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Brooke Kitson’s stock car world-title bid ends after early crash

Brooke Kitson, 18, says a crash and flat tyre cut short her BriSCA F1 world championship race after she qualified as one of two women competing.

GPBeat · Newsroom28 Sept 2026, 10:14 · 1 min

Kitson, from March in Cambridgeshire, was one of two women competing at Northampton’s Shaleway track on Saturday. She said she completed about three or four laps of the scheduled 25 before a crash and flat tyre ended her race. Despite the disappointment, she said it was a great event to be part of.

The BBC described Kitson as believed to be the youngest woman to qualify for the BriSCA F1 world championship race. Kitson said she was its youngest-ever female qualifier. She credits her father, Daz Kitson, a two-time BriSCA F2 world champion, with inspiring her to race.

Kitson said she hopes to qualify again next year, while acknowledging that a place in the race is not guaranteed.

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PRIMARY SOURCEStock car driver, 18, inspired by dad in world bidBBC News · Source date as found: 2026-09-28

Source context

BBC News reported Kitson’s account of the race and her plans on 28 September 2026.

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Brooke Kitson, 18, from March in Cambridgeshire, was one of two women competing at Northampton’s Shaleway track.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Participation in the BriSCA F1 world championship race The Saturday before the BBC report published on 28 September 2026. The retrieved BBC report is the only source for this finding.

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Kitson said a crash and flat tyre ended her race after approximately three or four laps of a scheduled 25.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Kitson’s account of her race The championship race reported on 28 September 2026. Three or four laps is her approximate account, not a verified lap count.

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The BBC described Kitson as believed to be the youngest woman to qualify for the world-title race; Kitson herself claimed to be its youngest-ever female qualifier.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Youngest-woman qualification claim The championship event reported on 28 September 2026. The report’s wording is qualified, and no independent qualification history was retrieved.

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Kitson said her father inspired her to race. The BBC identifies Daz Kitson as a two-time BriSCA F2 world champion; his titles are in F2, not the F1 event in which Brooke competed.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Family influence and racing category Background given in the report published on 28 September 2026. The father’s titles are reported by the BBC; no separate championship record was retrieved.

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Kitson said she would aim to qualify again the following year, while acknowledging that qualification was uncertain.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Prospective return Her plans for the year after the reported race. This is an intention, not confirmation of future qualification or participation.

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