academy finish to that point was 11th in the Zandvoort Feature Race. She had also qualified in the top 10 there for the first time.
Points remain the goal
Jacquet identified adapting quickly to the unfamiliar circuit as the key challenge. She said she wanted to score points and saw a top-eight qualifying position as a route to a reverse-grid race opportunity.
Those are her aims for Austin, not confirmed results. No Austin qualifying or race classification is available in the supplied report.
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Source: F1 Academy. This is a preview based on its report; the Austin event had not yet been played.
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