F1 Academy champion Alisha Palmowski to race for Rodin in Formula Regional in 2027

Alisha Palmowski will step up to the Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) in 2027, racing for Rodin Motorsport on a fully funded seat. F1 Academy and Red Bull Racing announced the move.

She will also join the Red Bull Junior Team, with a comprehensive testing programme and continued development support through the Red Bull Junior Programme, alongside backing from F1 Academy. Palmowski said in her response to the announcement that moving up the single-seater ladder had long been her goal and that the new series and team would give her a chance to test herself.

Palmowski made her F1 Academy debut as a wildcard in Qatar in 2024. That appearance earned her a place in the Red Bull Racing Academy Programme and a Campos Racing seat for 2025; she won that season’s opening race in Shanghai and finished fifth in the standings.

In 2026, Palmowski secured the F1 Academy title at the Austin round with three races remaining. By then she had five wins, seven podiums and six pole positions. She will become the third F1 Academy champion to progress up the single-seater ladder, following Marta Garcia’s 2024 FREC campaign and Abbi Pulling’s in the GB3 Championship.